Aurora Noon Lions Club will celebrate Earth Day one day early with a tree-planting. Noon Lions president Arvid Meyer of Aurora will lead the event at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Blackberry Farm, 100 Barnes Road in Aurora. Lions will plant a swamp white oak tree from the Fox...
Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora and Aurora Advent Christian Church will work together to fight diabetes. The Cosmos, a nonprofit that focuses on fighting diabetes, will hold a drive-through barbecue dinner fundraiser, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the Church, 905 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. The public...
The Kiwanis Club of Batavia’s Annual Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser will return Thursday, April 28 after a two-year hiatus as the all-new Pasta Dinner. It will be from 4:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Pal Joey’s at 2020 Main Street in Batavia. There are five meal choices which range from classic...
The Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora’s regularly-scheduled meeting for Thursday April 21, will be held at the Oak Street Restaurant in North Aurora. Dinner/social will start at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.. Guests are welcome! Guest speaker will be diabetes education specialist, Bernadine Holland, MSN, MBA,...
Oswego Presbyterian Church, 1976 Rt. 25 in Oswego, will host an annual barbecue dinner to benefit Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity and a Kenya mission project. The drive-thru event is from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26. The public is invited. Proceeds will benefit the Lopez family home under...
The Sons of the American Legion of Plano Post 395 will be host to an All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 17 at 510 E. Dearborn Street, Plano. Menu items include scrambled eggs, egg casserole, potatoes, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, waffles, and...
Recognizing that global climate change demands local climate action, the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Central Kane County invites individuals from the Tri-City Area (Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles) and surrounding region to a lively online discussion and planning session, to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, on Zoom. Register...
Northwestern Illinois University (NIU) online STEM Café will explore the labor shortage from legal, gender, economic and management perspectives Why is there a labor shortage right now, and how does the nature of work change in turbulent times? The public is invited to learn more at a free online STEM...
Waubonsee Community College will be host to an Empty Bowls fundraiser to fight hunger from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. The public is invited. The event will be held in the Student Center lobby on the campus at Route 47 and Waubonsee Drive in Sugar Grove. Proceeds...
Military veterans bow their heads at the Naperville Vietnam War Veterans Day Observance at Veterans Park, March 29 to remember 11 Naperville residents who died in Vietnam.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is pleased to invite the public back to the Batavia, Ill. site. With the arrival of Spring, the lab grounds are open to the public for outdoor activities, such as biking, hiking, running and viewing the bison herd. There will be...
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) will resume in-person meetings Tuesday, April 5. Dick Schindel, AARTA president, said the meeting will open at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. In-person meetings had been suspended due to pandemic precautions. Aurora-area retired teachers are invited. Parking...
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in April. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Poetry contest, all ages The Yorkville Library will be host...
The Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora rescheduled its Thursday, March 17, membership meeting to Thursday, March 24 because of Saint Patrick’s Day. Guest speaker for the March 24, meeting will be Dr. Walter Alm, podiatrist, who will address “Diabetes Foot Care”. Walter is a past international president of Cosmopolitan International, and...
The Aurora and Fox Valley area community are invited to Aurora Central Catholic High School, 1255 N. Edgelawn Dr. (corner Edgelawn & Indian Trail), Aurora, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 19, for the “Annual Kiwanis Pancake Day (drive-thru only)” The Kiwanis Club of Aurora in its 106th year celebration...
Forest Preserve District of Kane County will be host to a maple-sugaring event, collecting maple tree sap and cooking up sap into syrup, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 5-6, at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean Street in St. Charles. The public is invited. Admission and...
Woman’s Club of Aurora event Saturday, March 26 at Belle Salle Banquets, 1920 East New York Street, Aurora. Doors open at 11 a.m. to start participation in raffles, silent auction items, cash n’ carry tables, exhibits and a Bail-Me-Out-of-Jail booth. Following the High Noon at noon luncheon will be entertainment...
The Little White School Museum, 72 Polk Street, Oswego, is celebrating Black History Month and Women’s History Month with special programs and a special exhibit through March. At 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6, the museum will celebrate both Black History Month and Women’s History Month when Marlene Rivero presents “Elizabeth...
The Exchange Club of Naperville is excited to announce its 2022 Ribfest will be held June 17-20 at the DuPage Event Center and Fairgrounds in Wheaton. The venue will allow patrons plenty of space to enjoy the carnival by Fantasy Amusements Co., award winning ribs, Wintrust Community Banks family fun...
We are less than one week away from Safe Suburbs USA’s upcoming public event at Chop’d in Plainfield at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 1. Safety in our communities and schools has been more important. We share stories on our social media pages far too often of violent crime threatening our...
