Kate Santillan

The DeKalb Salvation Army is running its annual Red Kettle Fund Drive to collect funds to help fund the Salvation Army’s operations. The drive goes through Christmas Eve.

The St. Charles Writers Group’s next session will feature guest speaker Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte.

City of Peru fire and police commissioners, Roelif Loveland, Greg Vaccaro, and Chris Vaske, recently attended the Illinois Fire and Police Commissioners Association training on Saturday, Nov. 8, in Lisle.

The jazz trio will perform music from the “A Charlie Brown Christmas” soundtrack.

Performances of “Hansel and Gretel” will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Downers Grove.

Princeton High School and Logan Junior High School students recently participated in the ILMEA District 2 music festival on Saturday, Nov. 8.

The St. Charles Business Alliance has announced who will be the Community Guest of Honor for the Electric Christmas Parade’s 25th anniversary.

The Kane County Law Library will partner with the 16th Judicial Circuit to host the 22nd annual Family Reading Night with the Judges for children in second grade or younger.

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the grand opening of Stitched by Stephanie.

Ottawa’s annual city leaf vacuum program will begin Wednesday, Nov. 12, in areas N-1, S-1, and W-1.

The next Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners meeting will feature a winter tree identification presentation by botanist, teacher, and photographer Jack Shouba.

The Epilepsy Advocacy Network in Ottawa will host several events and programs throughout November in celebration of Epilepsy Awareness Month.

The DeKalb American Legion Auxiliary will host this year’s “Sweets4Troops” program to collect unused, leftover Halloween candy to donate to military personnel deployed overseas. Collection runs through Nov. 15.

Logan Junior High School in Princeton recently announced its high honor roll for the first quarter of the 2025-26 school year.

The St. Charles Business Alliance has extended the application deadline to Nov. 12 for the annual Electric Christmas Parade.