Easter

Hundreds of participants took to the trails of Perry Farm Park to collect 12,000 prize-filled eggs during the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning. A few more chances to fill a basket remain.

Hawthorn invites children and their families to meet and take keepsake photos with the Easter Bunny in his spring garden on the Lower Level in Macy’s Court. 

Stock up on gourmet chocolates from these local shops for Easter Sunday treats.

Get the family out for Easter egg hunts and free photos with the Easter Bunny in the Joliet area this weekend.

Kids and parents scrambled around gathering eggs during the Coloma Park District egg hunt Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Centennial Park in Rock Falls. Photos by Katie Holloway/Shaw Local News Network

This year, Easter is on Sunday, April 20. Here are some of the egg hunts and other Easter events planned in the suburbs.

Families are invited to take photos with the Easter bunny and participate in an Easter egg hunt in Yorkville on Saturday, April 19 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30.

Opinion: April has brought the end of Mac & Cheese Madness and the start of spring events, writes Alexis Aviles of the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The Sterling-Rock Falls YMCA hosted its annual Easter egg hunt in the pool Friday, April 11, 2025.

An Easter sunrise service will be from 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Sunday, April 20, at the Dixon river front.

A warm breeze, flowers in every color and hue, the sound of birdsong—the telltale signs of spring mean Easter’s on its way. Community members are invited to make holiday memories with a wide array of Easter programs and events offered by the St. Charles Park District.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 12, Hawthorn invites the community to a fun-filled Easter egg hunt for children and a Spring Market for everyone to enjoy.

The second annual Bremer Team – Keller Williams Success Realty Easter Eggstravaganza gates open at 10 a.m., with the hunt starting promptly at 11 a.m. April 12 at the McHenry Outdoor Theater, 1510 Chapel Hill Road, east of McHenry.

Easter is Sunday, April 20. Enjoy an elegant brunch with family and friends to celebrate the spring holiday.

Here is a list of Easter egg hunts planned in the Sauk Valley beginning April 12.

Improv Playhouse Theater proudly announces the return of “Last Supper Chronicles,” a production written and directed by David Brian Stuart.

Hawthorn will host a special Sensory-Friendly Bunny event from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. April 6 to give children with special needs and their families the opportunity to enjoy a visit and private photo session with the Easter Bunny.

Therapists are Uniquely You in New Lenox understood the broad range of support neurodivergent people need in their daily lives.

The Morrison Ecumenical Chorus will present the Lent and Easter portions of G.F. Handel’s “Messiah” on Palm Sunday, April 13, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 601 N. Jackson St. in Morrison.

Hawthorn invites pet owners to bring their furry four-legged friends to a special pet photo session with the Easter Bunny on two Monday evenings: from 4 to 7 p.m. March 31 and April 7.

Event includes lunch stand and Touch-a-Truck display

Breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy. Freewill donations welcome.

The wind was brisk and temperatures a tad chilly, but the race to pick up plastic Easter eggs and candy was heated Saturday

McHenry County celebrates Easter 2024.

About 3,500 eggs dotted the lawn of St. Peter's Church in Spring Grove Saturday. It was one of two egg hunts in Spring Grove Saturday and among many others held throughout McHenry County.

McHenry County Catholics brought their easter baskets to church Saturday for Easter blessings.

The Hippity-Hop Easter Egg Hunt, which was held on Saturday at the Shorewood retirement community, featured more than 7,000 eggs filled with candy,

Earlier this year, the Diocese of Joliet announced a major restructuring that involves closing some churches and schools and merging some parishes. This week marked the final time 5 churches will be holding Holy Week Masses as they close their doors this summer.

Hundreds of kids scrambled for thousands of eggs Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Centennial School in Polo for the annual community egg hunt.

Easter Sunday is March 31. Here’s a non-exhaustive rundown of where you can take the kiddos this year on family-friendly Easter egg hunts across DeKalb County:

Shorewood HUGS and the Village of Shorewood present the 14th annual "Hugs for Hounds" on Saturday.

On March 23, Gurnee Park District welcomed about 350 guests to this year’s Bunny Bash at Viking Park.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites children and their families to its fun-filled Easter Eggventure event from 9 to 11 a.m. March 30.

Holy Week is a reflective time for people of many faiths, and Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday are marked by tens of millions around the world. However, Holy Week in 1865 was a defining period in American history.

Some lucky kids received one of four bikes being given away, while four others got a surprise of a pool party at the Duis Center.

Hosted by the Kiwanis Club, the Easter egg hunt is a Morrison tradition of over 30 years.

12,000 eggs and a few hundred kids merged Saturday at Westwood for the annual Sterling Park District Easter Egg Hunt. Some lucky kids received one of four bikes being given away while four others got a surprise of a pool party at the Duis Center.

With Easter just a week away, here are some egg hunts taking place throughout the Sauk Valley.

The convergence of spring break and Holy Week means packed terminals at O’Hare and Midway international airports, the Chicago Department of Aviation reports.

On March 23, Gurnee Park District will welcome guests to this year’s Bunny Bash.

On Saturday, the First Presbyterian Church of Joliet will host a free Easter event that includes breakfast, holiday crafts, a telling of the Easter Story, musical instruments to try out, photos with the Easter Bunny and an Easter Egg Hunt.

Five egg hunts and/or Easter events planned throughout Kane County hosted by the Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles park districts.

August Hill Winery in Utica is hosting an Adult Egg Hunt on Friday, March 29.

Denise Blaszynski, the programs and public relations coordinator at the library, will share the history and symbolism behind Pysanky eggs.

Joliet Moose Lodge #300 will be hopping with family friendly Easter fun on March 23. Buy tickets by March 19.

The Easter Egg hunt is open for kids 0-11 years old. Touch A Truck is open to kids of all ages.

Hawthorn will host a special Sensory-Friendly Bunny event on March 17.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites children and their families to meet and take keepsake photos with the Easter Bunny in his spring garden on the Lower Level in Macy’s Court.

Participants can use stickers, paint and string to create Easter eggs. Due to limited supplies, the program is first-come, first-served.

Aurora Lions Club will host its annual Easter pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 16, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora.