Easter

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.

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.

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

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.