Food Pantry

Community members are invited to attend the Plano Food Pantry on Friday, May 16, from 6 – 7:30 p.m.

14 years ago when Jim McCormack was studying theology in the shadow of the Vatican in Rome, he never thought he’d live to see an American pope. Upon learning the new pope emanates from the ‘Windy City,’ McCormack, a Vicar at St. Patrick Parish in Yorkville, said he is thrilled.

The Joliet Township held a ribbon-cutting Monday for its renovated Forest Park Community Center Food Pantry at 1017 Woodruff Road, Joliet.

Joliet Township purchased the Forest Park Community Center and its surrounding properties in 2024.

The Hall and St. Bede baseball teams played a game at Schweickert Stadium on Monday, March 31, 2025 in Peru. The teams also held a food drive to collect donations to benefit the Hall Township Food Pantry. The teams donated a total of 1,179 pounds of food.

The People’s Resource Center recently opened a a two-building campus in Wheaton

After a brief pause, the Sterling First Church of the Nazarene’s Helping Hands food pantry will be reopening on Thursday, March 6.

The Dixon Rotary Club is doing its part to fight food insecurity in the Sauk Valley area.

Morris Herald-News teams up with United Way of Grundy County to make it easy to brighten the lives of children, senior citizens and neighbors this holiday season.

The Outreach House in Lombard assists with food, clothing and utilities

Donation will be used to purchase beef.

The need for assistance has continued to rise in Will County since the COVID-19 pandemic. And that need is highest among families working one or more jobs.

The Joliet Police Department is collecting nonperishable food items throughout the holiday season for its Pack the Paddy Wagon food drive.

Old Man Winter failed to stop runners from taking part in Morrison’s second annual Turkey Trot on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.

Employees volunteer at Northern Illinois Food Bank center.

Facing rapidly growing demand for its services, West Suburban Community Pantry has appointed Maeven Sipes of Wheaton, formerly of the Northern Illinois Food Bank, as its new CEO.

Canned food donations also being accepted

The truck will be located at Mt. Morris Church of the Brethren, 409 W. Brayton Road

Newman High School Director of Marketing Gehrig Koerner made special mention of the Rock Falls School District, which donated 35,000 items to the program.

Newman, Sterling and Rock Falls schools, businesses and individuals worked together Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, during the 23rd annual community food drive to fill local pantries with food and other essential items.

Club chose food insecurity as its focus for service.

DeKalb County Community Gardens has rebranded and will now be known as Rooted For Good, but the organization’s services will remain the same.

A concert performed by a folk singer-songwriter will support the Share Food Share Love Pantry in Brookfield

September is National Hunger Action Month and several Plainfield organizations and taxing bodies are joining together to help support local food pantries.

Students from Newman Deanery schools will collect food donations from area schools on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Donations will supply local food pantries, such as the Dixon Community Food Pantry, Sauk Valley Food Bank and others.

DeKalb County Community Gardens (DCCG) has received approximately $1.5 million in USDA grant funding, enabling the agency to expand access to healthy and sustainably grown foods and address the root causes of hunger, officials announced Monday,

Participating agendies in Will County include the St. John Lutheran Church Food Pantry, 2650 Plainfield Road, Joliet; and H.E.A.L. Riverwalk Food Pantry, 350 N. Broadway Street, Joliet,.

The Will County Health Department and the Brown Chapel AME are partnering to open a new micro-pantry at the church which will open during the congregation's annual Community Day on Sunday.

The Stage Coach Players Community Outreach Program will host a toiletries and food collection to support Northern Illinois University’s Huskie Food Pantry. The collection runs Aug. 13-20.

74,501 pounds of food given away in three hours on Saturday as city of Joliet and Will County partner on event to help those impacted by tornadoes and storms.

The Batavia Woman’s Club will host a downtown shopping spree on July 27 where participants can shop, enjoy a wine tasting and win prizes, all for a good cause.

Because of the donation, from the Council of Working Women, the St. John Lutheran Church Food Pantry was able to purchase healthy protein options in bulk at a reduced rate.

Free Plano food pantry will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 19, at 200 N. Center St.

The West Suburban Community Pantry offers a variety of social services as well as cooking and fitness classes to its clients.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood D-Naperville, toured the Kendall County Food Pantry in Yorkville on Monday, praising the work done there. “It can be very difficult for these type of organizations to get money for structural improvements,” said Underwood.

Event kicks of initiative to update Fairmont Neighborhood Plan

Northern Illinois Food Bank's Meals on the Move and Illinois’ Summer Food Service Program return to provide children with nutritious meals over summer.

As a way to keep giving back, JAX Auto & Tire is celebrating eight years of business by hosting a food drive supporting the Crystal Lake Food Pantry on June 1.

Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant's office has partnered with ShareFest to host a food giveaway for those in need on May 25.

A food drive spearheaded by the Glen Ellyn and Wheaton Rotary clubs aims to do two things. One, keep the College of DuPage food pantry shelves full. And two, bring attention to student food insecurity.

Northern Illinois Food Bank will hold "A Free PopUp Grocery Distribution" on Saturday at Joliet Junior College.

Sterling, Rock Falls letter carriers also will be collecting food for annual event, says local food drive organizer.

Nancy Vazzano of Crystal Lake

Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, Homestead of Morrison and Morrison Community Hospital joined forces with a friendly competition to gather items for the Morrison Food Pantry.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank mobile markets will be held on five days between March and July at the Will County Health Department in Joliet.

Kendall County Food Pantry will get $763,500 to rehabilitate the pantry’s facility.

Northwestern Medicine gave the Northern Illinois Food Bank a boost Saturday with a $200,000 in donations and volunteer help across four locations.

The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will be setting up a pop-up food give away for families in the Crest Hill City Hall parking lot on March 2.

Dixon's County Market and its customers helped the food pantry with a sizable donation from their Hope Bag Drive.

The benefits of Grundy County micro food pantries outweigh occasional vandalism or use by people not in need of food.