Food Pantry

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.

Eric Fisher executive director for We Care of Grundy County, which operates a food pantry, said he used to see peaks and valleys of need. But now the need is steady, he said.

Valley View School District 365U is partnering with Northern Illinois Food Bank, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital and VNA Health Care to provide the RX Mobile Pantry Program at Bolingbrook High School.

The “Pack the Paddy Wagon” food drive is in its fifth year at the Joliet Police Department which collects non-perishable food items for the Salvation Army food pantry in downtown Joliet.

Students in Hufford Jr. High's I.E. program collected food and socks for organizations around the Joliet community as part of the school's community service elective.

The Raynor Garage Doors team raised more than $2,400 and donated nearly 400 non-perishable food items to support the food pantry.