Food

People will receive dairy, dry goods, fresh produce and meat on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last.

Opening scheduled for 11 a.m. on April 10.

To mark all the improvements, the Belmont Golf Club Celebration will feature a tournament and dinner May 20 for a $50 fee.

Joliet Junior college alumnus and pastry chef Andy Chlebana earned his master pastry chef certification seven months after undergoing brain surgery to treat a rare endocrine disorder.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County will host a free shamrock-themed search event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays, through March 31 at Hidden Oaks Nature Center, 419 Trout Farm Road in Bolingbrook.

The group, so far, owns five restaurants and a catering company in Joliet. Its president Bill Dimitroulas is also an independent insurance broker who built the business on his failed dream. Here's how and why.

he First United Methodist Men’s Club will host a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church of Wilmington. Spaghetti, homemade desserts. Carryout available. No set ticket price, free will offering only.

Walter and Leanne Dean turned their love for popcorn into a viable business. Five years later, Popus Gourmet Popcorn has two locations: one in Joliet and one in Tinley Park.

More than a dozen area restaurants will share bite-sized servings of appetizers, desserts and beverages at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. Proceeds benefit United Cerebral Palsy Center for Disability Services in Joliet.

The Herald-News asked readers to send us their fish fry information. If we missed yours, please send the information Denise M. Baran-Unland at dunland@shawmedia.com. We will update the story online.

A “Great Moments In Vinyl tribute to U2 Concert” will be held 7 p.m. Friday at the Joliet Area Historical Museum, 204 N. Ottawa St. in Joliet. Great Moments in Vinyl will pay tribute to U2′s “Joshua Tree” album.

The Herald-News plans to publish a roundup of Will County churches and organization hosting fish fries this Lent.

The Lockport Lions Club will host its annual spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Lockport Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5788, 1026 E 9th St. in Lockport. The cost is $10 per dinner.

Because of the way WIC, or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), is a food assistance program, is designed, food prices don't impact the amount of food participants are able to receive.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank, which serves 13 counties and has a distribution center in Joliet, is buying and distributing less eggs due to their high cost.