Thanksgiving

Volunteers with Stage Coach Players gathered the week leading up to Thanksgiving to collect the final donations needed to help give in-need local families a holiday spread.

Luke Mutter, managing broker of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago office in Libertyville, is pleased to announce that the office fulfilled its goal of donating 100 complete Thanksgiving dinners for Lake County residents in need this year.

More than 160 Thanksgiving Day meals will be delivered this year by those volunteering or working for the Voluntary Action Center’s Meals on Wheels program.

Knights of Columbus council 690 gave out hundreds of meals Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 from their hall in Dixon.

Robert Anselme of Seneca's penchant for traveling the backroads let him capture an image he's shared countless times through decades.

On Friday afternoon, five kindergarten classes at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Joliet gathered in the school's multipurpose room for a pre-Thanksgiving feast. Some of the students shared their thoughts of the holiday's meaning.

For DeKalb firefighters, service to the community doesn’t end when a shift is over. That spirit is what helped area first responders donate 80 turkeys and $1,000 to The Salvation Army as part of WLBK radio station’s annual Let’s Talk Turkey drive.

The Voluntary Action Center in Sycamore, who bring meals to the home bound and elderly, will be delivering Thanksgiving meals funded by the family of Don "Tank" Anderson.

The service will express gratitude through a diversity of blessings, prayers and reflections. In addition, monetary donations will be collected for the Lockport Resource Center.

Midwest grocer Schnucks is the latest chain to announce its store will close for Thanksgiving day, according to a recent announcement from the St. Louis-based store.

The Stage Coach Players outreach committee is once again holding a Thanksgiving food drive to provide holiday meals to needy families in the area. As we move further into the holiday season they will also be doing an angel tree collecting gifts for families in need.

Here are three opportunities for a happier Thanksgiving, whether you are in need of a meal or wish to make meals happen for others.

The final collection will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the back parking lot of the Stage Coach Players Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St., DeKalb.

Midwest retailer and grocer Hy-Vee announced this week its stores will be closed for Thanksgiving day, a first-time move for the Iowa-based chain.

Members of the community have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving – here are a few of their stories.