Kate Santillan

The Kishwaukee United Way board of directors recently appointed Andy McFarlane as its new executive director.

The Kishwaukee Concert Band will perform a holiday concert to celebrate the band’s and community ensemble musicians who perform for the love of music.

The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra will perform two Holiday Pops Concerts: ‘Winter Wonderland" to celebrate the holiday season.

Milton Pope School recently announced its high honor roll and honor roll for the first trimester of the 2025–26 school year.

Grace United Methodist Church in La Salle will offer a Blue Christmas service at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18.

The Geneva Park District’s Playhouse 38 has tickets available for its production of “The Little Town of Christmas" Dec. 5-7.

The Hardscrabble Lions Club in Streator recently raised $1,000 during a raffle.

The DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation will host its annual breakfast Dec. 2 for the community to learn more about regional economic trends. Event highlights include a chat with NIU, Kishwaukee and Waubonsee college presidents.

Home Instead Fox River Valley, 440 S. Third St., Suite 205, St. Charles, offers home care services to help aging adults stay engaged with professional caregivers support to stay well and safe at home.

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated Neighborsgrid’s one-year anniversary and expansion.

The Batavia Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated AudioNova Batavia’s new location.

Attendees can tour the history center’s “FOOD: Gathering Around the Table” exhibit. The open house also will include crafts, hot chocolate and snacks.

The December Brown Bag Lunch and Local Lore Series will feature a program about the 1907 engagement between barbed wire heiress Harriet Elise Ellwood to Syrian dragoman Said Kalil Haick.

United Methodist Church of Geneva will host a Whoville Breakfast Bash on Dec. 6 for residents as part of its Whoville Fest.

Various Geneva streets will be closed Dec. 5 through Dec. 6 for the Christmas Walk and Holiday House Tour.