The 2023-24 session of the Kane County Certified Naturalist program is nearing. Since its inception in 2007, KCCN has introduced nearly 400 people to the wonders of the local ecology.

A free trunk-or-treat event will be held 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Main Beach, 300 Lakeshore Drive in Crystal Lake.

The renovated Prairieview Education Center in Crystal Lake has reopened with a large viewing area for bird watching and a space for kids and families to learn about native animals, rocks and other topics.

The event will include a wiener dog race, the “World’s Shortest Marathon” that covers all three PBS borders, music, bologna trivia and just plain fun.

The family-friendly event is Saturday, Oct. 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The show marks the return of the “Saturday Night Lights” concert series produced by the Norris Cultural Arts Center.

The annual Halloween Walk through Cary and Fox River Grove will return to its classic format of trick-or-treating at local businesses this year.

The city of Woodstock is offering “Dusty Boots” tours of McHenry County’s Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

The death of Heather Buelow's son to suicide is why she’ll be taking part in Saturday’s inaugural Never Walk Alone 5K for suicide awareness and prevention in Crystal Lake: “The walk is important ...(because) there are people who understand what you are going through."

Friends of the Fox River will hold a day of celebration aimed at demonstrating the importance of a healthy river with “It’s Our Fox River Day” on Sept. 17 with shoreline cleanups and other festivities all along the river.

A hike on the hunt for fall wildflowers is the first of a line-up of autumn offerings from the McHenry County Conservation District.

This year’s corn maze at the Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove is all about 007 and the many faces of James Bond.

Forest preserve naturalists lead a leisurely walk through a different Kane County forest preserve the first Thursday of each month this fall.

Village President Troy Parlier told staff, at a Village Board meeting Tuesday evening that 59 dogs had already been registered at Happy Tails dog park on the first day.

Learn how to incorporate principles of Tai Chi to improve everything from flexibility and strength to balance and posture at McHenry County College’s latest Experts and Insights educational speaker series, Tai Chi for Health, Relaxation and Fitness.

The Batavia United Way’s 9th annual Halloween-themed Bat Race 5K/10K is Oct. 29 on the Fox River Trail bike path.

Au Sable Grove Presbyterian Church, 5021 Wheeler Road in Yorkville, is hosting a 5K Fun Run to Out Run Hunger in the community Aug. 27.

The run will be organized at the church beginning at 8 a.m. The 1-mile Family Walk Run is $15 a participant; the 5K Family Fun Run is $30 a runner or $100 for a family.