The drive-thru event will be at the Kendall County Community Food Pantry, 208 Beaver St. in Yorkville.

Marengo's Settlers' Days is returning in October for its 52nd year with more bands and fireworks.

All proceeds will go to the Middle East Conflict and War on Terrorism Monument.

Healing Gardens, a two-acre expanse of woodland and perennial gardens at Stone Hill Farm in St. Charles, will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11.

When you find yourself with seven orphaned chimney swift babies that you’ve raised from nestling size, you head to downtown Geneva for their release. Mark your calendars for the annual Chimney Swift Sits planned Sept. 10 and 16.

Access to the event will cost $6 per person in advance, or $8 per person at the door. All food inside the event is included with admission.

Jazz music will return to downtown St. Charles next month as part of the 11th annual St. Charles Jazz Weekend.

Both sets of pre-movie activities will take place near the concession stand.

To register for these programs hosted at the museum by the Oswegoland Park District, call 630-554-1010 or visit their web site at https://www.oswegolandparkdistrict.org/.

After being cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic, last year’s Kane County Fair attracted 78,660 people – the fair’s best attendance since 2018.

The 42nd annual Lakeside Festival at the Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake will have “something for everybody,” including performers across various live music genres, carnival rides, and a large variety of local food vendors, a Dole official said.

Geneva Commons is participating in the Geneva Chamber of Commerce’s Swedish Days Festival by hosting its own family fest from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 25 at the shopping center at 1534 Commons Drive, Geneva.

The guided tour will be a leisurely, one-hour stroll up and down Oswego's Main Street between Jefferson and Washington streets.

The family-friendly event is scheduled for Saturday, June 18, at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center.

Grammy-nominated country music star Trace Adkins will perform at this year’s Sandwich Fair. The concert will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. Tickets will be available for purchase online starting at 10 a.m. July 15.

The “Scheherazade” concerts will be conducted by Andrew Grams in the Hemmens Cultural Center in downtown Elgin.

“Avenue Q” meets “Little Shop of Horrors” in “Hand to God,” the Tony-nominated, darkly humorous horror shocker, puppets included, the second production in the BOLD Series.

Events include a presentation on town and country barns, and tours of historic town barns in Oswego.