The Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is developing a 10-year Destination Development Plan, and resident input is seen as essential to the process.

It was a National Night Out designed to bring folks together, from community members and the law enforcement who serve them, to Eli, the Yorkville Police Department therapy dog, and an in-person Sonic the Hedgehog.

There will be displays of farm machinery, tractors, trucks and lawn mowers all day. A blacksmith will be demonstrating tool-making and there will be fun family activities and a farm animal zoo.

State legislation authorizes Joliet to take over East Joliet Sanitary District, that includes Preston Heights neighborhood.

The Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is developing a 10-year Destination Development Plan, and resident input is seen as essential to the process.

The Sycamore Steam Show & Threshing Bee is Aug. 7-10. Bring the kids to Hopkins Park on Saturday for a free 'Summer's Last Bash' party.

The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra has announced its 76th season, titled “Flight,” a five-concert series highlighting a different conductor at each performance.

The Jimmys make their triumphant return to the Mt. Morris Band Shell on Aug. 8 with a special guest, blues legend Marcia Ball. The free, high-energy show will begin at 7 p.m.

The Treehouses of Starved Rock are steps away from Starved Rock State Park’s system of picturesque hiking trails, canyons, waterfalls and bluffs.