Donations

Sterling residents can sign up for their $40 food voucher by visiting the Sterling Township Office at 505 W. Lynn Blvd. between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

The second annual Morrison Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run/Walk starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at Morrison High School, 643 Genesee Ave. The event raises money and collects non-perishable food items to help support the Morrison Food Pantry.

To participate, bring a non-perishable, healthy, shelf-stable food item that will be donated to the Dixon Community Food Pantry.

September is National Hunger Action Month and several Plainfield organizations and taxing bodies are joining together to help support local food pantries.

Students from Newman Deanery schools will collect food donations from area schools on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Donations will supply local food pantries, such as the Dixon Community Food Pantry, Sauk Valley Food Bank and others.

The year's Rotary Club of Joliet’s campaign kicks off Sept. 17. The past year's grant recipients were the Belmont Little League and the Alano Club, both in Joliet.

Because of the donation, from the Council of Working Women, the St. John Lutheran Church Food Pantry was able to purchase healthy protein options in bulk at a reduced rate.

Great Lakes Credit Union, a nonprofit financial cooperative headquartered in northern Illinois, is holding a “Fill the Boat” school supply drive to benefit local schools.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, who's young adult Alice series is among the most frequently challenged or banned books, shares how growing up in Joliet shaped her writing.

A new program passed by state legislators offers all taxpayers a 25% state income tax credit for donations made to permanent endowments funds managed by community foundations.

The Council of Catholic Women at St. Dennis Catholic Church in Lockport donated baby clothes and baby supplies for Kristina Lowman's Two Miracle Girlz NICU Sprinkles, which gives care packages to families of premature babies.

The Lockport Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5788 raised the money for the e Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery support committee by hosting a Hawaiian Luau Dinner fundraiser on May 11.

Susan Osmus of Onekama, Michigan, said in her will to donate $7,500 to the Will County Humane Society and $7,500 to the Humane Society of Manatee County. to according to her partner Jim Moody of Michigan.

Will County States Attorney James Glasow and Joliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy each donated $10,000.

The JJC Foundation awarded $1,000,522 in donor-funded scholarships to students in the 2023-24 school year.

American Legion Post 342, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 693, American Veterans Post 503 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5036 all contributed to the donation to the St. Charles Fire Department.

Rialto Square Theatre Foundation is asking the community to donate $19.26 – or more – to help maintain normal upkeep of the historic theater.

Community members can donate new or gently used home goods and clothing at the Goodwill Illinois Operations Center in Romeoville on Saturday.

Computer lab planned at Mt. Morris Senior Center.

The Midland States Bank Foundation provided the grant, which will support Silver Cross Hospital's new walk-in health center and urgent care in Will County,

The Boys & Girls Club of Joliet has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Comcast to be used in support of digital skills training.

Donations for Anthony Pens, 26, and Alyssa Pens, 14, who both require round-the-clock health care, can now be made at a Coal City bank.

Registration is required for Saturday's event. Hernandez, former director of community relations for District 202 in Plainfield, has battled brain cancer since 2022.

Sauk Valley Community College’s Impact Program has received a $5,000 gift from the Dixon Kiwanis Club.

The Ogle County Dems have raised over $3,200 for area food pantries over the last four years.

This recent $5,000 donation brings the Will County State's Attorney's financial contributions to HERO to more than $20,000

State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel has announced she will be hosting a collection of new purses and women's toiletries throughout February in partnership with the Will County Center for Community Concerns.

Dixon's County Market and its customers helped the food pantry with a sizable donation from their Hope Bag Drive.

Sauk Valley Bank donated snack food items to the Dixon Park District on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Hungry students using The Facility will be able to enjoy a bite after school.

One third of Will County residents can't afford basic living expenses. Help by donating. Make your check payable to the United Way of Will County, and write “Herald Angels” in the memo line.Mail to The Herald-News, 1100 Essington Road, Ste. 4, Joliet, 60435.

Concerned that bids are coming in greater than expected, the Dixon School Board has had an in-depth discussion about expected costs to renovate the former Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Nachusa property into the Thomas J. Dempsey Therapeutic Day School.

COUNTRY Financial representative Jeanette Linker is proud to support the Polo Fire Protection District with a donation of $1,500.

RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals provided enough pizza for 60 youth at the Boys & Girls Club of Joliet to enjoy second helpings.

Inside her dome tent, Wright has cots, a heater, and a small cooking area. The tent is covered in blue tarps to help keep it warm and dry. She keeps water in jugs, collected from one of the park’s public drinking faucets, and has access to electricity at the campsite.

The American Legion Post 12, American Legion Auxiliary and the 40 & 8 donated to the Dixon Food Pantry.

The Joliet Noon Lions is collecting as part of its Second Annual Warm Apparel drive. All items will be donated to Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet Daybreak Center.

On Saturday, members of the Will County Trailer Riders will be outside the Walmart Supercenter in New Lenox, ringing bells and collecting donations for the Salvation Army.

State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel is asking residents for help collecting holiday cards and toys during the holiday season.

Illinois state Rep. Tony McCombie’s winter clothing drive is accepting any winter gear like coats, hats, gloves or scarves in all sizes, from infant to adult.

K’s Korners customers look forward to coming face to face with the card that can be worth thousands of dollars when they stop by the bar and banquet facility for the weekly Queen of Hearts drawing.

The Raynor Garage Doors team raised more than $2,400 and donated nearly 400 non-perishable food items to support the food pantry.

Heartland Bank and Trust Company’s Assistant Vice President and Retail Banking Manager, Sara Hudson, presented a donation of $2,500 to Princeton’s Second Story Teen Center.

A home will be constructed on land that James V. Smith’s wife Jan Smith of Joliet donated to Will County Habitat for Humanity.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s second annual Stuff the Squad is set for Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon. It will benefit the Dixon Community Food Pantry.

St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Princeton presented a check for $3,284.92 to Habitat for Humanity of La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties for its upcoming build that is to be located in Princeton.

Tony’s Butt Shack BBQ and Catering presented a $3,556 donation to Second Story Teen Center on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at the site of the organization’s future home, located at 124 S. Main St. in Princeton.

Oglesby Elks Lodge #2360 covered the entire cost of the Illinois Valley Pantry’s “Feed Our Children” August program using a $2,000 Elks National Foundation Spotlight Grant and $500 from the Lodge Children’s Care Fund.

Peru Federal Savings Bank recently presented a $25,000 donation to help complete phase three of St. Bede Academy’s Capital Campaign and Legacy Project to renovate the academy building.

Throughout the month of September, the Royal Super Mart in Sheffield will hold a round-up donation program to benefit the Western Bureau County Food Pantry.

Princeton’s Don J. Schiff has announced that he is donating $50,000 to Second Story Teen Center and their efforts to construct a new 6,000 square foot facility on Main Street.