First Lutheran Church in Plano will be holding a free food pantry for all of those in need in the community on Friday, Aug. 15.

The River Bend Food Bank will distribute food Saturday, June 28, in Dixon. Distribution will begin at 10 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 421 Peoria Ave., Dixon.

Northern Illinois Food Bank is once again launching its free summer meals for kids program, now through Aug. 15.

ShareFest Will County will be offering a free food drive-thru service on Saturday, for pre-registered attendees. Volunteers needed.

The newly rechristened Meals on Wheels for Northern Illinois is working to expand its services with added volunteers and funding. It also asks supporters to reach out to legislators at the state and federal level.

Northern Illinois Food Bank President and CEO Julie Yurko was appointed to the Global FoodBanking Network board of directors.

Beginning May 12, donated pasta items can be delivered to New Life Church at 702 W. Lynn Blvd., Sterling, during office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Scott’s U-Save Tire & Auto Repair in New Lenox offering a set of free wiper blades to customers who donate a new and unopened 40-ounce jar of peanut, soy or almond butter, or a 10 oz jar of jelly.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 18 million Illinois households, many with children, experienced food insecurity in 2023.

Arcadia CEO says cold storage facility in Joliet will supply growing demand for refrigerated grocery items.

Will County agencies collaborate to meet increasing needs of many Joliet area residents facing challenges in gaining permanent housing.

The the FIT Foundation in Crest Hill is seeking donations for Christmas dinners for Joliet police and Crest Hill police.

Collection boxes are located at the Joliet Police Department and at three Joliet businesses during normal business hours.

Lockport Township High School student volunteers helped ShareFest distribute thousands of pounds of food, clothes, and toys to families in need in the lead up to Christmas.

Lockport Township High School District 205 is hosting its fourth annual ShareFest event on Sunday, Dec. 15.

The Joliet Police Department is collecting nonperishable food items throughout the holiday season for its Pack the Paddy Wagon food drive.

Employees volunteer at Northern Illinois Food Bank center.

The South Suburban Center of the Northern Illinois Food Bank donates its meat and fish waste to Big Run Wolf Ranch, an educational facility in Lockport specializing in North American wildlife.

Northern Illinois Food Bank’s partnership with Advocate Condell Medical Center is helping neighbors with chronic disease and facing food insecurity access nutritious food at their monthly Rx Mobile Market.

DeKalb County Community Gardens has rebranded and will now be known as Rooted For Good, but the organization’s services will remain the same.

The Will County Center for Community Concerns will provide holiday food baskets for 125 income-eligible families with children 16 years of age and younger.

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

Participating agendies in Will County include the St. John Lutheran Church Food Pantry, 2650 Plainfield Road, Joliet; and H.E.A.L. Riverwalk Food Pantry, 350 N. Broadway Street, Joliet,.

74,501 pounds of food given away in three hours on Saturday as city of Joliet and Will County partner on event to help those impacted by tornadoes and storms.

Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant and Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy have partnered with ShareFest Will County to provide a free food giveaway this weekend.

The Batavia Woman’s Club will host a downtown shopping spree on July 27 where participants can shop, enjoy a wine tasting and win prizes, all for a good cause.

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.

The lead pastor for Victory City Church in Joliet said volunteers provided food to 600 families on Wednesday evening. Volunteers plan to deliver more food at 6 p m.. Thursday at the church.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood D-Naperville, toured the Kendall County Food Pantry in Yorkville on Monday, praising the work done there. “It can be very difficult for these type of organizations to get money for structural improvements,” said Underwood.

24/7 centers located in Amboy, Oregon, Sterling and Mount Carroll.

Will County officials have begun efforts to receive input from residents of the Fairmont community in unincorporated Lockport Township on what improvements they would like to see in the future.

The mobile food pantry event will be held from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in the parking lot of Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital's Joliet Community Based Outpatient Clinic, 1201 Eagle St., Joliet.

The executive director for Sharefest Will County said 47 pallets of food weighing 42,000 pounds were given away on Saturday to help feed 1,842 people from 534 families. He said 70 volunteers assisted in the three-hour event.

Northern Illinois Food Bank will hold "A Free PopUp Grocery Distribution" on Saturday at Joliet Junior College.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank mobile markets will be held on five days between March and July at the Will County Health Department in Joliet.

Pilot workforce development program — Skills, Empowerment and Economic Development (S.E.E.D. — looks to increase opportunities for employment.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva is hosting a free grocery distribution from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, to meet a rising need for food.

Inspired by the generosity of its employees, Northwestern Medicine is donating $200,000 to area food banks.

A social worker for a veteran affairs hospital in Joliet said the mobile food pantry event is "such a need, especially nowadays with food prices so high."

100+ Women Who Care of Will County presented the first check of their 2023-2024 charitable season on Oct. 25 to Bags of Hope, an organization which fights food insecurity for school children and their families.

The River Bend Food Bank’s Mobile Food Pantry will hold a distribution starting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3 at the Bureau County Fairgrounds, 811 W. Peru St. in Princeton.

Joliet's South Suburban Center of the Northern Illinois Food Bank welcomed Brian Christner, known as Blackberry Brian, on Tuesday. Cristner is hiking the American Discovery Trail to raise awareness and funs for Feeding America.

The pantry, which serves communities in DuPage and Will counties, seeks financial donations of any amount.

Northern Illinois Food Bank and its Executive Women’s Council announce A Cup of Hope afternoon tea, a fundraiser from 1:30 to 4 p.m. March 5 in Glen Ellyn. The Emmy Award-winning Judy Hsu will be master of ceremonies at the event, with magic by Scott Piner.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank, which serves 13 counties and has a distribution center in Joliet, is buying and distributing less eggs due to their high cost.

The number people served by local food pantries varies from week to week. In the past few months, that number has increased, said operators of several DeKalb area food pantries. On April 1, Barb Food Mart served a record-breaking 246 families.

DeKalb will soon have a community food hub that organizers say will bring much-needed food, health care, child care and economic resources to the Annie Glidden North neighborhood.

Ken Meter, a food system analyst and author of the book “Building Community Food Webs,” will give two talks Thursday, March 24, in DeKalb.

Check out March dates for DeKalb County community Gardens' Grow Mobile, a free food pantry offering items to all, no requirements necessary. All food packages are pre-packed and will be distributed drive-thru style.

In what has become a yearly tradition, the group set up camp at the United Church of Christ in Granville and provided Christmas baskets to many families and individuals in need.