Ottawa students participated in the Urban Safari Photo camp this summer in Ottawa. The week-long camp is part of the Ottawa Recreation summer program. Campers learned to be encouraged and look beyond everyday items to discover interesting textures and light patterns. Campers learned how to take photos, were assigned a project and edit the final images.

About 15 youth campers started their morning with Tool Time at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in a quest to build picnic tables.

For the past 34 years, Camp I Am Me by the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance has helped young burn survivors throughout Illinois by providing a place of acceptance and healing at its yearly Summer Camp held at YMCA Camp Duncan in Ingleside.

With school out for the summer, kids across the Sauk Valley have extra time and energy to burn. The Sterling Park District is offering a variety of summer sports camps to keep them active and engaged.

Lewis University in Romeoville will host an Illinois State Police youth camp for teens 13- to 17-year-olds in June.

As the first heat wave of the season ripples across the U.S., summer camps are working to keep their children cool while still letting the kids enjoy being outside with nature

Kids aged 7-14 had a chance this week for a couple days of fun at Dixon Park District's SPARK Camp. The camp runs four days with different age groups getting two days of fun.

This eight-week camp will cost $50 per child and run from 9 a.m. to noon daily, including lunch.

Here is a list of summer camps in Kendall County for summer.

The St. Charles Park District offers several camp options and sites, from nature camps at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center to Farm Camp at Primrose Farm.

All local Camp Invention programs are facilitated and taught by qualified educators who reside and teach in the community.

The Plainfield East High School Summer Art Studio runs from June 24 to June 27.

The Plainfield Park District is already preparing for the summer season with registration for summer camp, swim lessons and pool passes all opening Feb. 23.

The last day of the Coloma Park District field trip program.

The Coloma Park District's field trip program finished their summer run Thursday, July 20, 2023 with a day of fun at Centennial Park in Rock Falls.

The Art Movement’s 2023 “Summer of Stone and Steel” is from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug 3 at the Joliet Area Historical Museum, 204 N. Ottawa St. in Joliet. The event will include live music by the Sam Burns quartet, heavy appetizers, a cash bar and the opportunity to bid on the art pieces.

The final day of the younger kids' Dixon Park District SPARK Camp was held Thursday, June 15, 2023 at The Meadows. Next week kids aged 10-14 will get their chance to have a couple days of outdoor fun.

170 campers took part in Dixon Park District's SPARK Camp on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The camp will wrap up Friday.

Campers will study the architecture of 21st century music