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Where to drop off your produce

Drop-off sites are being established all around Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties and we'll tell you where more are located as the summer progresses.

Cook County
Arlington Heights - Elk Grove Township, 2400 S. Arlington Heights Road; (847) 437-0300; 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Arlington Heights - Wheeling Township, 1616 N. Arlington Heights Road; (847) 259-7730; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Bartlett - Tri-Village Garden Club, Bartlett Farmer's Market, corner of Main Street and Devon Avenue, 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6 to Sept. 3; Village Hall, 228 S. Main St., 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10 through Oct. 1.

Des Plaines - Self-Help Pantry, 600 E. Algonquin Road; (847) 375-1443; 10 a.m. to noon Monday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday.

Des Plaines - Maine Township, 1700 Ballard Road; (847) 297-2510; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Hoffman Estates - Schaumburg Township, 1 Illinois Blvd.; (847) 884-0030; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Hoffman Estates - Willow Creek Community Church Food Pantry, 2401 Hassell Road, Suite 1515; (847) 882-3663; 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m. to noon and 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday.; 10 a.m. to noon Saturday; 10:30 a.m. to noon Sunday.

Mount Prospect - CEDA Northwest, 1300 W. Northwest Hwy.; (847) 392-2332; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Palatine - Palatine Township, 721 S. Quentin Road; (847) 358-6700; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

Palatine - Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road; (847) 359-1080; 7:30 a.m. until dark Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Rolling Meadows - Meadows Community Services, 2401 Kirchoff Road (Meadows Baptist Church, lower level); (847) 590-5984; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

South Barrington - Goebbert's Pumpkin and Farm Market, 40 W. Higgins Road; (847) 428-6727; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.

DuPage County

Addison - Addison Township, 50 E. Oak St.; (630) 530-8161; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Bartlett - Hanover Township, 8N180 Route 59; (630) 837-0301; 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Bensenville - Bensenville-Wood Dale Food Pantry, 192 S. Center (basement, Peace Church); (630) 766-9382; 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday and Saturday.

Bloomingdale - Bloomingdale Township, 123 N. Rosedale Road, Annex Building; (630) 529-9993; 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Carol Stream - Lutheran Church of the Master, 580 N. Kuhn Road; (630) 665-5188; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Downers Grove - Chicagoland Gardening Magazine, 501 Rogers St., Suite 1F; (630) 963-8010; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.

Glen Ellyn - Glen Ellyn Food Pantry, 493 Forest Ave.; (630) 469-8668; 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Lisle - Lisle Township, 4721 Indiana Ave.; (630) 968-2087; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Lombard - York Township, 1502 S. Meyers Road; (630) 620-2400; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Naperville - Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, 556 W. Fifth Ave.; (630) 355-3663; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; noon to 2 p.m. Sunday.

Oakbrook Terrace - Salvation Army, 1S415 Summit Ave.; (630) 629-4948; 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Wayne - Resurrection Catholic Church, 30W350 Army Trail Road (at Route 59); (630) 375-7185; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Thursday; 1 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

West Chicago - Wayne Township, 27W031 North Ave.; (630) 231-7173; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Wheaton - People's Resource Center, 201 Naperville Road; (630) 682-5402; 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Lake County

Barrington - Barrington Township, 602 S. Hough St.; (847) 381-5632; 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to noon Friday.

Barrington - Cuba Township, 28000 W. Cuba Road; (847) 381-1924; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Buffalo Grove - Vernon Township, 3050 N. Main St.; (847) 634-4600; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

Gurnee - Warren Township, 17801 W. Washington St.; (847) 244-1101; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Highland Park - Moraine Township, 777 Central Ave.; (847) 432-3240; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Ingleside - Grant Township, 26725 W. Molidor; (847) 740-2233; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Libertyville - Libertyville Township, 359 Merrill Court; (847) 816-6800; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Tuesday.

Park City - Northern Illinois Food Bank, 473 Keller Drive; (847) 336-3663; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Round Lake Park - Avon Township, 433 E. Washington; (847) 546-1446; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Vernon Hills - St. Mary of Vernon Church, 236 U.S. Hwy 45; (847) 362-1005; 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Friday and Saturday; 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Waukegan - C.O.O.L Food Pantry, 123 Water St.; (847) 662-1230; noon to 5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Kane County

Aurora - Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry (Hesed House), 659 S. River St.; (630) 897-2127; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Batavia - Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry, 100 Flinn Drive; (630) 879-3784; noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m. to noon Friday.

Carpentersville - FISH food pantry in Meadowdale Mall; (847) 428-4357; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

St. Charles - Northern Illinois Food Bank, 600 Industrial Drive; (630) 443-6910; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

McHenry County

Cary - Cary-Grove Food Pantry, 8901 S. Cary Algonquin Road; (847) 516-3602; 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. the first and third Saturday of the month.

Crystal Lake - Interfaith Food Pantry, 290 W. Crystal Lake Ave. (basement); (815) 455-0961; 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday and Friday; 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Huntley - Grafton Township, 10109 Vine St.; (847) 669-3328; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday.

Marengo - Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, 837 W. Grant; (815) 568-7950; 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday.

 
2004 goal:
65,000 pounds
Collected total:
70,428 pounds

Do you think you might have a few extra vegetables in your garden this summer?

Plant a Row for the Hungry takes surplus goodies from the garden and puts them in the hands of local food pantries, soup kitchens and group homes.

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