Cook County Submitted Content
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League of Women Voters hosts immigration panel with legal and policy expertsAug 12, 2025 5:00 pm - Immigration attorneys and policy experts will participate in an Aug. 26 panel discussion on immigration law and enforcement practices, co-sponsored by local Leagues of Women Voters, AAUW Elgin, and Gail Borden Public Library.
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Gowns For Good to host Teen Gown Sale Aug. 24Aug 12, 2025 4:30 pm - Gowns For Good, a nonprofit making formalwear affordable, is hosting a Teen Gown Sale on Aug. 24 in Elgin. Proceeds benefit the Female Empowerment Club of Hampshire High School.
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Community Foundation awards over $535k in grants to 40 area nonprofitsAug 12, 2025 4:06 pm - Local Fox River Valley nonprofits receive over $535,000 in grants from the Community Foundation to support critical work like food pantries, disability care, and historical preservation.
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Lombard Garden Club hosts ‘Language of Flowers’ talkAug 11, 2025 10:20 pm - Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh will teach Lombard Garden Club about the historical art of using flower symbolism to convey messages at their Aug. 22 event.
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More Brewing hosts 2nd annual Summer Send Off Market Aug. 17Aug 11, 2025 6:51 pm - Villa Park turns into an artisan market on Aug. 17 with handmade goods, food, and drinks at the More Brewing Co. summer send-off.
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Elmhurst Public Library hosts over 50 writers for Local Author Fair Aug. 23Aug 11, 2025 5:35 pm - Elmhurst Public Library hosts its eighth annual Local Author Fair on Aug. 23, featuring over 50 authors selling and signing books across all genres.
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Lombard to host summer concert finale featuring Hi Infidelity Aug. 23Aug 11, 2025 4:08 pm - The village of Lombard will host its Summer Concert Finale featuring the 1980s rock cover band Hi Infidelity on Aug. 23.
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District 214’s The Theater Lab Announces Cast for ‘Leaving Iowa,’ Closing Production of 2024-25 SeasonAug 11, 2025 1:45 pm - District 214 Community Education’s The Theater Lab has announced the cast of the closing production of its 2024-25 season, “Leaving Iowa” by Tim Clue and Spike Manton. The production will be a limited four-performance run, Aug. 15-17, at the Forest View Educational Center Theater in Arlington Heights.
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Harper College Educational Foundation awards nearly $50,000 to support opportunities in the communityAug 11, 2025 1:33 pm - Harper College recently celebrated the recipients of its 2025-26 Community Impact Fund Grants.
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Christus Victor Church to host blood drive Aug. 23Aug 11, 2025 1:25 pm - Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 1045 S. Arlington Heights Road, Elk Grove Village, will hold its third annual blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23.