The Marklund organization is asking a Kane County judge to overturn the state’s decision prohibiting it from building seven community homes in Elgin for adults with disabilities.

Marklund hosted a new "Cookies & Kindness" event where community members decorated cookies and cards for residents.

The Northwest DuPage American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1084 is hosting its annual "Giving Tree" program to provide holiday cheer to children, families, and veterans in the community. Donations will be accepted through Dec. 7.

More than 110 students from Aurora Central Catholic High School visited Marklund, a nonprofit serving people with developmental disabilities, for their annual Day of Service.

A $17.4-million renovation of Marklund Wasmond Center in Elgin adds 24 beds, therapy areas, and amenities for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Area residents are invited to hit the pavement with purpose on Sunday, Oct.19, for Marklund’s 13th Annual Run, Walk & Roll – Geneva 5K/1Mile event.

The Kane County Cougars baseball team visited the Marklund Hyde Center for the sixth year, playing an adaptive T-ball game with the residents.

The Holmstad senior living community in Batavia has been holding an annual bazaar for 47 years, with residents creating handmade items to sell and raise funds for scholarships and charity.

Jerry Finis, co-founder of Pathway Senior Living, has been named chair of the Marklund board of directors.

Marklund received a $7,695 grant from the DuPage Foundation to purchase academic curriculum to help teach life skills to disabled students at its therapeutic schools.