The Batavia Jaycees will have its "Cars Under the Stars" events from 6 to 9 tonight on the Riverwalk on Houston Street. There will be prizes and music, and all vehicles are welcome. For more information, visit www.bataviajaycees.org. History of Bata...

The Fox Valley Park District will host a family festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Vaughan Athletic Center, 2121 W. Indian Trail in Aurora. The festival will include football-throwing contests, carnival games and an inflatable climbing wal...

Westwood Park grand reopening: The Fox Valley Park District will reveal renovations at 11 a.m. Thursday at Westwood Park at a grand reopening ceremony. The ceremony will include bags, balloon animals and Parker, the park district's mascot. Renovatio...

Learn about the history of commerce in Batavia over the past 175 years, at a discussion at 2 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave. Besides windmill factories and rock quarries, participants will talk about stores, service in...

Do you remember Batavia's neighborhood grocery stores or the bygone mom-and-pop businesses of downtown? Did you know the merchants whose families still run Batavia businesses today? Then plan to attend "Commerce in Batavia - 175 Years of Progress," ...

The city of St. Charles will celebrate its 175th anniversary in 2009. Planning has begun on activities for a variety of events throughout the year to mark this special occasion. The committee formed to organize the events, comprised of members from ...

The Downtown St. Charles Partnership has announced the next winner of its "Outstanding Volunteers of 2008" award. Nicole Guvenoz, owner of Eliza Jane Boutique and Spa of St. Charles, has been named as the next recipient, based on her volunteer work ...

To list your club's meetings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, or fax to (847) 608-0849. Kane County Genealogical Society: The next monthly meeting of the Kane County Genealogical Society will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, in the ...

St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave., offers a variety of programs and events. For details, call (630) 584-0076 or visit www.stcharleslibrary.org. Costume design: Today at 2 p.m., author Holly Cleeland of Glue and Go Costumes will be discussi...

• Submit your events at least two weeks in advance by e-mail to dupageneighbor@dailyherald.com or by fax, (630) 955-0895. July 21 • Open Gym Dodgeball for children ages 7 to 11 will be offered from 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Aug. 11, at the York C...