East Dundee holding open house on riverfront plans
East Dundee will hold an open house Tuesday, Oct. 24, to discuss preliminary plans to redevelop its riverfront.
Consultants from Hitchcock Design Group will give presentations and answer questions at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. during an event that will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Rakow Adult Activities Center, 665 Barrington Ave., Carpentersville, according to a village newsletter.
The village also plans to conduct an online community survey on the project from Monday, Oct. 23, through Friday, Nov. 3.
For more information, call 847-844-1256.
Kane County’s Operation Trick or Treat set for Oct. 27
The Kane County Health Department will be handing out Halloween treats from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at the Elgin Community College Gymnasium, Building J, 1700 Spartan Drive.
Dubbed Operation Trick or Treat, the free event will double as a training exercise for public health staff and first responders, according to a news release. Workers will be practicing mass distribution procedures by distributing Halloween candy.
Families are encouraged to come in costume and take pictures at a photo station. Registration is preferred, but all are welcome to attend.
For more information, go to kanehealth.com/Pages/Operation-Trick-or-Treat.aspx
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Sleepy Hollow hosting Monster Dash, Halloween events
The Sleepy Hollow Service Club will be holding a downhill Monster Dash for children from 1 to 3 p.m. followed by Halloween in the Hollow from 3 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, in Sabatino Park.
Monster Dash participants can ride Big Wheels, trikes or go-karts from Sleepy Hollow Pool, 875 Winmoor Drive, to Sabatino Park, 1 Thorobred Lane, according to the club’s Facebook page. The entry fee is $20, with proceeds going to the club’s 2024 Fourth of July fireworks fund.
The free Halloween in the Hollow will include a costume contest for kids, a chili cook-off, pumpkin decorating, hay rides and a bonfire lit in advance of an appearance from the Headless Horseman. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
For more information, call 224-484-0009 or email [email protected].
East Dundee pumpkin carving contest at The Depot
East Dundee will be holding its 24th annual pumpkin contest from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 28, at The Dundee Depot Market and Visitors Center, 319 N. River St.
Prizes will be awarded to the top four entries in the best decorated and best carved categories. People are also welcome to bring their largest pumpkins to display. Judging starts promptly at noon.
For more information, call 847-426-4307 or email [email protected]
Annual fall book sale being held at St. Charles library
The Friends of St. Charles Public Library will hold its annual fall used book sale Friday through Sunday in the Huntley Community Room at the library, 1 S. Sixth Ave.
The sale will run from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, organizers said.
Items for sale will include paperback and hardcover books, CDs, DVDs, computer and board games, and more, according to library officials.
On Sunday, shoppers can purchase a bag of books for $15 in a cloth library-branded bag.
Money raised will go to the foundation’s support for library services, programs, facilities, staff and the community, officials said.
For more information, call 630-584-0076, Ext. 231, or go to scpld.org/used-book-sale.