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Food bank distributing free groceries Saturday at ECC

The Northern Illinois Food Bank is holding a free pop-up grocery distribution event Saturday, Nov. 4, at Elgin Community College on Spartan Drive.

Food will be distributed from 9 to 11 a.m. to the first 1,000 families or while supplies last, a food bank news release said. Items will be loaded into cars by local volunteers and no ID, proof of income or registration is needed.

Last year, Northern Illinois Food Bank distributed 10.8 million meals to neighbors in Kane County and served an average of 66,000 people each month, the release said. Inflation, rising food costs and the ending of the emergency government benefits are increasing the number of families, seniors and individuals seeking help, agency officials said.

Groceries will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information about how to get groceries, donate or volunteer, go to SolveHungerToday.org.

Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin is holding an online discussion Nov. 8 about the Ken Burns’ documentary “The American Buffalo.”

Elgin library holding event on Ken Burns’ documentary

Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin is holding an online discussion about the Ken Burns’ documentary “The American Buffalo” from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8.

The session will feature a 20-minute companion film related to the two-part, four-hour documentary followed by an online discussion, according to a news release. The program will be presented in collaboration with PBS Books and the American Indian Library Association.

To register and for information about receiving a Zoom link for the program, see gailborden.info/events or call 847-429-4597.

A red-tailed hawk is one of many varieties of raptors that make Illinois their home. Friends of the Fox River will hold a “Meet the Raptors” program Nov. 12 to provide information and present some live birds.

Friends of the Fox River to host talk on local raptors

Friends of the Fox River will be holding a “Meet the Raptors” presentation about local birds of prey from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, at the Schweitzer Environmental Center, 16N900 Sleepy Hollow Road, West Dundee.

The program will include trained handlers who will be displaying live raptors and talking about the birds, according to a news release.

To register, go to friendsofthefoxriver.wildapricot.org/event-5453490.

See Santa at Elgin’s Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House

The Elgin Area Historical Society is taking bookings for families who would like to have their photos taken with Santa at the Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House, 302 W. Chicago St. in Elgin.

Fifteen-minute time slots are available from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, and 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19.

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Santa will take photos with children, pets, grandparents and family members, according to a news release. Participants can also bring props to include in the pictures.

Sessions are $30. To book a time slot, go to elginhistory.org/product/mini-session-with-santa-saturday-november-18 or elginhistory.org/product/mini-session-with-santa-sunday-november-19.