Holiday drive seeking toys, gift cards, winter clothing
State Rep. Anna Moeller’s annual Winter Clothing Drive and Holiday Toy Drive is underway.
Moeller, D-Elgin, is partnering with Aunt Martha’s Carpentersville Community Health Center to collect gifts for foster care children. She’s seeking new unwrapped toys for ages one month to 11 and gift cards for ages 12 to 17.
Donations will be accepted through Dec. 1.
She’s also seeking new or gently used coats, hats, scarves, gloves and boots for adults and children between the ages of infant and 11. Toiletries, toddler-sized diapers, baby wipes, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, tampons and sanitary napkins are also needed.
Donations will be accepted during the entire month of December.
Drop-off locations for both efforts are at Moeller’s Elgin office at 164 Division St. and the Taylor Family Branch YMCA at 50 N. McLean Blvd, Elgin.
Winter clothing and toiletries also can be left at The Centre of Elgin, 100 Symphony Way, Elgin, and the Dundee Township Adult Activities Center, 665 Barrington Ave., Carpentersville.
For more information, call 847-841-7130 or email [email protected].
South Elgin president holding coffee event Monday
Village President Steve Ward is holding a coffee with constituents from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13 at the South Elgin Branch of the Gail Borden Public Library, 127 S. McLean Blvd.
Residents can drop by to ask questions, offer opinions or discuss community problems. Complimentary cups of coffee will be served.
For more information call South Elgin Village Hall, 847-742-5780.
Carpentersville police to read to children at village hall
The Carpentersville Police Department and the Fox River Valley Library District will be holding a “Books and Badges” reading event for elementary school children from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Carpentersville Village Hall, 1200 LW Besinger Drive.
The theme of the books being read is giving thanks, according to a news release. The department’s K-9, Walter, will be at the event.
For more information, call the Dundee Library at 847-428-3661.
Diabetes awareness presentation at Elgin public library
A presentation on how to recognize the signs and symptoms of diabetes will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.
Staff from Advocate Sherman Hospital’s Diabetes & Nutrition Care Center will provide information and talk about the skills necessary to successfully manage the health condition, a news release said.
To register for the program, go gailborden.info/events, call 847-429-4597 or visit the library.
Anti-DUI initiative set for night before Thanksgiving
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The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office and Kane County police agencies will stage an initiative intended to curtail impaired driving on Wednesday, Nov. 22. the night before Thanksgiving.
Prosecutors will be on hand to assist police through the search warrant process to obtain a blood, breath or urine test from a suspected DUI driver, according to a news release.
Such testing is legal when probable cause exists, and anyone who declines to be tested after being presented with a search warrant can face additional charges, the release said.
St. Charles museum named parade grand marshal
St. Charles History Museum will be the grand marshal of the annual Electric Christmas Parade in honor of the museum’s 90th anniversary.
The parade will be held Saturday, Nov. 25, in downtown St. Charles. It is part of the two-day St. Charles Holiday Homecoming Celebration, which begins Friday, Nov. 24, with the Lighting of the Lights Ceremony.
The history museum at 215 E. Main St. is a nonprofit organization that has permanent and temporary exhibits highlighting the city’s past.
Museum President Steve Gibson said the group is excited to be this year’s parade grand marshal.
For more information, go to www.stcholidayhomecoming.com.
Meeting on St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia coal energy
A meeting for St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia residents on “The Tri-Cities’ Coal Problem and What We Can Do about It” will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Baker Community Center, 101 S. Second St., St. Charles.
The event is sponsored by the Citizens Utility Board, League of Women Voters of Central Kane County, Sierra Club Illinois, Prairie Rivers Network and the Naperville Environment & Sustainability Task Force.
“Renewable energy is gaining ground on fossil fuels faster than anyone expected, costs are dropping and federal incentives help everyday people enjoy the benefits of clean, affordable electricity,” William Koehl, of the League of Women Voters, said in a news release about the event, “but the Tri-Cities region is locked into buying the majority of its power from coal generation.
“This event isn’t a protest. We hope it’s the beginning of a collaborative, problem-solving effort regarding the energy supply for St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia.”