Sherry Ladislas, Director of Development

Will County

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Chicago Metropolitan Area

New Lenox

Illinois

Mokena

Andrea Earnest

Homer Glen-Lockport

Manhattan

Frankfort

John Ferak

Joliet

Cook County

Orland Park

Tinley Park

Romeoville

Lemont

Shorewood

Renaissance Center

🌙 What to Expect at The Witching Hour Masquerade 🌙
Step into an immersive evening where mystery meets magic. Guests are encouraged to arrive in masquerade attire and embrace the energy of transformation, intuition, and connection.
✨ Here’s what you can look forward to:
🖤 Curated Mystical Vendors &amp; Readers Explore a hand-selected collection of tarot readers, psychics, healers, artisans, crystal vendors, and metaphysical creators.
🌙 Intuitive Experiences Receive personal readings, discover spiritual tools, and connect with practitioners offering insight, guidance, and healing.
✨ Immersive Atmosphere A beautifully styled, moody, and enchanting environment designed to feel like stepping into another realm.
🎭 Masquerade Energy Masks are encouraged—allowing guests to move freely, connect deeply, and experience the magic of anonymity and intuition.
🕯️ Community &amp; Connection Meet like-minded souls, explore new perspectives, and enjoy a night centered around curiosity, wonder, and transformation.
💫 A One-of-a-Kind Experience This is not a typical market or fair—it’s an intentional, curated evening designed to feel unforgettable.

Local Event: Witching Hour Masquerade Ball

Witching Hour Masquerade Ball

🌙 What to Expect at The Witching Hour Masquerade 🌙
Step into an immersive evening where mystery meets magic. Guests are...

Lockport Vfw Post #5788

Celebrate the season with traditional Alpine music by Max's Oberkrainer Express from Germany, Austria, and Slovenia. Enjoy a festive atmosphere featuring authentic food choices like Bratwurst or Pork Chop, available for ages 12 and over with an admission fee of $10.

Local Event: Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest

Celebrate the season with traditional Alpine music by Max's Oberkrainer Express from Germany, Austria, and Slovenia. Enjoy a...

Joliet Junior College Event Center

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Join <a href="https://www.willcountysao.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow</a> and the <a href="https://www.willcountycac.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Will County Children’s Advocacy Center</a> for the 16th Annual <a href="https://www.MenWhoCook.info" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">MEN WHO COOK presented by CITGO</a><a href="https://null" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>&nbsp;on Saturday, October 17, from 6–9 PM at the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/DiC8FF8NQtP6YEeH8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Joliet Junior College Event Center</a>, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet, IL. It’s one deliciously fun night where talented men from our community—amateur and professional cooks alike—serve up samples of their favorite APPETIZERS, ENTREES &amp; DESSERTS…and YOU get to decide which dishes deserve bragging rights!
TASTE. JUDGE. HAVE FUN! From savory to sweet, our cooks will pull out all the stops to win your vote. Bring your appetite and enjoy an evening packed with:
● Delicious Food ● Cash Bar by <a href="https://roccitybarandgrill.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Roc City Bar &amp; Grill</a> ● Kids’ Activities ● Raffles
Great food, great fun &amp; a great cause.&nbsp;And the best part? You get to be the judge!
HAVE FUN. MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Your ticket supports the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center, providing HOPE, HEALING &amp; JUSTICE to children who have endured severe physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, neglect, and exposure to violence.
100% of proceeds stay local, supporting the CAC’s evidence-based, trauma-focused forensic interview, family advocacy, and trauma therapy services for children and their families.
Founded in 1995 by Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow, the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center brings together law enforcement, prosecutors, DCFS, medical professionals, forensic interviewers, family advocates, and trauma therapists under one roof to help abused children begin their journey toward healing and justice.
GRAB YOUR FRIENDS &amp; FAMILY. COME HUNGRY! You won't leave that way!

Local Event: MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center

MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's...

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Join Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow and the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center for the 16th...

MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center

Asbury United Methodist Church

The Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra (KVSO) is pleased to announce the next concert of its 2026-2027 Season: Beautiful Places - ¡Qué hermoso lugar! – featuring music inspired by Spain. On Saturday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m., Dr. Sean Paul MILLS, the KVSO’s Artistic Director &amp; Conductor, will lead the orchestra in a program featuring music by Joaquin RODRIGO, Edouard LALO, Isaac ALBENIZ, and Emmanuel CHABRIER, and featuring the KVSO’s Principal Cello, Bob HAUSER, as soloist.
This energetic and passionate program will feature both familiar and unfamiliar works inspired by the people, culture, and natural beauty of Spain. Joquin RODRIGO’s Tres Viejas Aires de Danza (Three Old Dance Airs/Tunes) opens the concert with the past meeting the musical vision of a modern composer in a delightful work for chamber orchestra. The KVSO’s Principal Cello, Bob HAUSER, then joins the full orchestra for Edouard LALO’s virtuosic and impassioned Cello Concerto in d minor. Following intermission, the orchestra will take us on a musical journey through the Spanish countryside as it performs two movements from Isaac ALBENIZ’s Iberia: Suite for Orchestra – Evocation &amp; Fete-Dieu a Seville and Emmanual CHABRIER’s Espana. 
Cellist Bob HAUSER has “survived” both of the more lucrative family employment paths of auto repair and house painting to be a performer &amp; educator of cello and upright bass. As a cellist, he has performed with the Beloit-Janesville Symphony, Rockford Symphony, Elgin Symphony, Champaign Urbana Symphony, Illinois Symphony, New Philharmonic, Illinois Philharmonic, Waukegan Symphony, Whiting Pops Orchestra, Peoria Symphony, Southwest Symphony, and Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra. Bob spent 3 years at Illinois Wesleyan University where he studied cello with Barbara Hedlund and bass with Bill Koehler. He finished his Bachelor’s degree in Music at Northern Illinois University and stayed for 2 years of Master’s studies with cellist Marc Johnson. He was a low string specialist for Lincolnway Youth Strings for 7 years as well as spending short stints teaching beginning orchestra and high school orchestra.
Plan on joining Sean Paul at 6:15 p.m. for the free pre-concert discussion “Beyond the Score” as he discusses the composers, compositions, and inspiration behind the works featured on the program. 
Experiencing this lovingly created and performed music in the comfortable confines of the Sanctuary at Asbury United Methodist Church in Kankakee. Please join us for this memorable and moving concert experience as we continue our 59th
Season “Beautiful Places.”
Tickets for KVSO concerts are available through the KVSO website at <a href="https://www.kvso.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.kvso.org</a> and at the door beginning one (1) hour before each performance. Adults are $30 and Children are $5.

Local Event: Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra: Beautiful Places: ¡Qué hermoso lugar! (Music of Spain)

Kankakee County

Kankakee

Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra: Beautiful...

The Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra (KVSO) is pleased to announce the next concert of its 2026-2027 Season: Beautiful Places...

Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra: Beautiful Places: ¡Qué hermoso lugar! (Music of Spain)

Morris Plaza, 100 West Commercial Dr.- Morris, IL

On
Sunday October 18th an outdoor flea market sponsored by
Junk in the Trunk Morris will take place at the Morris Plaza, 100
West Commercial Drive in Morris. Our independent vendors will be open
for business from 9AM until 3PM, offering shoppers a selection of
household items, collectibles, tools, toys, crafts and more at
attractive prices. The Morris Plaza is located in a highly visible
commercial corridor, north of downtown and a block west of Rt. 47.
New vendors are always welcome at Junk in the Trunk Morris events,
and if you would like to be a vendor in Morris on October 18th, it is
not too late as advance registration is not required. Simply arrive
at 8AM, pay the $15 vendor fee, take an available spot and start
selling. Vendors paying the $15 fee are guaranteed a space of at least 10’ by
30’, and we can accommodate those bringing small trailers without an
additional charge. October is vendor appreciation month, and a vendor
only giveaway will be held on the 18th. Junk in the Trunk Morris was
founded in 2009 as a charitable fundraiser, and proceeds from vendor
fees received at this event will be donated to Hopeful Tails Animal
Rescue of Joliet. For additional information and complete vendor
rules visit us on Facebook, or contact event manager George Bennett,
<a href="mailto:morrissale@yahoo.com">morrissale@yahoo.com</a> or
630-319-0289.

Local Event: Junk in the Trunk Morris Outdoor Flea Market

Channahon-Minooka

Junk in the Trunk Morris Outdoor Flea Market


On
Sunday October 18th an outdoor flea market sponsored by
Junk in the Trunk Morris will take place at the Morris Plaza,...

German American Heritage Center

Join us this Sunday afternoon for our annual Trunk or Treat Halloween event at the German American Heritage Center, 25249 South Center Road, Frankfort, IL from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Free family fun !

Local Event: Annual Trunk or Treat Halloween Event

Annual Trunk or Treat Halloween Event

Join us this Sunday afternoon for our annual Trunk or Treat Halloween event at the German American Heritage Center, 25249 South...

First Presbyterian Church

Trunk- N-Treat is a Spooktacular Gathering at First Pres. Joliet. There will be Candy, Food, Games, Classic Cars, and more! Come join us and help if you want to decorate a trunk. Use the QR&nbsp;code if you are willing to help!

Local Event: Trunk - N - Treat

Trunk - N - Treat

Trunk- N-Treat is a Spooktacular Gathering at First Pres. Joliet. There will be Candy, Food, Games, Classic Cars, and more!...

St. Joseph School

Lace up your sneakers for St. Joseph School's annual 5K run and walk, beginning at the school and continuing through the scenic Wauponsee Glacial Trail and Leighlinbridge paths. All participants receive a finisher medal, drawstring race bag, and a t-shirt (guaranteed if registered before October 10th). Registration is $35 and can be completed online or in-person on race day.

Local Event: Mission: Run 5K Run & Walk

Mission: Run 5K Run & Walk

Lace up your sneakers for St. Joseph School's annual 5K run and walk, beginning at the school and continuing through the scenic...

Grace Episcopal Chruch

Come to the Patch on Pine! Our pumpkin patch is free to enter and full of fun activities. We have a photo area and lawn games open anytime the patch is, plus special events like Story Time with Mrs. O'Lantern, movie nights, s'mores, and trunk or treat. Stop by and stock up on pumpkins and gourds. All proceeds benefit Grace Episcopal Church.&nbsp;

Local Event: Pumpkin Patch On Pine Street

Pumpkin Patch On Pine Street

Come to the Patch on Pine! Our pumpkin patch is free to enter and full of fun activities. We have a photo area and lawn games...

The Ranch

Create magic this season at Believe ✨
Growing up with four sisters probably drained my parents on a daily basis: emotionally, physically, and even financially.

We didn't get everything we asked for. We wore hand-me-downs, and got two pairs of shoes every school year. One for everyday school and a pair of gym shoes.

But when it came to Christmas, Mom and Dad made sure it was magical.

From Gram’s Christmas Eve Polish feast, to presents straight out of the pages of the Sears Wishbook, and all the way through to Christmas morning, when Santa arrived overnight and brought us every Fisher-Price toy and Barbie doll, car, home and outfit there was.

It wasn't just the gifts that made that time of year the very best. It was being with my whole family: aunts, uncles, Gram and my cousins. The joking, the laughing, playing games with our new haul, and just being together. That's what mattered most, then and now.

This year I'm putting all those feelings into a single Christmas event and sharing it with you, so your family can create the memories your kids will still love, even 50 years later.

Your Visit to Believe · Sunday, November 8 · The Ranch in Frankfort
<ul><li>Santa's Wonderland: Before meeting Santa, the kids craft, shop and sip hot chocolate.</li></ul>

<ul><li>The Stone Fireplace: A cozy stone fireplace, decked out for the holidays, sets the scene for your family portraits.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Santa's Front Porch: In the barn, on a fully decorated country front porch, the kids meet the BEST Santa: authentic, jolly and a true professional. Every moment is captured for the sweetest portraits.</li></ul>

<ul><li>The Ranch "Reindeer": We finish with a visit to the Ranch's gentle donkeys, wearing their antlers.</li></ul>

You get all the magic of the season, plus portraits you'll revisit and treasure every single year at Christmastime.

Make this year a new tradition, and create unforgettable memories at Believe — A Santa Experience on November 8.

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We can't wait to help your family celebrate the magic of Believe.

Believe,
Jean

Local Event: Believe - A Santa Experience

Believe - A Santa Experience

Create magic this season at Believe ✨
Growing up with four sisters probably drained my parents on a daily basis: emotionally,...

Silver Cross Hospital Pavilion A Conference Center

Navigate upcoming 2027 changes at this informative event where you can compare plans, get your questions answered, and have enrollments accepted on-site. Attendees can enjoy complimentary coffee and donuts while consulting with the Silver Health Team and LifeSmart Senior Services experts.

Local Event: 2027 Medicare Fair

2027 Medicare Fair

Navigate upcoming 2027 changes at this informative event where you can compare plans, get your questions answered, and have...

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