Easter

The wind was brisk and temperatures a tad chilly, but the race to pick up plastic Easter eggs and candy was heated Saturday

McHenry County celebrates Easter 2024.

About 3,500 eggs dotted the lawn of St. Peter's Church in Spring Grove Saturday. It was one of two egg hunts in Spring Grove Saturday and among many others held throughout McHenry County.

McHenry County Catholics brought their easter baskets to church Saturday for Easter blessings.

The Hippity-Hop Easter Egg Hunt, which was held on Saturday at the Shorewood retirement community, featured more than 7,000 eggs filled with candy,

Earlier this year, the Diocese of Joliet announced a major restructuring that involves closing some churches and schools and merging some parishes. This week marked the final time 5 churches will be holding Holy Week Masses as they close their doors this summer.

Hundreds of kids scrambled for thousands of eggs Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Centennial School in Polo for the annual community egg hunt.

Easter Sunday is March 31. Here’s a non-exhaustive rundown of where you can take the kiddos this year on family-friendly Easter egg hunts across DeKalb County:

Shorewood HUGS and the Village of Shorewood present the 14th annual "Hugs for Hounds" on Saturday.

On March 23, Gurnee Park District welcomed about 350 guests to this year’s Bunny Bash at Viking Park.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites children and their families to its fun-filled Easter Eggventure event from 9 to 11 a.m. March 30.

Holy Week is a reflective time for people of many faiths, and Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday are marked by tens of millions around the world. However, Holy Week in 1865 was a defining period in American history.

Some lucky kids received one of four bikes being given away, while four others got a surprise of a pool party at the Duis Center.

Hosted by the Kiwanis Club, the Easter egg hunt is a Morrison tradition of over 30 years.

12,000 eggs and a few hundred kids merged Saturday at Westwood for the annual Sterling Park District Easter Egg Hunt. Some lucky kids received one of four bikes being given away while four others got a surprise of a pool party at the Duis Center.

With Easter just a week away, here are some egg hunts taking place throughout the Sauk Valley.

The convergence of spring break and Holy Week means packed terminals at O’Hare and Midway international airports, the Chicago Department of Aviation reports.

On March 23, Gurnee Park District will welcome guests to this year’s Bunny Bash.

On Saturday, the First Presbyterian Church of Joliet will host a free Easter event that includes breakfast, holiday crafts, a telling of the Easter Story, musical instruments to try out, photos with the Easter Bunny and an Easter Egg Hunt.

Five egg hunts and/or Easter events planned throughout Kane County hosted by the Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles park districts.

August Hill Winery in Utica is hosting an Adult Egg Hunt on Friday, March 29.

Denise Blaszynski, the programs and public relations coordinator at the library, will share the history and symbolism behind Pysanky eggs.

Joliet Moose Lodge #300 will be hopping with family friendly Easter fun on March 23. Buy tickets by March 19.

The Easter Egg hunt is open for kids 0-11 years old. Touch A Truck is open to kids of all ages.

Hawthorn will host a special Sensory-Friendly Bunny event on March 17.

Hawthorn, a super-regional shopping center in Vernon Hills, invites children and their families to meet and take keepsake photos with the Easter Bunny in his spring garden on the Lower Level in Macy’s Court.

Participants can use stickers, paint and string to create Easter eggs. Due to limited supplies, the program is first-come, first-served.

Aurora Lions Club will host its annual Easter pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 16, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora.

The Plainfield Park District had a banner weekend at the recent Illinois Association of Park Districts/Illinois Park & Recreation Association Soaring to New Heights Conference.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will host a traditional Ash Wednesday service to begin its Lent season.

The Plainfield Park District is already preparing for the summer season with registration for summer camp, swim lessons and pool passes all opening Feb. 23.

Because of discrepancies in the way that Easter is calculated, Western Christians (Roman Catholics and Protestants), typically celebrate Easter anywhere from one to five weeks before Eastern, or Orthodox, Christians celebrate.

Weather was near perfect for the Dixon Park District egg hunt Saturday.

Weather worked out near perfect for the Dixon Park District egg hunt Saturday, April 8, 2023.

Wilton Center Federated Church in Manhattan had less than 20 members when a young, part-time youth pastor, Zach Dyrda, joined them as interim pastor. No one wanted the church the close. What came next is the heart of the Easter message.

The Forreston Lions Club and Forreston Area Business Association sponsored an annual Easter egg hunt and Touch-A-Truck event on April 8, 2023, in the village's Memorial Park. New this year was the Touch-A-Truck and a sensory sensitive Easter egg hunt.

The Leaf River Lions Club hosted a Breakfast with Bunny on April 8, 2023, at the Bertolet Building in Leaf River. An Easter egg hunt in the park surrounding the Bertolet Building followed breakfast.

A calendar of upcoming bunny-related spring activities.

The cross walk will last 45 minute to an hour and will include readings and hymns.

Come out to an Easter egg hunt at 2 p.m. Saturday at The Table Joliet, 1451 Black Road, Joliet. Children in fifth grade or younger can participate. More than 5,000 eggs will be hidden in plain sight at EGG-stravaganza.

Coloma Park District held their annual egg hunt at Centennial Park in Rock Falls Saturday, April 1, 2023.

After five years, The First Presbyterian Church in Morris will return to the stage with its production of " The Living Last Supper” by Ruth Elaine Schram.

Scroll through this list of some area Easter egg hunts in Will and Grundy counties.

The awareness campaign Make Mine Chocolate aims to reduce the number of bunnies that end up in animal shelters once the thrill of Easter has passed, and the complexity of rabbit ownership has set in.

Here is a look at some Easter-themed events and programs taking place in the DeKalb County area.

The Eastern Orthodox celebrated Easter on April 24. The day was a poignant one for many Ukrainian Orthodox.

The Forreston Lions Club and Forreston Area Business Association partnered to host an Easter egg hunt for the village's children on April 16.

About 180 people stopped by the Bertolet Memorial Building in Leaf River the morning of April 16 to enjoy Breakfast with Bunny. The event was hosted by the Leaf River Lions Club. A children's Easter egg hunt followed breakfast.

Gates said he started his mission 20 years ago “because he loves kids.”

"I think faith is more relevant now than ever," said Jenny Hoover of First Baptist Church of Sycamore. Like others, she's reflecting this Easter weekend on how 'church' has been redefined in this pandemic era, and where to go from here.