Thanksgiving

FIT Foundation in Crest Hill is encouraging residents to visit Fitfoundation4u.com to help provide Thanksgiving dinners for first responders. Go to Donate a Meal to a Joliet Police officer.

Events in Sterling, Rock Falls, Dixon and Morrison listed.

Nearly 4.1 million Illinoisans will be hurtling down the highway or charging into the airport between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2 — an increase of 63,275 from last year, AAA reports.

Do you want to live a life of gratitude every day, not just one day a year?

The Stage Coach Players and the DeKalb Salvation Army are collecting items for dinner boxes to provide local families with a Thanksgiving meal.

Leave the cooking and clean up to someone else, and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal at one of these restaurants in northern Illinois.

Sterling Township is providing food vouchers to help those struggling to afford a Thanksgiving meal.

The dinner will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Parish Center Hall, 600 Ave. B in Sterling.

Located in the heart of Downers Grove, Osteria by Capri pays homage to Chef Joey Capri’s birthplace of Calabria, Italy with bold, Southern Italian flavors and handcrafted cocktails.

After a one year hiatus, the popular Thanksgiving tradition is back for its 11th year at 9 a.m. on Nov. 16 at Perry Farm Park

Knights of Columbus in Joliet invites public to Mass in November in memory of two chaplains who died in war and also to honor local veterans.

Sterling residents can sign up for their $40 food voucher by visiting the Sterling Township Office at 505 W. Lynn Blvd. between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Dixon Knights of Columbus Council 690 will no longer host its annual Thanksgiving dinner. Lack of help and retiring volunteers are the reasons for discontinuing the dinner, according to organizers.

The juried craft show will take place over Thanksgiving weekend

Runners and walkers take off during the first Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Morrison.

The 12th annual St. Anne’s Turkey Trot kicked off Thanksgiving morning at Lowell Park in Dixon. A total of 312 participants signed up for the 3.1-mile run/walk event.

The DeKalb community might see a familiar face Thursday as folks tune in to watch the 97th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade: Michael Embrey, retired NIU band director, is marching with a national band group.

Twenty-year-old Evan Frederick said on Thanksgiving he missed being with his family back home in Florida but was “super thankful and grateful” the VFW McHenry Post 4600 hosted him and about 150 other young recruits from the Great Lakes Naval Station.

Thanksgiving has been an official holiday in the U.S. since 1863, and the people of Joliet have found ways to celebrate the occasion ever since.

State and federal health officials offer guidance on Thanksgiving food prep, thawing, cooking and leftovers.

Volunteers with DeKalb theater group Stage Coach Players made sure community members enjoyed a nice Thanksgiving meal this holiday. Group members set a goal to help 50 local families this year through their annual Thanksgiving food drive.

If you are traveling in Will County this Thanksgiving weekend, be aware of road construction that may result in detours and slow traffic.

The 12th Annual St. Anne's Turkey Trot kicked off Thanksgiving morning at Lowell Park in Dixon. 312 participants signed up for the 3.1 mile run/walk event.

People enjoy a free pre-Thanksgiving luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at the Woodstock train depot. This is the second year the meal that was provided through efforts of Warp Corps, MBI Cares, Isabel’s Family Restaurant, and Napoli’s Pizza, all located in Woodstock.

Health officials offer guidance on thawing, cooking and leftovers.

Huntley residents and visitors from all over will be gathering at Parkside Pub in downtown Huntley Wednesday to enjoy drinks, fun and, as the name suggests, turkey testicles.

Dixon Knights of Columbus Council No. 690 will offer Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, at the Kay Cee Club Hall, 506 W. Third St., Dixon. Dinners are offered on a drive-thru or pick-up basis.

The Thanksgiving turkey is thawed, hopefully, and home chefs are getting ready to cook the bird. But don’t wear billowy sleeves while doing so. And keep the cat away from the oven.

Opinion | Celebrate the season in Genoa: Join us for a free Thanksgiving meal offered Thursday at the Genoa Veterans Home, or our Jingle Bell Parade with Santa Dec. 1, writes Krissy Johnson of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce.

Javier Reyes, instructor in the culinary arts department at Joliet Junior College, has served as a Butterball Turkey Talk-Line expert since 2021. He's also involved in the #FindYourTable endeavor which helps connect people for “Friendsgiving” over this Thanksgiving holiday,

Along with that tradition of the Thanksgiving dinner comes a higher-than-normal calorie consumption.However, with some planning the meal can include a little bit of something for everyone to enjoy.

The Illinois Farm Bureau had a little good news: the cost of an average Thanksgiving dinner has fallen by 2.5 percent over last year

The donation drive and live broadcast dubbed, “Let’s Talk Turkey”, set up from DeKalb’s Salvation Army, aimed to beat last year’s fundraising effort, which WLBK radio station staff said netted $3,448 and 366 in turkey donations.

It’s been niggling at the back of his brain for some time now, and this is the year he’s going to do something about it. Devon Nicklaus, 34, of Rock Falls, is going to cook Thanksgiving dinner.

Midwest Veterans Closet will be giving away Thanksgiving turkeys Nov. 17.

Anyone is welcome to attend or order carryout for the dinner at Peace Lutheran Church in New Lenox. But reservations must be received by Nov. 15.

Mark Pasquesi, president of brokerage for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, is pleased to announce that for the 33rd year in a row, the firm’s Libertyville office will collect donations to provide Lake County residents in need with complete Thanksgiving dinners.

With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, the Will County Health Department’s Environmental Health Division wanted to remind residents about food safety at the holidays.

The Stage Coach Players and The Salvation Army will host one more collection event Tuesday for dinner box items to provide local families a Thanksgiving dinner.

After 90 years, the Kauffman family, of Waterman-based Ho-Ka Turkey Farms, are retiring and closing their family business. Those still interested in a Thanksgiving turkey have until Nov. 18 to get one, or until supply runs out.

It's not necessary to wait until Thanksgiving Day proper to enjoy a turkey dinner.

Volunteers with Stage Coach Players gathered the week leading up to Thanksgiving to collect the final donations needed to help give in-need local families a holiday spread.

Luke Mutter, managing broker of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago office in Libertyville, is pleased to announce that the office fulfilled its goal of donating 100 complete Thanksgiving dinners for Lake County residents in need this year.

More than 160 Thanksgiving Day meals will be delivered this year by those volunteering or working for the Voluntary Action Center’s Meals on Wheels program.

Knights of Columbus council 690 gave out hundreds of meals Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 from their hall in Dixon.

Robert Anselme of Seneca's penchant for traveling the backroads let him capture an image he's shared countless times through decades.

On Friday afternoon, five kindergarten classes at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Joliet gathered in the school's multipurpose room for a pre-Thanksgiving feast. Some of the students shared their thoughts of the holiday's meaning.

For DeKalb firefighters, service to the community doesn’t end when a shift is over. That spirit is what helped area first responders donate 80 turkeys and $1,000 to The Salvation Army as part of WLBK radio station’s annual Let’s Talk Turkey drive.

The Voluntary Action Center in Sycamore, who bring meals to the home bound and elderly, will be delivering Thanksgiving meals funded by the family of Don "Tank" Anderson.

The service will express gratitude through a diversity of blessings, prayers and reflections. In addition, monetary donations will be collected for the Lockport Resource Center.