The Fourth of July Parade in Darien is scheduled to step off from Hinsdale South High School, 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, parade officials say.

Check out the club and support group meetings, seminars, fundraisers and other events happening in the community.

A full slate of unique vehicles, bands and individuals representing local organizations, animals and floats — more than 60 entries — are scheduled to participate in Hinsdale’s Fourth of July Parade, which kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 4 at Garfield Avenue and Sixth Street.

Wheaton is one of the last places I’d expect to find anyone who doesn’t believe in God. Yet the city hosts a group called the Wheaton Atheists. Who knew? Meanwhile, there are the Fox Valley Atheists in Batavia, the Freethought Conversants in Glen Ellyn, and even the Non-Alcoholic Atheists in Lombard.

Jim Gill will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 at Darien Community Park, 7100 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien.

Red, white and blue. Together, in our nation’s flag, they stand as a symbol of freedom. But their presence is much deeper. These colors are ingrained in our culture, whether we notice them or not — from signs marking interstate highways to Popsicles shaped like rockets.