The Geneva Park District will be hosting a nature class about birds for children ages five and up this Saturday at the Peck Farm Interpretive Center, 4038 Kaneville Road.

Delnor Hospital at 300 Randall Road in Geneva is accepting winter clothing and coat donations through Dec. 31 for those in need, especially during these tough economic times for the coming cold weather.

Geneva filmmaker Jose Gomez is hoping to make it big.

Shot in Kane County, his latest film, “Bled White,” premiered at the Clearwater Theatre in West Dundee Oct. 30.

The Kane County Health Department received a new shipment of H1N1 vaccine yesterday and appointments to receive a dose can be made by calling (630) 723-5414.

At their Nov. 16 meeting, the city council is expected to vote on repealing Special Service Area business taxes for 17 residential homeowners.

Dan Davis, executive director of Youth Education Society, will give an anti-drug presentation to parents at 7 p.m. Wednesday11/11 at the Geneva Middle School. (note: The print version of this news brief incorrectly reported that the presentation will be offered to students, not parents.)

Sam Hill has identified a growing problem with feral cats in the Kane County area and has decided to do something about it.

Last week an advisory committee recommended allowing video gambling in unincorporated Kane County. Now the county board will take up whether to permit video gambling in restaurants, bars and lodges. But with growing opposition across the state and doubts about financing, it might be some time before any machines are installed.

Energy conservation and a proposed wind farm became underlying issues at a recent town meeting, as environmentalists and a notable conservative tried to sway a crowded city hall chambers on the debate about global warming.

Children in the Tri-Cities are just as susceptible to drug and alcohol abuse as those in the inner city, according to some experts. That is the message community organizers hoped to convey during Red Ribbon Week, which was observed last week and culminated with a candlelight vigil Sunday at Geneva City Hall.

Home sales this summer across the western suburbs have been on the rise — a thaw in the market following several frozen months.

Check out this 1,148-pound pumpkin, which is on display at Wasco Nursery and Garden Center through Halloween.

St. Charles' annual Scarecrow Festival rang in the fall season right last weekend.

District 304 parents are invited to sign up for Parent to Parent, a popular series of parenting workshops based on Bill Oliver’s Parent to Parent 2000: Lesson Learned series.

The Geneva Park District’s Sunset Racquetball and Fitness Center, 710 Western Ave., will hold an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 20.