The St. Matthew United Church of Christ Shopping Cart Brigade will make its 37th annual appearance in Wheaton’s Fourth of July parade to raise awareness for food donations to the People’s Resource Center and the Interfaith Food Pantry.

WHEATON 

Fourth of July parade to raise food donations

Shopping carts in an Independence Day Parade? Yes. The St. Matthew United Church of Christ Shopping Cart Brigade will make its 37th annual appearance in Wheaton’s Fourth of July parade. Marchers will wheel shopping carts as a visible sign to support the People’s Resource Center and the Interfaith Food Pantry.

Need for food is critical in the summer when donations typically drop. Needed items include canned fruit, high nutrition cereal, diapers (sizes 4, 5 and 6), baby formula, personal care items (such as toothpaste, deodorant and shampoo) and laundry detergent. Cash donations are also requested. The public is invited to bring donations to the parade, which will be held 10 a.m.-12 p.m. July 4, and will travel on Main Street between Front Street and Parkway Drive.

The theme for the 2017 parade is “There’s No Place Like Home.”

For more information about donations, call (630) 665-1236.

GLEN ELLYN

Village is subject of photo contest

June 30 is the deadline for submissions for the current photography contest, Glen Ellyn: A Picturesque Small Town. The theme, “Most Picturesque Town,” invites adults and students to capture what makes Glen Ellyn a picturesque community.

The contest is open to residents, students attending school in Glen Ellyn, and people employed by Glen Ellyn businesses. Photos will be selected by a panel of judges and used in various village publications. The photos will be judged on subject, composition and how they capture the theme of the contest. Each photographer may submit up to five photos. There are two categories for photo submissions: youth (ages 17 and under) and adult (ages 18 and over). Ten photographs in the adult category and five photographs in the youth category will be selected. The village will award $20 Chamber of Commerce gift certificates for the 15 winning selections.

For more information and to submit entries, go to glenellyn.org.

ELMHURST

Annual race to be held on Fourth of July

Elmhurst’s Fourth of July race starts at 7:15 a.m. The community 4-mile run starts and finishes on Prospect Avenue next to Wilder Park at Elmhurst College.

There is also a 1k race for children 12 and under.

The race is presented by the Elmhurst Running Club. According to the race’s website, the course is USATF-certified and CARA Runner’s Choice Circuit CARA Youth Circuit.

For more information about the 4 on the 4th, go to the race’s website, 4on4th.com

Runners and the audience are invited to donate socks on the morning of the race. Bring a new pair of socks (in the package only) for veterans, homeless and other people in need. The Sock Man will be at the race to accept donations.

For more information and to submit entries, go to glenellyn.org.

Runners and the audience are invited to donate socks on the morning of the race. Bring a new pair of socks (in the package only) for veterans, homeless and other people in need. The Sock Man will be at the race to accept donations.

History museum director to retire

The city of Elmhurst has announced that the director of the Elmhurst History Museum will retire in October, after nearly 30 years with the city.

Brian Bergheger, has been with the museum since 1988. One of the accomplishments in Bergheger’s career includes his role in the city’s acquisition of Churchville Schoolhouse and its subsequent restoration and rehabilitation. Churchville Schoolhouse is a protected National Register property and one of the few one-room schoolhouses in the state still to be located on its original site. The museum now operates the schoolhouse as a living history classroom for schools in the area and also presents public programs there.

In his retirement, Bergheger plans to get more involved in the social activism side of public history.

HINSDALE

Openings in village’sfinance, police departments

The village of Hinsdale is currently hiring for several positions. The following positions are open:

• Part-time finance account clerk/receptionist – position open until filled

• Part-time records clerk, police department – position open until filled, and

• Police officer – applications for this position are due by 4 p.m. July 10.

For more information about all the positions, visit villageofhinsdale.org.

NAPERVILLE

Already 30 Naperville neighborhoods will participate Aug. 1 in the 21st annual National Night Out. Commonly called America’s Night Out Against Crime, the annual event is designed to bolster drug prevention and crime awareness and generate support for local anti-crime efforts. Last year, 35 neighborhoods participated, by planning block parties, potlucks, parades and more.

Naperville police are encouraging neighborhoods to sign up by July 15 to make sure police, fire, city vehicles and employees can make an appearance at each neighborhood event.

National Night Out will last from 6-9 p.m. Registration is free. Go to naperville.il.us.

The event’s webpage encourages residents to join people across the nation to turn on their porch lights, lock their doors and spend the evening outside with their neighbors, police officers, firefighters and other city personnel with events such as cookouts, block parties and neighborhood walks.