Annual Winter Wine Walk to benefit Arranmore Arts
Tickets are expected to sell out quickly for the annual Downtown Naperville Winter Wine Walk, which takes place from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4.
Participants can walk through the downtown area sampling 12 varieties of wines and small bites. Proceeds benefit Arranmore Arts.
Tickets are $50, and offer staggered times starting at Elements of Naperville in Hotel Indigo, 123 Water St. Sales end Feb. 4; some check-in times have already sold out.
For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.visitnaperville.com.
Organization donates books, cards to Edward pediatrics
The Young Hearts for Life Junior Board recently donated more than 300 books and hand-signed get-well cards to Edward Foundation’s Pediatric Child Life Program to be distributed to hospitalized children over the holidays and throughout the year.
Young Hearts for Life Junior Board has more than 75 students in 15 area schools.
Teens have the opportunity to get involved in the Young Hearts program and assist in heart screenings and fundraising for electrocardiograms, a news release said. Young Hearts for Life offers free electrocardiograms to students at local high schools to detect conditions that may cause sudden cardiac death.
Their donation supports children who are hospitalized. The Pediatric Child Life program relies on community support through financial, toy and book donations, the release said.
Will County transportation survey, meetings planned
A survey to help Will County develop its long-term transportation planning guide is open to all county residents through the end of February.
The “Our Way Forward 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan” will use public feedback to evaluate future priorities and guide the next 25 years of transportation projects, officials said in a news release.
All modes of transportation will be assessed, including walking, biking, driving and freight, officials said.
The plan, which is in its first phase, will look at how to improve safety, quality of life, reduce congestion and enhance economic development in line with residents’ wants.
The survey is at www.ourwaywill.co.
Two virtual workshops on the plan also are scheduled. The first will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 6 and the second at noon, Feb. 7. Register to attend at www.ourwaywill.co.
The final plan is expected to be completed in August 2025.
