Ron Aulerick and Caroline Moran, 7, help bag macaroni at the Village Commons in North Riverside for Feed Our Community Day Saturday. Volunteers gathered to pack meals for needy families. (Photo by Jennifer Wolfe)
Jon Platt, of Brookfield, used his canoe Saturday to gather garbage that was tossed into Salt Creek during the village’s annual Project NICE campaign, which beautifies and cleans up parks and other public areas. (Photo by Jennifer Wolfe)
Samantha McDonald, 11, of North Riverside, applies finishing touches to her pumpkin at the annual McAdam Landscaping Pumpkin Party on Saturday in Forest Park. (Photo by Matt Baron)
