Waubonsee Community College is inviting the community to attend its annual series of December concerts.
The free performances serve as a culminating showcase of student and faculty talent from a variety of musical styles and performing groups, college officials said.
The performances include the Waubonsee Chorale and Jazz Combo at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the Aurora Downtown Campus of Waubonsee; the Waubonsee Concert Band at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Sugar Grove campus auditorium; and the Waubonsee Chorale and Chamber Choir at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at the auditorium.
Also, the Waubonsee Steel Drum Band at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Sugar Grove campus auditorium; Waubonsee’s Jazz Combo and Ensemble at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at the auditorium; and the General Student Recital at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Von Ohlen Hall, Room 114, on the Sugar Grove campus.
For more information on the performances, go to calendar.waubonsee.edu/humanities.
Nature programs planned this winter
The Kane County Forest Preserve District has scheduled three upcoming programs in its “Nurtured by Nature” series, which incorporates stretching, deep breathing and a focus on awareness during gentle hikes designed to nurture the mind, body and spirit, district officials said.
The upcoming programs will all take place from 10 to 11 a.m. on Sundays. The sessions include Dec. 28 at Hannaford Woods Forest Preserve, 5S002 Merrill Road in Sugar Grove; Sunday, Jan. 25, at Les Arends Forest Preserve, 2S731 Route 31 in Batavia; and Sunday, Feb. 22, at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean St. in St. Charles.
The free programs are for those 18 years old and older, officials said. Advance registration is required. To register, go to www.kaneforest.com/register, call 630-444-3190 or email programs@kaneforest.com.
For more information on the programs, go to www.kaneforest.com or find the district on social media by searching @forestpreserve.
DuPage County state’s attorney given victims’ rights award
Marsy’s Law for Illinois has presented DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin with the Champion of Victims’ Rights award for his commitment to empowering crime victims.
The organization acknowledged Berlin’s work in strengthening and refining components of the Marsy’s Law language, which was approved by Illinois voters in 2014 and added to the Illinois Constitution.
It also praised the state’s attorney’s office for being strong advocates for victims’ rights, protecting domestic violence victims and educating crime victims about their right to obtain restitution for the crimes committed against them.
“Bob Berlin was instrumental to ensuring the language in the Illinois version of Marsy’s Law made sense for our state and would result in the best possible outcomes for crime victims and those who work with them,” Jennifer Bishop Jenkins, state director for Marsy’s Law for Illinois, said in a news release.
“He and his office have continued to take a trauma-informed approach to helping victims navigate the criminal justice system including his latest innovation of adding a facility dog to his office.”
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