Farmersville, IL, is kicking off fall with its “Kickin’ on Route 66 Fun Fest” on October 10! Enjoy a full day of family-friendly fun, including bounce houses, kids’ activities, a classic car display, a photo booth, and free giveaways at the Farmersville-Waggoner Library Route 66. There will be caricatures sponsored by Real Family Medicine from 11 a.m.–3 p.m., a magician and balloon artist from 1–4 p.m., and live music in the park from 9 a.m.–noon and again from 1–4 p.m. And, of course, there will be plenty of delicious food! Illuminates will be serving pork chops, burgers, and hot dogs; the Zion Lutheran ELCA Ladies will have desserts; Littletown Ice Shed will be serving shaved ice and more; and The Caddyshack will be serving its signature ponyshoe topped with award-winning cheese sauce.

Head to Hillsboro IL and join us for a scenic 5K or One-Mile Fun Run/Walk through the beauty of Glenn Shoals Lakes and the Sherwood Forrest Campground.

A vibrant open air market located in the heart of charming Downtown Hillsboro.

Wander through a beautifully illuminated trail featuring carved pumpkins, creative displays, and plenty of fall charm. It's the perfect way to celebrate the season with family, friends, and the Hillsboro community.

Monthly vintage and antique market.

The HSHS St. Francis Auxiliary will sponsor a drive-thru dinner to support the hospital's Family Maternity Center.

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The Kiwanis Club of Litchfield meets monthly on the third Monday of each month at HSHS St. Francis in the Hospital Boardroom. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to attend!

Grab your clubs and sign up. The Spooktacular Golf Scramble is a frightfully fun tournament. Whether you are a beginner or a pro, expect a day full of tricks and treats.

Designed for intermediate users, this course, offered Oct. 27, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at LLCC-Litchfield, focuses on advanced formatting, date and financial functions, conditional logic and formula auditing. Participants will learn to use tools such as Scenario Manager, Goal Seek, VLOOKUP and nested IF statements, enabling more sophisticated data analysis and spreadsheet functionality. Registration is $169.

Designed for professionals with some prior experience using AI tools, this hands-on workshop, offered Oct. 30, 9 a.m. to noon at LLCC-Litchfield, focuses on how to write stronger prompts and get better results. Participants learn practical strategies for improving clarity, refining outputs and using structured prompting techniques to support writing, analysis and problem-solving. Through guided practice and real-world examples, they build skills that help make AI output more useful, reliable and relevant on the job. Registration is $129.

A full day of Halloween fun, from the block party to the parade to the trick-or-treating. The block party is from 9 am to 1:00 pm along State Street. Parade starts at 4:00 pm. Trick-or-Treating begins after the parade and continues until 9 pm.