The Waukegan Park District is celebrating Black History Month with a variety of programs and events. Soul Food with Sylvia is on Saturday, February 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jane Addams Center, located at 39 Jack Benny Drive. Preregistration is required per person as food is bought for the amount of participants. For this reason, they cannot accept walk-ins. Fee is $10 for residents and $12 for nonresidents. There is a registration deadline on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.

Come learn how to make traditional soul food to celebrate Black History Month. Sylvia England, volunteer cook, founder and Executive Director of the African American Museum at the England Manor, will be leading a cooking demonstration on how to make a great traditional dish and will have you participate, too.

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