Events

The Great Ladies of Waterloo organization will host its annual Community Yard Sale this Saturday, June 2. The sale runs from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. For a listing of participating addresses, visit the events area of the city website at www.waterloo.il.us. For more information, call 939-8600, ext. 211.

Monroe County Electric Cooperative hosts its annual meeting of members Saturday morning, June 2, at the cooperative headquarters located at 6132 State Route 3 south of Waterloo. Registration begins at 7 a.m., with breakfast served until 9:45 a.m. and a 10 a.m. business meeting to follow. There will be a petting zoo, bounce houses, balloon…

The Waterloo Optimist Club Youth Benefit Car Show takes place Sunday, June 3, outside of the Monroe County Courthouse in downtown Waterloo. In addition to all types of vehicles on display, there will be Hot Wheels races for kids and a food stand. Cost is $20 to register your vehicle for awards, or $5 to display…

The 26th annual Antique Tractor Show takes place Sunday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Waterloo. Opening ceremonies take place at 10 a.m. with the singing of the National Anthem. There will be tractor parades and blacksmith demonstrations in addition to train and wagon rides, a petting…

Camryn's Coalition hosts a walk, run or roll 5K to benefit young Camryn Coughlin and his family this Saturday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to noon at Zahnow Elementary School in Waterloo. Registration opens at 8 a.m., with the race starting at 9 a.m. Cost is $30 per person or $60 per family. Camryn was…

Military Heritage Day takes place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 10, on the Monroe County Courthouse grounds in downtown Waterloo. In honor of the Illinois Bicentennial, Military Heritage Day will highlight the U.S. Armed Forces with a military vehicle car show, several demonstrations and reenactments from living history groups, live music and…

Mia Boyer-Edwards and Quinten Westfall prepare for the musical "Les Miserables," on stage at Gibault Catholic High School at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7 through Saturday, June 9, with a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee. The play is part of the Actors’ Attic Summer Rep Fest. Reserved tickets are $17. Students and seniors are admitted for…

The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Summer Concert Series is 5-8 p.m. June 10 with the Original Knights of Swing on the courthouse square.

The Waterloo Municipal Band continues its Tuesday night summer concert series on the courthouse bandstand with a performance at 8 p.m. June 12. Tom Birkner, retired band director from Belleville West, will serve as guest conductor. Selections for the evening will include music from "The Sound of Music," Glenn Miller, Count Basie and more. Attendees…

June 16, 2018, “Pictorial Postcard Views of Monroe County circa 1910” by Randy Huetsch, 1:30 pm, Monroe County History Museum, 724 Elaine Drive, Waterloo, IL. The presentation will feature many never seen before early 1900's photo images from Monroe County. In the early 1900's postcards were used daily as a way to communicate among friends…

Monroe Actors Stage Company presents Neil Simon's "Rumors" with performances June 8-9 and June 14-17 at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Waterloo.  Show times are at 7:30 p.m., except for the Sunday, June 17, performance which starts at 2:30 p.m.  Cost is $12 general admission or $10 for seniors and students. Call 939-7469 for tickets.…

The 38th annual Porta Westfalica Festival, celebrating the partnership between Waterloo and its German sister city, takes place Tuesday, June 19, from 4-10:30 p.m. on the courthouse grounds.  The New Hanover Deutchmeisters play music from 4-6 p.m., followed by a parade down Main Street that steps off at 6 p.m. The Bud Light Brigade performs…

The 12th annual Waterloo Optimist Club Tractor Pull takes place this Saturday, June 30, at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. The event begins at 10 a.m. with the antique class, followed by farmers class, garden tractors and then the ISPA and Illinois Hot Farm entries. Admission is $5 for adults, with children ages 12 and under…