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‘A lot of buzz’: Lake Zurich now the site of Salvation Army’s seventh area thrift store

The newest store in Lake Zurich won't open until Friday morning, but that hasn't stopped would-be patrons from knocking on the door in hopes of getting a sneak peek.

‘A real balm’: Catholics headed to Des Plaines this week in annual pilgrimage

Catholic pilgrims will pray for peace and more during a two-day gathering at a Des Plaines shrine this week.

Volunteer Samuel Kuruvilla, of Gages Lake, starts the assembly line process by feeding empty boxes onto rollers for more volunteers to pack with food at the Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services headquarters in Elk Grove Village Monday.

Volunteers pack food boxes at Elk Grove Salvation Army

Volunteers started Monday packing the first of 8,000 holiday meal food boxes at the Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services facility in Elk Grove Village.

A look at the cold weather coming this weekend to northern Illinois.

Arctic blast to hit northern Illinois: Wind chills could plunge to -20 this weekend

Northern Illinois is staring down another blast of bitter Arctic air later this week, capping off what has already been one of the most aggressive starts to winter in decades.

Lissy Samuel is living at JOURNEYS the Road Home in Palatine, with her two sons. Samuel said her family became homeless after she lost employment.

‘They always provide’: JOURNEYS offers a lifeline and a path out of homelessness

Palatine-based JOURNEYS The Road Home provides shelter and other assistance to hundreds of suburban residents facing homelessness. It’s one of five charitable organizations set to receive grants from the Daily Herald/Robert R. McCormick Foundation's Neighbors in Need fundraising campaign.

Neer Beer brings suburbs’ first non-alcoholic bottle shop to Wheaton

Neer Beer, a non-alcoholic bottle shop, opened last week in downtown Wheaton. Owner Jason Krapausky said most of the NA options he sells would do well in blind taste tests with their alcoholic counterparts “except for the not getting drunk part.”

Metra is branching out into the retail business with an online store that will offer items like shower curtains.

Merry Metra — railroad launches product line just in time for the holidays

Nothing warms the heart at Christmas like the gift of ... Metra? Starting Wednesday, you can give your favorite railfan Metra T-shirts, clocks and body pillows featuring trains and stations.