The Seigle Foundation recently announced the award of $193,000 in grants to the eight local organizations. • Alignment Collaborative for Education, a collective impact organization of business and community leaders from 11 communities working in par...

Nearly 480 people ranging in age from 7 months to 77 years helped Marklund recently celebrate the fifth annual Run, Walk & Roll-Bloomingdale 5K/1 Mile event and take it to a new in-person fundraising record of $64,000 in net proceeds. "This year's e...

Jake Breen is like a lot of runners when he's out there on the course. “I think about finishing,” he said. His times, though, are unlike those of most runners. At 9 years old, the Willowbrook Elementary School third-grader placed fourth out of 303 e...

With the help of several gold shovels, ground has been broken for Marklund's new Nathan Education Center in Elgin. It will serve children and adults with developmental disabilities and autism through a combined Marklund Day School and Community Day ...

Marklund's annual Run, Walk & Roll 5K/1-mile event will return in-person in Bloomingdale this weekend for the first time since 2019. The fifth annual Run, Walk & Roll-Bloomingdale will kick off at 8 a.m. Sunday, April 24, at the Marklund Philip Cent...

Property on the northeast side of Elgin featuring a long-vacant office could become the new home of a facility to serve adults and children with developmental disabilities and special health care needs. Marklund, which already provides services at 1...

After hosting three virtual 5K events over the past 18 months, Marklund is gearing up for its return to presenting a live, in-person race event this October. Runners, walkers and those in wheelchairs are invited to participate in the ninth annual Ru...

The Itasca Lions Club will host its annual Italian Feast charity dinner this weekend to help raise money for several local organizations. The event is scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, at the Itasca Recreation Center, 350 E. Irving Park...

Twenty-two new COVID-19 outbreaks occurred in the past week in suburban schools, the Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting. Statewide, IDPH is reporting 128 school-related outbreaks, up from 81 a week ago. Outbreaks are defined as two or...

On July 12, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood stopped by for a tour of the Marklund campus in Geneva, a nonprofit organization that offers residential, educational and day services to children and adults with profound developmental disabilities. While the...