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'I call him Patrick Angel': Streamwood man honored for helping stranded driver
Jul 20, 2019 4:13 PM - Stopping to help snow-stranded motorists with his pickup truck and mechanic skills has been something of a habit Patrick Zambito rarely thinks about, but his selflessness March 1 made a lasting impression on 86-year-old Hoffman Estates resident Toni A.M. Thomas and village leaders. -
Suburban Heroes: Off-duty cops help save Arlington Heights man at floor hockey match
Jul 13, 2019 4:51 PM - The quick thinking and professional training of two off-duty police officers helped save the life of an Arlington Heights father of three, who collapsed during a game of floor hockey in Carol Stream. -
Suburban Heroes: EMT course classmates help save pizza delivery driver
Jul 6, 2019 4:43 PM - Gabriele Noreikaite and Tom Ciupka were enjoying the day at a backyard party of family friends in Prospect Heights when they were called into duty. They used their EMT training to perform CPR on a pizza delivery driver who had a heart attack and crashed his car. -
Suburban Hero: Bensenville musician honored for saving 2 from burning car
Jun 30, 2019 9:04 AM - Armando Rodriguez's trophy case is being re-organized. The Bensenville musician, known for his work in the Mexican Duranguense band AK-7, is going to have to shift around his Latin Grammy and multiple gold and platinum albums to make room for the Lifesaving Award he received Friday from DuPage County Sheriff Jim Mendrick. -
'That's why we show up to work' forest preserve ranger officer says of save
Jun 22, 2019 6:52 PM - Lake County Forest Preserve police Officer Brad Ehrhardt said he was just doing his job when he resuscitated a newborn after being flagged down by a motorist. -
Jacobs grad helps underprivileged children get first bicycles
Jun 15, 2019 4:40 PM - Justin Lorenz hopes he can make a difference in the lives of underprivileged children in Dundee Township communities one bicycle at a time. -
12-year-old saves ducklings with his lacrosse stick in Arlington Heights
Jun 8, 2019 4:24 PM - An enterprising 12-year-old boy rescued eight ducklings from a sewer and helped reunite them with their mother in Arlington Heights. -
Elmhurst police officer saves two lives within a year
Jun 1, 2019 8:00 PM - An Elmhurst police officer was honored recently by the department after he used an automated external defibrillator to save the lives of two people within a 12-month period . -
'Jim-of-all-trades' a vital volunteer at St. Charles shelter
May 25, 2019 5:06 PM - You've heard the expression "jack-of-all-trades." Well, Lazarus House in St. Charles has a "Jim-of-all-trades." Since December 2017, Jim Aikens has volunteered in numerous capacities at the homeless shelter -- his efforts ranging from meal prep and serving Fridays for lunch, to picking up groceries, refinishing tables and even helping build a parade float. -
'Prairie Pete' honors late daughter through volunteer work at Rolling Meadows school
May 11, 2019 4:51 PM - Through his work to honor the teenage daughter he lost through tragedy 13 years ago, Pete Jackson -- aka "Prairie Pete" -- has become a beloved volunteer at Willow Bend Elementary School in Rolling Meadows.
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