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Suburban Hero: Batavia volunteer helps Kane County jail inmates open their hearts
Sep 15, 2019 9:15 AM - Tim Lyons, a retired Batavia firefighter, has been volunteering at the Kane County jail for about 6 years and was instrumental in bringing Catholic priests to the St. Charles lockup to provide Mass, Bible study and sacraments of reconciliation and Holy Communion to inmates. He will be recognized as the sheriff's office Volunteer of the Year this month. -
Group effort saves man suffering cardiac arrest at Palatine golf course
Sep 7, 2019 7:19 PM - Golf may be an individual sport, but it took a team of seven working together to save a golfer who suffered cardiac arrest this summer shortly after teeing off on the first hole at Palatine Hills Golf Course. -
How 4 St. Charles firefighters saved stranded boaters, with 40 seconds to spare
Aug 26, 2019 10:44 AM - Forty seconds. That's the length of time that elapsed between the successful rescue of three boaters stranded on the Fox River and the moment their disabled vessel plunged over the dam. -
Suburban Heroes: Lincolnshire couple saved teens' lives during gas leak at pool
Aug 17, 2019 4:48 PM - A Lincolnshire couple was publicly honored for rescuing two teens who'd been overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in May. -
'I call him Patrick Angel': Streamwood man honored for helping stranded driver
Jul 21, 2019 10:59 AM - 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 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.
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