Articles filed under Suburban Heroes
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South Barrington teen's fashion nonprofit helps refugee women
Nov 14, 2021 9:03 AM - From a young age, Barrington High School senior Nurayn Khan had an interest in fashion and designing her own line of modest and organic clothing. The 16-year-old wanted to be part of the solution, not the problem created by the fast-fashion industry. She channeled her passion into launching a nonprofit clothing company -- with the help of her mother, Shazia -- that educates and employs refugee Muslim women as seamstresses. -
Four Des Plaines police officers honored for saving veteran from self-harm
Oct 30, 2021 5:40 PM - When a troubled veteran attempted to take his own life earlier this year, four Des Plaines police officers quickly put themselves in harm's way to save the man. -
'She was extraordinary': Palatine High student lauded for helping peer who had a seizure in pool
Sep 17, 2021 7:46 PM - A Palatine High School junior is being lauded for helping a fellow student who had a seizure while swimming. -
Suburban Heroes: Lake Zurich police officers lauded for saving two lives
Aug 28, 2021 2:25 PM - A pair of Lake Zurich police officers have been lauded for saving two lives this summer. -
Toiletries drive makes Aurora police officer a hero to domestic violence shelter
Jul 17, 2021 4:43 PM - An Aurora police officer is a hero of a different sort to the clients of an emergency shelter for domestic-violence survivors for supplying them with toiletries and baby-care supplies. -
Good News Sunday: Naperville bakery aims to offer work for adults of all abilities
Jul 11, 2021 12:24 PM - Megan and Justin Elder have a longtime dream of making the world a sweeter and more inclusive place -- especially for people with disabilities. That's the driving force behind Moose & Me Bakery, an operation launched out of their Naperville home that aims to hire employees of all abilities. This is just one story of good news that came to light during the past week. -
Heroes honored for 'miraculous' rescue of 3-year-old on Diamond Lake
Jul 9, 2021 10:03 AM - A Crystal Lake man and a Vernon Hills family were honored for saving the life of a 3-year girl who had slipped below the surface of Diamond Lake in Mundelein last month. -
St. Charles fifth-graders raise money for South Sudan water wells
May 22, 2021 5:29 PM - After reading a book about water scarcity in South Sudan, a fifth-grade class in St. Charles raised more than $1,000 for an organization that repairs and builds wells in the war-ravaged country. -
Glen Ellyn father, sons rescue capsized fishermen from cold water near Bartlett
Apr 10, 2021 5:29 PM - The quick-thinking and thoughtful actions of a Glen Ellyn man and his two young sons are being credited for saving the lives of a pair of middle-aged men who capsized their canoe in cold water while fishing near Bartlett on March 22. -
How a team of Wheaton officers saved a woman who fell through the ice
Mar 27, 2021 5:20 PM - When a 39-year-old woman fell through the ice at a Wheaton pond, police say the outcome could have been tragic had a passerby not heard her scream and called 911 and had officers not braved the murky water and freezing temperatures to bring her to safety.
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