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‘Best thing in the world’: Hundreds receive free care at Heal Elgin clinic

By Steve Zalusky
Oct 19, 2025 6:45 pm - Patients came for free health care and left with priceless smiles during the Heal Elgin clinic Sunday at the Judson University Fitness Center in Elgin.
Longtime Schaumburg High School employee saves student from choking

By Eric Peterson
Oct 19, 2025 6:19 pm - For the second time in her 27 years as a student supervisor at Schaumburg High School, Becky McNamee saved a student from choking on food using the Heimlich maneuver.
Harper’s Job Placement Resource Center prepares students for jobs, internships

Submitted by Harper College
Oct 19, 2025 6:10 pm - With resume workshops, interview coaching and employer partnerships, Harper College’s Job Placement Resource Center equips students and alumni with skills and connections to launch their careers.
‘Best hobby ever’: Glen Ellyn birdman shares joys of birding with new book

By Katlyn Smith
Oct 18, 2025 2:28 pm - Glen Ellyn's Jeff Reiter, a birding "evangelist" and longtime Daily Herald columnist, has put together his best “Words on Birds” in one nine-part book.
How conservation volunteers provide extra eyes, ears to deter crime in parks

By Janelle Walker
Oct 15, 2025 5:45 pm - Volunteers with the McHenry County Conservation District’s S.W.E.E.P. program assist in deterring crime and reporting issues like vandalism, off-leash dogs, and suspicious activities in the parks and trails.
Christ the Lord Lutheran Church donates $28K to PADS of Elgin

By Jen Keller, PADS of Elgin
Oct 10, 2025 3:37 pm - Christ the Lord Lutheran Church presented a $28,879.28 donation to PADS of Elgin on Sunday, Oct. 5.
Siblings’ fairy village attracts attention in Geneva neighborhood

By Dave Heun
Oct 08, 2025 11:48 am - The Brayton siblings of Batavia have created a fairy village in their grandparents’ Geneva yard, using their imagination and creativity without digital devices. The village has attracted attention from neighbors and passers-by.
New Hale Family Education Pavilion opens at Cosley Zoo

By Margie Wilhelmi, Wheaton Park District
Oct 08, 2025 12:28 am - Cosley Zoo’s new Hale Family Education Pavilion allows for expanded educational programming, events, and private rentals, as well as serving as a duck shelter.
BOS raises $45K for Make-A-Wish at 2025 Golf Classic

Submitted by Hannah Marquardt
Oct 06, 2025 9:47 pm - BOS in Roselle hosted an Indoor Charity Golf Classic, raising over $45,000 for Make-A-Wish, doubling last year's fundraising total.
‘Our program has all been Bob’: St. Francis’ music director has given program a huge boost

By Dave Oberhelman
Oct 06, 2025 8:57 am - “Songs in the Key of Life” is a classic 1976 Stevie Wonder album. It also could be St. Francis High School music teacher Bob Mamminga’s manifesto.

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