Articles filed under Good News
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‘Walking With Giants’ exhibition to bring larger-than-life art to COD campusMay 21, 2026 6:20 pm - Artists are working to paint silhouette sculptures that will be part of the upcoming “Walking With Giants” exhibition at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.
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Building speakers, building people: Harper speech and debate professor retires after 30 yearsMay 20, 2026 12:54 pm - As Harper professor Jeff Przybylo prepares to retire, the influence of his leadership with the Speech and Debate team and in the classroom continues across generations of students.
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Canstruction design-build competition to fight hunger coming to the Tri-citiesMay 19, 2026 11:06 am - The Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles Chambers of Commerce have launched the first Tri-Cities Canstruction, a large-scale community design competition that involves building structures made entirely from canned food.
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‘People can enjoy it’: Naperville fountain revived after major repairsMay 18, 2026 6:03 pm - For the first time in recent memory, a revived Memories Fountain anchors a Naperville Riverwalk park.
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Artistic expression: Batavia elementary school art teacher nurtures ‘creative problem solvers’May 18, 2026 9:34 am - Teaching art was a natural career choice for Grace McWayne Elementary School’s Nicole Pappanduros. Pappanduros’ mother, Sandie, taught art at Lions Park Elementary School in Mount Prospect. Pappanduros grew up helping her mom in the classroom. “The art room became a place where I felt comfortable and at home from an early age,” Pappanduros, 43, said.
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Ascension Illinois event offers free health care to many not often able to receive itMay 16, 2026 3:22 pm - Ascension Illinois provided free health care services for the uninsured and underserved of the Northwest suburbs at its Medical Mission at Home event Saturday.
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Elgin and Palatine police host Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser for Special OlympicsMay 15, 2026 5:34 pm - Elgin and Palatine police participated on Friday in the Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser for Special Olympics.
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‘Makes us all better people’: Naperville orchestra teacher wins Golden Apple AwardMay 14, 2026 1:14 pm - Scullen Middle School orchestra teacher Matthew White was announced as the winner of a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Naperville school Thursday.
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Retiring Mount Prospect teacher receives award from Chick-fil-AMay 13, 2026 12:08 pm - A longtime teacher in River Trails School District 26 has received the Teacher of the Community Award by Chick-fil-A Mount Prospect.
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Inspiring Evans Scholar finds joy in ‘the most challenging of circumstances’May 13, 2026 11:03 am - Glenbard West student Gabbi Bertrand was inspired by her sister’s death to become a nurse, which she’ll pursue as an Evans Scholar at the University of Iowa.