Articles filed under Good News
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‘Lots of oohs and aahs’: More than 20 animatronic dinosaurs take over Gail Borden Library in ElginSep 18, 2025 4:28 pm - More than 20 animatronic dinosaurs and interactive attractions will be on display at the Gail Borden Library in Elgin as part of the Dinosaur Explorer exhibition.
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Volunteers to repaint historic Pioneer Sholes School museum fence in St. CharlesSep 17, 2025 12:50 pm - An upcoming volunteer painting project will help spruce up the historic Pioneer Sholes School museum in LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve.
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‘I am exactly where I am meant to be’: Maine South High alum returns to teachSep 15, 2025 4:00 am - A 2021 Maine South High School graduate, Mikaela Burke returned to her alma mater as a special education teacher.
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Algonquin Garden Club gets grants to fund Miyawaki Mini-ForestSep 11, 2025 10:53 pm - The Algonquin Garden Club secured $6,100 in grants for its Miyawaki Mini-Forest project, which aims to plant a dense, biodiverse forest at the Dixie Briggs Nature Preserve.
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Saint Viator athletes take their game to the next levelSep 04, 2025 1:37 am - Saint Viator High School graduates who will play sports in college reflect on the ways the high school prepared them.
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Kane County Cougars visit Marklund for sixth annual adaptive T-ball gameSep 03, 2025 11:21 pm - The Kane County Cougars baseball team visited the Marklund Hyde Center for the sixth year, playing an adaptive T-ball game with the residents.
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Lincolnshire honors quick-thinking teen for rescuing struggling swimmerSep 02, 2025 11:19 pm - At the Aug. 25 village board meeting, Jaydynn Britva received the Community Lifesaving Award for bravely rescuing a man struggling at Spring Lake Beach.
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‘Pit stops for pups’: Simple kindness makes dogs, owners happyAug 31, 2025 8:50 pm - Andy Lester and his wife Jeana Clark don't have dogs, but they have kind hearts and an inclination to accommodate their canine neighbors as evidenced by the pup pit stop they established outside their Palatine home several years ago.
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‘What Holmstad is all about’: Annual bazaar in Batavia showcases senior community’s talents, generosityAug 29, 2025 5:35 am - The Holmstad senior living community in Batavia has been holding an annual bazaar for 47 years, with residents creating handmade items to sell and raise funds for scholarships and charity.
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‘A sense of hope’: Barrington man to run 80 miles in 23 hours to feed needy families at ThanksgivingAug 27, 2025 4:26 pm - Rob Swiderski of Barrington will run 80 miles in 23 hours in hopes of raising $25,000 for the Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago. The group provides meals for families in need throughout the suburbs at Thanksgiving.