Articles filed under Good News
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Missing Wheeling man located thanks to chance encounter at O’HareMar 16, 2025 9:47 am - A nonverbal Wheeling man who had been missing since Tuesday is back with his family thanks to a chance encounter with an off-duty Wheeling police officer.
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Suburban firefighter to be honored by American Red Cross for hurricane rescue effortsMar 12, 2025 10:33 am - A suburban firefighter who responded to the devastating flooding in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene last year is being lauded by the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago.
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‘I get to love my students’: U-46 kindergarten teacher builds bonds with parents to help kids learnMar 12, 2025 6:00 am - Kristin Meredith always knew she was destined to work with kids, but she didn’t expect to find her place in a classroom surrounded by 5-year-olds. Now, 21 years later, she can’t imagine finding a more fulfilling profession.
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U-46 TalentFest competition will showcase top performers from district high schoolsMar 07, 2025 10:19 am - Elgin Area School District U-46's talented high schoolers will showcase their skills at the 14th annual TalentFest on March 19 at the Hemmens in Elgin.
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Nominations open for Maine Township citizenship awardMar 05, 2025 10:23 am - Maine Township officials are accepting nominations for their annual citizenship award.
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Young dancers perform at Marklund in ElginFeb 27, 2025 12:09 am - Members of the Dundee Park District Dance Team performed for residents at the Marklund Wasmond Center in Elgin on Saturday, Feb. 22, as part of a volunteer visit.
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Lombard residents receive Marklund’s 2025 Friend of the Year AwardFeb 24, 2025 9:48 pm - Sue and John Wick of Lombard were recently named Marklund’s Friends of the Year, an award that the nonprofit organization has given out since 1979.
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New building expands People’s Resource Center’s capacityFeb 24, 2025 4:36 pm - For decades, the People’s Resource Center operated its food pantry and provided social services in a building it had outgrown from the time it moved in. Not anymore. With the recent completion of an 11,000-square-foot building, the Wheaton-based nonprofit now has a two-building campus.
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Polar plungers hit the pool for Special Olympics in Fox LakeFeb 23, 2025 3:47 pm - About 150 participants jumped into a frigid pool during Sunday’s Fox Lake Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, raising about $40,000.
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Suburban educators among 13 Teacher of the Year finalistsFeb 20, 2025 1:33 pm - Four suburban educators are among the Illinois State Board of Education’s 13 Teacher of the Year finalists for 2025.