Articles filed under Good News
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‘FranDan Day’ in Hoffman Estates: Frannie the Chihuahua makes 500th run to greet mail carrierJul 27, 2024 5:45 pm - A unique relationship reaches a major landmark in Hoffman Estates. Chihuahua Frannie Joy ran outside to greet mail carrier Dan Larsen for the 500th time.
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Special Spaces transforms Glendale Heights child’s room into a dream bedroom with support from IntersportJul 23, 2024 6:09 pm - Special Spaces, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to creating dream bedrooms for children with critical illnesses, recently announced the reveal of Justin’s dream bedroom on Wednesday, July 31.
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Aurora woman scratches off $1 million-winning lottery ticketJul 23, 2024 11:23 am - An Aurora woman recently scratched her way to a $1 million prize in the Illinois Lottery. Antoinette ‘Toni’ Green won the top prize on a $10 Monopoly 50X scratch-off tic...
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West Dundee River Challenge kicks off bike race series; Tour of Lake Ellyn is up nextJul 19, 2024 5:09 pm - The West Dundee River Challenge returned for its eighth year on Friday by kicking off the first day of the Chicago Grit 10-day bike race series.
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‘It takes an army of volunteers’: How Geneva Beautification Committee brightens up the cityJul 19, 2024 4:30 am - Visitors driving or walking through downtown Geneva are likely to take notice of the gorgeous plantings on display on most street corners.
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Ben Tatar & the Tatar Tots bring high-energy show for kids to Arlington HeightsJul 17, 2024 12:15 pm - The Arlington Heights Park District presented a concert for kids by Ben Tatar & the Tatar Tots on Tuesday at North School Park.
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ECC Project Backpack returns in-person to provide supplies to local studentsJul 16, 2024 4:46 pm - Elgin Community College and its partners are preparing for Project Backpack, a community-based initiative that collects and distributes school supplies to students in need in the area.
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Seigle Foundation underwrites Gail Borden’s Early Learning Center 2025 renovationJul 15, 2024 7:33 pm - The Seigle Foundation recently announced the award of almost $400,000 in grants to 14 local nonprofits, including the Gail Borden Public Library Foundation.
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Marklund residents befriend mini horsesJul 09, 2024 11:07 pm - Marklund residents are used to welcoming two-legged volunteers at its Elgin-based Wasmond Center, but last Saturday, the volunteers who stopped by were four-legged, and wearing tiny, fashionable Build-a-Bear shoes.
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Kane County community pools money to install turtle crossing signsJul 09, 2024 7:06 am - Turtle crossing signs were installed in a Lily Lake community on Monday after neighborhood families came together to fund the project to protect their neighborhood turtles from vehicle traffic.