Articles filed under Good News
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Amazon donation to Project Backpack delivers for needy students in Elgin areaJul 16, 2025 4:43 pm - Amazon donates over 1,500 backpacks worth $5,000 to Project Backpack, an ECC initiative helping needy students in Elgin area school districts with back-to-school supplies. This year's event also offers free health clinics.
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12 hours of running: Man completes 54-mile Des Plaines River Trail in a single pushJul 16, 2025 2:50 pm - Scott Drews spent last summer chasing a personal challenge. After months of training, he ran the entire 54.5-mile Des Plaines River Trail — start to finish — in a single day.
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St. Charles philanthropic group aims to expand givingJul 14, 2025 12:52 pm - The Fox River Business Alliance raised $27,000 for Kane County charities in 2024, and group members hope to outdo that record this year as efforts expand.
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‘I’m not going to give into this’: North Barrington woman turns adversity into actionJul 13, 2025 8:19 am - North Barrington resident Joanne Dalessandro spent a decade trying to determine why she was having trouble with walking and other physical activities. Now that she knows it’s the result of a disease known as FSHD, she’s working to bring attention, and hopefully a cure, to the illness.
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Dad’s long-lost wallet found in Chain O’ Lakes, returned to sons decades laterJul 09, 2025 9:10 pm - A decades-old wallet with ID belonging to a man who died in 2020 was found on Father’s Day in the Chain O’ Lakes. The man's sons were shocked and emotional to get the memory of their father back.
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Sister act: Palatine to receive visit from French mayorJul 09, 2025 11:44 am - Palatine will receive a visit from the mayor and members of the city council of its sister city, Fontenay-Le-Comte, France, next month.
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Good Samaritans credited with saving runaway dog in BataviaJul 09, 2025 10:06 am - A trio of good Samaritans are being credited with saving a dog that was darting into traffic on the night of July 4 in Batavia.
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‘More than just coffee’: Arlington Heights café recognized for hiring people with disabilitiesJul 08, 2025 7:22 pm - Gerry’s Café in Arlington Heights was recognized with a state tourism designation Tuesday for its mission of providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC volunteers build homes in IndianaJul 07, 2025 9:42 pm - A group of volunteers from Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton traveled to Lafayette, Indiana this summer to build homes with Habitat for Humanity.
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‘We have a great history’: Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band returns to perform fundraising concert at CantignyJul 05, 2025 11:45 am - Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band will perform a benefit concert for the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans on July 12 at Cantigny in Wheaton.