Articles filed under Good News
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‘Everybody should be able to participate’: Inclusive playground opens in Lake ZurichJun 17, 2025 7:53 pm - Community members gathered in Lake Zurich for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday marking the opening of Pat’s Playground, a fully accessible outdoor play space at Foglia YMCA.
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‘It’s surreal’: Parents of NHL rookie of the year Lane Hutson celebrate honor back home in North BarringtonJun 15, 2025 9:00 pm - With his family cheering him on, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson of North Barrington skated to the NHL’s rookie of the year honors this season.
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Suburban man donates his kidney to help former neighbor’s sonJun 14, 2025 12:30 pm - How many times in a person’s life does one have the chance to give someone else 20 more years of theirs? For Mike Torti, at least one. Last October, the Woodridge man donated a kidney so that the son of a former neighbor he hadn’t seen in 20 years could get the kidney he needed.
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Lost Purple Heart, earned during WWII, returned to Geneva familyJun 12, 2025 6:57 pm - Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs on Thursday returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the grandson of a World War II veteran who earned it while fighting to liberate Germany.
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Elgin receives statewide honor for response to homelessnessJun 12, 2025 10:55 am - Elgin was recognized this week by the state of Illinois for its response in the wake of a series of fires at a homeless encampment and the subsequent relocation of the people living there.
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Chuck and Heidi Howlett named 2025 Swedish Days parade marshalsJun 11, 2025 8:25 pm - Geneva couple Chuck and Heidi Howlett are named the 2025 Swedish Days parade marshals for their community service restoring cemeteries and volunteering with local groups.
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A colorful creation in paper and glue earns Ivy Hall student art honorsJun 11, 2025 12:59 pm - A student at a Buffalo Grove elementary school has burst onto the world art scene, winning a prestigious weekly competition.
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Factor donates refrigerated vans and ready-to-eat meals to Aurora area pantriesJun 11, 2025 12:27 pm - Factor is partnering with Northern Illinois Food Bank, donating ready-to-eat meals and five refrigerated vans to increase access to wholesome food and help fight hunger in the Aurora area.
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Bottlenose dolphin born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, and baby is ‘very strong’Jun 07, 2025 2:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago is celebrating its first bottlenose dolphin birth in more than a decade.
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Making a splash: Ducks land in downtown NapervilleJun 04, 2025 4:14 pm - Painted ducks adorn downtown Naperville for the annual summer art installation from the Downtown Naperville Alliance.