Articles filed under Good News
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Seigle Foundation welcomes Fox Valley Food for Health as newest granteeSep 13, 2024 8:51 pm - Seigle Foundation recently announces the award of $60,000 in grants to the following charitable organizations: Northern Illinois Food Bank, Food for Greater Elgin, and, for the first time, Fox Valley Food for Health.
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‘Happy again’: Puppy reunited with Cary familySep 12, 2024 7:08 pm - Cody Benjamin and Brixton seem like an inseparable pair. The Cary dad, his wife and their two young kids brought the puppy home from a rescue group when he was 8 weeks ol...
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Sowing the seeds: Farmer leads pathway to agriculture course at Grayslake District 127Sep 11, 2024 6:00 am - Longtime organic farmer Jeff Miller, the first agriculture teacher in Grayslake Community High School District 127, is sharing his knowledge and helping to develop a districtwide pathway for careers in the field.
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Painting the Fox River — and keeping it cleanSep 06, 2024 4:00 am - Anna Cherkashina’s “Fox River at Sunset” painting earned Best of Show in the recent Plein Art event hosted by the St. Charles Arts Council. The painting could serve as a motivation for volunteers who participate in upcoming Fox River cleanup events.
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‘It’s very popular’: Elgin tours revisit Elgin National Watch Factory Historic District after 26 yearsSep 05, 2024 6:23 pm - Visitors can tour five homes in the Elgin National Watch Factory Historic District at the 42nd annual Historic Elgin House Tour, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8.
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How a nonprofit is tackling math anxiety in girlsSep 04, 2024 11:48 am - A nonprofit started five years ago by a middle-schooler is making a difference by spurring passion among girls in math and science fields through their “math-first” approach.
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Local Life Scout honors Civil War veterans with headstone restoration projectSep 03, 2024 9:43 pm - Luke Grimm, a member of Troop 56, has completed an Eagle Scout project restoring and preserving the final resting places of Civil War veterans in the St. Charles North Cemetery. The project involved Grimm and over 25 volunteers straightening, lifting and cleaning close to two dozen government headstones.
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Metra delivers on new bike policy and suburbanites reap the benefitsSep 01, 2024 6:00 am - More cyclists than ever are bringing their bikes on the train as a result of Metra’s new Bikes on Trains policy, in which retrofitted cars allow more space for bikes.
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Mount Prospect man finds — and returns — wallet with $5,784 insideAug 30, 2024 11:27 pm - Be honest with yourself: If you found a wallet with $5,784 in cash inside and there were no witnesses, what would you do? Mount Prospect resident Bill Winquist’s decision to do the right thing is being considered rare enough for the Prospect Heights City Council to honor him with a plaque at its Sept. 9 meeting.
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‘A really special opportunity’: Kane County wildlife rehab groups seek volunteersAug 30, 2024 4:00 am - Places like Anderson Humane Wildlife Center in South Elgin, or rehabber Kane Area Rehabilitation and Education (KARE) for Wildlife in St. Charles can go only as far as volunteer help and donated supplies can take them.