Articles filed under Good News
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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.
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Award-winning Harper College students discover the therapeutic power of artAug 28, 2024 11:30 am - Harper College students Lain Dennis and Jefferson Sobczak grew up in different parts of the U.S., have different educational paths and employ their artistic talents in wildly different ways.
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Celebrating 100 years: Suburban Girl Scouts to mark centennial of regional campgroundAug 28, 2024 10:22 am - Not every place that’s helped build the childhoods of suburban residents is actually in the suburbs. One such place -- Camp Juniper Knoll in East Troy, Wisconsin -- has been serving Girl Scouts of the Chicago area for exactly 100 years.
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Big art blossoms in downtown Aurora muralAug 26, 2024 1:34 pm - Giant, cheerful flowers have popped up in downtown Aurora, with a new mural called “Aurora In Bloom.”
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Long-shuttered Aurora school reopening as youth centerAug 25, 2024 3:15 pm - A long-shuttered school on Aurora’s east side is reopening Monday as the Northern Lights Youth Center, city officials said.
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Central Unit District 301 celebrates first day of classesAug 22, 2024 5:01 pm - Wednesday, Aug. 21 was the first day of classes in Central Unit District 301, based in Burlington. Here are some photos shared by the school district.
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Eagle Scout candidate leads a Civil War headstone restoration project at Bluff City CemeteryAug 21, 2024 12:06 pm - On Aug. 10, Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin was the site of a historical restoration project led by Eagle Scout candidate Drew Douglas of BSA Troop 13 of the Three Fires Council in St. Charles.
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Is that a mermaid?: Self-proclaimed ‘merfolk’ create community, culture — and finsAug 21, 2024 10:59 am - The Illinois Mer-Pod is a 300-member hobbyist group of “merfolk” who gather for swims and beach meet-ups while also performing and appearing at events.