Articles filed under Good News
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When the DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center will open to visitorsAug 02, 2024 4:01 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County plans to unveil its new wildlife rehabilitation clinic and visitor center in Glen Ellyn by the end of the year.
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How St. Charles Veterans Center makes a difference: National VFW awards post for community serviceAug 02, 2024 5:00 am - The St. Charles Veterans Center, where the VFW, American Legion Post 342, AMVETS Post 503 and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 693 all conduct their meetings and business, serves as the command post of sorts for extensive community outreach.
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Why the Willowbrook Wildlife Center has a new name, new lookAug 01, 2024 6:10 pm - The Willowbrook Wildlife Center is rolling out a new name as a new building takes shape on the campus in Glen Ellyn. The eye-catching, two-story structure will house a wi...
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Kids get to see airplanes and helicopters up close at DuPage Airport eventAug 01, 2024 3:33 pm - Thousands of children and their parents had a unique opportunity to view airplanes, helicopters and support equipment up close on Thursday during a back-to-school event at the DuPage Airport in West Chicago.
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Life changing: Waterfront Long Table Dinner to benefit St. Charles nonprofitJul 30, 2024 6:43 am - Project Mobility in St. Charles works every day to give people with disabilities the chance to feel the wind in their face and their hearts beating fast as they ride adaptive bikes made just for them.
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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.