Articles filed under Good News
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Puppy love: How the friendship between a suburban postal carrier and a Chihuahua became a social media sensationFeb 13, 2024 7:00 pm - This is the story of how best pals Frannie, a long-haired chihuahua, and Hoffman Estates postal carrier Dan Larsen sparked a social media sensation that has attracted more than 730,000 followers and whose online videos have garnered hundreds of millions of views.
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‘It’s amazing’: Mount Prospect teen who battled cancer surprised with trip to Cubs spring trainingFeb 13, 2024 6:00 am - Last spring, Bria Schmidt was in a battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This spring, the 16-year-old Hersey High School student from Mount Prospect, along with two other patients of Advocate Children’s Hospital, will take a trip to Mesa, Arizona, to watch her beloved Chicago Cubs in spring training.
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Blind travel adviser brings unique perspective to planning your vacationFeb 12, 2024 9:17 am - It might be hard to believe, but the fact that Elgin travel adviser Brandon Yaniz is the fifth-generation of his family to own a business on the 100 block of East Chicago Street is the second-most interesting part of his story. Yaniz, the owner of The Adept Traveler, also is legally blind.
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Good News Sunday: Batavia High’s Jim Nazos enjoying opportunity to coach son NateFeb 11, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we look at a father coaching his son in basketball, how forest preserve volunteers help keep trails safe, and a longtime Wheeling volunteer honored by the village.
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Spring-themed artwork by Marklund clients on display, up for auctionFeb 09, 2024 10:09 am - Artwork created by clients of Marklund is on display on Michigan Avenue in Chicago and is being auctioned off in a fundraiser for the organization, which serves people with developmental disabilities.
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Interactive Lego brick exhibition celebrating ‘Awesome Black Creativity’ at DuPage Children’s MuseumFeb 09, 2024 12:48 am - “Awesome Black Creativity,” a celebration of Black figures in Lego Bricks, is on display through March in the Good Show! Gallery at DuPage Children's Museum, 301 N. Wash...
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Schaumburg Park District Commissioner Bob Schmidt honored by state associationFeb 07, 2024 7:58 am - Bob Schmidt, a Schaumburg Park District commissioner for the past 21 years, has received the Master Board Member Award from the Illinois Association of Park Districts. Th...
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An experience to savor: Batavia’s Jim Nazos enjoying opportunity to coach son NateFeb 07, 2024 6:00 am - See what it’s been like for Batavia High School's Jim Nazos to coach his son, Nate, this season.
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Longtime volunteer honored in WheelingFeb 05, 2024 7:29 pm - Local volunteer Vivian Smith is the latest winner of Wheeling’s George Hieber Citizenship Award. A longtime Wheeling resident who has spent decades working for the commun...
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‘They saved her life’: How Long Grove firefighters rescued dog from icy pondFeb 05, 2024 4:31 pm - Long Grove Fire Protection District crews did some heavy lifting Friday morning when they pulled a soaking wet 120-pound Great Pyrenees named Belle from an icy pond behin...