Articles filed under Good News
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Good News Sunday: Wheaton’s Cosley Zoo celebrates 50 years as director prepares to retireJun 02, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about Cosley Zoo’s 50th anniversary, a business donating warehouse space for a charitable effort, and the winner of this year’s Charlemagne Award.
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Colorful spirit shines through rain at second annual Elgin Pride Parade and FestivalJun 01, 2024 4:06 pm - Paradegoers brought out the rain gear -- ponchos, umbrellas, jackets -- to deal with wet weather at the ELGbtq+ Pride Parade and Festival Saturday in Elgin.
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‘I am becoming stronger’: How specialty courts in Kane Co. help people with mental illness, addictionMay 31, 2024 4:00 am - The Kane County Specialty Courts Foundation offers an alternative to some people in the court system who are facing jail time, and one focus of the program is strengthening family bonds.
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Barrington High School building quiz bowl dynastyMay 29, 2024 12:07 pm - Barrington High School successfully defended its title last week at the 2024 High School National Championship Tournament in Atlanta. It’s the school’s second consecutive title and third championship in four years.
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Wheaton’s Cosley Zoo celebrates 50 years as director prepares to retireMay 28, 2024 7:28 pm - When Sue Wahlgren went to work for the Wheaton Park District, the corner of Gary Avenue and Jewell Road was home to a “real mishmash of things.” The place at that time wa...
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Good News Sunday: California woman coming to Arlington Heights to honor soldier killed in VietnamMay 25, 2024 9:37 pm - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a woman traveling cross-country to honor a veteran she’s never met, a fire department welcoming a new comfort dog, and Girl Scouts pitching in to restore a butterfly garden.
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How a Mount Prospect warehouse became a ‘Taj Mahal’ for volunteer homebuildersMay 24, 2024 9:43 pm - A recently vacant Mount Prospect warehouse is now the hub of an effort to build 16 homes for needy families in Appalachia, thanks to the generosity of a local business, the diligence of volunteer “desk jockeys” and a happy coincidence.
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A key to being an ACE: you have to get in it, to win itMay 24, 2024 6:00 am - The Tri-Cities Exchange Club’s ACE Awards give recognition to high school students who might not normally receive awards.
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Students to help build homes on land District 211 sold to developerMay 22, 2024 5:24 pm - Students in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211’s Building Construction program soon will benefit from the district’s 2020 sale of 62 acres in Schaumburg to a ho...
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A bracelet and a 50-year promise kept: California woman coming to Arlington Heights to honor soldier killed in VietnamMay 22, 2024 1:30 pm - For 38 years Kathy Strong wore a bracelet in tribute to a young soldier she never met and promised to never forget. And this weekend, she will travel from her home in California to Arlington Heights for the village’s Memorial Day ceremony to dedicate a brick in honor of the U.S. Army Green Beret who died in Vietnam.