Articles filed under Good News
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‘Big Game’ is a big deal — and raises big money — at Hersey High SchoolSep 29, 2025 7:48 pm - The gym at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights shook with noise from the packed bleachers Monday as it played host to “The Big Game” Monday. The annual basketball contest features players from Northwest Suburban High School District 214’s Career Life Skills program for students with cognitive delays.
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101-year-old Lombard woman still helping rescue dogsSep 28, 2025 10:44 pm - Dorothy Pszotka, a 101-year-old woman, returned to Thrive of Lisle for physical rehab before her birthday.A donation drive was organized at Thrive of Lisle to collect 101 items for Westie Rescue, a dog rescue organization Dorothy had worked with.
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Luke Bryan and fans team up to provide 6,000 meals for hungry families in Northern IllinoisSep 26, 2025 7:10 pm - Luke Bryan's Farm Tour stop in Prairie Grove collected over 7,600 pounds of food donations for Northern Illinois Food Bank, providing over 6,000 meals to fight hunger.
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Aurora police free kitten trapped behind ice machineSep 26, 2025 2:07 pm - A kitten needs a home after Aurora police rescued the little guy from behind an ice machine outside of a gas station on Hill Avenue.
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A ‘swell fellow’: Cantigny’s First Division Museum shows how Bob Hope brought laughter, home to WWII troopsSep 26, 2025 11:28 am - A traveling exhibit about Bob Hope has landed at the First Division Museum on the Cantigny campus in Wheaton. “So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope” shows the entertainer in a wartime, on-the-ground role.
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How father, son with autism bonded through riding roller coastersSep 26, 2025 2:30 am - Tom Callsen and son Thomas, who has autism, have ridden 471 different roller coasters across the United States over the past 20 years, finding joy in the physical thrill and bonding experience.
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Army veteran finds comfort at new Fisher House during his wife’s stay at Lovell FHCCSep 23, 2025 6:11 pm - Army veteran Dean Biddle stayed at the new Fisher House in Lovell FHCC while his wife was hospitalized, experiencing the comfort and support the North Chicago facility provides for free for military families.
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‘Conservation takes action’: How volunteers restored 589 acres at Palatine forest preserveSep 23, 2025 5:02 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle visited Palatine on Tuesday to praise the work of dozens of volunteers who’ve restored hundreds of acres at Deer Grove East Forest Preserve to their natural state.
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Splashing success: Chicago River Swim a win for Barrington-based group’s search for ALS cureSep 22, 2025 7:06 pm - ‘We’re over the moon,“ Chicago River Swim organizer says of the event that celebrated the waterway’s rebirth and helped ALS research.
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Five years later, friendship still delivered by Pony Express at GreenFieldsSep 22, 2025 7:06 pm - The Barr sisters visit their 91-year-old pen pal Helen Meints at GreenFields of Geneva before a baton competition in Italy.