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Legendary Actor Chevy Chase, Raising Cane's Founder 'Light Up' Raising Cane's Restaurant in Chicago Suburb
Legendary actor Chevy Chase joined Raising Cane's Founder and Co-CEO Todd Graves to light up Morton Grove's Raising Cane's on Tuesday night, creating a massive holiday display that... — Updated 8/27/2023
Plainfield South's Crowe is Coach of the Year
Plainfield South High School Boys Cross Country Coach Jason Crowe led his team to its first Illinois HighSchool Association Class 3A state title in November. He was named the 2022... — Updated 8/3/2023
Downers Grove Residents Run as Slate for District 99 Board of Education
December 12, 2022 – Downers Grove, Illinois - Downers Grove residents Kara Casten, Ken Dawson and Don Renner have announced their candidacies for the upcoming District 99 Board o... — Updated 4/20/2023
Blue Seas Med Spa raises $5,000 for Edward Foundation's Breast Program Fund
(Naperville, IL – Dec. 12, 2022) – Blue Seas Med Spa in Naperville has donated $5,000 to the Edward Foundation's Breast Program Fund. The team spent the month of October rai... — Updated 4/20/2023
INAUGURAL "WINTER WONDERLAND": NILES FAMILY SERVICES BRIGHTENED THE SEASON IN NEW WAYS IN 2022
On Friday, December 16 and Saturday, December 17 Niles Family Services (NFS) hosted its first "Winter Wonderland" event. Instead of NFS's traditional Adopt-A-Family initiative-in... — Updated 1/21/2023
Pritzker Signs Reproductive Rights Expansion
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday expanding access to abortion and other reproductive health care services. House Bill 4664, passed Tuesday during the G... — Updated 1/21/2023
JOLIET PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 86 SCHOOLS ASK VOTERS TO APPROVE $99.5 MILLION REFERENDUM
After many months of discussions and presentations at school board meetings that began last summer, the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors approved a resolution at their January 11, 2023 to submit a propos... — Updated 1/21/2023
Nicor Gas customers may be eligible for a $250 bill assistance grant
Beginning Monday, Jan. 16, income-eligible Nicor Gas residential customers can apply for a grant of up to $250 a year through The Salvation Army’s Shield of Caring program. The program is dedicated to assisting families that are p... — Updated 1/12/2023
North High School to Induct Three New Members Into Athletic Hall of Fame
North High School in Downers Grove will induct three new members into the Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place Saturday, January 7, 2023. The induction ceremony will... — Updated 1/6/2023
Wheeling Man Charged With Hate Crime for Allegedly Painting Swastikas on Elmhurst Church
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael McLean announced today that bond has been set for a Wheeling man charged with painting multiple swastikas on an Elmhurst Church. Josef Stumpfoll, 3... — Updated 1/4/2023
Forest Preserve's Eagle Watch swoops in to Four Rivers on Jan. 14
The Forest Preserve District of Will County's annual Eagle Watch will feature many ways to celebrate a species that was once on the verge of extinction but is now thriving. The... — Updated 1/4/2023
Forest preserve permits go on sale Jan. 3
The Forest Preserve District of Will County will begin selling 2023 picnic and camping permits at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, both online at ReconnectWithnature.org and at the Sugar... — Updated 1/4/2023
Joliet West Speech Team Wins Three Tournaments in a Row – Achieves New Record
The Joliet West High School Speech Team has achieved a new record by winning three consecutive tournaments in a row. On November 19, Joliet West placed 1st at Reavis High School in... — Updated 12/26/2022
Mistwood Golf Club Producing Food and Honey in Their Own Backyard
This year, Mistwood Golf Club started The Farm, a project that not only sees them grow their own vegetables, herbs, and flowers, but also keeping their own bees for pollination and... — Updated 12/26/2022
Lifeline Theatre Seeks Writers For 2nd Annual Adaptation Development Workshop
Lifeline Theatre is seeking writers to submit their work to their adaptation workshop designed to apply Lifeline’s organizational knowledge about new adaptation development to specifically support BIPOC playwrights/writers who are... — Updated 12/12/2022
Local Red Cross Volunteers Help 85 People Affected by Home Fires in the Past Week
December 12, 2022 – American Red Cross volunteers responded to 20 home fires in Chicago, Brookfield, Broadview, Sauk Village, Harvey, Joliet, Dolton, Manteno, and University Park in the past week and provided assistance to 85 i... — Updated 12/12/2022
Illinois American Water and American Water Charitable Foundation Announce $25,000 in STEAM Grants
Woodridge, Ill. – (Dec. 8, 2022) – The American Water Charitable Foundation (AWCF), a 501(c)(3) organization established by American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. wat... — Updated 12/12/2022
Volunteer work inspires career path
Tinley Park, IL: When Stephanie Wingo signed up to be a Special Olympics volunteer in middle school, little did she know this would inspire her career path. "I've always had a... — Updated 12/12/2022
Chicago Juveniles Charged with Stealing Car from Villa Park Auto Repair Shop
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Villa Park Chief of Police Michael Rivas announced today that Judge Anthony Coco has ordered that two Chicago juveniles accused of stealing a vehicle from a Villa Park auto repair s... — Updated 12/7/2022
Joliet Central Spanish Teacher Rocio Flores Selected to Participate in American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Conference in Boston
Joliet Central Spanish Teacher Rocio Flores was selected to participate in American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference in Boston. On November 20, Rocio... — Updated 12/5/2022
Joliet District 86 School Board Members Recognized
Congratulations to Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors Gwendolyn Ulmer and Deborah Ziech for receiving the Distinguished Board Leader award from the... — Updated 12/5/2022
Oakton Community College hosts Art Kleinman's exhibition Dec. 8 - Jan. 20
Des Plaines, Ill. (Nov. 28, 2022) – The public is invited to view Chicago-based painter Art Kleinman's recent work during an upcoming exhibit at Oakton Community College. The exhibition will feature Kleinman's geometric p... — Updated 11/29/2022
Holiday-themed Painting Class with Jyllian Ossola at the Starved Rock Country Welcome Center
The Starved Rock Country Welcome Center is hosting a "Holiday Pick Up Truck" sign painting class on Thursday, December 1st, from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Jyllian Ossola, local artist and... — Updated 11/26/2022
Niles-Maine District Library Staff Came Together to Participate in Annual Community Thanksgiving Donation
The Niles-Maine District Library staff members gave back to the community with their 11th annual Thanksgiving donation to Niles Family Services on Tuesday, November 15. Staff... — Updated 11/26/2022
Helicopter Funding Approved for Sheriff's Office to Improve Public Safety
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart thanked the Cook County Board of Commissioners today for authorizing funding to acquire a police helicopter to combat the violent crime plaguing our community, assist in large-scale emergency... — Updated 11/26/2022
