Wildlife Prairie Park is one of the many natural resource treasures in Illinois. Their mission of conservation, education, and recreation goes hand-in-hand with the mission of the University…
Dozens of volunteers built 75 bicycles on Dec. 3 to donate on the following morning to kindergartners, first- and second-graders at a Chicago Title 1 elementary school. Like Santa’s…
While every holiday, and every season, is front and center for the staff and volunteers of Home Sweet Home Ministries, a representative with the 102-year-old organization said there…
Volunteers of all ages are invited to help local habitats by removing litter on Make a Difference Day on Saturday, Oct. 26 East Branch Forest Preserve and Random Acts of Kindness…
An estimated 200 volunteers built a new playground in one day on Sept. 14 at Winfield Scott Park (1800 South Maywood Drive) in Maywood. The project was made possible by Let’s Play,…
Longstanding Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) volunteer Michelle Bratton of Woodridge says she has joked with some of the shelter’s guests that “she hopes she never sees…
Making pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving is not unusual, but making 500 in a day could raise some eyebrows. That’s what Deb Wolf of Peoria and other volunteers will be doing at the…
Madison County will hold its 11th annual Project Homeless Connect from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29 at City Temple Church in Granite City. The program counts the number…
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Community pulls together to save ...After months of uncertainty and urgent repairs, the Metamora Community Pool has ...
Chicago teen charged in fatal ...A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal ...
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
