This week s Good News Sunday column recaps stories about a food bank s 40th anniversary, a Jeopardy! champion from Naperville giving a shout-out to his hometown, and two lives in one day saved by CPR in Hoffman Estates.
Northern Illinois Food Bank is marking 40 years of helping people dealing with food insecurity. The organization recently held its inaugural Founder s Day event to honor Sister Rosemarie Burian, who founded the organization that now works across 13 counties in northern Illinois.
The Northern Illinois Food Bank recently received a $15,000 grant award for two years from the Community Foundation for McHenry County. These funds will be used to support the Food Bank s food distribution programs.