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Operation LOVE delivers valentines to veterans at The Vines Senior Homes Emily Symonds, age 5, hands a valentine and painted kindness rock to the proud widow of a veteran living at The Vines Senior Homes. Courtesy of Daniel Symonds   Updated 2/15/2021 11:34 AM Symonds-Madison Funeral Homes Operation LOVE (Love Our Veterans Elgin) Network delivered valentines cards and gifts donated by the community to local veterans over Valentines weekend. "Our community showed up big for our lo...

First Bank of Highland Park Becomes a Highland Park Community Foundation Corporate Champion Eric Ephraim, President, First Bank of Highland Park   Updated 2/15/2021 11:21 AM The Highland Park Community Foundation (HPCF) welcomes First Bank of Highland Park to its Corporate Champion Program. Launched in 2020, the HPCFs Corporate Champion Program provides the opportunity for all businesses to become philanthropic partners in helping to address the needs of the Highland Park/Highwood...

Gorton Community Center installs building air purifying technology The Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest has installed air purifying technology, increasing indoor air quality throughout the facility. Courtesy of Patrick Marsek   Gorton Community Center is now offering a building-wide extra layer of protection for its patrons. The center, based in Lake Forest, just installed top-of-the-line air purifying technology to fight COVID-19 and other airborne pathogens. The purifier ...

Neighbors Are Truly Helping Neighbors in Wheeling Township While 2020 was a year that challenged all of us, the Wheeling Township community came together through generous giving and delivery of key services. Courtesy of Wheeling Township   Updated 2/15/2021 12:14 PM Wheeling Township exemplified its motto "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" more than ever in 2020. Communitywide support was evidenced by outpourings of generosity from residents, businesses, and organizations, as well as ...

Aquascape doubles down on digital marketing in response to global pandemic Atlantis Water Gardens shallow pond and stream display. Courtesy of Tony Alcala   Updated 2/15/2021 2:59 PM Aquascape Inc. founder and owner Greg Wittstock wondered how his business could overcome the obstacles created by the coronavirus pandemic. To continue training and inspiring his global network of pond and water feature contractors and their employees, Wittstock decided to have a faux backyard space ...

Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley announces its Lenten season services and Bible study which explores how society grieves and laments.

Join virtual volunteer orientation Feb. 18 with Forest Preserve District of Kane County   Volunteer opportunities with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County include harvesting seeds that will be re-distributed to other forest preservers in Kane County. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer, 2014   Each year, hundreds of volunteers show up to plant trees in honor of Earth Day during a local Kane County Forest Preserve event. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer, 2014   Posted2/15...

CLCs Salute to Gospel program goes virtual this year Jonathan McReynolds will take the virtual stage at the 37th Annual Salute to Gospel Music Program hosted by the College of Lake County on Feb. 27 and 28. Courtesy of the College of Lake County   Updated 2/15/2021 12:31 PM Chicago native and No. 1 Billboard Gospel artist Jonathan McReynolds will take the virtual stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, and for an encore at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, to lift up audiences at the free 37th ...

Naperville Park District seeks applications for 15th annual Officer David White Scholarship Katelyn Schultz is the recipient of the 2020 Officer White Scholarship. Courtesy of Schultz family   Updated 2/12/2021 10:19 PM Applications are being accepted now through April 16 for the Officer David White Scholarship. This scholarship honors the compassionate public service modeled by Naperville Park Police Officer David White, whose actions helped save a young mans life in 2006. The s...

Local students named to South Dakota State University deans list   Updated 2/12/2021 10:31 PM The following suburban Chicago students have been named to the deans list for academic excellence after the fall 2020 semester at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D. To earn deans list distinctions in SDSUs colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Students with an asterisk received a perfect 4.0 GPA. O...