Kobe Nguyen is about to begin his second and final year in the nursing program at Waubonsee Community College but isn’t waiting around for classes to start on Tuesday. The West Aurora High School alum ...

Every year, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation bestows an award meant to honor acts of political courage. The criteria include strength of character, sound judgment, decisiveness ...

At public libraries, patrons are empowered to freely learn and broaden their horizons. They are one of the last institutions that everyone in the community from the cradle through retirement can enjoy ...

Children’s Burn Foundation (CBF) held its 29th Annual Giving New Hope Benefit at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 5. Hosted by the CBF Council and Dinner Chairs, Aida Madi, and the Melamed family, ...

Two years ago, I received a call asking if I would be interested in joining the Greenwood Library Foundation. And I’ll be honest—my first thought was “am I old enough?” I was in my late 30s and ...

Famous football coach Bill Parcells once said, “You are what your record says you are.” And I am grateful and proud that Coachella Valley citizens have recently gone on the record and shown that they ...