A few of my friends and I informally have adopted an Afghan refugee family of eight who arrived in the Chicago area nearly six months ago. Here s what I learned when sitting down with them for an iftar meal during Ramadan.
Libertyville High School senior Tavish Sharma was named a 2022 Prudential Emerging Visionary for his Solve Hunger Corp app. It connects people with food banks, pantries and soup kitchens in their communities, allowing them to donate money, food or volunteer their time.
Huntley first responders have launched a new program to help improve interactions with community members with developmental disabilities and their caregivers.
Suburban Jewish community leaders are urging their congregations to keep Ukraine in their prayers during the eight-day Passover holy period. They also are asking families to show support by setting extra places at the Passover Seder this year or by inviting strangers in a symbolic gesture to those thousands of Jewish Ukrainians who can t observe the holiday rituals in peace while war rages in their homeland.