A Crystal Lake woman hopes to inspire others as she competes in the National Miss Amazing Summit, a nonprofit competition for girls and women with disabilities.
The Aurora hero who rescued an unresponsive man from an SUV stuck on railroad tracks seconds before it was hit by a train last year has been honored again this time by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission.
The Project Search intern program at Sedgebrook senior living community and Radford Green Health Care and Rehabilitation in Lincolnshire frees up nurses and staff members, teaches students with developmental and cognitive issues a meaningful career, and improves the lives of residents.
Honor Flight Chicago recently celebrated its 100th Honor Flight on a special charter flight packed with 102 veterans from the Vietnam War, 11 from the Korean War and three from World War II.
A year to the day that former Daily Herald Media Group Vice President of Sales and Digital Strategies Pete Rosengren died saving children from a dangerous rip current while on vacation in Florida, he was posthumously named a Carnegie Hero Medal winner.