The Salvation Army Elgin Corps Community Center operates one of the only dedicated home goods pantries in the area. The pantry provides hygiene and cleaning essentials that are not covered by SNAP or WIC to needy area families.
The Salvation Army Elgin Corps will highlight its accomplishments locally and the organization s efforts in Ukraine during their first ever annual luncheon and civics awards May 18. Speakers will include officers from the Army who have been working on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and neighboring countries that have been flooded with refugees.
Bensenville police officer Steven Kotlewski, who was shot nine times in the line of duty while responding to a Nov. 6 domestic disturbance, was recently welcomed home to his in-laws Roselle home after being released from a rehabilitation center.