The Northern Illinois Food Bank is helping twice as many people suffering with food insecurity than before the pandemic. It s one of five groups chosen to be recipients of grants through Daily Herald Neighbors in Need, a partnership with the McCormick Foundation fund that raises awareness and helps solve issues of hunger, homelessness and health care disparities in the suburbs.
This week s Good News Sunday column recaps stories about a food bank s 40th anniversary, a Jeopardy! champion from Naperville giving a shout-out to his hometown, and two lives in one day saved by CPR in Hoffman Estates.
Northern Illinois Food Bank is marking 40 years of helping people dealing with food insecurity. The organization recently held its inaugural Founder s Day event to honor Sister Rosemarie Burian, who founded the organization that now works across 13 counties in northern Illinois.
The Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva on Thursday celebrated its 40th anniversary, which stirred plenty of memories about how much the organization has grown over the years to help those in need.