4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (264+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) - A year of student-led fundraising recently culminated in a high-energy, 10-hour “no-sitting” dance marathon, where the largest student-run philanthropic organization at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced it had raised $102,010.13 for HSHS St. John’s Children’s…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1872+ words) CARBONDALE, Ill. — Larry Hunter arrived at the Carbondale Farmers Market on a recent Saturday with an edict from his wife — “don’t come home without three tomatoes,” she said — and a hope that he could help raise a bit of money, a…...

10+ mon, 3+ day ago   (514+ words) Aurora Innovation (AUR) shares moved in response to recent trading activity, reflecting shifts in investor sentiment as markets digest the company’s financial results and strategic updates. Investors are watching to see how these factors might influence future growth. See our…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (111+ words) ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Baby Bank marks a major milestone, handing out its one millionth diaper to local families in need. Lawmakers and city leaders marked the occasion Monday at Brooke Road United Methodist Church, which is one of the organization’s…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (661+ words) The companies flooded the state’s Democratic primaries with millions of dollars to promote candidates they believed would have a light touch when it came to regulating technologies that have begun to upend how people do their jobs and manage their…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (518+ words) Managing Director of 100Women Strong Pam Ray, Arc of Loudoun CEO Lisa Max and Arc of Loudoun COO YaTonya Abdullah with 100WomenStrong’s $50,000 emergency grant to the Empower Aurora Campaign. The Arc of Loudoun’s Aurora School reopened yesterday at its new location…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (889+ words) While memorabilia and collectibles will be on display for viewing throughout the three-day weekend, the official bidding window for the silent auction opens on Sunday morning. 100% of all proceeds from the silent auction go directly to the Aurora Rise mission,…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (109+ words) An event Friday at Dunkin’ Donuts locations throughout the area raises money for an important cause. ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - An event Friday at Dunkin’ Donuts locations throughout the area raised money for an important cause. From 5 a.m. to noon,…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (783+ words) Summer Saler and Ben Anderson of Saler Customs LLC in Aurora, Wis., stand near her customized 2024 GMC Denali, which they have taken to many truck shows in the Midwest. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News) AURORA, Wis. — Summer Saler has turned her…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1027+ words) As someone who spent several years as a workers’ rights organizer, Fredy Amador is intimately familiar with the financial struggles people face in the current economy. Northern Illinois’ skyrocketing energy bills make the situation even tougher. Now, Amador has become…...