Charity
Best Stores With A Cause In Chicago
Save a few dollars on deals and bargains while you give back to the community at these Chicago stores.
Hundreds Jump In Lake Michigan For Polar Bear Plunge
The air temperature at Oak Street Beach was 20 degrees, 19 degrees warmer than the water at the 12th Annual Polar Bear Plunge, hosted by the Lakeview Polar Bear Club.
Ex-Postal Carrier Gets 2 1/2 Years For Stealing $275K In Charity Donations
A former mailman who figured he needed the money more than “The Servants of Mary” was sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison on Tuesday, for stealing mail containing more than $275,000 in charity donations.
David Alexrod Shaves Trademark Mustache For Charity
President Barack Obama’s strategist David Axelrod might be feeling a little naked this morning.
No Cash To Donate? There Are Other Ways To Help Charities
Martha Carlos, spokeswoman for the Red Cross, has seen all kinds of non-cash donations, including stocks and bonds, unused gift cards and unused airline miles. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker reports.
Horrible Horoscopes: Gemini
Well in this world, the real one, if you look up at the sky in the hope of finding out something about your future, the Moon will most likely give you the middle finger, then tell you your comb over looks horrible from his/her vantage point. Even from way up there in space.
Opinion: Paul Ryan’s Dish Washing Is As Fake As Romney/Ryan Budget Math
If you want to know what an empty, meaningless political photo opportunity is look at Congressman Paul Ryan’s drop by at a food bank last week in Youngstown, Ohio.
Festival To Benefit Firefighters Kicks Off In The Afternoon
Music, food and fun are on tap Saturday night on the city’s Northcenter neighborhood, all for the benefit of Chicago Fire Department charities.
Someone You Should Know: 5-Year-Old Fundraiser
Dakota Goff spends his time on a project to help sick children and their parents. CBS 2′s Harry Porterfield reports.
Former Mail Carrier Admits Stealing $275K In Charity Donations
A former mail carrier has pleaded guilty to stealing $275,000 in donations that had been mailed to a charity on his route in west suburban Berwyn.
Undaunted By Attack, Woman Completes Rowing Journey Around Lake Michigan
A Chicago woman is back home after going all around Lake Michigan in a rowboat to raise money for charity.
Photos: Danny Mac Charity Golf Outing
Check out these photos from The Danny Mac Charity Golf Outing!
Woman On Mission To Row Around Lake Michigan Stands Undeterred By Assault
A Chicago woman on a rowing mission says she won’t be deterred by a sexual attack on her over the weekend in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Maggie Daley’s Arts Charity May Be Shutting Down
A local arts institution founded by the late Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley might be about at the end, after 20 years.
Shoe Charity Operator Loses Apartment In Fire
The woman from suburban Worth known as “the Shoe Lady” has her shoes, but not much else — following a fire that burned the apartment building in which she lived.
Dozens Take Polar Plunge For Charity
Several dozen people celebrated New Year’s Day on Sunday by taking a dip in Lake Michigan to help raise money for charity.
Top Chicago Charities
There’s always plenty to do in the city, but sometimes you’ve got to balance what’s important. Are you hitting the gym and playing sports enough? Are you seeing your friends enough? Are you expanding your artistic and culinary horizons? Take a break from yourself and go support those in need through one of these excellent Chicagoland charitable organizations.
Antioch Church Flooded With Gifts After Burglary
An Antioch church has received so many gifts to replace the ones stolen in a theft last week — it may be able to help out another local charity struggle to meet its growing demand.
200 Santas In Speedos Run For Diabetes Research
About 200 people clad in little more than bikinis, Speedos and running shoes ran from Division Street, down Rush Street and back up Michigan Avenue Saturday — all in the name of diabetes research.
$750K Bond For Ex-Woodridge Cop Charged With Looting Charity
A former Woodridge police officer has been caught, after being charged with pocketing $30,000 intended for the families of officers killed in the line of duty and going on the run for several months.
Most Popular News
- Student Pulled Over And Robbed By Phony Police OfficerA man driving an unmarked white Ford Crown Victoria with interior flashing red and blue lights pulled the student over near Ballard and Bender roads in Des Plaines as she was driving to school around 7:30 a.m. on May 20.340
- Bodies Of 2 Men Found In Car In West EnglewoodTwo bodies were found inside a car on the South Side and one of the victims worked for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.218
- The List: Chicago Schools To Be ClosedThe Chicago School Board voted to close 49 underutilized or underperforming elementary schools on Wednesday as part of a plan to close a $1 billion budget deficit.492
- Board Votes To Close 49 Chicago Elementary SchoolsThe Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday voted to close 49 elementary schools, in what is believed to be the biggest single mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history.4834
- Lockdown Lifted At Morton West High SchoolMorton West High School has been placed on lock down for precautionary reasons after an unknown individual entered the building.558
- Former Glenbard East Student Accused Of Planning Columbine-Type AttackA 19-year-old former student at Glenbard East High School in Lombard was in custody on Wednesday, accused of planning a "Columbine-style" attack on the school, with a list of people he wanted to target.561
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