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Lemont residents Michele Schury and her husband, ComEd employee, David Schury, Christopher M. Crane, Exelon president and CEO, Ryan Nelson, Tragedy to Triumph Foundation vice president, and Mike Polich, Tragedy to Triumph Foundation representative. ComEd’s parent company, Exelon, donated $10,000 to the Tragedy to Triumph Foundation in honor of David Schury’s volunteer service with the organization. Schury also received an achievement award from Exelon for his volunteer service. Exelon’s annual Energy for the Community Volunteer Awards program this year donated a total of $100,000 in cash grants honoring 12 employees to encourage volunteerism throughout the company.
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Lemont Resident Honored for Outstanding Volunteer Service to Burn Survivors

By Anthony Marusic | May 10 at 10:10 a.m.

ComEd employee David Schury of Lemont, Ill., received an achievement award for his volunteer service with the Tragedy to Triumph Foundation. The volunteer recognition is … Read more ›

Andrew High School student Alex Santillan is honored by Orland Township Food Pantry Coordinator Marianne Hill for bringing in 2,250 items of food for charity. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Orland Township honors holiday donors

By Jeff Vorva | Feb. 22 at 3:29 p.m.

Orland Township took in more than $21,000 and an estimated two-to-four tons of food to feed 204 underprivileged families during the holiday season. The township’s … Read more ›

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SnowCare for Troops Seeks Volunteers and Military Families

By Elizabeth Lindner | Feb. 17 at 11:07 a.m.

With several more weeks of winter on the horizon, volunteers and military families are urged to sign up for Project EverGreen’s SnowCare for Troops, a … Read more ›

The nurse (Susan O'Byrne) loses her patience with Professor Ravenswaal (Rusty Steiger).
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Lemont Actor Takes Right Turn in "Wrong Turn at Lungfish"

By Linda Surlak | Jan. 31 at 7:38 p.m.

Rusty Steiger, of Lemont, plays the featured role of Professor Ravenswaal in the Grove Players production of "Wrong Turn at Lungfish." Ravensaal is bitter, blind … Read more ›

Jesuthasan and her 9 month-old daughter
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An Everyday Hero

By Nadia Jesuthasan | Jan. 18 at 10:32 a.m.

An Everyday Hero An everyday hero is a typical person you would see on the street, who takes time out of their already busy schedule … Read more ›

A Savanna Blazing Star with a Monarch butterfly can be found in Orland Park. (Photo submitted by the Orland Grassland volunteers)

Orland Grassland group to look at recent past and future with Jan. 5 meeting

By Jeff Vorva | Dec. 30, 2011 at 12:48 p.m.

The Orland Grassland Volunteers can look back at a successful 2011 — and  ahead to 2012 when they host a free public meeting at 7 … Read more ›

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A School with Heart

By Natalia Bleka | Dec. 19, 2011 at 11:36 a.m.

On Friday, December 9th, after performing a most remarkable rendition of “Miracle on Bethlehem Street,” the student council members of Everest Academy showed a great … Read more ›

From left, Henry Kamp, age 77, Donald Holwerda, 89 and Ray Zaagman, 80, have volunteered at the Bibles For Missions shop for all 15 years. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Bibles for Missions store has raised more than $5 million

By Jeff Vorva | Dec. 9, 2011 at 5:06 p.m.

Orland Park’s Bible For Missions Thrift Center is 15 years old and has raised more than $5 million for bibles to give to poor people … Read more ›

Brian Plane, middle, has had family and friend help him through his ordeal with cancer. (Photo submitted by the For The Love of Brian Benefit)

Friends come to rescue with benefit for area man battling cancer

By Jeff Vorva | Nov. 9, 2011 at 8:57 a.m.

Since New Lenox resident Brian Plane was diagnosed with an undiagnosed type of cancer more than a year ago, his family and friends have developed … Read more ›

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"Whose Line?" Improv in its 6th Smash Year at The Comedy Shrine

By Comedy Shrine Box Office | Oct. 19, 2011 at 2:01 a.m.

If you want to watch professional actors at work, you don’t need to hang around the set of the movies filming in the area… just … Read more ›

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