All it takes is a computer and a few minutes of your time to help local women and children in need. The WINGS Program, an Arlington Heights-based nonprofit that serves the needs of abused and homeless women and their children, lost a revenue-generating resale shop earlier this summer to a fire. In an effort to […]
Google “blind organization,” and you will generate 13 million results in less than a second. Google “low vision organization,” and your hits will drop to 2.2. million. Two Deerfield mothers, Wendy Baum and Susan Ballis, are trying to change that. In 2006, they started Vision for Tomorrow Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping families […]
One of the country’s last remaining community centers, Gorton, a nonprofit organization in Lake Forest, appears to be in danger of closing its doors. The Board of Directors is appealing to the community for $250,000 in cash donations by Thursday, August 5. Donations should be made payable to Gorton Community Center and either mailed or […]
Is a 3-day music fest too much for you? Then come to GALApalooza, the official kickoff party of the Lollapalooza weekend. Scheduled for Thursday, August 5, GALApalooza is an upscale party geared toward adults—a private concert and cocktail party under the stars at the Petrillo Band Shell in Chicago’s beautiful Grant Park. It’s a sneak peek […]
Evanston artist Jane Fulton Alt makes a powerful statement with her latest photo essay, “Crude Awakening.” The series of photos offers viewers the ability to imagine an oil spill impacting the shores of Lake Michigan. Shot locally, Jane used a nontoxic substance to recreate the oily effect, and found herself with a number of volunteers […]
Local sidewalk sales are a great way to get to know the nonprofit organizations in your community, and learn how you can get involved. It might even be as simple as adopting a pet, or donating your spare change. If you didn’t get a chance to walk the sidewalk sale in Glenview this past weekend, […]
Rowan & Martin have got nothing on the Woman’s Club of Evanston’s 59th annual benefit show, “Age of Hilarious,” to be held March 5, 6, 7, 11, 12 and 13. Audience members will be entertained by a slew of song parodies written, directed, choreographed and performed by WCE members and friends. This year, they will […]
The only thing better than going to a Sunday matinee is going to one that supports a neighborhood theatre—and a local charity. New Foundation Center, a nonprofit organization that serves people with severe mental illnesses, will hold a fundraiser at the Attic Playhouse on March 14. Formerly called WilPower, New Foundation Center offers recovery programs, […]
Casting for Recovery, a Vermont-based nonprofit that provides complimentary fly-fishing retreats to breast cancer survivors, is seeking volunteers to start a community-based retreat for Illinois women. Why? Because it makes a huge difference when breast cancer survivors gather in a serene setting to fly fish with their Fly Fisher Pro. Through Casting for Recovery, women […]
Our local libraries are in trouble and today is the day you can help. In response to dramatic cutbacks in state funding and unconscionable delays in delivering legislatively approved funding, vital library services are threatened. “You’ll be as distressed as I am to learn of the impending crisis related to services provided by our local […]
