State Senator Rachel Ventura is hosting the second annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Joliet on Dec. 13 to honor over 150 veterans with remembrance wreaths.
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MLK Day of Service Committee Seeks Volunteer Projects for 2026 Event
The MLK Day of Service Planning Committee is accepting service project proposals from community agencies to be completed by volunteers on January 19, 2026.
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Memorial Day Ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Travis Manion Foundation is mobilizing volunteers to honor fallen heroes on Memorial Day at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, IL.
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Local church wins with Super Soul Bowl
On Sunday February 13, 2022, while thousands across the nation watched a historic Super Bowl between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams, members of Pastor Lonnie Posley’s New Canaanland Christian Church were celebrating Super Soul Bowl.
A 28-year- old tradition for the church, it started when Posley realized that Super Bowl weekend could be an auspicious time to share their faith with the town of Joliet.
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Including You gives Thanks to partners
Including You, a not-for-profit organization in Joliet held an event November 20, 2021, to thank volunteers, sponsors and supporters who helped the organization during their annual event. Including You is a community-based organization whose mission is to help bridge funding gaps for various organizations who provide vital services to the Joliet community. This year $8,000 was given to two nonprofits.
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HBO Documentary Series BLACK AND MISSING, Spotlights the Black and Missing Foundation’s Commitment to Locating Missing Persons of Color
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Haunted by these stories of vanished loved ones and driven by the need for attention and assistance for these forgotten women, former law enforcement officer Derrica Wilson and public relations expert Natalie Wilson operate a grassroots organization that raises awareness in communities, alerts media outlets to the plight of thousands of women and children and urges police departments to allocate more resources to this scourge.
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Help Find Daniel Robinson: Search continues for Missing Geologist, 24
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Unsurprised that there was no updated information from the Buckeye police about the case, the family has sought its own private investigator to proceed with exhausting all efforts and resources to search for the missing geologist. The father, David Robinson II, has taken the helms of locating his son. He recounts receiving a call from his daughter, who lives in Phoenix, on June 23, alerting him in South Carolina that Daniel was missing; she was informed by one of Daniel’s coworkers.
