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Free Postage for Old Cell Phones to Recycling Heaven
Do you have a drawer full of old cellphones, inkjet cartridges and good intentions? Now the Post Office is providing free envelopes for sending...
Cop Helps Set Sentence for his Shooter After 20 Years: A Donation to Charity
A former Chicago cop agrees to a bit of restorative justice for his shooter who was extradited from Canada after 20 years of clean...
London to Spend US$975 Million on Walking and Cycling Programs
London is committing to bike programs in a big way. "It will spend US$975 million over the next ten years to implement five new...
Trying New Approaches on Teen Offenders
States facing packed prisons are looking to treatment-oriented solutions like Missouri's, "where teen offenders are viewed not just as inmates but as works in...
Big Holiday Pickup for Soldier and Family
Chicago-area groups gave a soldier and his wife a 2008 Chevy Silverado for Christmas with thanks for his service in Iraq. Mark returned home...
Geri on BBC Radio Panel This Week
EDITOR'S BLOG - I will be joining a panel Saturday morning on the BBC World Service program, Newshour. One question being discussed: "Does the...
10 Qualities To Help You Reach Your Dreams (Part One)
Looking at successful people, like actor Harrison Ford, author Maya Angelou, singer Gloria Estefan, and cyclist Lance Armstrong, we wonder: How did they do...
Twin Sisters Receive Kidneys From Same Donor
"A Chicago-area trauma victim gives gift of life to 10-year-old girls -- one kidney for each of the twins." (Today Show w/ video)...
Churches Adopt Ex-Offenders
The CeaseFire anti-violence organization of Chicago has teamed with area churches to help ex-offenders get back on their feet and find jobs. "We're getting...
Laid-Off ‘Super Star’ Nurse Gets Dream Job
A super-star nurse who drew widespread attention when budget cuts eliminated her job in Chicago has landed the job of her dreams. ...
Study: Early-Childhood Program Pays for Itself
Educational attainment is higher and felony arrests are lower for the alumni of an early-intervention program for low-income children in Chicago. Twenty years...
Thoughts Can Move This Wheelchair
Technology now exists, thanks to engineers at Ambient Corporation and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, that allows paraplegics to motor their chairs with their...
Maine Letter Carrier Named ‘Hero of the Year’ for Rescuing Elderly Apartment Fire Victim
A Maine letter carrier who pulled an elderly woman in flames from her burning apartment building along his postal route, then alerted other residents...
Beyoncé Concerts Sponsor Food Drives in Five Cities
Pop singer Beyoncé is encouraging her fans to bring non-perishable food items to a pre-concert food drive in Los Angeles on September 2, as...
Successful Gang Outreach Program Expands into Three Cities
The CeaseFire program, a Chicago-based violence prevention group has received a $1.7 million grant to expand onto the streets of Baltimore, Cincinnati and Newark,...
Free Tele-Seminar Helps You Live Your Dream
Editor's Blog - It has been said that most people spend more time planning a vacation than they do planning their life. Do...
Teen Trends Look Positive
The Chicago Tribune editorial board might have been reading the Good News Network. Today they added together the positive trends in the lives of...
Encouraging Girls to Pursue IT Careers
Girls are gathering at Microsoft offices this summer to attend DigiGirlz High Tech Camp, day-long events designed to dispel stereotypes of the high-tech industry...
City’s Anti-Gang March Renamed Peace March
CICERO, Ill — The gang intervention group CeaseFire aims to foster new perspectives this year by organizing a softball tournament between police and inner...
NIKE Donates Shoes to Every Teen in New Orleans
The Nike Summer Shoes program kicked off in New Orleans, La., yesterday with a free pair of shoes for every middle and high school...