PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — A Pekin not-for-profit ensured that hundreds of students were ready for the new school year. The Hope Chest in Pekin gave out 600 backpacks, pencil bags, school supplies, and ...

DOWNINGTOWN — Staff at all three Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) Technical College High School (TCHS) campuses, as well as the Child and Career Development Center (CCDC), gave back to the ...

Tucked away up a couple floors and down a hallway in Painesville Square’s Victoria Place, the volunteers at the Hope Chest tend to a storehouse of free clothes and household goods that they offer to ...

After a year of looking for a new building, Hope Chest President Jan Milazzotto was growing concerned late last year about the future of the 57-year-old charity she leads. The Painesville-based group ...

DOWNINGTOWN — Throughout December, the annual Holiday Hope Chest event brought happiness and relief to more than 900 Chester County families in need. In collaboration with the Chester County ...

LAGRANGE, Ill. (WLS) -- Clothing is one of those "hard to recycle" items. Some textiles can take more than 200 years to decompose in a landfill, all while releasing harmful methane gas into the air we ...

The state Department of Child Safety has seen a significant decrease in the number of foster children who live in group homes thanks partly to the collaboration and community support of its partner ...