Check out the Bears giving back to the community by leading Mini Monsters clinics, volunteering at the Northern Illinois Food Bank and more ... head coach of Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest as ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A sense of urgency can be felt on the floors of the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva. Volunteers vigorously work to sort and box up food for donation. But despite their best ...

The fun is happening this weekend in the west suburbs. The Northern Illinois Food Bank 10K, 5K or 1 mile Walk is Saturday at Cantigny Park in Wheaton from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Money raised goes ...

Northern Illinois Food Bank’s largest annual awareness and fundraising event, the 12th annual Fight Hunger 10K, 5K, or 1-mile run/walk with post-race festival will take place from 8:30 a.m. to ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Northern Illinois Food Bank celebrates the grand opening of its center and neighbor’s market Wednesday, April 30, at 1397 Sandy Hollow Road. This new space is ...

Veronica Cox had a plan, and receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to help feed her three kids wasn’t part of it. She got a bachelor’s degree in criminal ...

Funding has already been reduced for some programs that assist the Northern Illinois Food Bank, which supplies food to local pantries and allows them to buy groceries at discounted prices, ...

Northern Illinois Food Bank sent 1.2 million pounds of food over the last year, reducing its carbon footprint by more than half, said Chris Gillette, the food bank’s director of operations.

A multi-year contract for frontline workers in Illinois raises wages and reopens negotiations on benefits. The YMCA of Rock River Valley receives grants during National Water Safety Month ...