Scout Honors Vets, Restaurant Reopens: Good News, Illinois

ACROSS ILLINOIS — This week, we've got plenty of Illinois stories that have put the "happy" in Happy New Year! Our roundup of good news articles features an Eagle Scout with a special mission, a family that's helping to rescue pups and other stories that are sure to make you smile!

Scout Hopes To Help Fill Elwood Veterans Cemetery With Flags

Finn Rafferty is working toward his Eagle Scout and wants to make placing American flags at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery easier.

Rescue Dog's New Family Aims To Give Back To Those Who Loved Him First

New Lenox's Widstrand family wants Cache Creek Rescue to know just how much they've meant to Ryker, and to help them save others like him.

Couple Welcomes New Year's Baby, 1st Born In 2024 At Geneva Hospital

The New Year's Day-born baby girl is the Batavia couple's third child. Their first was born on New Year's Eve in 2020.

Joliet Restaurant Reopens With New Name, New Menu: 10 Photos

Great American Bagel is history. Owner Tom Grotovsky has closed his Essington Road bagel shop. His new restaurant is The Curator's Cafe.

Music Venue, Restaurant To Honor Memory Of Owner's Late Guitarist Brother

Owner Suzanne Positano told Patch Eleven 26 was inspired by the passion of her musician brother, Steve, who died of brain cancer in 2015.

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