Special Cemetery Deer, Route 66 Relic Return: Good News, Illinois

ILLINOIS — Good news comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes. This week, it's shaped like a deer with its antlers askew, a legendary state of a giant and a whole lot of dazzlingly lit homes. Dive into this week's Good News, Illinois, article and do your best not to break out in smiles!

Cemetery Deer With Crooked Antler Brings Early Christmas Miracle

A beloved deer named Special (and many other names) is back safe at St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery after his big adventure outside the walls.

Treadfit Lemont Raises Thousands For 4-Year-Old Girl Fighting Cancer

More than 100 Lemont residents, friends and supporters of the Rapacki family participated in six sessions throughout the day on Nov. 23.

Take The 2024 Patch Tour O' Holiday Lights

Patch has rounded up the best residential and business holiday light displays in Chicagoland.

Lost Dog Rescued From I-355 By Glen Ellyn Police Officer

A self-proclaimed dog lover, Patrol Officer Bartolo Montecinos II recently saved Lucy, a lost dog he spotted on I-355.

Amazing Photos: Wilmington Throws Party As Gemini Giant Returns

After being mistreated by the owner of her shuttered Launching Pad restaurant, the Joliet Area Historical Society saved the Gemini Giant.

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