Good Community News (Despite COVID-19)

Tough times (including pandemics) can either make or break a community.

Great stuff is happening around and about where I live. Most is a direct response to the novel coronavirus and a refusal to let it have the last word.

Here is a sampling of submitted content I've posted over the last weej.


Pets of the Week: May 11

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/06/pets-of-the-week-may-11/daeioy3/


1099 workers: apply for regular unemployment benefits before PUA program goes live
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) portal to launch on May 11

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/06/1099-workers-apply-for-regular-unemployment-benefits-before-pua-program-goes-live/a70mbyc/


Troy Middle School symphonic band chosen for SuperState

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/07/troy-middle-school-symphonic-band-chosen-for-superstate/a36u8kp/


Plainfield East HS, John F. Kennedy MS take part in poetry competition 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/06/plainfield-east-hs-john-f-kennedy-ms-take-part-in-poetry-competition/acmf0zb/


Symphony Care Network reaches over 200 successful COVID-19 patient recoveries

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/06/symphony-care-network-reaches-over-200-successful-covid-19-patient-recoveries/a8z39v0/


United Way of Will County and Spanish Community Center partner to offer translation services

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/04/30/united-way-of-will-county-and-spanish-community-center-partner-to-offer-translation-services/a5ncltk/


Lewis University in Romeoville recognizes principal with Bishop Kaffer Award

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/07/lewis-university-in-romeoville-recognizes-principal-with-bishop-kaffer-award/am4ve9z/


MetLife Foundation donates $50,000 to Northern Illinois Food Bank 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/03/23/metlife-foundation-donates-50-000-to-northern-illinois-food-bank/au6j7d5/


Illinois Helpline provides quick answers to questions about available resources during COVID-19 pandemic
Call4Calm service available to residents experiencing stress and other hardships

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/07/illinois-helpline-provides-quick-answers-to-questions-about-available-resources-during-covid-19-pandemic/afa44ff/


New Mokena pastor gets a drive-by welcome

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/08/new-mokena-pastor-gets-a-drive-by-welcome/dy3apd7/


Troy students in S.L.A.M. Club packed 36,936 meals in one day

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/08/troy-students-in-s-l-a-m-club-packed-36-936-meals-in-one-day/aab3hoi/


'Betsy' honors first responders in Elwood yard

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/10/betsy-honors-first-responders-in-elwood-yard/amlxy7n/


Joliet West HOSA Future Health Professionals place in top 10 at virtual state conference 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/07/joliet-west-hosa-future-health-professionals-place-in-top-10-at-virtual-state-conference/aa54i34/

Illustration by Kathleen Rose Van Pelt for "Bryony."