volunteers

If you've been spending more time locked-in at home than you'd care to, here's a great chance to not only get out of the house, but also lending a helping hand with a great community event.

If you're tired of being locked-down during the pandemic, don't want to hang around the Midwest for another frigid winter, and you don't mind taking on the role of guinea pig, some cruise lines would like a word.

Rockford Reads has successfully brought together community volunteers and elementary students to work jointly on reading skills since 2001, and they need more volunteers as we head into 2020.

Rockford Reads has successfully brought together community volunteers and elementary students to work jointly on reading skills since 2001, and they need more volunteers this year.

Rockford's kick-off to the holiday season features a tree lighting, parade, fireworks, horse & wagon rides, visits with Santa, along with some new fun additions.

Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens will be seen in a whole new light this summer and fall, and there are plenty of opportunities for you to help out and be a part of this spectacular, new, garden-wide art installation.

FAIRDALE, Ill. (AP) — Hundreds of volunteers have descended on two northern Illinois communities that were devastated by deadly tornadoes last week. Eight tornadoes roared across northern and central Illinois during Thursday's storms...

Wishes help enrich the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions with hope, strength and joy, and you can be a part of this experience. More than 12,000 children across Illinois have experienced the magic of a wish coming true, thanks to the hundreds of community supporters of Make-A-Wish Illinois...