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Exelon's Generation's 'Fishing for a Cure' Raises $41,000 for Special Connections of Grundy County

Exelon's Generation's 'Fishing for a Cure' Raises $41,000 for Special Connections of Grundy County

Braidwood Station’s ‘Fishing for a Cure’ charity bass fishing tournament was canceled earlier this year due to COVID-19, but that didn’t stop employees at the Exelon Generation nuclear plant from giving generously to a local charity.

Special Connections earns grant

Special Connections earns grant

The Community Foundation of Grundy County has selected Special Connections of Grundy County as the 19th recipient of...

D'Arcy Chevy Buick donates van

D'Arcy Chevy Buick donates van

Terry D’Arcy and D’Arcy Chevrolet Buick Cadillac of Morris recently presented board members of Special Connections of Grundy County with a 14-passenger van and...

Costumed 5K to benefit Special Connections

Costumed 5K to benefit Special Connections

Runners will be encouraged to dress up for the 9th annual Run The Beat 5K at Goold Park in Morris on Oct. 19 at 10 a.m., sponsored by The Morris Police Department...

Century 21 raises cash for Special Connections

Century 21 raises cash for Special Connections

The agents at Century 21 Coleman-Hornsby recently held their annual Steak Fry for Charity. This year’s beneficiary is Special Connections of Grundy County for their Special Olympics program...

Knights of Columbus donate to charity

Knights of Columbus donate to charity

On May 30, the St. Mary’s Minooka Knights of Columbus distributed checks of $547.32 to each of these organizations and their representatives...

CrossFit teams row for charity

CrossFit teams row for charity

Kara Hamilton and her nine teammates set a goal of two hours and 48 minutes to finish a 26.2-mile marathon...

'Dueling Tonys' to take stage

'Dueling Tonys' to take stage

The dueling pianos of Tony DeBlois and Tony Kidonakis will return to Morris on Jan. 6 to raise money for Special Connections of Grundy County...

Rikki Kirsch Wins Gold!

Rikki Kirsch Wins Gold!

In June, the 20-year-old Shorewood swimmer won two gold medals in the Special Olympics 2014 USA Games in New Jersey. One was in the team…

Coleman-Hornsby

Coleman-Hornsby

For more than 10 years, Century 21 Coleman-Hornsby has held a steak fry to benefit a local charity. This year the beneficiary was Special Connections…

Trinity Services

Trinity Services

New Lenox-based Trinity Services Inc. has teamed up with Special Connections of Grundy County to extend services and provide a physical presence in the area.…

State Swim Team

State Swim Team

At a typical Special Connections Swim Team practice, coach Lynda Kirkman can be heard blowing her whistle and calling out the team’s next workout, while…

Charity Concerts

Charity Concerts

Despite the snowy weather, Morris Police Chief Brent Dite said they raised a little more than $3,000 that will be split evenly between Special Connections…

Fuzz defeat Faculty

Fuzz defeat Faculty

A smaller-than-normal crowd gathered Saturday at Morris Community High School for the sixth annual Faculty vs. The Fuzz charity basketball game. Despite the snowy weather…

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