Making A Difference

Gateway Green, dedicated to beautifying public spaces in Chicago, will host its annual Green Tie Ball next week, and NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio has the details.

NBC 5’s Michelle Relerford has all the details as the annual Jerk, Seafood & Vegan Fest comes back to Chicago’s Washington Park next weekend.  

The National Latino Education Institute offers training programs to help Latinos earn economic independence, and the group is set to host its annual golf outing next month. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio has more details.

Cantigny Park offers residents a whole host of activities and events, and NBC 5’s Lauren Petty has more details on the facility’s offerings in this week’s Making a Difference segment.

The KLEO Foundation seeks to eradicate violence in Chicago by bringing opportunities through STEM education, and the group will host its inaugural golf fundraiser this week. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio shares that story.  

NBC 5’s JC Navarrete and Cesar Rolon discuss the upcoming Latino Family Wellness and Health Equity Fiesta Tour, set to take place next weekend in an effort to address disparities in access to healthcare in the Latinx community.

The group “K-9’s for Veterans” aims to help link up American servicemembers with dogs, helping them adjust back to life when they get home from deployment. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has the story.

Volunteers with a suburban group are collecting and organizing donations, from food and water, to cleaning supplies and clothing, to send to people dealing with catastrophic, and deadly flooding in the Southeast.

Devastating flooding has wreaked havoc in Kentucky, leaving more than 30 dead and hundreds still missing. A group in Chicago is lending a helping hand by sending supplies. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

One of Chicago’s premier festivals is set to celebrate its 50th birthday next weekend, as the Fiesta del Sol will kick off on Thursday. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio has more details.

A group of nearly four dozen students are getting a big leg up toward achieving their college dreams as Chicago aldermen awarded scholarships on Thursday. NBC 5’s Kye Martin has more.

Comcast, NBC’s parent company, is teaming up with the YMCA to provide internet access to young residents in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood, and Kye Martin has more details.

A local group is using music to help spread its message of anti-violence while giving incredible skills training to those it helps. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the story.

Some of Illinois’ littlest students are getting ready to celebrate their first major milestone: the start of Kindergarten this fall. NBC 5’s JC Navarrete looks at how the Chicago Commons is lending a helping hand.

A 16-year-old boy, in the midst of a cancer battle, thought he was just attending a basketball camp this week, but organizers and NBA star Max Strus had something else cooked up. Here’s NBC 5’s Chris Hush with the incredible story.

An ongoing music performance series pays homage to Bronzeville’s historic Palm Tavern, with the next performance coming up this weekend. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio spoke to Joseph Harrington about the event.

Kymbria Young from Season-to-Soar joined NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio to describe the group’s efforts to provide youth leadership training and to foster what it calls ‘global citizenship.’

Nurses and staff at a suburban hospital are getting help from an interesting source, as robots are being used to help out. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey explains.

Chicago Gateway Green puts on several events a year to help raise funds to beautify area roadways, and Grant DePorter spoke to our Patrick Fazio about the group’s mission.

Kidney disease often has no symptoms and as a result, can often go unnoticed it’s very advanced. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio talked to Monica Fox with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois about her organization’s mission to spread awareness.