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November 2024
Assistance League members, Andrea Thome and Susann Oakum, appeared on WGN’s Spotlight Chicago segment to promote Assistance League’s Books & Brunch fundraising event.
December 2023
Member Julie Smith shares her passion for helping others with The Hinsdalean.
December 2023
NBC Channel 5 Chicago airs a profile of the community programs that Assistance League Chicagoland West provides.
March 2022
Member Sue Boutin discusses Assistance League Chicagoland West with The Hinsdalean.
January 2022
Assistance League participates in the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce Community Guide
December 2021
Assistance League was one of the highlighted charities in the Hinsdale Magazine Charitable Giving Guide.
October 2020
On October 4th, our efforts to respond to the COVID crisis were highlighted in the Hinsdalean. Read about it here.
August 2020
On August 27th, we were featured in the Chicago Tribune’s Guide to Giving. You can read all about us here.
Fall, 2019
Hinsdale Magazine’s The Giving Book featured our organization and highlighted the ways we give back to the community. (We are on page 38.)
The Hinsdalean's
Making a Difference Partner
Assistance League is proud to have been named The Hinsdalean newspaper's Making a Difference Partner for 2017-18. Each month, the members and work of Assistance League were featured in an article. Read all of the articles here.
October - National Nonprofit Makes a Local Impact
November - New Start Program Lives up to Name
December - Winter Coats Warm the Body and Spirit
January - ALCW New Start Program Offers Just That
March - Scholarship Aids Students of All Types and Ages
April -Volunteer Profile - Empty-nester Answers Assistance League's Call
May - Early Reading Program is Making a Difference One Book at a Time
June - ALCW Volunteers Fill Several Key Roles
July - Partnership with ALCW Comes to its Conclusion