Leaders & Legacies: Stories of Local Impact
An ongoing series brought to you in partnership with the Daily Herald and DuPage Foundation. It highlights the inspiring stories of local individuals, families, and businesses that have made or are making a lasting impact on our community through their generosity and leadership.
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Read about Shirley and Willis Johnson, the inseparable business partners who spent over four decades reinvigorating ailing movie theaters to their former glory, creating Classic Cinemas, published July 2024.
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Read about Wintrust Corporation's dedication to community attentiveness, giving back, and helping local economies thrive, published May 2024
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Read about the return of The DuPage County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast with more than 1,200 community members and leaders, published February 2024.
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Read about the Villa Park native, Rae Rupp-Srch who leads by example and embodies the heart of a true servant leader in her community, published October 2023.
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Read about the prosperous growth over the last 75 years of Itasca Bank & Trust Co., and the brothers behind it, Jack E. Mensching and James R. Mensching, published August 2023.
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Read about the instrumental work Mark and Marcie Peterson have done to bring world-class art exhibits to DuPage County, and their work in benefiting a number of local causes, published June 2023.
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Read about tireless advocacy and support for education and the environment of Chris and Susan Burke, published April 2023.
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Read how Wheaton residents and engaged volunteers Joan and the late Dr. Joe Morrissey always valued people, education and community, published January 2023.
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Read how restaurateur and humanitarian Hossein Jamali serves his community and the world, published November 2022.
