Osco News

As some of the rivers in the Midwest continue to overflow because of excessive rainfall, volunteers hope the generosity of members of a Glen Ellyn church will also overflow.

Then: Tina O'Brien of Joliet, member of Joliet West High School Class of 1968, has always liked sports.

With a GPA of 3.82, Jarema's favorite subjects include chemistry, geometry and physics. via Lincoln-Way Sun

“Every $1 donated buys nine pounds of food”

Volunteers from Open Arms Mission Food Pantry will collect donations Friday and Saturday at the Antioch Jewel-Osco as part of Hunger Helpers 2008. via News-Sun

Urban League craft fair today A craft and vendor fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Quad County Urban League, 1685 N. Farnsworth Ave. via Beacon News

“The option has always been paper or plastic; now it's shifting to neither and people are making the decision to use reusable canvas instead”

Paper, plastic or canvas. Canvas bags are among the types of reusable bags that are currently being offered at local stores as an environmentally-friendly option for consumers. via Northern Star

“This is a great opportunity for underserved women in need of this potentially life-saving test”

What better way to celebrate Mother's Day than through A Silver Lining Foundation's Buy A Mom A Mammogram program... during the month of May the foundation is partnering with Jewel-Osco and Flirty Girl Fitness ... via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

“Hopefully, it'll keep people shopping locally.”

Jewel-Osco is expanding its locations into Sycamore. The new Sycamore Jewel-Osco, 220 W. Peace Road, will host its Grand Opening today. via Northern Star

“I think we should allow the purchases to go forward”

Dismay built inside Tony Michelassi as he stood in the voting booth, looking over a largely blank ballot. via Naperville Sun

“The neighbor I talked with said she had actually just came back from getting the man dinner, pulled into her driveway and that's when she and her husband saw rocks flying and realized that man had been hit”

Neighbors gather near mower driven by man injured after being hit by a car Farm equipment used to tow mower off the rural road The car hit the mower head-on leaving extensive damage Rock Island to mirror state ... via WQAD-TV Moline

“The mayor did great. He did an outstanding job”

The mayor went on a shopping tear Friday morning at the Plainfield Jewel-Osco, loading four grocery carts full of frozen food the store donated to a local food pantry. via Lincoln-Way Sun

“The NIU Cares Day committee hopes that our students, as well as our staff members, will continue to develop lives that involve community service”

NIU Cares Day will kick off April 19, giving students, faculty and staff the chance to complete projects in the DeKalb-Sycamore area. via Northern Star

“By setting up three different pre-qualifying events at different locations in the Chicago area, it becomes accessible to more people in need.”

A new partnership with Jewel-Osco gives women another outlet to get information and pre-qualify for screening mammograms. via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

“They keep building houses out here so they're anticipating a residential boom but if people want to settle out here and see a bunch of vacant buildings, it's not going to do anybody any good”

Posted: 3/31/2008 8:54p by Courtney Brennan GENESEO, Illinois - Residents of a popular Quad City suburb are in shock as another business closes, leaving them to wonder if their community will become a ghost ... via WQAD-TV Moline

Geneseo loses its Jewel-Osco Galesburg remembers fallen soldier Matt Maupin People concerned over mailing with Sheriff's name on it Scott County Sheriff Dennis Conard says some people living in Iowa have called ... via WQAD-TV Moline

“Like you, Pay By Touch is committed to maintaining the security of consumer and financial data”

Pay By Touch, which had enabled shoppers to pay through fingerprint verification rather than old-school cash or plastic swiping, is no longer being accepted at merchants, including Jewel Osco stores in the Chicago area.

'Pay by Touch has ceased operations of their biometric payment technology,' signs posted throughout a Jewel on State Street announced Wednesday. 'We will no longer be able to accept Pay By Touch as a form of payment.'

It turns out that California -based Solidus Networks Inc., owner of Pay By Touch, announced late Wednesday that it will no longer process biometric transactions anywhere as 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. Read more

The 16th annual Career Fair for People with Disabilities will be March 4 at the i wireless Center, Moline. via Bettendorf News

“The store should really provide a boost for that area”

City officials met this week with Quincy-based Niemann Foods, County Market's parent company, which owns about 60 grocery stores in the Midwest, including County Markets in Sterling and Byron and Sav-A-Lot in ... via The Daily Gazette

There are reports of a shooting on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. via WGN-AM Chicago

“When I first moved here, the population was about 8,000 people. We've gotten a lot of growth on the north side”

John Brady has been serving the city of Sycamore for more than three decades. Brady has worked as Sycamore's city engineer for about 36 years. via De Kalb Midweek