ANN ARBOR, Mich. –– Coach Tracey Fuchs choked up in the press room as she addressed reporters following Northwestern’s national championship victory Sunday. Two of her three captains –– senior midfielder Maddie Zimmer and graduate student goalkeeper Annabel Skubisz –– sat next to...
Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County announced Wednesday that it had received a $2.5 million grant from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez through the Bezos Day One Families Fund. The Day One Families Fund is part of the Bezos Day One Fund, launched in 2018 by Bezos and his wife at the time, MacKenzie Scott. The Fund makes yearly donations to organizations and civic groups in all 50 states, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, working to help homeless families. This year, the Fund’s seventh annual donation totaled $110.5 million and was distributed to 40 organizations, with the Alliance being the only Illinois awardee. This is the first year the Alliance has...
