'Mother Wade' hosts toy giveaway at her South Side restaurant
Wade said they're hosting another event on December 22nd.
Wade said they're hosting another event on December 22nd.
If you plan to swing by, make sure to bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to a child in need.
Matt and his family in Highland, Indiana are collecting donations for 'Toys for Tots' and are asking neighbors to come out and donate through Dec. 17th. There is a donation box outside their and have partnered with a few businesses in the area as well in hopes of collecting as many toys as possible.
Thousands of motorcyclists with toys strapped to their bikes will travel north on Western Avenue from the Dan Ryan Woods.
Thousands of motorcyclists with toys strapped to their bikes will travel north on Western Avenue from the Dan Ryan Woods.
This morning commuters spread holiday cheer, donating toys to kids in need.
Each motorcycle rider delivered a new toy to be given to a child in need.
The Chicagoland Toys For Tots has been canceled this year, but the organization is still in need of donations.
A glowing display has been set up in the Chicago area, capturing the joy of the holiday season.
If you're heading in on Metra, don't forget to bring a holiday gift for kids.
After one man's unwanted contribution to a toy donation box in Nisei Lounge this weekend, others have stepped up to help.
The holiday spirit was in full force Sunday morning for Chicagoland's 40th annual Toys for Tots motorcycle parade!
Winthrop Harbor Police are looking for a man accused of taking a Toys for Tots donation canister from a Shell station.
Santa Claus traded in his sleigh for a motorcycle this weekend.
The local Marines who run the Toys for Tots program are in need of a little extra help and time is running short.
Toys for Tots is concerned it won't be able to deliver gifts to all the children who asked for a toy this year.
Once again, Western Avenue from the South Side of Chicago to the north was packed with motorcycles today for the 37th annual Toys for Tots Parade.
A small parade of tow trucks made an appearance in downtown Chicago this evening not to tow cars, but to deliver toys, reports WBBM's Mariam Sobh.
An anonymous donor helped save Christmas for the local Toys for Tots charity on Tuesday, after news a former volunteer embezzled $25,000 and left Christmas in jeopardy for many disadvantaged children.
Mild temperatures in the 50s over the weekend contributed to one of the largest Toys for Tots annual motorcycle parade in the past several years.
The head of a Far South Side church missed the deadline for Toys for Tots. But needy kids will get Christmas presents this afternoon.
Rev. Virgil Jones made a mistake and hopes that hundreds of children in his Far South Side neighborhood don't suffer.
It was a cold winter day on Sunday but no snow fell on the Chicago area, as thousands of motorcyclists took the streets for the 33rd Annual Chicagoland Motorcycle Parade for the Toys for Tots program.
The Marines' Toys for Tots program in the Chicago area is still several hundred thousand toys short - with Christmas just three weeks away.
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