Our Town Our Heroes

It’s been a wonderful year for the Driving the Midwest team. We’ve had the pleasure of meeting new people at our events, like military moms at Operation Precious CARgo and garden gurus at the GMC…

The votes are in, and Lori Stewart is the winner of the special military supporters round of Our Town, Our Heroes! Nominated by Laura Bleill, Lori is a military mom who founded Toys for Troops,…

Voting has ended for this round of Our Town, Our Heroes. We will announce the winner of the special military supporters round on Monday, November 19. Stay tuned to DrivingtheMidwest.com, follow us on Twitter and…

We’re halfway through voting in this year’s last round of Our Town, Our Heroes. Is your favorite military supporter in the lead? Check out the standings below! 1st Place: Lori Stewart 2nd Place: Raul Buendia…

Announcing the three finalists in the last round of Our Town, Our Heroes of 2012! Another year of recognizing and rewarding local heroes is drawing to a close and we couldn’t have asked for three…

The votes are in, and Amy Bergeson is the newest winner of Our Town, Our Heroes! Nominated by Jenni Purdue, Amy is a Chicago teacher who “walks into an un-air-conditioned classroom every day to give…