In the News Archive

Best of Milwaukee 2009 Vintage Thrift Store
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin was voted "Best of Milwaukee 2009" Vintage Thrift Store by The Shepherd Express.

50% off Select Merchandise
Visit us this Memorial Day weekend for great savings... or any Sunday or Monday!


Pack'er Up Donation Challenge 2011
The winners have been announced!


Pass It On Donation Challenge 2011
The winners have been announced!


'Tis the Season to Celebrate a New Store
A Goodwill Store & Donation Center is now open in Bolingbrook, IL.

Gridiron Ghosts and Goblins Trick or Treat Experience
And the winner of our Gridiron Ghosts and Goblins Trick or Treat Experience is...

Shop Our Newest Stores in Illinois!
Goodwill Store & Donation Centers are now open in Willowbrook and Round Lake Beach.

New Donation Trailer Located in Germantown
Donating your gently-used clothing and other household items just got easier in Germantown. Goodwill now has an Attended Donation Center (ADC) located just west of McDonald's in the Sendik's Village Centre at Pilgrim and Mequon Roads. It's open 7 days a week from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. So, bring a bag of donations today to the Germantown ADC!

Shop Our Newest Store in Wisconsin!
The Goodwill Store & Donation Center will open in Oconomowoc, WI on September 16.

Goodwill Recycling Drive May 8
Very successful Goodwill Donation Drive in Gurnee Mills at Lot H!

Six Flags and Goodwill Industries Team Up for Earth Day
Visit our Facebook page AmazingGoodwill to see the photos from this very successful donation drive.


Pack'er Up Donation Challenge 2010-Statistics
And the winner of the Pack'er Up Donation Challenge is..... 

Glendale Heights Goodwill TV Recycling Drive
Another successful TV Recycling Drive!

Club Goodwill Section Now Open at Miller Park
Goodwill is pleased to announce our new partnership with the Brewers—they've even named a section in the stadium after us!

2010 Daily Herald Readers' Choice Award Winner
Goodwill was chosen as a Daily Herald Readers' Choice Award winner for Best Thrift Store and Best Resale Shop.

Waukesha Goodwill TV Recycling Drive
Free and Easy! TV Recycling Drive at the Waukesha Goodwill Store & Donation Center on Saturday, March 27.

Janesville Goodwill TV Recycling Drive
Free and Easy! TV Recycling Drive at the Janesville Goodwill Store & Donation Center on Saturday, February 27.

Free Book Signing with WISN-12 Sports Anchor Andy Kendeigh
Visit our newest Goodwill Store & Donation Center at 2015 Meadow Lane (behind McDonald's located on the corner of Silvernail Road and Marshview Street), Waukesha on Saturday, February 27 to meet and greet Andy!

Celebrate Our Newest Store Opening
Store Opens Thursday, February 25. Visit our newest Goodwill Store & Donation Center at 2015 Meadow Lane (behind McDonald's located on the corner of Silvernail Road and Marshview Street), Waukesha.

Donate Your Gently Used Levi's Jeans to Goodwill
Goodwill and Levi's® are launching a new initiative, 'A Care Tag for Our Planet', designed at diverting billions of pounds of unwanted clothing from landfills.

Goodwill Featured on WauwatosaNow.com
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago was featured on WauwatosaNow.com on December 31, 2009.

Halloween Costume Contest Winners 2009!
The judging this year was tough with all of the great entries, but we finally found our winners of the 2009 Spooktacular Hallowiin Costume Contest.

Goodwill Featured In The Marquette Tribune
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago was featured in The Marquette Tribune on November 5, 2009. The story discusses how shoppers are looking for good values and have turned to thrift stores like Goodwill to meet their needs.

Goodwill adding a new store in Waukesha
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago was featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Monday, November 2, 2009. The article discusses the opening of a new store and donation center.

Goodwill Featured on First Business website
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago is featured on the First Business website. The story discusses how Goodwill Industries is expanding while other retailers are cutting back.

Gallery Night in the Third Ward at Retique
Our new boutique store—Retique had special hours on Gallery Night, Friday, October 16, 2009 in Milwaukee's Third Ward.

Goodwill Featured in The Freeman
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago was featured in The Freeman on Saturday, October 3, 2009.

Goodwill partners with Dell for computer recycling
Since last summer Goodwill has been accepting computer and computer-related components, but we are now a part of Reconnect, a computer recycling program managed by both Goodwill and Dell.

Goodwill featured in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago was featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Friday, September 25, 2009.

Goodwill Featured in Chicago Tribune
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago was featured in The Chicago Tribune on February 20, 2009.

Goodwill Featured in the New York Times
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago was featured in The New York Times on June 11, 2009.

Goodwill Featured on The TODAY SHOW
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago was featured on The TODAY SHOW on June 5th, 2009. Live Simply Save Big Today—Dress for Success for Less.

Fall Goodwill Sale Runs September 16-29
Goodwill needs more donations to fund the services it provides and The Goodwill Sale generates millions of pounds of clothing donations, which are then sold in more than 30 Goodwill stores in southeastern Wisconsin and metropolitan Chicago.

Successfull Grand Opening at Wauwatosa Store & Donation Center
Thank you for visiting our new Goodwill Retail Store & Donation Center in Wauwatosa, WI at 12121 W. Feerick Street!

Retro Rendezvous October 20
Retro Rendezvous—A Swingin' Affair on October 20, 2009 was a big success! The evening of Vintage Vegas benefited Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.

Goodwill Partners with Lifetime Channel
Stop by any participating Illinois Goodwill Store & Donation Center to receive your free gift!

Find Your Chic—Retique on Broadway
Celebrate the Grand Opening of Retique our new boutique store located in Milwaukee's the Third Ward.

Daily Herald's Readers Chose Goodwill As Best Thrift Store in 2009
The Daily Herald's readers cast more than 12,000 ballots in their six-week Reader's Choice promotional campaign. See who the winners were...

Pack'er Up Donation Challenge
The grand prize winner of the Pack'er Up Donation Challenge is...

A Very Successful Carol Stream Grand Opening!
Our Carol Stream Grand Opening last weekend was quite a success! Be sure to visit our newest Goodwill Store & Donation Center.

Goodwill Featured on Good Morning America Weekend
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago was featured on Good Morning America Weekend on February 29, 2009. Check out Frugal Facelift An Old Store's New Look.

Celebrate Our Lake Zurich and Beaver Dam Grand Openings!
Visit our newest Goodwill Store & Donation Centers in Illinois & Wisconsin!

Special Book Signing With Green Bay Packer Donald Driver
Donald Driver, Green Bay Packer wide receiver and Goodwill spokesperson, has written his first children's book and it's available for sale at your local Goodwill Store & Donation Center.

Yorkville, IL Store Receives Golden Arrow Award
Goodwill's Yorkville, Illinois store pursues LEED Certification.

Best of Milwaukee 2008 Thrift Store
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin was voted "Best of Milwaukee 2008" Thrift Store by The Shepherd Express.

Halloween Costume Contest Winners 2008!
The judging this year was tough with all of the great entries, but we finally found our winners of the 2008 Spooktacular Halloween Costume Contest.

Employee Halloween Costume Contest Results
You voted for your favorite Goodwill employee Halloween Costume and the final results are in!

Banana Republic and Goodwill Industries Sponsor Clothing Trade-in
Banana Republic and Goodwill Industries teamed up again for a clothing trade-in promotion. This year's event was called "Give Where You Live!".

Carpentersville Goodwill Store & Donation Center Grand Opening Big Success!
Many shoppers "Fell" into savings at our Carpentersville Grand Opening Friday, October 31 & Saturday, November 1, 2008.

Great Seats & Grand Times with the Kane County Cougars—Winners announced!
Goodwill partnered with the Kane County Cougars this season for two great promotions with the team: Great Seats & Grand Times. See who won the big prize!

Operation Hard Drive
Milwaukee area residents certainly loaded up their cars with computers and accessories at the Operation Hard Drive event on Saturday, August 2 sponsored by Goodwill, MillerCoors and Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful.

Goodwill and Closet Concepts Winner 2008
Goodwill teamed up with Closet Concepts in a special promotion where one lucky Goodwill donator won a $1,000 closet makeover! Our grand prize winner was Jessica Suhr.

Amazing Rec Room Redo Winners 2008
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, The Milwaukee Brewers and Fox 6 would like to congratulate our 2008 Rec Room Redo winners: The Burkel Family.

"Take Your Jeans" Off for a Good Cause!
Levi's Brand Retail® and Goodwill Industries International held a co-branded denim drive,"Take Your Jeans Off", April 24, 2008—May 1, 2008, which benefited 10 different Goodwill agencies located in the denim icon's five main markets: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City and Washington, DC.

Goodwill Store & Donation Centers Are ‘Going Green’ With Computers
Looking to recycle your computer components? Now you can. Stop by any Goodwill Store & Donation Center, official recycling drop-off centers.

Another Store Opening, Another Successful Event!
Our newest Goodwill Store & Donation Center at 1551 N. Dryden Avenue, Arlington Heights, Illinois is now open for business.

Tax Write-off & Computers are now accepted at Goodwill
Celebrate the season with an end-of-the-year tax write-off and computers are now accepted at Goodwill!

Glendale Heights Grand Opening A Smashing Success!
Our newest Goodwill Store & Donation Center at 543 East North Avenue, Glendale Heights, Illinois is now open for business.

Use Caution When Donating to Charities
With the end of the year quickly approaching many of us are packing up our bags of shirts, jeans and other household items. It's a win, win situation for all involved! However, just be careful where you are donating your items.

Toy Recall
There has been a rash of recalled items in the news lately. Goodwill's Retail Services is taking steps to ensure that these items will not reach the shelves.