Networking

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Incite employment workshop: 11 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. July 30, Career Resource Center Grove Cultural Campus, 40 E. Old Mill Road, Suite 105, Lake Forest. Workshop seeks to shed light on participants' inherent talents and provide ideas on how to apply one's gifts for enhanced job performance and increased job satisfaction. Free for first time attendees. Bring a lunch. Call to reserve a space. For information, call (847) 295-5626, or visit www.careerresourcecenter.org.

Managing Your Career: Register by July 31 for 7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 14, Grayslake Park District Rec Center Multipurpose Room, 240 Commerce Drive, Grayslake. Designed to help participants understand their own qualifications and needs, and develop a career plan. For adults 16 and older. $26 for Grayslake Park District residents, $33 for nonresidents. For information, call (847) 223-7529.

Meet Max Allan Collins: 10 a.m. Aug. 2, Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee. Author Max Allan Collins is on tour for his latest book, "Red Sky in Morning." Collins is the author of the graphic novel "Road to Perdition," which was made into a movie starring Tom Hanks. There is no charge to attend, but reservations are required. Call (847) 244-5150 or visit www.wnpl.info.

Career Counseling: Noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 6, Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. Free individual career counseling to help with professional development and job search strategies. Appointments run 30 minutes. To register, call (847) 438-3433, sign up online at www.eapl.org or email infodesk@eapl.org.

Business and Government Day: 8 a.m. Aug. 6 in the atrium outside the Library/Learning Resource Center, College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Free event for businesses interested in learning about the government marketplace or expanding their government business base. Features government and industry booths, networking and four workshop presentations from 8 a.m. to noon and a networking barbecue from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at a cost of $10 per person. For information, call Illinois PTAC at (847) 543-2025 or e-mail mviolante@clcillinois.edu.

Nominating process panel: 4:30-6:30 p.m., Aug. 10, Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home, 25200 N. St. Mary's Road, Libertyville. The inaugural event of the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy. Panelists including Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III, Senator George McGovern, Senator Richard Lugar, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Representative John Anderson and Alderman Ed Burke will discuss changes in the American national nominating process over the last several decades, moderated by Bill Kurtis. Tickets are $50 pre-sale, $60 at door; for tickets, visit www.stevensoncenterondemocracy.org or call (312) 337-4933

Home-Based Businesses Group: 7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 14, Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. Home Business and Information Networking Group, for owners of home businesses to network and share ideas. For specific monthly topics check www.eapl.org. Register by calling (847) 438-3433, e-mail infodesk@eapl.org or visit www.eapl.org.

LeTip: 7:01 a.m. Wednesdays, Walker Bros. 767 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich. Organization dedicated to helping business owners and sales people grow their business by expanding their network of contacts. If interested, contact Mike Parenti, at (847) 682-0351.