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College of DuPage trustee Maureen Dunne appointed secretary of Illinois Community College Trustees Association
Jul 1, 2020 5:53 PM - College of DuPage Trustee Maureen Dunne recently was appointed Secretary to the Illinois Community College Trustees Association for 2020-2021. Dunne began her one-year term on July 1. -
A Family Affair: Mother finds career path, sets example for her children
Jul 1, 2020 5:47 PM - In 2011, Heidi Monteith found herself in a challenging position. After spending 20 years as a stay-at-home mom to raise her children, she was going through a divorce and could not find a job that would pay a livable wage. She spent the next five years juggling part-time jobs and struggling to make enough money to support herself and her children. -
Schaumburg Township Library to Reopen
Jul 1, 2020 8:45 AM - Beginning Monday, July 6, all Schaumburg Township District Library locations will reopen to the public with limited hours, occupancy and services. -
Nicole Cameron named executive director of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage
Jul 1, 2020 7:50 AM - Nicole Cameron was recently named as executive director of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage. In this role, she brings a strategic lens to empowering families through integrated program and service delivery, looking outside the box to guide staff in ways to approach service integration more broadly in order to serve clients more effectively and holistically. -
DuPage Children's Museum, West Suburban Community Pantry partner on Summer Toy Drive
Jul 1, 2020 8:15 PM - Now DuPage Children's Museum and West Suburban Community Pantry are partnering to collect summer toys for area families in need. Donations of new summer toys will be collected at the Toy Drive on Wednesday, July 15. -
Murphy promotes tollway reforms to reduce costs for drivers
Jun 30, 2020 8:30 AM - To provide relief to thousands of Illinois motorists facing steep fees for unpaid tolls, State Senator Laura Murphy (D-Des Plaines) is drawing attention to a new reform and relief package implemented by the Illinois Tollway. -
College of DuPage Career Services Center offers tips for job seekers during uncertain times
Jun 29, 2020 12:17 PM - While COVID-19 is impacting the health of scores of people nationally, the pandemic also presents a new set of challenges for job seekers and recent college graduates who are looking for employment. Furloughs, hiring freezes, layoffs, cancelled job offers, revoked internships, rising unemployment and an uncertain economic future are significantly impacting workers and job seekers across most industries. -
DuPage Forest Preserve District's fleet ranked No. 1 small fleet in nationJun 24, 2020 4:24 PM - The DuPage Forest Preserve District's vehicle fleet was ranked No. 1 small fleet in the nation by Government Fleet magazine.
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League of Women Voters of Roselle/Bloomingdale joins in statewide Criminal Justice StudyJun 24, 2020 1:27 PM - The League of Women Voters' mission of empowering voters and defending democracy is fundamentally tied to the Black Lives Matter movement -- and it's also morally imperative. In the aftermath of the 2014 murder of Michael Brown, Gov. Rauner made Illinois one of only three states to sign into law wide-ranging law enforcement rules by early 2016. These included use of police body cameras, bias-free policing, and more data collection on arrest. The league is looking to the state legislature and Gov. Pritzker to further refine and augment this legislation in response to the senseless murder of George Floyd and so many others.
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SCARCE finds new ways to help kids in need of books at home
Jun 24, 2020 4:28 PM - SCARCE, an environmental education nonprofit based in Addison, has been partnering with local social service organizations to donate over 3,400 books for kids in low-income families in the Chicago area.
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