Northwest Community Healthcare names chief nursing officer
• Eileen Gillespie was appointed to the role of chief nursing officer and executive vice president at Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Healthcare. Gillespie has served as interim chief nursing officer since October of 2018.
Gillespie holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Rush University, a Master of Science degree in Nursing Administration from Northern Illinois University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has previously served in nurse leadership roles across several markets, including the Chicago area.
• Miriam Cooper, founder of the Law Office of Miriam Cooper & Associates, Rolling Meadows, was selected to the 2019 Women Illinois Super Lawyers List and Top 100 Illinois Supers Lawyers List.
Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.
• U.S. Air Force Airman Jonathon R. Michelotti graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
Michelotti is a 2018 graduate of Palatine High School, Palatine.
• Congratulations to Winnie Sluga, who will celebrate her 100th birthday on Monday, Feb. 18. Winnie, who was born and raised in Chicago, is a 43-year resident of Arlington Heights and a parishioner of St. James Catholic Church.
She lives independently in the home that she shared with her husband of more than 65 years. Winnie enjoys baking, word searches, a good game of cards and spending time with her family in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. In her younger days, she was an avid fisherwoman, enjoyed a challenging puzzle and has always loved to be on the go; whether it be a trip to the lake, Randhurst, the Hallmark or the grocery store.
Traditionally, at 5 p.m. on any Sunday, you would find all 23 of Winnie's relatives at her home for Sunday dinner. Up until the young age of 93, she was always cooking. Today, the house is still filled with lots of frequent visits by her family and neighbors and the cookie and candy jars remain filled with homemade goodies.
Asked what the secret is to living a long, happy and healthy life, Winnie responded, "Being surrounded by family and friends, daily prayers, eating well and the occasional Manhattan cocktail."
• Sophomore women's volleyball outside hitter Elmina Alic (Skokie, Niles West High School) has been selected as the Oakton Community College women's student-athlete of the month for January. The student-athlete of the month is presented nine months during the year to one male and one female student-athlete displaying excellence in the areas of academics, athletics and campus involvement or service.
Her numbers on the court helped the Oakton Owls transform from a one-win team in 2017, to a team that finished 20-12 and advanced to the district semifinals in 2018. She averaged 1.92 kills per set, 1.71 digs per set and a .268 hitting percentage, earning spots on the NJCAA Region IV All-Region Team and the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Volleyball All-Conference Team.
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