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McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition names Choice Leader Awards Courtesy of McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition logo   Updated 2/26/2021 7:16 PM The McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition recently announced their Choice Leader Awards of 2021 at their annual State of Addiction event on Monday, Feb. 22. The Choice Leader Award recognizes superior professional engagement activities in the community that honor our vision of changing c...

Wheaton League of Women Voters to host Conversation on women in political leadership Living Room Conversations logo Courtesy of Living Room Conversations   Updated 2/26/2021 7:49 PM Until recently, women have been underrepresented in elective office. Are womens voices critical in governing and leadership to reflect the needs of women and families in our society? Join the League of Women Voters of Wheaton in a discussion on gender gaps and barriers to female influence in governmen...

  Posted2/26/2021 6:50 PM To honor her memory, the family of Jan Bateman Willenborg have created a PEO Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $2,000 to be awarded every spring to a deserving young woman. It is open to female high school seniors attending Batavia, St. Charles East, St. Charles North, or Geneva high schools with a good academic record, community/school involvement, and a minimum 3.0 grade-point average.   Applications are available from your high school counselor or by contactin...

McHenry High School graduate credits graphics scholarship for turning around her 2020 Autumn Mercure, a McHenry High School Class of 2020 graduate, is helping to promote the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation program by wearing the custom shirt for scholarship recipients. Mercure earned a $3,000-a-year scholarship through the organization. Courtesy of Autumn Mercure   Updated 2/26/2021 7:45 PM Last spring, Autumn Mercure was a little uneasy about the future. A member of Mc...

Local Irish band Ragged Rascals to perform March 20 at Baker Center in St. Charles Norris Cultural Arts Center resumes its in-person concert with The Ragged Rascals on Saturday, March 20, at the Baker Community Center in St. Charles. Seating is limited so get tickets early. Courtesy of The Ragged Rascals   Updated 2/27/2021 12:37 AM The Norris Cultural Arts Center will resume live, in-person events at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at its "home-away-from-home" venue, the historic ...

Viking Travel owners named Marklunds 2021 Friend of the Year Peg and John Haskins of Lombard were recently named Marklunds "Friend of the Year." The couple are owners of Viking Travel Services in Westmont and Naperville. Courtesy of Marklund   Updated 2/26/2021 6:59 PM Peg and John Haskins, owners of Viking Travel Service in Westmont and Naperville, are Marklunds 2021 Friend of the Year. Marklund, a west suburban nonprofit organization that serves children and adults with profoun...

SOS Illinois announces its board of directors votes to recognize Juneteenth as an organization holiday   Updated 2/25/2021 8:45 AM SOS Childrens Villages Illinois, a non-profit, child-welfare agency that serves at-risk youth and children in foster care, announces its board of directors, in a unanimous decision, voted to recognize Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, as a paid organization holiday beginning this June 2021. As SOS Illinois honors Black History with a series of activities...

Posted2/24/2021 6:37 PM On Thursday, March 4, Elgin Area School Districts Community Advisory Council will host a virtual forum where the public can learn more about the school board candidates in the April 6 Consolidated Election. "We have all seen firsthand what an important role our board of education members play when tough, complex decisions have to be made for our district," said CAC Chairperson Larry Bury. "Were proud that we will once again host an event that will allow members of our U-...

Updated 2/24/2021 6:10 PM When the COVID-19 pandemic severely limited the College of DuPage Career Services Centers plans for its first Job Shadow program cohort in spring 2020, staff members adjusted their approach to provide students virtual one-on-one experiences with professionals in the workforce. Through the program, COD students are matched with a local employer for single-day experiential learning events. In preparation for the experience, students complete an etiquette and info worksho...

Interior of General Communications, Madison, Wisconsin Courtesy of Julie Gaier   Updated 2/24/2021 5:11 PM Madison, Wisconsin-based General Communications, Inc. -- one of the leading providers of public safety systems, in-building wireless systems, two-way radios and vehicle upfitting in the Midwest -- acquired Radicom Inc. on Feb. 1, 2021. The McHenry, Illinois-based company has provided radio solutions and dispatch systems for nearly 60 years. The transaction will provide opportunities ...