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2024 Northern Cook County Ability Fair on 10/2
The Harper College Learning and Career Center will be holding the Northern Cook County Ability Fair on Wednesday, October 2 from 1 PM to 3 PM CT. This job fair is open to anyone that is looking for work that has any type of disability. Sign language interpreters will be present on Wednesday afternoon.
Rick Armstrong’s 3 takeaways from Week 5 of high school football season in Aurora-Elgin area
As good as it gets? It seems I think that every week of this high school season, and every week the players come up with a new topper. Batavia, which has made winning a habit in 13 seasons under coach Dennis Piron, did it again last week. The Bulldogs rolled 41-0 over Wheaton North, providing the weekend’s eye-opening score. Definitely did not see it coming, at least not by that wide of ...
Public safety, mental health included in DuPage County 2025 budget
Food insecurity funding, mental health and substance use investments, and additional public safety allocations are among some of the initiatives The post Public safety, mental health included in DuPage County 2025 budget appeared first on NCTV17.
Verizon, Others Report 100,000+ Outages Across the Midwest
Monday Morning, Sept. 30th, Verizon was alerted to a number of outages across the country, and their "Downdetector" was seeing more than 4,000 customers in the Chicago area alone without connection to their Verizon network. That number spiraled, and as of about noon on Monday, that number of outages spiraled...
Moms turn goal of teaching Hispanic dance to their kids into cultural movement
CHICAGO (CBS) -- What started as an idea from a group of dedicated moms to preserve their Hispanic heritage through dance has grown into a much larger movement.Four women from the south suburbs decided going to Chicago for dance lessons was not an option, and they wanted to create something closer to home."We all work. All of us are full-time moms, have full-time jobs. We have a lot on our plate to begin with. So I was like, 'How are we going to do this?'" said Jacqueline Villanueva, treasurer and co-founder of the Necalli Cultural Movement in Blue Island.Time constraints...
Lions use soccer winds to blow past Bulldogs
Mason Burda is the Lyons Township High School boys soccer team’s only returning starter from the 2023 Class 3A state runners-up. He’s still part of another talented senior class this season. “Seeing us graduate all of those guys, a lot of people didn’t think we’d be as competitive,”...
Chicago Drives Electric returns to Oakbrook Terrace this weekend with EV test drives
This weekend is your chance to test drive an electric vehicle.This is the third year for Chicago Drives Electric here at the Chicago Automobile Trade Association headquarters in Oakbrook."The fall Chicago Drives Electric event filled a void we originally didn't realize how badly it existed, bringing much needed EV education to residents of the Chicagoland area," said CATA President Jennifer Morand. "Whether you're a seasoned EV enthusiast or new to the world of electric mobility, Chicago Drives Electric offers something for everyone to discover."The electrified vehicles available for test drives include:Audi Q4 e-tronAudi Q8 e-tronBMW iXBMW i4BMW i5BMW i7Cadillac LYRIQChevrolet...
Metra explains morning delays, cites PTC system impacting multiple lines
As Metra lines continued to face delays Monday morning across the Chicago area, the commuter rail system issued a statement explaining what led to the disruption. "The cause is the failure of the PTC system operated by CN, which is affecting all Metra lines that use (Heritage Corridor and North Central Service) or cross (Milwaukee District North and UP Northwest) CN tracks at locations that are controlled by CN," a Metra spokesman wrote in an email to NBC Chicago.
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