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Dr. Mitchell served as Joliet Junior College's ninth president. After retiring in 2022, she was recognized with President Emerita status by the college for her 25 years of service to the institution. She also serves on a variety of boards throughout the Will County community.

With financial commitment from each of the partners totaling $1 million for the first in a three-year pilot, World Business Chicago will manage the new Chicagoland Partnership and expand its services region-wide, complementing existing municipal and county programs.

The lawsuit to stop Northpoint began in 2020 highlights the previous failed attempts by East Gate-Logistics Park, the company that seeks to build NorthPoint, to gain approval to build the 3,000-acre transportation and storage facility. Openlands, Sierra Club, and Just Say No To Northpoint joined the lawsuit to protect open spaces and rural farmers’ agricultural land next to the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.

This initiative is aimed at increasing access to COVID-19 treatment, with a focus on reaching those in socially vulnerable or medically underserved areas at a time when COVID-19 cases are beginning to rise again across the United States. According to Walgreens COVID-19 Index data, overall positivity rates reached 36 percent this week. This steady rise in cases reinforces the critical need for access to life-saving treatments.

It’s completely normal to want to change the direction of your brand, especially if you’ve been on the same course for a long time. Even if you don’t hate what your current brand puts out to the world, if it doesn’t resonate with you anymore, it might be time for a change.

“We are excited to see the progress of African Americans in the tech space – founding and building companies which are attracting hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and investment.

The budget allocates more than $230 million toward the general fund, which pays for operations in police, public works, and fire departments. The fund does have a surplus of around $200,000. The sidewalk repair program has allocated $1.05 million for projects.

“This bipartisan agreement eliminates the final portion of the $4.5 billion of debt forced upon our state during the pandemic,” Gov. JB Pritzker said at a news conference Tuesday in his Capitol office. “It will save Illinois businesses hundreds of millions of dollars over the next decade, and it will save taxpayers $20 million in interest costs that would otherwise have been due next September.”

“As we conclude the work of this two-year board cycle, we can be proud of the work that we have done to advance the interests of our County,” said Board Speaker Mimi Cowan. “We are funding key programs that will make a difference in residents’ lives, while also lowering the county tax rate in difficult times. I thank all of the board members, but especially those that are leaving after today’s meeting.”

Times Weekly, web staff The Village has engaged the consulting firm, Houseal Lavigne, to help develop a new Comprehensive Plan for the community. A comprehensive plan is a blueprint to guide the Village into the future. The plan will provide...