Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is accepting applications for its summer job program, which offers college, trade school and graduate school students the opportunity to explore career opportunities, build skills, earn money and make connections through a real-world job experience.
Giannoulias kicks off 2024 Summer Job Program
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Village of Plainfield and Waste Management Team up for Spring Clean-Up
The Village of Plainfield and Waste Management will be sponsoring Spring Cleanup for Village residents during the week of April 8, 2024. Residents can place household refuse, bulk items, and white goods at the curb on their regular pickup day.
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Troy Township to Hold Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday, April 9th
The Troy Township Clerk Larry Ryan is inviting all Troy Township residents to the Township’s Annual Town Meeting, which will be held on April 9, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Troy Township Community Center.
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Illinois Residents at Risk of Missing Out on Earned Income Tax Credit
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the federal government’s largest refundable tax credit for low to moderate income workers, and Illinois taxpayers can check their eligibility and how much they qualify for at IRS.gov/eitc.
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Illinois Senators Take Action to Curb Youth Vaping Epidemic
Senators Julie Morrison and Meg Loughran Cappel have introduced bills to curb the youth vaping epidemic by prohibiting the advertising, marketing, and promoting of electronic cigarettes and prohibiting electronic cigarettes purchased by mail, online, or through other remote sale methods from being shipped to anyone in the state other than a distributor or retailer.
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State Rep. Natalie Manley Encourages Small Nonprofits to Apply for Grants
Small nonprofits providing food or housing assistance are encouraged to apply for a grant through the Charitable Trust Stabilization Program, which provides grants to organizations with annual budgets of $1 million or less.
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Measles case confirmed positive by Will County Health Department
The Will County Health Department has confirmed a positive case of measles in Will County, and the Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating the case to identify those who may have been exposed.
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Troy Township and Shorewood Host Blood Drive to Save Lives
Larry Walsh Jr., Illinois State Representative House District 86 and Troy Township Supervisor Joseph D. Baltz are co-sponsoring a blood drive to be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at the Troy Township Community Center.
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Get Back Into the Workforce: Senior Community Service Employment Program in Will County
Senior Community Service Employment Training Program provides paid training to low-income people ages 55+ in Kankakee and Will Counties, with the goal of helping participants obtain and maintain permanent employment.
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Lucky Illinois Lottery Player Wins $600,000 Jackpot in Lucky Day Lotto at Mariano’s
An Illinois Lottery player purchased a jackpot-winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $600,000 at Mariano’s in Northbrook, and the store will receive a selling bonus of one percent of the prize amount.
