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Tollway Seeks Firm to Help Streamline Fleet Parts Operations

| October 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

  ILLINOIS TOLLWAY SEEKS FIRM TO HELP STREAMLINE FLEET PARTS OPERATIONS New vendor will supply and manage Tollway vehicle parts inventory DOWNERS GROVE, IL – The Illinois Tollway today issued a request for proposals (RFP) from prospective vendors to provide a streamlined system to supply and manage the vehicle parts inventory required to operate the agency’s […]

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Look What’s Happening at Triton College – Free and Open to the Public

Look What’s Happening at Triton College – Free and Open to the Public

| October 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

What’s coming up at Triton College River Grove, Ill. – The following are events coming up at Triton College. All of the events listed are free and open to the public and will take place on Triton’s River Grove campus, located at 2000 Fifth Ave., unless otherwise stated. Through Oct. 18 *JUST ADDED* Annual West […]

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Leyden High Schools Schedule Parent/Teacher Conferences

| October 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

WEST LEYDEN HOSTS PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES West Leyden High School is holding Parent/Teacher Conferences on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the school’s field house located at 1000 North Wolf Rd., Northlake.  Classes will not be in session that day. Appointments will be accepted and […]

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OCTOBER OBSERVANCES – Familiar and some Funny too!

| October 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

October Monthly Observances – Some you know, some you don’t Adopt A Shelter Dog Month AIDS Awareness Month (President Reagan) American Cheese Month Antidepressant Death Awareness Month Apple Month Link Bat Appreciation Month Black Speculative Fiction Month  Link Breast Cancer Awareness Month Bullying Prevention Month Link (World) Blindness Awareness Month Link Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month Celiac Disease Awareness Month Celebrating […]

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Triton College Announces New Track and Field Coach

| October 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Triton College names Schaumburg resident as track and field coach River Grove, Ill. – The Triton College Athletic Department is proud to announce Nick Schneigert as head coach for men’s and women’s track and field. The 36-year-old Schaumburg resident will take on the task of rebuilding the program from the ground up. Triton has not […]

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Park District of Franklin Park Upcoming Programs and Events

| October 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Check out our Fall brochure online @ www.fpparks.org. Special Events 36th Annual Eddie Biondo Fall Fest Parade Sunday, October 6 • 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Where: Scott Street and Grand Avenue Come out and join us as we celebrate the 36th annual Eddie Biondo Fall Fest Parade. Gather your friends, family and neighbors to […]

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Dist. 212 Golf Team Raises Money for Leyden Family Services

Dist. 212 Golf Team Raises Money for Leyden Family Services

| October 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

            On Saturday, September 7, the Leyden Golf team participated in a community service project that benefited Leyden Family Services, an agency that provides a range of counselling, treatment, and preventative care services for adults, adolescents, senior citizens, children, and families. Nineteen members of the team volunteered as caddies at the Links & Tees, a driving […]

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October @ the Franklin Park Library

| October 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Programs @ your Library For Families Story time                                                 October 2, 9, & 16 4 pm or 7 pm Come sing, dance, and read together in this interactive story time. Caregivers are highly encouraged to attend this program with their children. Come interact and learn the skills required for getting ready to read!  Ages 3 – […]

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Quigley Statement on Government Shutdown

| October 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Quigley Statement on House Vote to Shutdown Government  WASHINGTON – Tonight U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) issued the following statement: “In their refusal to separate a government spending bill from the health care law, my colleagues across the aisle have made it clear they are willing to bend to the tyranny of the minority and […]

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SCHOOL DISTRICT 81 BOARD OF EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS

| September 30, 2013 | 0 Comments

Reporting on the Board Meeting Held on September 18, 2013 In This Issue: Balanced Budget for 2013-2014 Approved Teachers align curriculum and assessment to the Common Core State Standards Board of Education approves state-mandated hiring of Spanish Bilingual teacher for Kennedy School Budget Hearing: There were no comments or questions from the public regarding the […]

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