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Mark your calender for Triton College School of Performing Art’s plays

Mark your calender for Triton College School of Performing Art’s plays

| July 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

When was the last time you went to see a play? What’s stopping you? The price or the crowds? Don’t let anything stop you from a casual setting and most reasonably priced play performance at Triton College. Did I mention that the performance was a job well done by the cast and production team?  For […]

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Leyden Credit Union Awards Scholarships

Leyden Credit Union Awards Scholarships

| July 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

Leyden Credit Union (LCU) awarded a $500 scholarship to Joseph Hillertz, a recent high school graduate and to Sarah Dantino and Valerie Harries, two continuing education college students. The $500 will go towards their college tuition. The recipients were chosen based on class rank, recommendations, school and community activities and an essay. Joseph Hillertz is a […]

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Clerk David Orr Releases 2012 Tax Rates

| July 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office on 6-25-13 released the 2012 property tax rates of more than 1,500 taxing agencies* showing the City of Chicago’s composite tax rate increased 17 percent in 2012, while tax rates in suburban Cook County increased 10 to 15 percent. Chicago’s equalized assessed value (EAV) fell 13 percent, contributing greatly […]

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Kids Identification and Safety Seat Program

| July 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

ILLINOIS TOLLWAY AND ILLINOIS STATE POLICE LAUNCH 2013 KIDS IDENTIFICATION AND SAFETY SEAT PROGRAM Summer-long child safety campaign helps parents, grandparents and caregivers create kids’ identification cards and install child safety seats In an effort to keep children safe, the Illinois Tollway and Illinois State Police District 15 are teaming up to host free Kids Identification and […]

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U-Haul

| July 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Find a job and career with U-HAUL E-CENTER SALES and RESERVATIONS If you are a team player, hard-working, enthusiastic and have a good attitude, then a career as an E-Center Sales and Reservation Rep at U-Haul may be for you. For many people, working at home is an ideal situation and for some it may their only […]

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Library Asks Patrons to Beta Test New Catalog

| June 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Franklin Park Public Library will be unveiling the beta version of its newest online catalog, Enterprise, to the public at the end of June.  This highly interactive catalog features enriched content that improves the relevancy of search results and we hope will enhance the search experience. Enterprise features a choice of front page slide […]

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July Events @ Franklin Park Library

| June 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

Programs@your Library                                        For Families   JG’s Reptile Road Show                                              Monday, July 1 at 3 pm & 6 pm                                      […]

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Triton College Scholarship Winners

| June 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

Triton College congratulates its scholarship winners River Grove, Ill. – Several Triton College students who’ve taken part in the college’s Scholars Program have received scholarships to four-year institutions to continue their education: Demilade Akinrotimi of Elmwood Park High School: Nigeria Clubs/Organizations: Student Ambassador, Bible Club, My Roots Club Volunteer Sites: Triton College Tutoring Center Akinrotimi received […]

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FDA wants cancer warnings for tanning beds

| June 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

FDA wants cancer warnings for tanning beds By AP staff WASHINGTON – Indoor tanning  beds would carry new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to  additional regulations, under a proposal unveiled by the Food and Drug  Administration. The FDA wants all tanning beds to carry language warning  people under the age of […]

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Elmwood Park waives permit fees associated with Flood Repairs.

| June 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Village to waive all permit fees associated with flood clean-up Flood follow-up to look for new ways of responding to future events ELMWOOD PARK –  Elmwood Park Village President Angelo “Skip” Saviano announced that the village is waiving permit fees for all construction and repair efforts related to the devastating flooding in  April. “People have suffered enough […]

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