This week Trustee Randy Roberts answers a resident's question: What do we do with all the unused electronics, specifically telephones, sitting in our homes?
This week Trustee Edie Sue Sutker and Mayor George Van Dusen were asked, "How does the Village of Skokie address public safety in our community?"
MWRDCommissioner Debra Shore helped unveil the “greenest street in America,” a two-mile stretch of Blue Island Avenue and Cermak Road in the Pilsen neighborhood on Tuesday.
MWRD collected 250 pounds of unwanted medications during the national Take Back Day Sept. 29
MWRD staff are volunteering for the Working in the School program for 10th year
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This week Mayor Van Dusen and Trustee Edie Sue Sutker visit Poochie's and AAA Insurance.
Discovering what you love to do and pursuing your passions are just as available to you as they were with Steve Jobs.
Trustee Edie Sue Sutker explains what a trustee is and what types of duties she has as a trustee.
Your career coach becomes your personal mirror.
One of the most difficult goals for business owners is to find, recruit, and hire the right people who will assist them to be successful in their business.
Skin Care, Cosmesis, and Cosmetic Surgery is a blog about medical care and occasionally the politics of medicine.
My usual Wednesday online contribution to Global Traveler magazine brought me to Minute Maid Park in Houston, where I interviewed my baseball favorites from past and present.
Over 30 celebrities of past and present are attending the Hollywood Show Chicago to meet fans, pose for pictures and sign autographs. If you like Hollywood stars or memorabilia, this show is for you.
If you’ve been considering your competitors as roadblocks, or hindrances, you’ve been overlooking an important springboard to success.
The MWRD Board of Commissioners honored the Women’s Business Development Center during the Sept. 6 Board meeting.
MWRD Board of Commissioners honored staff members Karl Von Heimburg and Rudy Payne for their Aug. 15 rescue efforts.
The MWRD is collecting unwanted medicine from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 29 at the Calumet, North Side and Stickney wastewater treatment facilities.
A bite from a mosquito infected with the heartworm larvae can give your dog heartworm disease. Luckily, the disease can easily be prevented. Here's how.
Over 200 contractors and vendors participated in the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s (MWRD’s) vendor outreach event held Wednesday in Chicago.
As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac work their way north, Chicago area residents should prepare for weekend rain to minimize flooding.
Skokie may pass a new measure that targets renters in the community. If passed, renters who commit crimes may be forced to leave their apartment. Will this benefit or hurt the community?
The MWRD sells 55 gallon rain barrels for $58 plus tax for Cook County residents and now includes delivery. The rain barrel program is a part of the MWRD's mission to promote water conservation.
Nonprofit leader invited to White House to speak on innovation in philanthropy.
MWRD’s Mainstream Pumping Station offers unique environment for steep rescue.
Why so many Christian religions?
How one woman is working to beat the odds and reclaim her family
Preventing or treating vision loss is vital for the long term health and quality of life for seniors.
Join us for our second annual educational workshop, featuring 6 speakers on important topics relating to running a business in Illinois.
Brazilian students and treatment plant operators recently toured the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant in Des Plaines.
There's a growing trend, in today's economy, to drop alarm monitoring from the family budget. But there is a way, to monitor your home security system yourself.
The MWRD is hosting a vendor outreach fair on Wed. Aug. 29 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Univ. of Chicago Booth School of Business, Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago.
GreatNonprofits.org released its first ever list of top-rated charities near Skokie, which Patch.com readers can use to discover top volunteer, giving, and internship opportunities.
School Safety Task Force is following Gewalt-Hamilton recommendations for a new traffic signal at Central Park and Main - community input at Aug 6 (Skokie Board) and Aug 8 (Task Force) meetings
Pro Championship Wrestling (PCW) left their south side base for the day and brought great wrestling action to Lincolnwood Fest
I had a great time at Lincolnwood Fest when, for the first time, I enjoyed the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, thanks to Tributosaurus.
A visit to a Chicago or Cook County park on Sept. 29 can benefit families and nature as Chicago Wilderness is hosting a “Day of Service.”
If you are out there helping and connecting people, people will connect you. Try it!
We attended a conference where elite military personnel shared battle-tested processes for flawless execution including a Debrief, done by the Blue Angels after every flight to improve performance.