Monthly Archives: March 2014

Firefighter and Police Officer of the Year!

William MacDonald receives the Firefighter of the Year Award from Fire Chief Mark Luety, Public Safety Director John Rita and Mayor Domingo Vargas. Jason Slattery receives Police Officer of the Year from Deputy Chief Mike Cornell, Public Safety Director John Rita and Mayor Domingo Vargas. The awards were presented at the City Council on Tuesday, March 25th.to William MacDonald for …

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Get Moving/Get Trained/Get a Job!

Chicago Community Kitchens is offering Free 14-week Food Training course to Cook County residents looking for a job. After completion of the course, job placement assistance is offered. To view the details, click Chicago’s Community Kitchens Flyer BW – 2014

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3rd Annual IKE HIKE

Plan on participating in the IKE HIKE 5K run or one mile walk on Saturday, April 26th at 8:30am! The Ike Hike starts and finishes at Eisenhower Highschool, 12700 S. Sacramento in Blue Island. The IKE HIKE 5K is a certified course with awards given to the top three male and female finishers in eight categories! Proceeds will benefit Blue …

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Vote for Jebens Hardware!

This Old House Magazine Facebook is asking readers to vote for their favorite hardware store. The Winner will be featured in This Old House Magazine. Who is more worthy to win than Jebens Hardware in Blue Island! If you have a Facebook account, go to https://www.facebook.com/ThisOldHouse and scroll down to a cartoon of two men having coffee by the KEYS …

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