Local tours for JUF fund raise at city and suburban clubs
Jewish United Fund Country Club Day will raise millions with golf and tennis events at Ravisloe and Idlewild Country Clubs. Speakers include Emmy winner Mike Leiderman at Idlewild and Michael Berezin and Elyse Bell lead women’s events at Idlewild and Ravisloe. Proceeds aid Jews in Chicago Israel and elsewhere.
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Jewish United Fund
Chicago
Israel
Ravisloe
Idlewild
Mike Leiderman
Idlewild Country Club
Michael Berezin
Ravisloe Country Club
Springfield tourism up despite Lincoln-Herndon dip
A Copley News Service report shows state operated Springfield area historic sites up 18.5 percent January through April 1995 vs 1994 with total visits near 323000. Lincoln-Herndon Law Office saw a drop while other sites like Dana Thomas House New Salem and Vietnam Memorial rose significantly. Strong statewide promotion and site quality cited as key factors.
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Lincoln-Herndon
Dave Blanchette
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Blanchette
Lincoln
New Salem
Petersburg
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield-area
Lincoln-Herndon Law Office
Old Capitol Plaza
Youth Peer Jury Project Aims to Guide Offenders
Aurelia Pucinski of Cook County Circuit Court describes a new Youth Peer Jury Project to steer first time nonviolent juvenile offenders toward community service instead of formal charges or station adjustments. The Hoffman Estates program budgets about 100 dollars annually and reports a 90 percent nonrepeat rate. Myrna Goldsmith directs inquiries at 818-2035.
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Aurelia Pucinski
Cook County
Pucinski
Hoffman Estates
Myrna Goldsmith
Prairie State College wins two workforce awards
Prairie State College received two Excellence in Workforce Preparation awards from the Illinois Community College Board on May 19. One honors the Industrial and Environmental Safety Training Institute, the only facility of its kind in Illinois, which simulates sewer lines vaults tanks and other enclosed work areas. The second award recognizes the college's regional workforce prepare initiative in collaboration with South Suburban College and Moraine Valley Community College.
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Prairie State College
Illinois Community College Board
Industrial and Environmental Safety Training Institute
Illinois
Eest
Chicago
PSC
South Suburban College
Moraine Valley Community College
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