The Doings La Grange

People fill up with Empty Bowls in La Grange

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:50:25 -0500

LAGRANGE PARK — A few minor sprinkles didn’t keep supporters of the Empty Bowls project away. More than 300 visitors gave a $20 donation for a handcrafted bowl and the chance to have it filled with treats from area businesses, restaurants and community groups May 9 at the Village Market Shopping Center. The event spearheaded by the Village Potters, with a studio in the LaGrange Park shopping center, helped raise cash and awareness of hunger and poverty as problems to be solved locally, as well as globally. Proceeds will benefit food pantries at St. Barbara Catholic Church in Brookfield and …

Action-packed week awaits Lyons Township senior citizens

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:34:56 -0500

LA GRANGE — A week of nonstop action is planned for seniors recognizing their contributions and importance to 22 area communities.

COD officials look at budget with $2.5 million deficit

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:19:29 -0500

The College of DuPage Board got its first look at the proposed 2014 budget May 16. While the college’s financial rating is good, challenges loom in the immediate future, challenges that may lead to an increase in tuition. At the core of the college’s potential problems is the failure of the state of Illinois to deliver on funding education, college officials said. “The state continues to be a significant challenge to the college,” said Thomas Glaser, senior vice president of finance and administration. Glaser told the board the state operating grant was cut for the 2014 budget by about $653,000 …

Kingdom Assignment keeps on giving in La Grange

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:36:02 -0500

LA GRANGE — What would you do with an extra hundred bucks? Ah, there’s a catch. It’s God’s money, and you have to use it to help someone else. Fifty members of the First Presbyterian Church of La Grange, young and old, unknowingly accepted that challenge Feb. 3 when they stepped forward to help illustrate a Bible parable. But instead of being assigned to some committee for a project, each received a crisp $100 bill for the Kingdom Assignment. Donors within and outside the congregation raised $5,000 to launch the good-will efforts required to bear fruit within 90 days. “People …

Chicago Zoological Society honors area volunteers

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:26:35 -0500

Volunteers from La Grange, Oak Brook and Western Springs were honored recently by the Chicago Zoological Society.

Oak Brook business hosts job fair

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:28:22 -0500

OAK BROOK — A California-based health-care company that moved recently moved to Oak Brook is hosting job fair in hopes of filling more than 80 positions. Molina Healthcare is hosting the job fair from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. May 16 in the basement level of its Oak Brook office, 1520 Kensington Road. The company is looking to add employees to the following positions: registered nurse/licensed social worker case managers, managers of quality improvement and compliance, business analysts, health-care analysts, provider services representatives, ombudsperson, and community connectors. Molina Healthcare arranges for the delivery of health-care services or offers health information …

IDOT to hold second La Grange 47th Street meeting

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:39:04 -0500

LA GRANGE — Neighbors of 47th Street and East Avenue are gearing up to provide input for the next round of transportation talks to improve the intersection. The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a second community advisory group meeting from 10 a.m. to noon May 29 at the Park District of La Grange building, 536 East Ave. “It’s not an ideal time for people to come, but we do understand it’s IDOT’s process and they need to schedule it during their working day,” said Sheri Barrette, one of the leaders of the 47th Street/East Avenue Community Group. After the …