Library s Free Gale Courses Cover Languages, Business, Art and More Hundreds of free, instructor-led online courses are offered by Gale Courses through the Schaumburg Township District Library. See article for details.
Updated 1/15/2021 2:49 PM
Interactive, instructor-led Gale courses on a multitude of topics are available for free to Schaumburg Township District Library cardholders. This service includes Gale s newest offerings: Intro to Microsoft Outlook 2019, Intro to Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Fundamentals, Certificate in Mindful Relationships, Intermediate Quickbooks, Intro to the Medical Laboratory and Beginning Writers Workshop.
Gale Courses are taken online and last six weeks, with new sessions beginning every month. To access these courses, go to SchaumburgLibrary.org and click on E-Library, then choose Online Learning and follow the prompts. A Schaumburg Township District Library card and PIN will be needed to register for courses.
There have been 443,308 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That s 42.6% of the state s total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. There have been 7,420 deaths in the suburbs, which is 41.8% of all COVID-19 deaths in Illinois.
Streamwood police responding to disturbance call involving gunfire early Sunday morning located a 6-year-old child suffering nonlife-threatening injuries after being struck by a bullet.
The Illinois Republican Party agreed on a time frame for selecting a new state chairman Saturday, launching the process for potential candidates to apply on its website during a 10-day period beginning Monday.
Streamwood trustee race now uncontested
Updated 1/7/2021 3:37 PM
Streamwood village trustee candidates John D. Gallione and Mark L. Whipple have been removed from the ballot after a determination of deficiencies in their nominating petitions, leaving the April 6 race uncontested for now.
Village Clerk Kittie Kopitke said she s received no notification of appeals to the decision or filings for write-in candidacies. The deadline for the latter is Feb. 4.
On the ballot are incumbent trustees Michael Baumer and William Harper, along with prior trustee candidate Rezwanul Haque.
Kopitke and Village President Billie Roth also are uncontested in their reelection bids.