Literacy DuPage student and tutor recognized by Secretary of State Jesse White Left: Student Karelys Alfaro holds the Spotlight on Literacy Award with her tutor, Tony. Right: Literacy DuPage tutor Marlea Smith holding her award. Courtesy of Carol Garcia, Literacy DuPage Tutor Support Specialist
Updated 7/29/2021 6:02 PM
Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White announced the winners of the 2021 Spotlight on Literacy Awards, which recognize participants in local literacy programs.
Literacy DuPage, one of the state s largest volunteer tutor literacy organizations, is proud that one of its students received the Spotlight on Achievement Award and one volunteer tutor accepted the Spotlight on Service Award.
Itasca to hold 29th annual town hall May 24
Posted5/20/2021 4:57 PM
You are invited to view the 29th annual town hall meeting featuring governmental leaders in the Itasca community at 7 p.m. Monday, May 24.
Presentations will include an overview of recent accomplishments and plans for the future of Itasca.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the town hall meeting will be conducted remotely via Zoom. Time will be allotted for questions from the public.
To view or participate, please register at www.itasca.com.
Participants who wish to ask a question, may submit their questions during online registration, by email to deputyclerk@itasca.com, or at the meeting through the Q&A window.
Updated 5/6/2021 10:33 AM
With spring s arrival and the lingering pandemic, Lu Semenzin does what lots of folks do. She takes long walks around her town of Itasca. Only she brings a plastic bag. I started taking walks with Jewel bags during the pandemic and am increasingly shocked at the amount of garbage in town, Semenzin, 54, posted on March 10, the day she launched Keep Itasca Beautiful as a Facebook page. Once you start paying attention, it really is staggering how much trash needs to be picked up.
Her page now boasts 59 members, lots of photographs of bags filled with trash, and a few photos of kids and adults smiling as they pick it up.
Updated 3/8/2021 7:38 PM
Hundreds of senior citizens, some riding in wheelchairs, lined up at the Itasca Park District Fitness Center on Monday to receive their first COVID-19 vaccines.
The average age of the 800 recipients was 76, including two Ethel Schwolow and Josephina Suazo who were 100 years old.
Everything was handled professionally, Schwolow said after receiving her vaccine. It all moved perfectly, and nobody wasted any time. I am happy to receive it and I feel great right now.
The Itasca Park District led the event. Volunteers from Itasca Community Library and the Roselle, Bloomingdale, Medinah, and Wood Dale park districts coordinated with each other in the effort and to help with the site s operations.