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Why Young Workers Should Care About Social Security

By Mayra Salazar, Social Security Administration | Thursday at 11:53 p.m.

Summer will be here before we know it. That means millions of high school and college students will be searching for jobs. Whether a new … Read more ›

Jumi Ajiboye, Program Manager, presents the jewelry collection to festival attendee.

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The Douglas Center “Art From The Heart” Creations Features Expanded Product Lines at the Skokie Festival of Cultures

By Linda Cordero | Thursday at 2:59 p.m.

Skokie, IL – The Douglas Center “Art From The Heart” Creations debuted its expanded product lines at the 22nd Annual Skokie Festival of Cultures on … Read more ›

Niles Township Computer students Laurie Gresham, Helga Greene, Stanton Polin, Susanna Zonis and Leah Polin

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Register for Niles Township SUMMER Computer Courses

By Monica Grayless | Thursday at 8:51 a.m.

FUN FOR FAMILIES: Take a class together… Summer session runs from Monday, June 18- Friday, July 26 (Closed July 4 – 6) * SOCIAL NETWORKING/ … Read more ›

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Safe Place Skokie…Do your part!

By Jason Manguba | May 18 at 8:31 p.m.

I've been reading up more stories on successful arrests of would-be robberies in Skokie. As a graduate of the last citizens police academy…I am proud … Read more ›

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CJE SeniorLife Seeks Volunteers for Home Delivered Meals Program

By Nicole Bruce | May 14 at 9:37 a.m.

CJE SeniorLife is in need of more volunteers for its Home Delivered Meals program on the north side of Chicago, Evanston, Skokie, and Morton Grove … Read more ›

At the agency’s Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, April 25, CJE SeniorLife honored seven volunteers with the “Mollie Goldstein Outstanding Volunteer of the Year” award. (Bottom row, from left to right) Award recipients Emily Karp, Members of the Federation of Jewish Men's Club, Midwest Region (representing Beth Hillel Congregation B'nai Emunah: Donald Babendir, representing Northwest Suburban Jewish Congregation and Program coordinator: Ernie Smolin, representing Congregation Beth Shalom of Northbrook: Dan Sher representing North Suburban Synagogue Beth El: Darryl Temkin, and representing Congregation Beth Judea of Long Grove: Mark Travis), Evelyn Burnstein. Top row (from left to right) Reuben Lewy, Rimma Ritsik, Rita Pomerance, Mark Weiner, CJE President/CEO, Anne Schuman, CJE’s Director of Volunteer Services, Stephen P. Sandler, Vice Chair, CJE Board of Directors, Margo Oberman, Chair, CJE’s Volunteer Services Committee and Steve Berkowitz. Photo taken by Nicole Bruce.

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CJE SeniorLife Volunteers Give More Than $1.6 Million Dollars Worth of Service to Community

By Nicole Bruce | May 10 at 4:16 p.m.

All told in fiscal year 2011, volunteers with CJE SeniorLife donated more than 73,500 hours of their time to helping older adults throughout Chicago and … Read more ›

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District 219's Spreitzer to Receive Skokie Award for Excellence

By Karyn Malench | May 4 at 8:13 a.m.

On Monday, June 4, Katherine Spreitzer will be presented with the Fine Arts Commission’s 2012 Skokie Award for Artistic Excellence at Skokie Village Hall. Her … Read more ›

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All About Disability

By Mayra Salazar, Social Security Administration | April 29 at 9:22 p.m.

Disability is something most people do not like to think about. But if you’re not able to work because you have a medical condition that … Read more ›