The Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) will stimulate job creation throughout our state, providing the opportunity to strengthen our local economy by expanding solar/renewable energy programs. IS DUPAGE COUNTY READY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES? Join local municipal leaders, business leaders, and residents to learn how DuPage County can best take advantage of all FEJA has to oer, thereby […]
On behalf of D3 Financial Counselors, thank you for continuing to place your trust and confidence in us over the last 20 years. We would like to share with you our many noteworthy achievements in 2017. Happy Holidays and cheers to 2018! 2017 Awards & Recognition Community Involvement Money Smart Week FPA of Illinois University […]
Destiny Varela, Sarah Granstrom, and Stahl Janos, students from Downers Grove South High School, have been chosen as teen leaders for Make., a new after-school teen art program with the purpose of using the arts to facilitate discussion on social justice and mental health topics. Make. is a new program through The Center for Creative […]
The manufacturing industry provides critical jobs to Illinoisans, and as lawmakers we need to do everything we can to ease the regulatory burdens that have been driving these businesses out of our state. Last week I learned that I earned a 90% success rating on the 2017 scorecard issued by the Illinois Technology & […]
The Internal Revenue Service today issued the 2018 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2018, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 54.5 cents for […]
Perma-Seal Basement Systems has chosen to support Cal’s Angels for their philanthropic efforts this holiday season. Joining forces with David Hochberg of PERL Mortgage, the Perma-Seal Tribe will be supporting several families that have been affected by pediatric cancer. Cal’s Angels’ 12 Days of Christmas Program was created to relieve the burden of holiday shopping […]
In 2017, the District 99 Education Foundation has gifted more than $20,000 in support of educational programs at North and South High School in Downers Grove. Educational programs the Foundation has supported include: AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a preparatory program for college-bound students; the Foundation gave a scholarship to a student from each […]
State Representative David S. Olsen (R-Downers Grove) has been selected to serve on a bipartisan task force on sexual discrimination and harassment. The task force, approved recently through the passage of HR 687, requires a comprehensive review of the legal and social consequences of sexual discrimination and harassment in both the public and private sectors. […]
The DuPage Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of more than $240,000 in grants to 24 DuPage County not-for-profit organizations working in the areas of Arts & Culture, Education and the Environment as part of its 2017 Fall Community Needs Grant Cycle. The grants will be distributed at the Foundation’s Holiday Open House on […]
Draper and Kramer, Incorporated has been providing innovative solutions in property and financial services since we first opened our doors in 1893. For over a century, we have remained family-owned and are proud to be one of the leading privately held full-service real estate firms in the United States. We currently have over $1 billion […]