DuPage County Receives Three National Awards
County Board member Greg Hart joined other elected officials and staff in accepting three achievement awards from the National Association of Counties annual conference in July. DuPage County received awards for its First Offender Call Unified for Success (F.O.C.U.S.) drug treatment program, Stormwater Shared Services Program, and Stormwater Water Quality Flag Program.
Krajewski Welcomes Krishnamoorthi to County Campus
Animal Services Committee Chairman Brian Krajewski welcomed Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi to the DuPage County campus to announce legislation to enhance the Animal Welfare Act.
DuPage in the News
DuPage County’s Clean and Lien Program is continuing to help residents across the County. From the Daily Herald: How DuPage County's 'clean and lien' program helps fix neighborhood eyesores
Make that seven dissolved units of local government. From the Daily Herald: DuPage secures court order to disband Lombard-area sanitary district
Protecting the voiceless. From the Daily Herald: What suburban residents are doing to shut 'puppy mills' down
Health and Human Services Committee Vice Chairwoman Julie Renehan and Committee Chairman Pete DiCianni helped kick off the 16th annual DuPage Care Center Foundation Golf Outing to support residents of the DuPage Care Center.
Chairman Dan Cronin and County Board member Greg Hart saluted the work of the NAACP Youth Council at the July 16 County Board meeting. Cronin and Hart met with the students beforehand to discuss the roles of local government and elected officials.
DuPage Recycling Efforts
Did you know that DuPage County is home to one of four long-term household hazardous waste collection facilities in the state? Hazardous waste is abundant in households, from fire extinguishers to typical cleaners that fall into the “hard-to-dispose-of” category. For the safety of waste and recycling haulers and the environment, it is important to not place such items in the trash or recycling bin.
The Regional Household Hazardous Waste Facility is located at 156 Fort Hill Drive, Naperville. Any Illinois resident can utilize this facility to dispose of household hazardous waste; business waste cannot be accepted at the site.
The facility is open Saturdays and Sundays (excluding holidays) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find out what you can bring and other recycling information by visiting the County’s website: https://www.dupageco.org/Waste/.
County Board member Brian Krajewski attends a meeting of DuPage County's Complete Count Committee. The Committee has met twice, hearing presentations from the U.S. Census Bureau and the DuPage Geographic Information Systems Division. The Committee will provide direction and advice to ensure an accurate 2020 Census count of DuPage County residents.
County Board member Julie Renehan joined officials in Westmont for a ceremony renaming the village’s post office in honor of Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. James William Robinson, Jr., who was killed in action in Vietnam. Sgt. Robinson made the ultimate sacrifice for his country on April 11, 1966 while assigned to the U.S. Army, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Division. Sgt. Robinson selflessly sacrificed himself by taking out a machine gun nest to save the lives of his fellow soldiers. Despite his unit suffering 38 casualties and being outnumbered five to one, they were able to destroy the enemy unit.
County Board members Greg Hart and Tim Elliott visited Innovation DuPage in Glen Ellyn and met with Executive Director Travis Linderman to discuss how government can partner with industry and higher education to support local entrepreneurs and small business start-ups.
Pace Suburban Bus Service is conducting a survey to evaluate interest and potential travel pattern characteristics within the Willowbrook Corner community. The survey can be found on the Pace website. The information will be used to present potential solutions for transportation concerns to the community.
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