April 16, 2024
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Gotta Do It: Sept. 23 through Sept. 30

Sept. 23

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m.; also Sept. 30, Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Visitwill.works or call 815-727-4444.

• OJT Orientation – 10 a.m.; also Sept. 30, Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet. Variety of on-the-job skills available. Visit will.works or call 815-727-4444.

• Industry Orientation – 1:30 p.m., Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet. Manufacturing, transportation, distribution, logistics. Register atwill.worksor call 815-727-4444.

Sept. 24

• Electronics Recycling – 6 to 11 a.m., Lockport Public Works, 17112 Prime Blvd., Lockport. Visit willcountygreen.com.

• Industry Orientation – 9 a.m.; also 1:30 p.m., Sept. 30, Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet. Professional, financial, information technology. Register atwill.worksor call 815-727-4444.

• High School Equivalency (GED) – 1 p.m.; also Sept. 26, Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet. Visit will.works or call 815-727-4444.

• Master Your Job Search – 2 p.m.; also Sept. 30, Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet. Visit will.works or call 815-727-4444.

• Electronics Recycling – 5 to 7 p.m. Township Hall, 11000 W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort. For information, visit www.willcountygreen.com.

• Grandparents Raising Children Group – 6 to 7 p.m.,gnite the Fire Prayer and Resource Center, 114 East Cass St., Joliet,

Genealogy: Library Databases Program – 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., White Oak Library District, 121 E. 8th St., Lockport. Presenter: Suz Bates, local, genealogist. To register, call 815-552-4260 or visit whiteoaklibrary.org. For more information, contact Kelsey and kflynn@whiteoaklibrary.org.

Sept. 25

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3:30 p.m., Plainfield Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield. Visitwill.works or call 815-727-4444.

• Electronics Recycling – 5 to 7 p.m., 1100 S. Cedar Road, New Lenox. For information, visit www.willcountygreen.com.

“Conquering College Costs” – 7 p.m., Minooka Community High School, Central Campus Cafetorium. Presenter: Frank Palmasani, author of “Right College, Right Price." Call 815- 467-2140.

Sept. 26

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., Wilmington Public Library District, 201 S. Kankakee St., Wilmington. Visitwill.works or call 815-727-4444.

 Grundy County Document Shredding Event – 10 a.m. to noon, Grundy Count Building front parking lot, 1320 Union St., Morris. Call 815-941-3228.

• Industry Orientation – 1:30 p.m., Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet. Health care. Register at will.worksor call 815-727-4444.

• Electronics Recycling – 5 to 7 p.m., City of Wilmington, 1165 S. Water St., Wilmington. Visitwillcountygreen.com.

Sept. 27

• More for You Event – Heartland Bank and Trust Company, 14901 S. Route 59 and 5650 Caton Farm Road in Plainfield, 430 E. Mississippi Ave. in Elwood and 500 Bob Blair Rd. in Minooka. Refreshments, gifts, one-day-only offers and a chance to win a $500 Visa Gift Card. Visit hbtbank.com.

• Fall Youth Rummage Sale – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; also 9 a.m. to noon, Sept. 28, Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1910 Black Road, Joliet. Call 815-725-1606.

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon, Frankfort Public Library District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort. Visitwill.works or call 815-727-4444.

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Mokena Public Library, 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. Visitwill.works or call 815-727-4444.

Sept. 28

• Fall Yard Sale – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hope United Methodist Church, 2506 Caton Farm Road, Joliet Also bake sale. For more information and vendor application, email hopeumc.1@sbcglobal.net or call 815-436-2209.

• Volunteer Workday – 8 a.m. to noon; Isle a la Cache Preserve, Romeoville. Brush control. Dress for outdoor work and weather. RSVP: 815-722-7364 or rgauchat@fpdwc.org.

• Latex and Oil Paint Collection for Recycling Event – 9 a.m. to noon, Grundy County Animal Control Facility, back parking lot off Lynn Road, 310 East DuPont Road, Morris. Paint must be in its original container with its original label and be non-leaking and covered with a lid. No aerosol cans will be accepted. Contact Heidi Miller at 815-941-3229 or hmiller@grundyco.org.

• New Lenox Community Rummage Sale – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., New Lenox Commons.Those interested is selling should go to the New Lenox Library to fill out an application. The cost to rent a parking space is $15. If selling, bring your own tables. Sponsored by the Friends of the New Lenox Library.

• Free Seminar on Estate Planning,Trusts and Wills – Noon to 2 p.m., 120 Veterans Pkwy, New Lenox. Presenter: Attorney Karyn R. Vanderwarren. Free. To register, call 815-729-3211 or visit numarkcu.org.

Sept. 30

• Networking Tools for Today's Job Market – 10:30 a.m., Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet. Visit will.works or call 815-727-4444.