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Thursday, May 23, 2013

RHS Seniors Win Romeoville Chamber of Commerce Scholarships

Romeoville High School seniors Alyse Borla and Gabby Habeeb each received a $500 scholarship.

Romeoville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Mari Edmondson and Board Chairman Dino Arias present Chamber “Partners In Education” $500 scholarships to Romeoville High School seniors Alyse Borla and Gabby Habeeb. 

New Homes for Sale in Romeoville This Week: May 23

Find homes for sale in Romeoville on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Xerox Adding 175 Full-Time Positions in Bolingbrook

Information on how to apply for one of these customer service technical support positions is below.

Xerox will add 175 full-time positions in the Bolingbrook area over the next several months.  Xerox’s Bolingbrook facility is hiring customer service technical support positions and is looking for people with prior customer service and/or technical support experience. Sign up for our daily, e-newsletter.  Like Bolingbrook Patch on Facebook. There are currently 175 permanent positions open, with plans to expand this number to 300 by the end of the year.   Hiring begins immediately and will continue through the end of the year. Xerox currently employs more than 2,300 people in the state of Illinois, with about 600 employees in Bolingbrook.  Interested applicants may apply the following ways: Xerox is a leader in the call center outsourcing …

Bolingbrook Parent

10:12 am on Thursday, May 23, 2013

$10 for training - about a month and then you can make up to $16 per hour depending on performance.   more ›

Monday, May 20, 2013

Romeoville Job Central: Wine & Cheese, Cupcake Decorator, YMCA Job Openings

Here's a roundup of listings from around the Web.

Welcome to Job Central, our weekly column listing local job advertisements and descriptions. We scoured the Web to bring you a selection of local job ads, but if we left anything out, please don't hesitate to add the details in the comments section. Find more Romeoville-area job listings on CareerBuilder.com. Hiring? Email me at shannon.antinori@patch.com to be included in the next jobs roundup. • Wine & Cheese by TCC is seeking a full-time cook/server. To apply, email resumes at availability to info@wcbytcc.com. • Valley View School District in Romeoville is seeking a full-time transportation dispatcher. • Choo Choo Johnny's in Naperville is seeking new servers. From the restaurant: We are looking for a couple of servers to join our …

Sold! Romeoville Home Sales: May 20 Edition

These property transfers were recorded with Will County in recent weeks.

These properties were sold in Romeoville recently, according to Will County property records. Looking for more properties? See what sold in Channahon, Joliet and Shorewood or visit realestate.public-record.com Get news where you live. Sign up for the Joliet, Channahon-Minooka, Romeoville or Shorewood newsletters.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Visitors Turn Out to Siegel's to Meet Abandoned Baby Goats

The Crest Hill farm had to move the cage containing the 1-week-old and 3-week-old goats to a more prominent spot on the farm.

Did you see the story we ran on the baby goats that were abandoned in a vacant construction site last week? It was a little touch and go for the 1-week-old Pepper, who was resisting bottle-feeding, but it looks like things might work out. Click here to read the original story.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

New Homes for Sale in Romeoville This Week: May 16

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Get to Know Joliet Slammers

Read about this business, whose owner just claimed their listing on Joliet Patch.

We would like to welcome the Joliet Slammers to the Patch community! When a local business interacts with Patch by claiming its listing, we like to say thank you with a short question-and-answer session to help community members get to know the business. Contact us if you're interested in having your business featured here. Today, Patch features Aaron Morse, Director of Broadcasting & Media Relations for the Joliet Slammers What do the Joliet Slammers offer? The Slammers offer affordable entertainment for the people of Will County and the surrounding areas. Our tickets start at only $5. We have fireworks after every Friday night home game during our season. Every Monday-Wednesday home game we offer the "Blue Collar Buffet" which is an all-…

Introducing Small Business Patch

The newly launched site offers tips, info and digital know-how for small business owners.

Patch has launched a new site to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth. Readers will have access to exclusive interviews with well-known founders and CEOs and small business industry experts who share their experiences, advice and tips for success. One of the latest articles features an exclusive interview with successful real estate entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group. In this Q&A, Corcoran discusses the how to take advantage of the size of a small businesses, and why making big “mistakes” made all the difference in her success. Click here to read about the tactics Corcoran used to grow her business. Additional…

Opinion 1

9:14 am on Monday, May 20, 2013

The Patch should partner with Moraine Valley Community College's Corporate, Community and Continuing Education division: www.morainevalley.edu/ccce. This arm of the College offers workforce reentry programs, customized training and more all at extremely affordable rates; plus the College will also assist with grant funds available for customized training for positions. CCCE also works with small …   more ›

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Wi-Fi on Metra Trains: Pricey, but Worth It?

Why doesn’t Metra have wireless internet on its trains yet? Mostly because it would be enormously expensive and a technological challenge, too. But should they?

Should Metra get Wi-Fi? Even if it’s expensive and hard to implement and maintain?  The commuter-rail network is considering the possibility, the Chicago Tribune and other news agencies report, but price and technology continue to be two major barriers, despite that a DePaul University report shows 48 percent of Metra riders use personal electronic devices during their commutes.  According to the paper, it could cost over $70 million to install wireless internet on all 11 Metra lines over five years—though some of that could perhaps be recouped by paid plans or sponsorships—and there’s a fear that the technology might quickly become obsolete or go unused by customers who prefer other connectivity, like smart-phone hotspots or air-cards. If…

Walt

2:58 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

No. It will move up the prices. People can wait until they get home or to the office .   more ›

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