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The newly elected officers were sworn into office by Jo Patton, Director of Special Projects for AFSCME Council 31. The officers are: President: Charlie Hogan Exec VP: Mary Bennett Recording Secretary: Ida Velez Secretary Treasurer: Nancy Kulppi (acting) Board members: … Continue reading →

Bimonthly emailing, September 13, 2013 Our regularly scheduled meeting will be September 18, 2013 at 11:00 at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant, 5203 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie.  The principal business will be the installation of new officers who were elected at our … Continue reading →

  From: S/C 161 President To: All S/C 161 members Subject: Monthly meeting, August 21, 2013 Our regularly scheduled meeting will be August 21, 2013 at 11:00 at Ruby Tuesday’s Restaurant, 5203 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie.  The principal business will be … Continue reading →

Below is the first page of a handout the State provided. Click here to see the whole document. It offers free health insurance to those who have 20 years as well as to those who purchased additional time. Here’s a … Continue reading →

23 July 2013   S/C 161 President’s remarks   This July meeting was important. Our guest speaker, Mr. Peter Sterzynski, is the field Director of A Better Illinois. He is organizing a state-wide petition campaign . His goal is to … Continue reading →

Dear member, On Sunday, July 14th, Senator Dan Biss held a Town Hall Forum on the “Pension Crisis”. An estimated 300 people attended. I wish to thank the following AFSCME Retirees: Leonard Thigpen Walt & Ginny Esler Dave Rolston Mary … Continue reading →

12 July 2013   AFSCME Sub-chapter 161   Dear member;   We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie,Il., on Wednesday, 17th July. The meeting starts at 11 AM.   The meeting’s guest speaker is Mr. Peter … Continue reading →

Highlights of June 19 meeting: Our speaker was Georgia Gerdes, Healthcare Choices Specialist: AGEOPTIONS 1048 Lake Street. Suite 300 Oak Park Illinois 60301-1102 phone (800)699-9043, (708)383-0258 http://www.ageoptions.org From the brochure for AgeOptions: Over the past 30 years, AgeOptions has established a national … Continue reading →

Dave Rolston June 19, 2013 at 9:25 pm Hello all, I suggest we consider 2 changes to the way we currently run our monthly meetings. 1. Buy a small portable Public address system with wireless mic and rechargeable batteries to … Continue reading →

11 June 2013 AFSCME Sub-chapter 161 Dear member; We will meet again at Ruby Tuesdays Restaurant at 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, Il. on Wednesday, June 19th. The meeting starts at 11 AM. Our guest speaker will be Mrs. Georgia Gerdes from … Continue reading →