The City of Darien is accepting applications for the position of Administrative Secretary II for the Police Department.

The successful candidate will be proficient in all Microsoft Office applications and possess excellent writing skills. Strong communication skills, a dynamic personality, and innovative thinking are needed to interact with the public and provide quality customer service to our residents. Duties include but are not limited to; scheduling shifts, organizing departmental activities, providing support to the Chief of Police and Deputy Chief of Police, writing and assembling community newsletters, writing departmental memorandums, coordinating and assembling meeting materials and providing executive communications to department employees.

The salary range for this position is $41,442-55,947 with an excellent benefits package. Applications will be accepted at Darien City Hall, 1702 Plainfield Road, until the position is filled. The City of Darien is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 DU PAGE COUNTY - Saturday, Sept. 27, is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day and the DuPage County Health Department encourages residents to drop off their unwanted medications at any of 12 DuPage County RxBOX collection sites on Sept. 27 or any other day.

RxBOX is a free service offered to DuPage County residents by the Health Department, in partnership with municipal and county law enforcement agencies, to safely remove unwanted medications from homes, as well as contribute to a better environment.  

The national "Take-Back" initiative is sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and local law enforcement agencies to reduce the number of teen-agers that abuse prescription drugs. Studies show that every day approximately 2,500 teens get high for the first time on prescription drugs. A majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet.   

Launched by the Health Department in 2009, the RxBOX program collects medications that otherwise might have been flushed down the drain or placed in the garbage. The materials are removed periodically from the RxBOX locations and safely incinerated by a contractor provided by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency using state-of-the-art technology.

Residents who are clearing out their medicine cabinets can dispose of their old medications at any of the following RxBOX locations:

• Addison Police Department, 3 Friendship Plaza, Addison, IL 60101
• Bloomingdale Police Department, 201 S. Bloomingdale Road, Bloomingdale, IL 60108
• Burr Ridge Police Department, 7660 S. County Line Rd # 1, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
• Carol Stream Police Department, 500 N. Gary Avenue, Carol Stream, IL 60188
• DuPage County Sheriff, 501 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
• Glendale Heights Police Department, 300 Civic Plaza, Glendale Heights, IL 60139
• Lemont Police Department, 416 Main Street, Lemont, IL 60439
• Lisle Police Department, 5040 Lincoln Avenue, Lisle, IL 60532
• Oak Brook Police Department, 1200 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, IL 60521
• Schaumburg Police Department, 1000 W. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, IL 60194
• Wheaton Police Department, 900 W. Liberty Drive, Wheaton, IL 60187
• Wood Dale Police Department, 404 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, IL 60191

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 Argonne National Laboratory is pleased to present the latest edition of Argonne OutLoud, the lab's free public lecture series:

"Computation, Big Data, and the Future of Cities"

Featuring Charlie Catlett, Senior Computer Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and Director of the Urban Center for Computation and Data (UrbanCCD) at the Computation Institute of the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory

Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014

6:30 - 7 p.m.: Reception and Scientific Poster/Display Session
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Presentation and Q&A

Charlie will talk about how he and his colleagues are using high-performance computing, data analytics, and embedded systems to better understand and design cities.

The event will take place at the Advanced Photon Source Auditorium on the Argonne campus and will include light refreshments.

The State of Illinois has banned computers, monitors, printers, televisions, and other electronics from landfills. If any of these items are left curbside, they will not be picked up.  There are many options to responsibly recycle your electronics throughout DuPage County. Residents are encouraged to visit the DuPage County website or SCARCE for information on how to recycle electronics.

New to volleyball? Interested in playing but don't know if you will like it? Please join us for a FREE volleyball clinic Tuesday, September 30 from 6-8pm at EJH for boys and girls grades 3rd-8th. Will be going over basic serving, setting and bumping techniques. Register today at www.DarienYouthClub.org to reserve your spot! If you have any questions please contact DYCvolleyball1@gmail.com

Commander Matt Goodwin of Veterans of Foreign Wars Darien Memorial Post 2838 has announced the kick-off of this year's Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition. The contest is open to all high school students in grades 9 through 12 including home schooled students.

Students participate by writing and then recording a three to five minute audio essay expressing their views on this year's theme: "Why Veterans are Important to our Nation's History and Future." Students' recordings (CDs or cassette tapes) are first judged at the post level with winning recordings advanced for judging at district, state, and national levels.  Monetary awards are given at each level.  The top winner in each state earns a free trip to Washington DC and the first place winner in the national competition receives a $30,000 scholarship plus the awards issued at the post, district, and state levels.  

Student entries including the recording, typed copy of the essay, and a completed application form are due to our post by November 1. Complete information regarding this exciting opportunity and application forms are available at your local high school or by contacting Voice of Democracy Chairman, Nick Darien at 630-910-8552, email ndarien@comcast.net. Entries can be mailed to VFW Darien Memorial Post 2838, Voice of Democracy, PO Box 955, Westmont, IL 60559.