AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Willowbrook Illinois. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/willowbrook-il 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/willowbrook-il https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 01 Dec 2024 02:32:22 -0600 Bost Announces 2022 Congressional App Challenge Winners WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today announced the winners https://www.americantowns.com/news/bost-announces-2022-congressional-app-challenge-winners-31498724-dahlgren-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bost-announces-2022-congressional-app-challenge-winners-31498724-dahlgren-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 ICYMI: The Biden Administration Confirms It Wants Taxpayers To Pay For Sex-Change Operations On Minors WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Mary Miller https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-the-biden-administration-confirms-it-wants-taxpayers-to-pay-for-sexchange-operations-on-minors-31498728-dahlgren-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-the-biden-administration-confirms-it-wants-taxpayers-to-pay-for-sexchange-operations-on-minors-31498728-dahlgren-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Illinoisans urged to Get Fully Vaccinated for COVID-19 & Flu; Stay Home and Seek Treatment Immediately if you are Sick; State Reports 20,495 New https://www.americantowns.com/news/idph-reports-63-illinois-counties-are-at-elevated-covid19-community-levels-31498931-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/idph-reports-63-illinois-counties-are-at-elevated-covid19-community-levels-31498931-chicago-il.html Health and Fitness Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-pritzker-announces-six-appointments-to-boards-and-commissions-31498947-springfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-pritzker-announces-six-appointments-to-boards-and-commissions-31498947-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Funding Will Support Pritzker Administration Efforts to Protect Public Health and Address Disparities in Health Outcomes Across Illinois CHICAGO https://www.americantowns.com/news/state-of-illinois-awarded-86-million-in-cdc-funding-to-strengthen-public-health-infrastructure-31498137-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/state-of-illinois-awarded-86-million-in-cdc-funding-to-strengthen-public-health-infrastructure-31498137-chicago-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced on Dec 1st, on World AIDS Day that a new, https://www.americantowns.com/news/pritzker-administration-announces-highly-effective-new-hiv-treatment-to-be-available-in-illinois-in-2023-31498154-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/pritzker-administration-announces-highly-effective-new-hiv-treatment-to-be-available-in-illinois-in-2023-31498154-chicago-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 [WASHINGTON, D.C]—U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Amy https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-join-fischer-klobuchar-to-introduce-bipartisan-yearround-e15-legislation-with-landmark-support-31498360-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-join-fischer-klobuchar-to-introduce-bipartisan-yearround-e15-legislation-with-landmark-support-31498360-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, and U.S. Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL-11) and https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-duckworth-foster-underwood-introduce-legislation-to-name-fermilab-research-center-after-renowned-physicist-dr-helen-edwards-31498365-elgin-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-duckworth-foster-underwood-introduce-legislation-to-name-fermilab-research-center-after-renowned-physicist-dr-helen-edwards-31498365-elgin-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with members of the Springfield NAACP, including President Teresa Haley, and https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-meets-with-springfield-naacp-and-religious-leaders-to-discuss-protecting-historic-1908-springfield-race-riot-site-31498369-peoria-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-meets-with-springfield-naacp-and-religious-leaders-to-discuss-protecting-historic-1908-springfield-race-riot-site-31498369-peoria-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), today, in a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing, questioned https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-questions-cftc-chairman-at-agriculture-committee-hearing-on-crypto-amid-ftx-collapse-31498371-rockford-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-questions-cftc-chairman-at-agriculture-committee-hearing-on-crypto-amid-ftx-collapse-31498371-rockford-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON –  In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine https://www.americantowns.com/news/following-white-house-briefing-on-ukraine-durbin-reiterates-the-need-to-support-our-ally-31498376-galesburg-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/following-white-house-briefing-on-ukraine-durbin-reiterates-the-need-to-support-our-ally-31498376-galesburg-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 The Committee also advanced four U.S. Attorneys and two U.S. Marshals, as well as the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021 WASHINGTON – https://www.americantowns.com/news/judiciary-committee-advances-nominations-of-three-circuit-court-judges-nine-district-court-judges-31498377-moline-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/judiciary-committee-advances-nominations-of-three-circuit-court-judges-nine-district-court-judges-31498377-moline-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 CHICAGO – White Crane Wellness Center is the recipient of a 2022 Governor’s Engaging Aging Award, presented annually to up to 13 community https://www.americantowns.com/news/white-crane-wellness-center-wins-governors-engaging-aging-award-31499865-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/white-crane-wellness-center-wins-governors-engaging-aging-award-31499865-chicago-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor JB Pritzker that all person or entities covered by the Illinois Flag https://www.americantowns.com/news/honoring-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-31500496-springfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/honoring-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-31500496-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Achievements with Excellence in Tourism Awards CHICAGO -The 2022 Illinois Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism kicked off Monday, https://www.americantowns.com/news/illinois-office-of-tourism-celebrates-tourism-industry-31500537-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/illinois-office-of-tourism-celebrates-tourism-industry-31500537-chicago-il.html Government and Politics Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600