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Tickets Available for CISCO’s 2025 Annual Luncheon
Tickets Available for CISCO’s 2025 Annual Luncheon March 13, 2025 Friday, May 9, 2025 11 a.m. Registration Program/Lunch at noon Harry Caray’s, inside the Westin, Lombard 70 Yorktown Center, Lombard Reserve your tickets today by emailing CISCO Office Manager Julia Mulvey at julia@cisco.org with attendee names/titles. Tickets are $85 for individual; $800 for table of
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Register for CISCO’s 4th Annual Union Construction Trades Fair
Register for CISCO’s 4th Annual Union Construction Trades Fair March 11, 2025 Register NOW and join various Chicagoland Union construction trades in CISCO’s 4th Annual Union Construction Trades Fair. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 11, 2025 IBEW Local 134 2722 S. Martin Luther King Dr., Chicago This Hands-on Trades Fair is sponsored by
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Newest Class from St. Paul Community Development Ministries Graduate 15 Pre-Apprentices
Newest Class from St. Paul Community Development Ministries Graduate 15 Pre-Apprentices February 25, 2025 BURR RIDGE – During a Feb. 11, 2025, commencement service, 15 men and women graduated from St. Paul Community Development Ministries‘ Pre-Apprenticeship program. They are joining the ranks of their Union Brother and Sisters in the Union building construction trades and
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Leopardo Construction Brings Home Top Honors in three Categories During CISCO’s Project of the Year Event
Leopardo Construction Brings Home Top Honors in three Categories During CISCO’s Project of the Year Event February 18, 2025 BURR RIDGE – To say Leopardo Construction had a productive and successful 2024 would be an understatement. In fact, the general contractor was given top honors in three of CISCO’s six Project of the Year categories
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CISCO Acknowledges Two Individuals, Public Body with Honors
CISCO Acknowledges Two Individuals, Public Body with Honors February 12, 2025 CISCO’s 2024 Construction Advocate of the Year BURR RIDGE – As part of CISCO’s Project of the Year program, CISCO’s Executive Board acknowledges outstanding achievements for individual awards for 2024’s Construction Advocate of the Year, Educator of the Year and Public Body of the
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CISCO’s Hall of Fame Inductees – A Legacy of Excellence and Dedication to the Union Construction Trades
CISCO’s Hall of Fame Inductees – A Legacy of Excellence and Dedication to the Union Construction Trades February 7, 2025 BURR RIDGE – CISCO honored two Union powerhouses – Kina McAfee and Maurice King, during its Jan. 31, 2025 Annual Meeting as its FIRST inductees into CISCO’s Hall of Fame. These incredible individuals are retiring