Lyons and McCook Businesses Partner to Give Back and Strengthen Communities
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Lyons and McCook Businesses Partner to Give Back and Strengthen Communities
Lyons Fireman Serve Seniors Dinner at the Annual Senior Christmas Party in Lyons, sponsored by the Lyons-McCook Business Association.
The businesses in the neighboring towns of Lyons and McCook have partnered to strengthen commerce and give back to their communities.
“There is a strong unity between the businesses here in Lyons and McCook and as we continue to work together as well as work closely with the elected officials, businesses will continue to be profitable,” said Eddie Wilkowski, Director of the Lyons and McCook Business Association.
Wilkowski, who also owns Marlins Bar and Grill in Lyons, said that many business owners are involved in the towns and make it a priority to give back.
The Lyons and McCook Business Association recently sponsored the annual Senior Christmas Party hosted for senior residents in Lyons and McCook.
Held in the community room and council chambers at the Lyons Village Hall, all seniors were invited to celebrate the holiday season with a full course turkey dinner, live entertainment and gifts.
“We had an amazing turnout this year with more than 325 people in attendance,” said Lyons Mayor Christopher Getty. “We are all thankful to the LMBA, the volunteers and the various businesses who donate their time and money to this great event.”
Getty said the amount of volunteers who came out to help with the party and serve dinner was remarkable.
In addition to the LMBA sponsoring the event, 22 turkeys were donated for the party by McCook Cold Storage, the dessert was provided by Culvers, gifts bags were handed out from the Village of Lyons and numerous businesses supported the event with various giveaways, gifts, and donations.
“The Senior Christmas Party is just one of the many great events Lyons and McCook work on together,” said Cook County Commissioner and McCook Mayor Jeffery Tobolski.
“Both McCook and Lyons value this partnership and it is through our strength in working together that our towns will continue to grow and prosper, said Tobolski.
“I will continue to work to ensure goals are met for our communities on the county level as well, said Tobolski.
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Lyons and McCook Businesses Partner to Give Back and Strengthen Communities
Lyons Fireman Serve Seniors Dinner at the Annual Senior Christmas Party in Lyons, sponsored by the Lyons-McCook Business Association.
The businesses in the neighboring towns of Lyons and McCook have partnered to strengthen commerce and give back to their communities.
“There is a strong unity between the businesses here in Lyons and McCook and as we continue to work together as well as work closely with the elected officials, businesses will continue to be profitable,” said Eddie Wilkowski, Director of the Lyons and McCook Business Association.
Wilkowski, who also owns Marlins Bar and Grill in Lyons, said that many business owners are involved in the towns and make it a priority to give back.
The Lyons and McCook Business Association recently sponsored the annual Senior Christmas Party hosted for senior residents in Lyons and McCook.
Held in the community room and council chambers at the Lyons Village Hall, all seniors were invited to celebrate the holiday season with a full course turkey dinner, live entertainment and gifts.
“We had an amazing turnout this year with more than 325 people in attendance,” said Lyons Mayor Christopher Getty. “We are all thankful to the LMBA, the volunteers and the various businesses who donate their time and money to this great event.”
Getty said the amount of volunteers who came out to help with the party and serve dinner was remarkable.
In addition to the LMBA sponsoring the event, 22 turkeys were donated for the party by McCook Cold Storage, the dessert was provided by Culvers, gifts bags were handed out from the Village of Lyons and numerous businesses supported the event with various giveaways, gifts, and donations.
“The Senior Christmas Party is just one of the many great events Lyons and McCook work on together,” said Cook County Commissioner and McCook Mayor Jeffery Tobolski.
“Both McCook and Lyons value this partnership and it is through our strength in working together that our towns will continue to grow and prosper, said Tobolski.
“I will continue to work to ensure goals are met for our communities on the county level as well, said Tobolski.
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Ray Hanania
In 1976, he was hired by the Chicago community newspaper The Southtown Economist (Daily Southtown) and in 1985 was hired by the Chicago Sun-Times and covered Chicago City Hall for both. In 1993, he launched the “The Villager” Newspapers which covered 12 Southwest Chicagoland suburban regions. He hosted a live weekend Radio Show on WLS AM radio from 1980 through 1991, and also on WBBM FM, WLUP FM and shows on WSBC AM in Chicago and WNZK AM in Detroit.
Hanania is the recipient of four (4) Chicago Headline Club “Peter Lisagor Awards” for Column writing. In November 2006, he was named “Best Ethnic American Columnist” by the New American Media;In 2009, he received the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for Writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. Hanania has also received two (2) Chicago Stick-o-Type awards from the Chicago Newspaper Guild, and in 1990 was nominated by the Chicago Sun-Times for a Pulitzer Prize for his four-part series on the Palestinian Intifada.
Hanania’s writings have been published in newspapers around the world. He currently is syndicated through Creators Syndicate. He has written for the Jerusalem Post, YNetNews.com, Newsday in New York, the Orlando Sentinel, the Houston Chronicle, The Daily Star of Lebanon, the News of the World in London, the Daily Yomimuri in Tokyo, Chicago Magazine, the Arlington Heights Daily Herald, The Saudi Gazette, the Arab News in Jeddah, and Aramco Magazine.
Hanania's Chicagoland political columns are published in the Southwest News-Herald, the Des Plaines Valley News, the Regional News and the Palos Reporter newspapers.
Hanania is the President/CEO of Urban Strategies Group media and public affairs consulting which has clients in Illinois, Florida, Michigan and Washington D.C.
His personal website is www.TheMediaOasis.com. Email him at: [email protected].
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