Ribfest organizers say they need about 600 volunteers
The Exchange Club of Naperville is seeking volunteers to work at this year’s Ribest, being held June 17-20 at the DuPage Event Center and Fairgrounds in Wheaton.
“We’re going to need about 1,800 volunteer spots to put on Ribfest this year, and right now we could use people to fill about 600 of those spots,” Dawn Schultz, head of Ribfest operations, said in a news release.
“We could use help selling concessions, supervising the Wintrust Community Banks Family Fun Area, monitoring gates, serving food, working the beer tents, and even helping supervise the parking areas,” she said.
Volunteers can sign up by going to www.ribfest.net/contact/volunteer
The Exchange Club in a nonprofit organization that uses Ribfest to raise money for programs that help fight child abuse and domestic violence. For more information on the event, go to www.ribfest.net.
Naperville students help make dolostone the state rock
Dolostone will become Illinois’ official state rock thanks, in part, to an effort by Naperville students.
Legislation submitted by state Sen. Laura Ellman and state Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, both Naperville Democrats, was signed into law Monday.
House Bill 4261 was proposed by students from Maplebrook Elementary School in Naperville and Pleasant Dale School in Burr Ridge, who discovered Illinois did not have a state rock, a news release said.
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The students interviewed regional geology scholars, visited museums and conducted research to create a ballot with three choices, which schools across the state voted on and ultimately chose dolostone as the winner.
“Students played a large part in the designation of our state tree and flower over a century ago, and once again they will play a large part in our state’s history through their work in designating Dolostone as the state rock,” Ellman said in the release.
Dolostone is a sedimentary rock that underlies nearly all of Illinois, with the exception of the northernmost part of the state, the release said. It helps enrich soil by providing valuable nutrients for plant growth, and caused a major mineral rush in Galena in the early 1800s.
Dolostone will officially become the state rock of Illinois on Jan. 1, 2023.
Will County vote-by-mail drop box set up in Naperville
Nine secure vote-by-mail drop boxes have been set up across Will County, including one in Naperville, at which county voters can deposit completed vote-by-mail envelopes.
Drop boxes are under camera surveillance and can be found at:
Will County Clerk’s Office, 302 N. Chicago St., in downtown Joliet. Voters may drive up and deposit their ballots at any time.
Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Located inside the library.
Frankfort Public Library, 21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort. Located inside the library.
Governor State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park. Located inside the university’s main building.
Joliet Public Library – Black Road Branch, 3395 Black Road, Joliet. Located inside the library.
Naperville 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive, Naperville. Located inside the library.
Plainfield Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield. Located inside the library.
White Oak Library, 121 E. Eighth St., Lockport. Located inside the library.
Wilmington Public Library, 201 S. Kankakee St., Wilmington. Located inside the library.
For more information, go to willcountyclerk.gov.