Will County election judges needed in 2024 to be paid $200
The Will County Clerk’s Office is seeking volunteers to serve as election judges in the March and November 2024 elections.
Judges will be paid $200 for training and working at a precinct on Election Day, an increase from the $150 previously paid, a news release said.
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Applicants must live in Will County, be registered to vote and complete training. People representing both political parties are needed.
Newly purchased election equipment is expected to modernize the county’s elections, making it easier for election judges, the release said. Training on the equipment, which includes new tabulators for paper ballots, new pollbooks for checking in voters and state-of-the-art ballot marking devices for voters with disabilities, will begin in the fall.
For more information or to apply, go to willcountyclerk.gov.
West Nile mosquitoes found in DuPage, Will counties
The health departments in DuPage and Will counties are reporting that mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus have been found in traps in area six towns.
In DuPage County, positive samples were identified from mosquito batches in Medinah, Wheaton and Wood Dale. Will County traps with infected mosquitoes were in Mokena, Frankfort and Plainfield.
No reports of anyone contracting West Nile virus have been reported this year.
Residents are reminded to protect themselves from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases, particularly anyone who is older or has a weakened immune system, news releases from both departments said. Any standing water where mosquitoes can breed should be discarded.
WNV typically causes mild, flu-like symptoms, and most people who are infected do not display any symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Symptoms include fever, headaches, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or rash. About one in 150 people develop a severe illness that affects the central nervous system, such as inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) or inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord (meningitis), which can be serious or deadly, the CDC says.
Two new stores headed to the Fox Valley Mall on Route 59
Two new stores will be opening soon at Fox Valley Mall on Route 59, mall officials said.
Picture People, professional photographers who do same-day portraits, is set to open this month on the upper level of the mall next to Spencer’s.
Rally House, a specialty sports store offering clothing, gifts, home decor and other types of merchandise representing local college and professional sports teams, is scheduled to open in September on the upper level of the mall next to Zales.
The two join four other new tenants this year at the mall — New Man, Daily Thread, Selfie Pop and Chop Chop Shop.
For more information, go to www.ShopFoxValleyMall.com.