All Topics in Chicago

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  How the Illinois Foreclosure Process Works

  Bryan Sims, President, Sims Law Firm, Ltd.

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial

  Bryan presents information on the foreclosure process in Illinois, including typical timelines and what one can expect during a foreclosure action.

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  How Tax Planning Changes Through Four Stages of Retirement

  Ted Buckley, Mooney Lyons Financial Services

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial

  Do you know how tax planning changes through different stages of retirement? In retirement, your tax rate may vary widely over the years based on the timing and order in which you use different sources of money to pay for expenses. It is important to apply the tax code in an organized and efficient way. Learn how to create a retirement tax strategy. MORE >

  You will learn:
  • The critical tax questions to answer before retirement.
  • The surprises that often make retirement more expensive.
  • The four stages of retirement and important tax actions in each stage, including tricky IRA challenges.
  • Mistakes to avoid when it comes to investments, health care, and estate planning.

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  How I Became a Climate Advocate.

  Mark Ailes, Climate Advocate, Citizens Climate Education

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Climate

  My climate story. A brief tour of how as an active bicyclist I became an advocate for national action on climate change. In particular how an effective nonpartisan solution became a large focus of my retired life. Followed by a question and answer session focused on the interests and concerns of the audience about solving the climate problem. (30 minutes to 1 hour) MORE >

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  How Antioxidants can Lead You to a Higher Quality of Life.

  Gregg S. Kuhnen, Health Consultant, Circle of Well Being, Inc.

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness

  Learn about the way food works to give the body what it needs to keep it healthy, shown from a raw food chef perspective with research to back it all up.

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  Hope Cometh: Breast Cancer Talks with Dr. Funmi

  Dr. Funmi Apantaku-Onayemi, Breast Cancer Talks, Hope Cometh

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness

  Dr. Funmi Apantaku Onayemi inspires women to overcome the fear of breast cancer based on her three decades of leadership in the field as a researcher, community networks’ operative and survivor. She demystifies the beliefs and misconceptions that have fueled paralyzing fear about the disease – paralyzing fear that has caused alarming rates of avoidable deaths. MORE >

  She shares encouraging news with staggering statistics of breast cancer survivorship. Women will release the fear as they are enlightened and assured that hope has come.

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  Home Energy Savings Presentation

  Ivonne Rychwa, Director of Outreach, Citizens Utility Board (CUB)

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational

  Learn about your energy choices and ways to save money on your utility bills. During this presentation we will go over: Understanding your utility bills, Your energy choices, Energy efficiency programs that can help consumers save energy and money, and Solar options.

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  Home Access for Everyone

  Lea Ann Skogsberg, Founder, Dollars and Sense

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness

  The number one desire of people as we age is to remain in our own homes. Yet many of us are one mobility impairment away from not even being able to enter or exit our homes. This challenge for society will continue to grow as Baby Boomers age. Most needs are short-term yet most commercial answers require permanent changes to a property making them undesirable to homeowners and impossible for renters. MORE >

  There is a community-based solution to address this growing need to make home accessibility affordable for everyone. If you ever carried anyone into your home for a Holiday meal or experienced even "minor" surgery that affected mobility, you'll know why this is such an important topic.

  Ramps provide access for people with both temporary and long-term mobility issues. Yet while Medicare and Medicaid as well as private insurance programs underwrite the wheelchairs, walkers and assistive devices individuals require for mobility—except in some cases for veterans—there is no standard way to acquire and/or pay for the ramps. This concept, a community-based inventory of modular ramps, seeks to establish a pilot project to demonstrate the value of borrowing (rather than owning) home access products. Rentals respond to occasional as well as temporary needs for residential ramps. Except for the screws, each component is reusable; the units are American made.

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  History and current importance of drainage for a healthy and sustainable Chicago Region

  Richard Lanyon, Consultant, Retired Executive Director, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Climate

  Richard will discuss how the flow in the Calumet and Chicago Rivers was reversed, why this is still important today to protect public health, and how current water infrastructure reduces flood damages, provides recreation, recovers resources and protects Lake Michigan as a clean and safe source of water. Richard’s topics can be tailored to your local interests. MORE >

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  Hire What You Can’t Change

  Tim Reynolds, Co-Founder, Clover Lane Partners, LLC

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  If you are struggling with high turnover, you are not alone. Research shows that the main cause for this seemingly endless problem is not a mystery. A Harvard Business Review Survey found that 80% of turnover is due to poor hiring decisions. The new hires simply are the wrong fit for the job and are doomed to fail or leave from the start. MORE >

  It does not have to be this way. You can create a culture of loyalty and high performance and cut your hiring mistakes by focusing on the first day unchangeable core qualities required for the position and building a culture where people feel welcomed, empowered and valuable.

  This practical, hands on presentation/workshop will help you build a clear profile of who you are looking for, offer interview strategies to gather information related to that profile and examine how to process that information gathered and the ultimate question of whether they will thrive in the job and culture or not.

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  Hey, Stop drinking that stuff ! Think about what you drink !

  Jim Rabb, Synergy Science

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness

  Discover why most of the water and beverages we drink can actually have detrimental effects to our health. This eye opening presentation will have you, "thinking about what you're drinking". Once you understand the science behind the liquids we drink daily, you will change the way you look at what you use to hydrate and energize your body with. Learn the simple natural steps that could lead to relief for many health challenges including; Type 2 Diabetes, Acid-Reflux, High-Blood-Presure, Weight-Gain, Elevated Cholesterol, and even Low Energy. MORE >

  Consider the following:
  * 75% of all Americans are chronically dehydrated
  * 37% mistake thirst for hunger pangs
  * Staying properly hydrated can reduce back and joint pain
  * A lack of water is a leading cause of fatigue

  Your group will hear about the importance of consuming hydrogen enriched water to naturally address many health issues.

  Find out why many well know pro athletes have made this water the water of choice and no longer consume sports drinks, tap and even bottled waters.

  Free samples will be made available to your members.

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