Google Drive vs. Dropbox, SkyDrive, SugarSync, and Others

Google has just introduced "Google Drive" an online storage service. For an overview of  it and comparison to 12 of the other most popular online storage servers: http://goo.gl/KfvPf.

2011 Comprehensive Stormwater Study

 The Mount Prospect Village Board contracted the engineering firm Burns & McDonnell  to examine the cause of flooding that occurred throughout the Village on July 23, 2011. According to the Village website: "The scope of Burns & McDonnell’s work included examining the condition and capacity of the Village’s existing sewer system as well as analyzing flood surveys and home inspections conducted by the Public Works Department."

The results from this project have been compiled in to a report available for viewing at Public Works and the Mount Prospect Public Library. It can also be downloaded here:  2011 Comprehensive Stormwater Study. For more info: July 23rd Flood Study Report Available.

Finding an apartment with RentSocial.com

RentSocial.com is a new website using social networking to search for an apartment. Similar to the consumer-reviewed site Yelp, users can leave remarks of buildings they currently or used to live in. You can also create your own RentSocial profile using your info from Facebook. The site gives an "activity feed," where building owners, friends and neighbors can post messages. It's all free of charge to users (the site makes money by charging building owners a monthly fee to be listed).

Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP)

 The Illinois Department of Insurance site provides information on the Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP). SHIP is a free statewide health insurance counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers. A Medicare Supplement Premium Comparison Guide is available, as is Medicaid Related and Long Term Care Information

Legal Assistance Referrals/Recomendaciones de Abogados

Speak to an Attorney for free, provided by Between Friends, an advocacy organization to help battered women and children of domestic violence.  You can call to set an appointment at either at Rolling Meadows or a Chicago location.  Please call for a specific location 773-274-5232 x23.

Also, please review the attached to find dates of this service and free or low cost legal services.

Download Legal Assistance_Domestic Violence

 

Interested in State Spending?

The Illinois comptroller's office has launched a data website that gives users a daily snapshot of the state's finances, employee salaries and contracts.
Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka unveiled what her office calls "The Ledger" on Monday. She says it's a user-friendly site that sets a new standard for transparency.
Topinka says much of the information on the new site was already available online. But it hasn't been pulled together in one place or hasn't been complete.

1940 Census

On April 2, 2012, the National Archives will release the records of the 1940 Census.  The only place they will be available is the web site  http://1940census.archives.gov/  There is no name index available yet.  Volunteers from many genealogy organizations are working to prepare this index but the project will take several months.  Therefore, in order to find the record for a particular family, a researcher must know where that family lived in 1940 and from that information determine the enumeration district that included that address.  For more information on locating that enumeration district, please look at the web site prepared by Steve Morse http://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html.  He has prepared search engines for many large cities and other areas. 

FamilySearch has some states and so does My Heritage.

New Titles for Start-up Businesses

We have some new titles at MPPL for start-up business issues - I invite you to come check them out!

The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup by Noam Wasserman

It's Your Biz: The Complete Guide to Becoming Your Own Boss by Susan Wilson Solovic

How Excellent Companies Avoid Dumb Things: Breaking the 8 Hidden Barriers that Plague Even the Best Businesses by Neil Smith and Patricia O'Connell

Results Without Authority: Controlling a Project When the Team Doesn't Report to You by Tom Kendrick

All Business Is Local: Why Place Matters More Than Ever in a Global, Virtual World by John A. Quelch

Fearless Referrals: Boost Your Confidence, Break Down Doors, and Build a Powerful Client List by Matt Anderson

Wait List For One Bedroom Units In Cook County To Open Mar. 27

According to The Journal & Topics Newspapers, the city of Des Plaines Health and Human Services Division has received notification that the Housing Authority of the County of Cook’s Public Housing Wait Lists for one bedroom units will open Mar. 27 at the certain Elderly and/or Disabled Designated Developments, including the Henrich House in Des Plaines. Please click here for the list of these sites.

Forms and instructions for the wait list for section 8 or subsidized housing be found here:  http://www.thehacc.org/docs/WL_Open.pdf

State plans veterans job fair in Chicago 3/28/12

The Illinois Department of Employment Security is planning a job fair for veterans on March 28 in Chicago.

The department says it expects more than 100 Chicago-area businesses to send representatives to the four-hour job fair.

High numbers of veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars have had trouble finding work when they leave the service. Unemployment rates among veterans have been consistently higher than for the population in general the past few years.

In its announcement, the department says veterans should come to the fair dressed appropriately and with resumes.

The fair will be at The Hilton Chicago on Michigan Avenue starting at 9 a.m.

Other online resources for veterans in a job search include:

America Wants You (recent news article on AWY)

VetJobs

MilitaryHire.com

U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs recruitment website

National Veterans Association