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Several chances to vote for Riverside in Daily Journal’s Readers’ Choice Awards

The Daily Journal has opened voting for the 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards and there are several categories to vote Riverside.

Once you cast your first vote, you will with your name and email. From there, you can cast one vote per category per day until voting closes on January 26.

It is applicable to vote for Riverside in the following categories (in bold). The sub-bullet point(s) is the item to select.

  • People & Places > Place to Work
    • Riverside Healthcare
  • Health & Beauty > Fitness Center/Gym
    • Riverside Health Fitness Center
  • Health & Beauty > Assisted Living
    • Riverside Senior Live Communities
    • Riverside Miller Healthcare
  • People & Places > Large Sized Business (76+ employees)
    • Riverside Healthcare
  • People & Places > Personal Trainer
    • Bobby DeLira – Riverside Health Fitness Center
  • Shopping > Gift Store
    • Riverside Healthcare’s Marketplace Gift Shop

For more information and to vote, go to https://kankakeedailyjournal.secondstreetapp.com/DJ-Readers-Choice-2025/.

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Lifting As We Climb: Advancing Together Through DEI

At 11:30 a.m. Thursday, January 16, a Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce Women in Networking event will feature guest speaker Tierra Dixon-Sullivan, Riverside Healthcare’s DEI Coordinator, as she speaks on Lifting As We Climb: Advancing Together Through DEI.

The event, presented by Riverside Healthcare, will be held at Adventure Commons, 70 Ken Hayes Drive, Bourbonnais, and will include lunch. The cost is $20 for chamber members or $60 for prospective members.

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State of Riverside meetings: January 14 through February 5

Click here for a printable PDF of the schedule.

 DateTimeLocation
 Tuesday, 1/14/258am-9amHome Health Care – Peotone
 Tuesday, 1/14/2512n-1pmCoal City Campus
 Wednesday, 1/15/257:30am-8:30amFrankfort Campus
 Wednesday, 1/15/253:30pm-4:30pmWestwood Oaks Conference Room
 Thursday. 1/16/257:30am-8:30amJohnson Lecture Hall
 Friday, 1/17/2510am-11amMiller Suites Dining Room
 Friday, 1/17/2512n-1pmFitness Center Yoga Studio
 Monday, 1/20/259am-10am and 10:30am-11:30amHoover-Education Dept
 Monday, 1/20/254:30pm-5:30pmWatseka Campus
 Tuesday, 1/21/2510:30am-11:30amJohnson Lecture Hall
 Tuesday, 1/21/252pm-3pmCafeteria Back Dining Room
 Wednesday, 1/22/251pm-2pmBourbonnais Senior Life Campus-Preisel Room
 Tuesday, 1/28/251pm-2pmJohnson Lecture Hall
 Monday, 2/3/258am-9amJohnson Lecture Hall
 Tuesday, 2/4/2511am-12nJohnson Lecture Hall
 Tuesday, 2/4/251pm-2pmJohnson Lecture Hall
 Wednesday, 2/5/252pm-3pmCafeteria Back Dining Room

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Final blood drive of the year

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, the American Red Cross will host the final blood drive of the year at Riverside Healthcare (Johnson Lecture Hall). Appointments are needed and are available by logging into www.redcrossblood.org or calling Alison Paglin at 815-935-7535 ext. 31825.

Those who come to give blood get a long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt. Save time by visiting www.RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to get ready for your appointment.

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