•March 30, 2016•

More than 3,000 participating officials will mark April 5 as the Mayors and County Recognition Day for National Service. As of the date of this release, 98 mayors and county executives in Illinois have signed on to participate. On April 5 mayors and county executives will hold public events and use traditional and social media to highlight the value of national service to the nation’s cities. Last year, 2,786 mayor and county officials representing more than 150 million citizens in all 50 states participated in the third-annual Mayors and County Recognition Day for National Service. The initiative is being led by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the National League of Cities, Cities of Service and the Statewide Commissions, including Serve Illinois.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.