Learn How to Use Patch at Patch 101 Class at Joliet Junior College

Have you ever wondered just how to use Patch? Do you know how to post to our boards, but want to contribute to our Local Voices section and don't know how? Join us for a free Patch 101 class taught by Business Engagement Editor Dawn Aulet from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., July 11 at Joliet Junior College. The class will take place on main campus in room T-1008. You must register for the class. To do so, call 815-280-1555.

In other business news:

• Ranch Pharmacy/Linda's Hallmark in Channahon is closing its doors after 40 years. Stop by the store at 24715 W. Eames Street for specials and contests between now and August when they will be closed for good. Owners Linda and Lou are retiring.
  
• COPE Animal rescue will be hosting an extravaganza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Resale 2 Rescue, 5660 E. State Route 113 in Coal City. For more information, click here.
• Looking for a local destination in the summer? The Rialto Square Theatre is holding summer daily tours Monday through Friday until August 30. Tours are $5 each. For more information, click here.
• The Joliet Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for its Community Leadership School, 2013. The annual CLS program begins on Thursday, September 5 and runs each Thursday for eleven weeks, concluding on Wednesday, November 13 with project presentations in the morning and the graduation banquet that evening on the stage of the Rialto Square Theatre. Call the Chamber office for an application at 815-727-5371.