City Clerk Donna McAllister (left) poses with newly appointed Deputy Clerk Joanne M. Linke & Des Plaines Mayor D. Michael Albrecht following the reading of the official oath of Deputy City Clerk.

Des Plaines City Clerk Donna McAllister administered the oath of Deputy City Clerk to Joanne M. Linke on May 1, 1991 in the City Clerk's Office. Linke, a Des Plaines resident for 25 years, has served the City for the past 13 years, 12 of which she served as the Engineering Department Secretary and prior to that as a Cashier. . .

Skokie Trustee George Van Dusen has been awarded the prestigious Donald C. Stone Award, which is given to those demonstrating "the highest standards of intergovernmental cooperation," according to the selection committee. Previous winners include Minnesota Senator David Durenberger, (former) Vermont Governor Richard Snelling and (former) Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt. . .

Mrs. Karen Pedersen, CMC/AAE, City Clerk for the City of Prospect Heights, Illinois, has been accepted as a member in the IIMC Academy for Advanced Education of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. The Academy is the professional body of municipal clerks who have continued their high level of educational achievement beyond the attainment of the prestigious Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) Award. . .

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