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WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN: Women’s Expo 2026! Registration for the 2026 Women’s Expo is now closed! If you would like more information about applying for the apprenticeship program, please visit the DuPage JATC at DuPageJATC.org      

Over the past few years, the number of eligible Local 701 members has declined for the Annual Incentive Point Drawing. So instead of awarding (1) large prize to (1) member, we gave an award to each of the top (5)…

PowerForward DuPage organized a mobile “tour of the trades” for over 70 counselors and teachers participating in the DuPage County-wide Institute Day on February 27, 2026. After a continental breakfast and a welcome by Brian Pehlke, Assistant Training Director for…

PowerForward paid the registration fees for IBEW Local 701 members and (2) signatory contractor safety representatives per company to attend the 2026 Annual Construction Safety Conference and Expo held at the Drury Lane Conference Center on March 2nd and 3rd….

The 2026 PowerForward DuPage Scholarship Application is available and this year, (5) $1,500 scholarships will be awarded. We are proud to provide college tuition assistance to the children and grandchildren of IBEW Local 701 members and signatory contractors. IBEW Local…

The IBEW Local 701’s Women’s Committee recently made over 70 handmade valentine cards for the children and families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Winfield. This is the fourth year the committee has made cards, when founding member Debbie…

The 2025 DuPage County Trade Apprenticeship Expo was held on Thursday, November 6th from 3:30pm – 6:00pm with close to 800 students, parents, career counselors and educators in attendance. The event featured interactive, hands-on demonstrations by the county’s building trade…

PowerForward DuPage and the IBEW Local 701 have once again partnered with Santa’s Christmas Charities in presenting Santa’s Holly Jolly Sleigh Tour! This cherished holiday tradition brings the magic of Santa Claus to 80 Naperville neighborhoods from Saturday, November 29 through Wednesday,…

This month our Spotlight is on Cattaneo Electric and work they recently completed for one of DuPage County’s largest not-for-profit organizations. Little Friends in Warrenville, through their Residential Services Program, helps adults with autism and other developmental and physical disabilities,…

  The 2025 DuPage County Trade Apprenticeship Expo was held on Thursday, November 6th, 2025. For more information on union trade apprenticeship programs, please visit the DuPage Building Trades website. Please watch our video recap and make plans to attend…