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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…

Congratulations to our 2025 Scholarship winners! In order to receive the $1,500 scholarship, applicants were required to submit a letter stating their goals and why the scholarship should be awarded to them along with the scholarship application and their official…

Our 28th Annual PowerForward DuPage Golf Outing was held on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at the Bloomingdale Golf Club. The weather was absolutely perfect and a great time was had by all. Thank you to everyone who attended, supported and…

On Saturday, August 2, 2025, McWilliams Electric Company coordinated their 26th Annual Construction Team Picnic to benefit the Special Olympics athletes at the IBEW-NECA Technical Institute in Alsip. The picnic raises funds for athletes within Illinois’ Region E, which includes Will,…

Recognized as Naperville’s proactive, youth-oriented human service organization, KidsMatter is working to help young people build developmental assets including positive values, healthy relationships, and self-esteem. And we recently joined forces with them through their SpringBoard Summer Series; a class for…