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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 eligible…

Earlier this month, several members of the IBEW Local 701 Women’s Committee headed down to Springfield for Illinois Tradeswomen Advocacy Day. Our Executive Director, Karyn M. Charvat, met up with them as she was also in Springfield advocating for the…

Santa’s 2024 Holly Jolly Sleigh Tour was another success! This annual community tradition brings the magic of Santa and Mrs. Claus to 80 Naperville neighborhoods during the holiday season. Coordinating Santa’s annual tour is no small feat: PowerForward DuPage contractors…

On behalf of the N.E. IL NECA/IBEW Local 701 Safety Committee, I would like to thank everyone who attended the 2024 Safety Expo held on Tuesday, November 19th. This event was held prior to the IBEW Local 701 Union Meeting…

IBEW Local 701 leadership recently attended the groundbreaking of the new CyrusOne data center in Aurora, Illinois. The new campus, which consists of two buildings totaling 446,000 square feet, will serve local communities and national networks through the creation of…

On Saturday, September 14, 2024, McWilliams Electric Company coordinated their 25th Annual Construction Team Picnic to benefit the Special Olympics athletes at the IBEW-NECA Technical Institute in Alsip. Thank you to the members of the IBEW Local 701 RENEW and Women’s…

Congratulations to our 2024 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 as well as the scholarship application with their…

The photos from the day of the 2024 golf outing are below and may be downloaded by simply right clicking on the picture.

The IBEW Local 701 Women’s Committee has been busy this summer with a variety of volunteer activities. Their most recent events included a very successful clothing drive for WINGS, resulting in one of the largest collections of women’s, men’s and…

Earlier this month, Santa himself and several board members from Santa’s Christmas Charities were honored to distribute $13,500 to three deserving children’s charities: Almost Home Kids, Cal’s Angels, and Gigi’s Playhouse Fox Valley during a check presentation ceremony at the…