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Al Carius (born 1942) is an American cross country running coach at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois since 1967 (?). During this time, the men’s cross country teams at North Central have amassed XX NCAA Division III championships and YY conference championships.

Early Life
Carius grew up in Morton, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where he ran XXXXX

After leaving UIUC, he ran under the coaching of Tom Hayden at the University of Chicago Track Club, where he..

Coaching at North Central College
He joined the North Central College coaching staff in 1967 (?) in both men’s cross country and men’s track (?)  He retired as track coach in_____.

Since becoming  coach, North Central College won the NCAA men’s cross country won NCAA Division III national championships in 197X, LIST ALL YEARS, ETC.

Other records

Awards and Recognition
Carius has been recognized on a national level through the NCAA honoring him as “Division III Coach of the Century” in 199(?). Carius was inducted in the XXXXX Hall of Fame in the Class of 2006(?). The

Legacy
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Personal Life
Carius lives in Naperville, Illinois with his wife, Pam

Notable People
Becky Simon

Joe McElroy

Ron Tubaman

League of Women Voters of Naperville
The League of Women Voters of Naperville (LWVN) is a nonpartisan organization in Naperville, Illinois that promotes citizen participation in government. The LWVN studies and takes positions on local and state government issues. The LWVN is a local chapter of national League of Women Voters.

History
The LWVN was established in 1956. In its early years, the LWVN studied many facets of Naperville city government and services and published a booklet titled “Naperville Your Town.”  [9/17/64]

Over the decades of the organization’s life, the LWVN has provided voter registration services and hosted candidate debates. In addition, the LWVN has studied and taken position on Naperville’s form of city government, the need for a larger library for Naperville, a new pipeline for municipal water supply from Lake Michigan, construction of a garbage incinerator within city limits, and the operation of a trapshooting park with concerns over environmental contamination from lead shot. [9/17/64, 9/9/76, 2/5/82, 10/23/85, 4/15/88, 1/10/97, link 2000]

In the 1990s, the LWVN hosted the annual State of the Community Dinner, which address such issues as recession’s impact on Naperville’s economy and the needs of a changing Naperville community in Naperville [link 3/13/92 and link 3/14/99]

Activities
The LWVN maintains local and state candidate information at VOTE411.org, the League’s online database that allows citizens to input their street address to look up the candidates on their ballots. (link WHYY story)

The LWVN’s recent activities have focused on new ways to engage new voters. LWVN has assembled and distributed “birthday boxes” containing materials to encourage students turning 18 to vote. [link] The LWVN organized students from 2 local high schools in a "Stroll to the Polls” to canvas low-voting precincts and encourage residents to vote. [link].

In 2018, the LWVN organized the coalition from DuPage County that advocated for Illinois’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. [link]

Awards
For the “Stroll to the Polls,” the LWVN received the national award for “Community Connection Award” at the 2018 League of Women Voters national convention. [link][link LWVIL]