The National Conference on Volunteering and Service begins in Chicago on Sunday.
It runs through Wednesday, and is billed as the world's largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders. Participants will discuss ways to spur civic engagement across the globe.
Former first lady Barbara Bush and founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy will speak at the opening plenary session
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office says the event will include service projects in neighborhoods around the city.
The event is a program of the volunteer organization Points of Light.
It will include a "youth summit" that will bring together 250 young people from around the world.
Emanuel says Chicago has a "remarkable history of combining service with innovation."
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A Merrillville police officer shot a man Monday afternoon when the two got into a fight in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood office.
A Merrillville police officer shot a man Monday afternoon when the two got into a fight in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood office.
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Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
