Local Chamber Announces Return Of Leadership School

March 15 is the deadline to join the joint Chamber of Commerce and villages of Algonquin and Lake in the Hills  Leadership Academy for 2012.  It's a nine-month program to help residents, leaders and elected officials understand how local governments are put together and what keeps their wheels from falling off.

Algonquin's Ted Spella Leadership School and LITH's Community Leadership school haven't met the last couple of years.  This year they'll  be combined and with the ALITH Chamber's addition create a combined academy.  More than 60 people have graduated from the original programs, many not already involved assuming leadership roles in board positions and community projects as well as village and county positions.

Businesses and organizations are encouraged to sponsor employees and residents who want to make their community a better place to live. For more on what the Leadership Academy involves, application criteria and tuition, go to:  http://www.alchamber.com/schools.html or call 847-658-5300.

In the pic:  That last graduating class of local movers and shakers in training from Algonquin's Ted Spella Leadership Academy.