Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council

Chicago Carpenter Apprentice Makes Impact On Presidential Library

April 23, 2026 / Council News, Training News

Carpenters Local 10 apprentice Lewis DeJan, is helping mold the monumental 39 ultra-high-performance concrete panels that wrap around the top of the Obama Presidential Museum. The letters come from an excerpt of President Obama’s speech on the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery marches. Brother DeJan got into construction later in life, after serving in the […]

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Applications Open For Concrete Form Builders

January 29, 2026 / Training News, Council News

Applications are now open for our Concrete Form Building Apprenticeship Program. Come learn from the best of the best and start your rock solid career today! The application period for the Concrete Form Builder Program is now open and will close on February 19, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Applications are only accepted during this time frame, so we encourage

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Chicago Carpenters Build New Addition At Millennium Park

December 3, 2025 / Training News, Council News

There may not be a lot of sunshine these days, but when it returns there’ll be a new spot to catch some shade at the South Boeing Gallery in Chicago’s Millennium Park thanks to a new reclaimed timber pavilion crafted and installed by MACRC carpenters! This partnership with Chicago Architectural Biennial, Millennium Park, Skidmore, Owens

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Community College Partners With Carpenters Union To Enhance Career Opportunities

November 8, 2025 / Council News, Training News

Recently, Butler Community College partnered with Mid-America Carpenters’ Regional Council of Apprentice & Training Program and Pittsburg State University to enhance technical careers in carpentry. This partnership offers apprentices a pathway to a two-year associate degree from Butler and a four-year bachelor’s degree from Pittsburg State. This was a group effort led by Training Director

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Hundreds Celebrate Northern Illinois Apprenticeship Graduation

October 8, 2025 / Training News, Council News

More than 750 proud union members, families, and friends came together to celebrate 260 newly minted journeymen and journeywomen from the northern Illinois region at the MACRC’s 52nd annual Apprentice Graduation Dinner! These graduates represent the future of our union and they’re ready to build it. Special thanks to the distinguished guests and speakers who

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Carpenters Signing Days Welcome New Members

June 2, 2025 / Council News, Training News

These high school graduates are signing to join the Brotherhood and start their new career.

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400 CPS Students Visit Chicago Training Center

March 20, 2025 / Training News, Council News

About 400 Chicago Public Schools students came out to our Chicago Training Center on Wednesday to attend a hands-on skilled trades event where they learned how to set forms, cut tile, hang drywall and other crafts of our trade. The event – a partnership with CPS, city agencies, City Colleges of Chicago, labor unions and

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MACTC Assistant Coordinator Inducted Into Construction Hall Of Fame

February 4, 2025 / Training News, Council News

Big congrats to MACRC Training Program Assistant Coordinator Kina McAfee who last week was inducted into the Construction Industry Service Corporation Hall of Fame! Kina was recognized for her lifelong dedication to the principles of Union craftsmanship and her mentorship of thousands of carpenter apprentices. Kina received the award from EST Kevin McLaughlin and was

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Carpenters Host Grand Opening Of New Quad Cities Training Center

November 25, 2024 / Training News, Council News

Recently, the Regional Council hosted the official grand opening of our brand new 55,000 square-foot training center in East Moline. This new state-of-the-art facility will be used to train thousands of union carpenters and millwrights for the growing work across the Quad Cities region. Thank you to all the members, apprentices, instructors, contractors, and MACRC

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