Treasurer: Gwen Henry Our Commitment: To collect, distribute and safeguard public funds responsibly. As the DuPage County Treasurer, Gwen Henry is responsible for the custody and distribution of County funds; along with paying bills for DuPage County and a number of other governmental entities. Treasurer Henry also serves as the DuPage County Collector of real estate taxes. The Treasurer's office sends out over 330,000 real estate tax bills yearly, collects over 2 billion dollars in tax revenues, and distributes that collection to over 400 taxing districts in a timely manner.
alkalis. 1  1 : a substance that has a bitter taste and reacts with an acid to form a salt : base. 2  2 : a salt or a mixture of salts sometimes found in large amounts in the soil of dry regions.
Alkaline diet. Alkaline diet (also known as the alkaline ash diet, alkaline acid diet, acid ash diet, and the acid alkaline diet) describes a group of loosely related diets based on the incorrect belief that certain foods can affect the acidity (pH) of the body and can therefore be used to treat or prevent disease.