From the sounds of lively conversation, it was difficult to believe this was an early morning (7:00 a.m.) get together of students and adults at the annual Business Professionals of America and Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce Breakfast and Program at West Chicago Community High School. Chamber member Santo Ianno, Sr., co-owner of Matrix Coating […]
At Home with Merle Burleigh – November 28, 2018
Again the magic in his old silk hat wafts throughout the community, spreading a festive air when Frosty the Snowman comes to West Chicago for Frosty Fest from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 1, 2018, in the historic downtown district. Pre-fest events include the Holiday Open House, the Yule Ball from 5:00 to 9:00 […]
At Home with Merle Burleigh – November 21, 2018
The holiday season is quickly approaching, and, as in the past, the giving spirit of the community abounds as various organizations sponsor projects to help those less fortunate. Wayne Township offers the “Adopt-A-Family” program. Businesses, persons and organizations purchase a meal and a gift for each member of the family, new toys for children age […]
At Home with Merle Burleigh – November 14, 2018
A nice-sized crowd attended the Veterans Day service Sunday, November 11, 2018, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6791. Terry Adams, president of the Auxiliary, was the moderator. Auxiliary member Ethel Waterhouse gave the invocation and reading of a tribute. Members of the American Legion Post 300 and the VFW presented the 21-gun salute, […]
A Sense of Place – 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day
When we honor Veterans Day in 2018 it will also be the honoring of the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day which brought an end to World War I on November 11, 1918. The Great War, which World War I was called, ended on the western front of the war through an armistice between the Allied […]
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