City of West Chicago, Illinois

Where History and Progress Meet

Mayor Visits Currier School to Encourage Healthy Eating and Increased Movement

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Mayor Ruben Pineda and Healthy West Chicago recently accepted an invitation to have lunch with students at Community School District 33’s Currier School. Mayor Pineda and Carly Smitherman, Program Administrator for Healthy West Chicago, received an enthusiastic welcome from students, teachers and administrators and took the opportunity to share the City’s ongoing efforts to create […]

Deadline Approaching: Vendor Applications for West Chicago’s 2019 Food Festival

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DEADLINE APPROACHING 2019 Vendor ApplicationTemporary Food Service Application After a successful inaugural event, West Chicago is proud to welcome the Food Festival back to Downtown West Chicago on Saturday, October 12, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Food trucks, food vendors, and food-related vendors are encouraged to apply before the September 13, 2019 deadline. […]

Ride DuPage Offers Convenient and Affordable Transportation for Seniors and Disabled Residents

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This past spring, the City of West Chicago began a 1-year pilot transportation program that provides 24/7 paratransit bus and taxi services for seniors and disabled residents known as Ride DuPage. Ride DuPage is a subsidized transportation service sponsored by the City of West Chicago as well as the City of Warrenville and Winfield Township […]

Healthy West Chicago Scores Visits from Two National Organizations

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The success of Healthy West Chicago, the community collaborative supported by City leadership that is committed to strengthening the health of West Chicago in the areas of nutrition and movement, has caught the attention of national organizations like America in Bloom (AiB) and the National Forum for Stroke and Heart Disease Prevention. Earlier this year, […]

City Council Honors 2019 Railroad Days Parade Winners

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David Sabathne of the Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce presented the winning entries of the annual Railroad Days Parade at the City Council meeting on Monday, August 19, 2019. Among those honored were Richard (Dick) Truitt, with the Grand Marshall plaque. Truitt was a former Mayor of West Chicago, WWII veteran fought in Normandy and […]