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West Chicago Renews Commitment to Monarch Butterflies

March 15, 2021 By City of West Chicago

A call for West Chicago residents and City staff to take steps to continue and increase the planting of milkweed and nectar plants to preserve and strengthen the monarch butterfly population is included in a Proclamation declaring March 31, 2021 as “Mayors’ Monarch Pledge Day” in West Chicago. The Proclamation will be read at the […]

Filed Under: Arts in West Chicago, Environment, Mayor Tagged With: DuPage Monarch Project, National Wildlife Federation, West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission, West Chicago Environmental Commission

DuPage Monarch Project Releases Video Featuring West Chicago Among Other Cities

February 25, 2021 By City of West Chicago

Last summer, Mayor Ruben Pineda contributed to a video produced by the DuPage Monarch Project, which was just released. In it, Mayor Pineda speaks about his signing the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge in 2017, and the momentum it created for monarch conservation in West Chicago. Since signing the Pledge, West Chicago residents and community organizations have […]

Filed Under: Arts in West Chicago, Environment, Mayor Tagged With: DuPage Monarch Project, Mayor's Monarch Pledge, Monarch butterflies, Monarch Conservation

West Chicago Mayor Shares Enthusiasm for Move with the Mayor Campaign – Recruits Additional DuPage Mayors for Friendly Competition

September 14, 2020 By City of West Chicago

Earlier this year, West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda presented a compelling invitation to other DuPage County Mayors at the June Mayors and Mangers conference call to join him in a national movement campaign to increase community health through an increase in physical activity. For the fourth year, West Chicago will be participating in the Move […]

Filed Under: Mayor Tagged With: Bartlett, Bloomingdale, DuPage Mayors and Managers, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, Healthy West Chicago, Move with the Mayor, National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Mayor Ruben Pineda Invites Community to Virtual Challenge

July 31, 2020 By City of West Chicago

Move with the Mayor Photo Contest: People who submit a selfie, picture, or video of themselves or family being physically active during the months of August and September will be entered into a random drawing for a $25 gift card to Dick Pond Athletics, Inc.  The City will also share them on our website and social media […]

Filed Under: Mayor

Ford Driving Skills for Life Provided Hands-on Training in West Chicago

July 23, 2018 By City of West Chicago

Ford Driving Skills for Life visited the DuPage Airport in West Chicago this weekend, marking the third stop of its 2018 U.S. summer tour.  More than 300 Chicago-area teen drivers and their families got hands-on training on the skills they need to stay safe behind the wheel. A signature program of the Ford Motor Company […]

Filed Under: Mayor, Police News Tagged With: DuPage Airport, Ford Driving Skills for Life, Mayor Ruben Pineda

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