Watch the 2019 Railroad Days TV commercial here2019 Railroad Days Schedule West Chicago’s Railroad Days FestivalJuly 11 – 14, 2019Pioneer ParkCorner of West Forest Avenue and Lyman Street West Chicago celebrates summer and community at its annual Railroad Days Festival, Thursday, July 11 – Sunday, July 14, 2019, coordinated and managed by the Western DuPage […]
At Home with Merle Burleigh – June 26, 2019
Kruse ’N Art is the summer exhibit at the West Chicago Historical Society Kruse House Museum, 527 Main Street. The artwork of many talented artists from West Chicago, were from West Chicago or have West Chicago connections are on display throughout the rooms of the102 year-old historic four square home, blending well with the period […]
Hands-free Driving Enforcement in West Chicago
Did you know that it is illegal to have a cell phone in your hand while driving? It doesn’t matter if you’re texting your friend, changing a song, checking your GPS or talking to your loved one on speaker phone, it is illegal in Illinois to operate an electronic communication device (aka cell phone or […]
Update #1 – Fact Sheet & Safety Flier for Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 Locomotive Prepares for ‘Great Race Across the Midwest’
Updates: June 26, 2019 Great Race Fact Sheet -.pdf 555kbUP Big Boy Safety Flier .pdf 110kb The 150th anniversary celebration of the transcontinental railroad’s completion isn’t over yet. Union Pacific is just gathering steam following its May 9 ceremony in Ogden, Utah, commemorating the anniversary. The newly restored Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest […]
Art in the Garden This Saturday at the Kruse House
Join the West Chicago Historical Society and People Made Visible / Gallery 200 for an afternoon of art in the garden at the Kruse House Museum, 527 Main Street, Saturday, June 29th 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. The beautiful historic gardens which are tended to the by the West Chicago Garden Club will be on display; […]
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