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WCCHS Art Students Present Month-long Exhibit at Gallery 200
West Chicago Community High School students will be displaying their exceptional artwork at Gallery 200 during the month of April. Throughout the school year, students have grown in their mastery of materials, tools, techniques, and concepts. The students’ artwork is not only a demonstration of their technical skills, but also an invitation to explore the […]
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New City Museum Exhibit – Dairies to Prairies
The Museum regularly opens new exhibits focusing on specific themes of special interest to the community. The exhibits are meant to educate and engage using engaging media and insightful presentation. Dairies to Prairies A traveling exhibit produced by the Elgin History Museum, now through April 27, 2019. Featuring connections to West Chicago’s dairy and prairie […]
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – March 20, 2019
The first Local Government Academy program class is almost finished; the last of the eight sessions is Thursday, March 21, 2019. Each session is from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Thursdays. Session 1 is “Welcome,” the opening session; “Session 2, What’s the Big Deal?” an introduction to local government; Session 3, “The Big Picture,” City Administration; […]
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Register Today for Artéculture – Space is Limited
Registration now open for Artéculture Art in all forms will be on display at Kindred Coffee Roasters, 148 West Washington Street in downtown West Chicago during the month of May, as the local business once again hosts Artéculture in partnership with the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission. Owners Sarah and Patrick Harms and Ryan […]
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City of West Chicago Receives a CN EcoConnexions – From the Ground Up Grant through America in Bloom for its 2019 Parkway Tree Planting Program
As the frozen ground of another harsh Midwest winter begins to thaw, City of West Chicago Public Works staff gears up with plans for spring parkway tree planting, this year with the help of a CN EcoConnexions – From the Ground Up matching grant of $25,000. The CN EcoConnexions From the Ground Up program, in […]
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Temporary Summer Employment at West Chicago Public Works Department
The City of West Chicago has temporary positions available for summer 2019 (May through August) in the Street and Facilities Management Division of the Public Works Department. Work involves general manual labor and is primarily outdoors. Work hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday–Friday. Starting Salary is $10.00 per hour. Applicants are required to […]
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Spring Services Return in April
The City of West Chicago would like to remind residents of the return of the following seasonal services: One-week Free Leaf Collection: Residents may dispose of an unlimited quantity of leaves during the week of April 1 – April 5, 2019 on the regularly scheduled garbage pickup day. No stickers are required for leaves during […]
Read MoreAt Home with Merle Burleigh – March 13, 2019
At the Monday, March 4, 2019 meeting, West Chicago Police Chief Mike Uplegger presented a Citizen Award to eleven-year old Sadie Whetstone. When she got off the bus December 7, Whetstone noticed a strange man driving a van. As she sat on her porch waiting for her mother, who was picking up siblings from school, […]
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Recruitment Underway for Eight-week Community Emergency Response Training Course
Emergency preparedness is an important component of a successful community. All too often, severe weather related tragedies are reported on the news and remind us of the importance of disaster preparedness. The West Chicago Police Department and the City of West Chicago would like residents to know that the West Chicago Citizen Corps is offering […]
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Police Body-Worn Cameras
Since the inception of police body-worn cameras, there have been numerous studies on their effectiveness. Information from these studies shows body-worn cameras decrease external and false complaints, police use of force, court overtime, and response to resistance. In March of 2018, a group of West Chicago Police Officers volunteered to wear and field-test body cameras while working on […]
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City Responds to Potential Sale of the Cascade Drive-in Property
Recent news reports on the future of the Cascade Drive-in, located in West Chicago, have prompted expressions of community sentiment and support for saving the iconic venue, the owner of which has leased the property at 1100 E. North Avenue since 1961. Over the last several years, the property owner has indicated a desire to […]
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – March 6, 2019
Nestled snugly in the home studio of West Chicago artisan Tiah Ciganek is a pottery wheel, which lets the creativity of the artist flow and her talent grow. Tall Pine Pottery is a dream come true for Tiah. Her involvement in ceramics began at her high school in Goshen, Indiana. “My love for ceramics started […]
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