Frigid temperatures notwithstanding, West Chicago is embracing 2019 with sights set on celebrating the beauty and wonder of a small winged creature which will shortly be waking from its months-long hibernation in warmer climates and begin its journey to the western suburbs. The Monarch butterfly’s wondrous migration and subsequent transformation has become something of a […]
Community Gardens Fight Hunger in DuPage
The community gardening movement continues to grow with momentum and impact nationwide. Benefits of community gardens in urban and suburban areas include improving neighborhoods and communities, promoting healthy lifestyles, increasing grass-roots partnerships, and much more. The Community Garden Support Program empowers community food growers to increase the local food supply within the region, and in […]
Ball Horticultural’s Adopt-A-Highway Team Leads the Way
BIG thank you to one of our Adopt-A-Highway cleanup teams! This group of employees of Ball Horticultural Company spent their Friday afternoon beautifying their adopted highway in West Chicago, IL. Ball is a big supporter of our community and proud member of the City’s America in Bloom team. About the Adopt-A-Highway Program Keeping West Chicago […]
West Chicago, IL’s America in Bloom Award Results Announced
Top honors for the prestigious 2018 America in Bloom National Awards Program were announced at the annual symposium and awards celebration held in Lexington, KY on September 29, 2018. West Chicago was the winner of the Best Community Celebration special award, one of 10 surprise awards announced during the symposium. West Chicago received an 8-star […]
West Chicago Welcomes America in Bloom Judges to the Community
America in Bloom (AiB) judges have arrived in West Chicago for a whirlwind tour of more than 20 community destinations over two days, July 26 – 27, 2018, and West Chicago’s hard-working AiB committee is ready to wow them. Linda Cromer and Rod Barnes of America in Bloom will be judging community efforts in Urban […]
