Attention all West Chicago butterfly lovers, and there are many. Two new public gardens are being designed and installed through a collaboration between the West Chicago Park District, the City of West Chicago, and resident and Master Naturalist Judith Horsley, who applied and received a grant on the Park District’s behalf from the North American […]
Garden, Craft, and Food Vendors Wanted for West Chicago’s Blooming Fest
General Vendor ApplicationFood Vendor Application The City of West Chicago is now accepting applications for vendors for its annual downtown garden festival, Blooming Fest, scheduled on Saturday, May 16, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Organized by City staff and community volunteers, the event combines the West Chicago Garden Club’s annual plant sale with a craft and fine […]
Artist Juan Chawuk Creates a Public Mural of Great Significance to West Chicago
West Chicago, Illinois: September 17, 2019 – The City of West Chicago and the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission are proud to announce the upcoming dedication of a new piece of commissioned public art for the enjoyment and benefit of the community. Juan Chawuk, internationally acclaimed Mayan artist from Chiapas, Mexico, has created a mural […]
Free Public Screening of The Guardians – Friday, May 17, 2019
A free public screening of The Guardians, a Spanish-language documentary film with English subtitles, will be available on Friday, May 17, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Gallery 200, 103 West Washington Street as part of Artéculture. Mayor Ruben Pineda will introduce the film and briefly highlight what West Chicago is doing for Monarch conservation. The film is a visually dazzling meditation […]
West Chicago to Celebrate the Monarch Butterfly through Art, Film, and History
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 […]
