Celebrate Arbor DayApril 26, 2019 5 p.m.Reed-Keppler Park129 W. National Street There is nothing more inspiring than a community coming together for a greater cause. The community of West Chicago has devotedly worked on replacing and improving trees in Reed-Keppler Park after a devastating storm in 2012 wiped out close to 200 trees. Since then, […]
Back to School 5K Fun Run and Kiddie Dash – August 18
West Chicago Fire Protection District Schedules Training Sessions
News from a Community Partner The West Chicago Fire District in cooperation with the West Chicago Park District will be conducting training sessions at Reed-Keppler Park. This training will involve propane tank fire simulation. The Fire Department and neighboring Fire Departments will participate in order to be fully prepared for pressurized tank emergencies. This training […]
The 508 Caboose of “The J” Has Come to Stay
If you’ve been in Reed-Keppler Park since April 3, 2013, you may have noticed a red caboose with “The J” and “508” painted on the side of it sitting near the parking lot of the Turtle Splash Water Park. Anyone growing up before technology changed communication methods on trains in the 1980s knows that almost […]
