West Chicago’s strong gardening community rallied to the call for photographs of their own spring blooms or those admired around town, for a City-sponsored campaign called Spring has Sprung that was heavily promoted through social media and other resident communications. Over 100 photographs were received and a six-minute slideshow was produced. “The City thanks everyone […]
New Butterfly Gardens at Reed-Keppler and Don Earley Parks will Delight, Educate and Inspire
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 […]
Here for You Initiative Seeks to Support Local Front Line & Health Care Workers and First Responders
The West Chicago Community Center and the Western DuPage Chamber have joined forces to support local front line workers including nurses, doctors, hospital support staff, Fire Departments/Districts, police and caregivers of all kinds who assist others during the COVID-19 Pandemic, through the Here for You initiative. With generous donations from the community, Chuck Strayve Landscaping, […]
Getting Closer – Citywide Collection Event Rescheduled for a Single Day: Saturday, June 13, 2020
The annual Citywide Collection Event for those living in a single or two-family residence that was postponed due to COVID-19, has been rescheduled to a single day only, Saturday, June 13, 2020. This is a change from past Citywide Collection Events when pickup was done on the same day as customers’ regular garbage pickup day. […]
Wheaton Bible Church and the Overwhelming Support of a Community-wide Effort Making a Difference
Food pantry needs are drastically increasing in our hometowns, and it’s through the generosity of community members that Wheaton Bible Church was able to support and serve these needs. The call went out for people to shop for a specific food pantry, and to be dropped off at Wheaton Bible Church, located at 27W500 North […]
