West Chicago Police Department donated DuPage County Safety Kits to St. Andrew Lutheran Church for distribution of food and supplies to families in need.
(photo courtesy St. Andrew Lutheran Church)
Police Donate Safety Kits
Secret Lives with WC Connections
The book “Secret Lives” by Susan Wells has several connections to West Chicago.
HWC Makes Recipes Work
Healthy West Chicago offers a virtual cooking class, “Making Recipes Work for You”at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 3 2021.
(photos courtesy Healthy West Chicago)
WCFPD Assist at Winfield Fire
West Chicago Fire Protection District firefighters assisted Winfield Fire Protection District at a house fire early morning Sunday, January 24, 2021, in the area of Prince Crossing Road and Childs Street
(photos courtesy JLT Photography-John Tulipano)
Take Flight With Banner Art
West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission sponsors its Fourteenth Annual Community Banner Project Competition.
(photos courtesy City of West Chicago)
Remotely WCCHS Legislative Session A Success
For 27 years, West Chicago Community High School American Government teachers have prepared senior students to “live” democracy through the award winning semester-long legislative simulation. The COVID-18 pandemic was going to cause difficulties in presenting this to youth in a meaningful manner. The almost 250 seniors wanted this program, teachers devised ways to make it work and technology stepped in to make certain all i’s were dotted and t’s crossed to make the situation “live” and the effort was worth it.
9photos courtesy Community High School District 94)
No Matter the Weather, Volunteers Work
ach Saturday St. Andrew Lutheran Church is the distribution center for food and other donated necessities for the 500 families in need. The volunteers work in all types of weather.
(photos courtesy St. Andrew Lutheran Church)
Ruiz and Remote Teaching Strings
There was an interview with Cassie Ruiz, beginning and intermediate orchestra teacher in West Chicago Elementary School District 33, in the Illinois Music Education Association winter blog.
(photos courtesy West Chicago Elementary School District 33)
Virtual “Cabaret-2”
Because of COVID-19, the 2021 Illinois High School Theater Festival was cancelled. Despite this, the Planning Committee worked diligently to bring many pf the elements of the event virtually to high school students and teachers of Illinois. The result is a special steaming performance of “Virtual Cabaret-2.”
(photo courtesy Community High School District 94)
Sheahan Employee of Year
West Chicago resident and Ward 2 Alderman Jayme Sheahan was recognized as Work Group 11 Employee of the Year for 2020 from FedEx.
(photos courtesy Jayme Sheahan)