An informative and fun overview of West Chicago
The West Chicago Police Department was the recipient of gifts from several different sources. Eva, a six-year old, and her Grandma, made masks to help protect officers. The members of First United Methodist Church of West Chicago donated a wide variety of snacks and drinks.
(photos courtesy West Chicago Police Department)
County Board members Jim Zay, District 6, and Don Puchalski, District 1, delivered boxed lunches from Sporty’s Catering in Bloomingdale to staff at the DuPage Care Center.
Grace Quiroz, a senior at West Chicago Community High School, is the Student of the Month for April.
(photo courtesy Community High School District 94)
Retiring staff members from Benjamin School District 25 are Laura Pfanenstiel, principal; Debbie Schaeffer, school secretary; Donna Pope, second grade teacher; Peggy Rauscher, first grade teacher; Ellen Locke, social worker; Cheryl Boudreau, second grade teacher; and Laura Paup.
(photo courtesy Benjamin School District 25)
DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference presented the DMMC 2019 Intergovernmental Cooperation Award to DuPage County Board Member Jim Zay, District 6.
Felicia Gill is the new member of West Chicago Elementary School District 33 Board of Education.
(photo courtesy West Chicago Elementary School District 33)
Joana Perez and Brian Salina, seniors in AVID at West Chicago Community High School, appeared in a nationwide AVID video.
(photos courtesy Community high School District 94)
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6791, who were to be the organizers for the Community Memorial Day observance this year, held a small service in the post’s parking lot.
(photos courtesy of Nancy Smith)
On its Facebook site, Friends of the West Chicago City Museum featured photos and stories of three West Chicago residents who lost their lives in a war. They were William Currier, Civil War casualty in 1861; Leon “Bud” Richardt, World War II casualty, 1942; and Ted Katsoolias, Korean War casualty, 1950, plus photos from the 1961 Memorial Day parade and ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery.
(photos courtesy West Chicago City Museum)
Some members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6791 visited the home of member John Johnson, where Auxiliary President Terry Adams presented a $2,500 scholarship to his grandson Ben Lopez.
(photos courtesy Nancy Smith)