At Home with Merle Burleigh – September 20, 2017
It was perfect weather for the many special events taking place this weekend and, according to reports, all were successful. Looking at pictures of homecoming dance attendees, I found it difficult to...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – September 27, 2017
Although we entered the autumn season, the temperatures have been like the dog days of August, breaking so many heat records. Yet, there are some up sides. An entire weekend of silence-no sounds of...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – October 4, 2017
For more than 25 years, the First United Methodist Church of West Chicago has provided a site for Public Assistance to Deliver Shelter every Thursday evening to Friday morning from October through May....
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – October 11, 2017
When Autumn leaves start to fall, the thoughts of mankind turn to raking. Dates involving this fall time activity are the City’s free leaf pick up program and senior leaf raking project. The free leaf...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – October 18, 2017
Due to the decrease in membership, the Friends of the West Chicago Library disbanded. The organization started about 25 years ago, just after the approval of the referendum for the new library...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – October 24, 2017
West Chicago is the place for scary monsters, funny persons and out-of-this-world aliens to gather for fun activities Saturday, October 28, 2017. Then they appear once again on Halloween Day, Tuesday,...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – November 1, 2017
Finding out he was selected to be on the 2018 Summer Special Olympics Team Illinois, July 1 through July 6 in Seattle was both a surprise and honor for 19 year-old West Chicago resident Christopher...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – November 8, 2017
West Chicago remembers veterans. The Community Veterans Days Service is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 11, 2017, at American Legion Post 300, 123 Main Street. There is a presentation by Rolling...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – November 15, 2017
Approximately 150 persons attended the poignant Veterans Day Service Saturday, November 11, 2017, at American Legion Post 300. Julia Doggett, chaplain of the American Legion Auxiliary offered the...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – November 22, 2017
The holiday season is quickly approaching, and, as in the past, the giving spirit of the community abounds as various organizations sponsor projects to help those less fortunate. Wayne Township once...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – November 29, 2017
The magic from his old silk hat wafts throughout the community, spreading a festive air when Frosty the Snowman comes to West Chicago for Frosty Fest from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 2, 2017,...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – December 6, 2017
The West Chicago Public Library District offers many resources to the community, but it was not until I attended a lunch program sponsored by the Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce did I realize how...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – December 13, 2017
Various organizations reap the benefits from the giving spirit of the community. Kramer Tree Specialists donated and decorated the holiday decorations for the Community Tree at 306 Main Street. St....
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – December 20, 2017
Some of the local churches hold Christmas Eve and/or Christmas Day services. Community Fellowship Church 28W240 North Avenue, Candlelight Christmas Eve services are at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Faith...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – December 27, 2017
The faculty lounge at West Chicago Community High School was buzzing with conversation at the annual Business Professional Association and Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce Breakfast program. The...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – January 3, 2018
Our community teems with the giving spirit and our schools demonstrate this in many ways. Students at West Chicago Community High School were busy giving their resources and time to benefit others....
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – January 10, 2018
At the Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce breakfast, Wednesday, January, 4, 2018, Marjory Lewe-Brady and Joie Frankovich from West Chicago Elementary School District 33 gave a presentation,...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – January 17, 2018
Looking out the window I see a scene that looks like a winter wonderland, —picture postcard perfect. Less than a week ago, it was 60 degree-almost balmy. Certainly demonstrates how quickly the weather...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – January 24, 2018
At the Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce Winter Wonderland Gala held Friday, January 19, 2018, West Chicago City Clerk Nancy Smith administered the oath of office to the officers of the chamber. There...
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A Sense of Place: Honoring J. Wesley Diebold
As our country honors the 100th Anniversary of World War I, the City Museum is honoring those who served during the Great War, including J. Wesley Diebold, remembered here. Wesley Diebold’s story sadly...
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