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At Home with Merle Burleigh – July 17, 2019
Sharon Hadden and Teresa Woodard, judges from America in Bloom, will be in West Chicago Monday and Tuesday, July 22 and 23, 2019. The areas of judging include Urban Forestry, Flower Displays,...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – July 24, 2019
As part of the 150th anniversary for the Transcontinental Railroad completion, the Big Boy Steam Locomotive 4014, the largest one in the world, is touring Union Pacific railroads “The Great Race...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – July 30, 2019
From the time the Big Boy Steam Locomotive, No. 4014, the largest in the world, arrived Friday, July 26, until it departed Tuesday, July 30, 2019, West Chicago was a beehive of activity by...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – August 7, 2019
It seems I just wrote about school ending and now, in this column, I am writing about the beginning of school and activities for the High School. Elementary schools start the first part of September....
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – August 14, 2019
At the Monday, August 5, 2019, City Council meeting, Cynthia Thomas, External Affairs Manager for Commonwealth Edison, gave a presentation, “Powering People Campaign.” This is an initiative dedicated...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – August 21, 2019
Schools have opened or will be opening soon for the 2019/2020 year. Opening day for West Chicago Community High School was Tuesday, August 12, 2019. St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 was...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – August 28, 2019
West Chicago Lions Club hosted its 54th Annual New Teachers Luncheon Thursday, August 24, 2019, at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club. The room quickly filled with the new teachers and administrators...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – September 4, 2019
With the passage of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker June 25, 2019, the possession and private use of cannabis for Illinois resident is now legal, effective...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – September 11, 2019
Mexican Independence Day Celebration, organized by Mexican Cultural Center DuPage, takes place Saturday and Sunday, September 14, and 15, 2019, in the historic downtown district. The festive occasion...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – September 18, 2019
Although the venue was different for the Seventh Annual Miss Mexican Heritage Scholarship Pageant held Sunday, September 8, 2019, during Frida Fest at College of DuPage, the excitement and...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – September 25, 2019
Fall is here, one of my favorite seasons. The temperatures are a little warm this year. However, looking out my window, I see the leaves on one of the trees changing color. I think with all the rain,...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – October 2, 2019
West Chicago City Museum hosts its 30th annual Tales Tombstones Tell cemetery walk Friday, October 4, 2019, at Oakwood Cemetery, Oakwood Avenue and York Street. The 45-minute tours begin at 6:30 p.m.,...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – October 9, 2019
The Second Annual West Chicago Food Fest is from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 12, 2019, in the historic downtown area. There are 12 food vendors, seven trucks and four in tents....
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – October 16, 2019
With Phase III of the West Washington Street Reconstruction Project underway, Wood Street is closed between Washington Street and Church Street; only east bound traffic is allowed on Washington...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – October 23, 2019
Gathering for some Halloween Fun are scary monsters, funny persons and out-of-this-world aliens Saturday, October 26, 2019, in downtown West Chicago. The Halloween Parade starts in the parking lot...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – October 30, 2019
With the passage of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker June 25, 2019, the possession and private use of cannabis for Illinois residents is now legal,...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – November 6, 2019
The Community Veterans Days Service is at 10:45 a.m. Monday, November 11, 2019, at American Legion Post 300, 123 Main Street. The program begins at 11:00 a.m. and the 21-gun salute by members of the...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – November 13, 2019
The excitement and enthusiasm continued to grow among the students, faculty and staff of West Chicago Community High School and throughout the community as the high school’s Boys Soccer team headed...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – November 20, 2019
The darkness of the early morning hours did not stop the flow of conversation at the annual Business Professionals of America and Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce annual breakfast and program at...
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At Home with Merle Burleigh – November 27, 2019
With Thanksgiving begins the whirlwind of holiday activities with many events taking place in our community. Attend and enjoy as many as you can fit into your schedules. Most importantly, take the...
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