At Home with Merle Burleigh – May 24, 2017
The annual Community Memorial Day ceremony is at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 29, 2017 at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Oakwood Cemetery, Oakwood Avenue and York Street. The service, organized this...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – May 31, 2017
More than 350 persons, young and old, attended the Community Memorial Day service at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Oakwood Cemetery. Under the blue skies, the veterans, those currently serving...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – June 7, 2017
National Flag Day is Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Remember to proudly display the flag at your home and/or business. Persons with faded or tattered flags can take them to American Legion Post 300, 123...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – June 14, 2017
Jim Lootens has officially retired from the third generation family-owned business Art Lootens & Son, OS551 Joliet Street. In its 81st year, the firm serves the excavating, paving, concrete and...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – June 21, 2017
Wow, it already is the first day of summer. Time is flying by so quickly. With all the rain and sudden surges of heat, I am finding the noise of lawn mowers and edgers are often running in sync, rather...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – June 28, 2017
The 80-year-old Central Pavilion in Reed-Keppler Park is one of the most popular ones, rented for various family and organization activities and events, plus used for casual get togethers by family and...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – July 5, 2017
Clickity clack, clickity clack! Everything is on track for the 46th annual Railroad Days Fest Thursday, July 6, through Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Pioneer Park, 479 West Forest Avenue. The fun event...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – July 12, 2017
The Kruse House Museum 2017 summer exhibit, “The Cookie Caper,” is a fun one for all ages to view. Cookie jars of all sizes and shapes are on view throughout the 100-year-old home. Also unique and...
View ArticleAt Home With Merle Burleigh – July 19, 2017
Due to an illness in the family, Emma Rios, owner of Casa Rios Bridal Boutique at 204 Main Street, recently closed the doors to the business. With the opening of the business on Main Street in 1991, it...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – July 26, 2017
With the question of allowing video gaming in West Chicago on the agenda, an almost standing room only crowd attended the City Council meeting Monday, July 17, 2017. Twenty-one persons spoke during...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – August 2, 2017
How much goes into the celebration of a class reunion? The easiest part of planning a class reunion is selecting the date, which the class of 1967 at West Chicago Community High School did in 2015....
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – August 16, 2017
West Chicago Lions Club hosted its 52nd Annual New Teachers Luncheon Friday, August 11, 2017, at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club. Attending were teachers and staff from Benjamin School District 25,...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – August 23, 2017
Retiring after 28 years as General Assistance Director for Winfield Township, Debby Juzwiak has many memories. However, there is one that still brings tears to her eyes. Juzwiak received a letter from...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – August 30, 2017
The Mexican Cultural Center-DuPage hosts the Fifth Annual Miss Mexican Heritage Scholarship Pageant Friday, September 8, 2017, in the Fine Arts Center at Wheaton Academy, 900 North Prince Crossing...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – September 6, 2017
Starting its eighth season, Gallery Theater has some changes and continues to grow in expertise. One of the biggest changes is its new location at 129 Main Street. Its original location was in the...
View ArticleAt Home with Merle Burleigh – September 13, 2017
Mexican Independence Day Celebration, organized by Mexican Cultural Center DuPage, takes place Saturday and Sunday, September 16 & 17, 2017, in historic downtown district. The festive occasion...
View ArticleAt 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...
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