taken directly from Winfield Police Department records On August 1, 2011, at 9:26 a.m., an accident occurred at the intersection of Geneva and Winfield Roads. The contributing cause was following too closely. On August 6, 2011, at 3:40 p.m., an officer was on patrol in the area of Pleasant Hill and [...]
Archive for August, 2011
August 30th, 2011 - 7:13 am § in Local Events
Kline Creek Farm to Host Annual ‘Country Fair’
from a Forest Preserve District of DuPage County press release Get the picnic basket ready, hitch up the horses, and straighten your bonnet — the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago invites you to a country fair! Join the fun on Sept. 3 and 4 from 10 a.m.[...]
August 29th, 2011 - 6:48 am § in Local News
Ingram Retires on Record Run
by Patricia Flynn For the last 28 years the one constant in the Winfield Run has been Martha Ingram. Now that streak is officially over. Toward the end of a post-Run wrap up meeting on Thursday evening, August 11, Ingram announced in her typical low key way that she was stepping down as chair of [..[...]
August 28th, 2011 - 1:57 pm § in Local Sports
West Chicago Saddled with 42-0 Season Opener Loss
by Griffin Hardy West Chicago struggled in a season-opening game against Addison Trail on August 26th, losing 42-0. The Addison Trail Blazers set the tone of the game from the very beginning, scoring 3 touchdowns in the 1st quarter. The Blazers recovered the opening kickoff that West Chicago fumbl[...]
August 28th, 2011 - 10:27 am § in Local News
Firehouse Homecoming
Winfield firefighter and Army Reserve Sergeant Matt Smith was welcomed home by his firefighter brethren in Winfield early in the morning of Sunday, August 28. With the lights of every vehicle flashing in front of the Fire Station on High Lake Road at approximately 3:45AM, a dozen Winfield firefighte[...]
August 28th, 2011 - 7:11 am § in Local Sports
Wheaton North Opens Season with Last-Minute Victory
by Griffin Hardy Wheaton North opened the season with a thrilling 26-24 last-minute victory over the Bartlett Hawks this past Friday. Wheaton North began the game strong, scoring twice in the 1st quarter. The first Falcon touchdown came on a short 15-yard pass. The subsequent 2-point conversion att[...]
August 28th, 2011 - 5:45 am § in Local Letters, Winfield Village Board
Trustee Wants Record Corrected
This Letter to the Editor appears in Volume 3, Issue 1 of the Winfield Post. Trustee Allen made numerous errors in his August 11th Letter to the Editor regarding Winfield road funding. The letter used words such as ‘children’ and ‘irresponsible’ to insult his fellow Trustees and then noted t[...]
August 27th, 2011 - 7:02 pm § in Local Sports
Spartans Bounce Bulldogs
by Griffin Hardy The St. Francis Spartans defeated the Riverside-Brookfield Bulldogs 20-14 in a close season opening game on Friday night, August 26th. Expectations were high as the Spartans opened the game on offense but struggled to get a drive going. After several quick changes in possession, St[...]
August 27th, 2011 - 8:24 am § in Local Letters, Winfield Village Board
Village President Responds to Trustee
This Letter to the Editor appears in Volume 3, Issue 1 of the Winfield Post. In response to Trustee Tim Allen’s’ letter to the editor dated 8/10/11 it is clear that Tim will continue misleading residents and slandering other board members. He will continue to make up facts hoping the residents c[...]
August 26th, 2011 - 11:35 pm § in Local Sports
Football Results on Facebook
This season, the Winfield Post will post the results of local high school football games on Facebook as soon as they become available. Articles detailing the games will be posted here on the website in the days following the games. We hope our readers enjoy this new format in our first year of onl[...]