With temperatures expected to exceed 100 degrees this week, officials at the DuPage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management encourage residents to be prepared. Follow these tips to stay safe in the summer heat: • Stay hydrated. Drink plenty of fluids and avoid drinks with caffe[...]
Archive for June, 2012
Zoning & Development Issues Fuel Village Feuds
by Barry Dredze Zoning and development issues are a common point of friction in Winfield’s political discourse, variably pitting factions in support of revenue-generating development or preservation of an attractive village character, supporters of commercial development of the Roosevelt Road corr[...]
June 25th, 2012 - 7:44 pm § in Local Events, Local News, Winfield Police Department, Winfield Village Board
Public Forum On Village Police Functions, Tue. June 26
District 6 County Board Member Dirk Enger will hold a public forum at Winfield Central School to gather public comment on the issue of downsizing or outsourcing Village police functions to the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office. The forum will be held in the auditorium at 0S150 Park Street (at Bee[...]
June 13th, 2012 - 2:43 pm § in Local Features, Local News
Fox Valley Indie Record Store Brings Fresh Vision Full Circle
by Barry Dredze Independent record stores have become a rare treat in the digital age and a Fox Valley entrepreneur carries on the tradition with a fresh vision. Kiss The Sky started in Batavia and will be moving back downriver from its familiar Geneva location this summer. “After looking around f[...]
June 11th, 2012 - 2:03 pm § in Local News, Winfield Fire Protection District, Winfield Village Board
Fire District Reluctantly Drives Roosevelt Road Zoning Effort
by Barry Dredze With the unstaffed fire station in its strategic plan, the Winfield Fire Protection District’s public support of efforts to rezone its property at 0S763 Winfield Road from residential to B-1 commercial has ignited controversy. Sustained efforts to rezone properties in the vicinity [...]
June 4th, 2012 - 11:45 am § in Local Events, Local News
Registration Begins for Village-Wide Garage Sale
from a press release Antiques of Winfield, 27W461 Beecher in Winfield Town Center, has registration forms, garage sale signs, permits and tips for having a successful garage sale – everything a Winfield-Area Garage Seller needs to get started on having a blockbuster 2012 yard sale. Let the Garage [...]
June 1st, 2012 - 8:52 pm § in Local Schools, Local Sports
Regional Champion Wildcats Eliminated from Sectional Semifinals
After the originally scheduled IHSA Sectional semifinal softball game was rained out on Thursday, May 31, the West Chicago Wildcats were eliminated by the Bartlett Hawks 4-0 at Lake Park High School in Roselle on Friday, June 1. But the Wildcats end their season as Regional Champions after their 13-[...]
June 1st, 2012 - 1:13 pm § in Local Events
Fire District Hosts Public Meeting June 12
Tuesday, June 12, 7:00PM Public Meeting Winfield Fire Protection District 27W530 Highlake Road Winfield, IL 60190 Open to all residents to discuss the comments and concerns received from the Fire District survey as well as to provide a forum for additional information to the residents and allow them[...]