from a press release Beginning Tuesday morning, September 4 Church Street will be closed from Liberty Street on the south to Beecher Avenue on the north, and Beecher Avenue will be closed from Church on the east to the entrances of the retail stores on both sides of Beecher on the west. To accommoda[...]
Archive for August, 2012
August 31st, 2012 - 8:15 am § in Local Events, Local News
Traffic Routes for Good Old Days Starting Tuesday, Sept. 4
August 28th, 2012 - 11:43 am § in Uncategorized
The Good Old Days of Good Old Days
by James McGuire It’s that time of year again, Winfield! Our annual “Good Old Days” celebration is rapidly approaching. This year’s celebration is scheduled for September 6-9. A four-day celebration was not always the norm, though. Although Good Old Days started back in 1968, let’s tak[...]
Police File Suit Against Village and Police Chief as Trustees Take Aim at Staff
[Update: Village Trustees will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4 after cancellation of the regular meeting on the first Thursday of the month due to Good Old Days. At this time, no votes are on the agenda and the Village Board will move to Committee of the Whole to continue discussion of Pol[...]
August 25th, 2012 - 10:53 am § in Local Schools, Local Sports
Visitors Emerge With OT Win in WeGo Opener
by Patricia Flynn Coach Bill Bicker’s Wildcats lost in a nail biter that came down to a second round of overtime against the Blazers of Addison Trail in the opening game of the 2012 West Chicago Community High School football season. Bicker’s debut proved to be an impressive one against a team t[...]
Trustees Seek Sheriff Costs; Tax Hike Question Back on Ballot
[UPDATE: The Village Board will hold a special meeting on Thursday, August 23, 7:00 p.m. to recess into Executive Session for purposes of discussing personnel pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)] by Barry Dredze Village Trustees overrode the August 2 veto of a tax hike referendum by Village President Deb[...]
August 20th, 2012 - 2:53 pm § in Local News, Winfield Fire Protection District, Winfield Village Board
Matson Property Development Effort May Determine Town Center Future; Good Old Days May Conflict With Sept. 6 Board Meeting
by Barry Dredze Trustees are set to vote on a residential development proposal with an intergovernmental agreement between the Village and the Winfield Fire Protection District. The proposal includes a $90,000 impact fee waiver that could otherwise bring $1.3 million in impact fees to the Village, $[...]
August 20th, 2012 - 2:41 pm § in Local Schools
WeGo Considers Invitation to Metro Suburban Conference
by Patricia Flynn During two public forums on August 17th, about 100 members of the community had a chance to discuss whether Community High School District 94 (WeGo) should leave the DuPage Valley Conference (DVC) and join the Metro Suburban Conference (MSC). The forums were held during an athletic[...]
August 17th, 2012 - 8:47 am § in Local Events, Local Features
Winfield Fuel & Material Throws 117th Anniversary Party
from a press release Winfield Fuel & Material is a building materials supplier that is a piece of living history for the Village of Winfield. Founded in 1880 by Gilbert Higgins, a local Winfield resident, the business has been passed down from generation to generation for the last 117 years base[...]
WeGo High School Considering Invitation to Metro Suburban Conference
compiled from press releases The Administration of Community High School District 94 is in strong consideration of taking the opportunity to leave the DuPage Valley Conference (DVC) and move to the Metro Suburban Conference (MSC) in the immediate future. A Community Forum regarding this has been sch[...]
August 14th, 2012 - 6:01 pm § in Local News, Local Police Calls
West Chicago Police Respond to Bank Robbery
On Tuesday August 14, 2012 at approximately 10:35 AM, West Chicago Police Officers responded to the Fifth Third Bank located at 1800 North Neltnor Boulevard for a bank robbery that had just occurred. Responding officers learned the male suspect had entered the bank and passed a note to a teller dema[...]