04/01/15 Glen Ellyn Among the Safest Cities

 535
Duane Street | Glen Ellyn | IL | 60137
Your eNews
for Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Volume 7
| Issue 16
In This Issue
Road
Work
Safest
Cities
New
Branch &
Brush Guidelines
Bike
Path
Maintenance
Alerts
Fall
2014 Photo
Contest Selections
Announced
This
Month in Glen
Ellyn
Community
News
Meetings
at the
Civic Center 8 - Architectural
Review
Commission,
7pm
Rapid
Reminders + Early Voting
ends on
Saturday, April 4.
Please remember
the Civic Center
will no longer
be a polling
place on election
day.
Question of the
Week Road Work Continues this Week Street repairs
began this week on Fawell Boulevard from S.
Kenilworth Avenue. to the
S curve and on Oak Street from Grand
Avenue to Main Street.
One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained on Fawell.
The intersection at Park Boulevard and Oak Street will be closed
for the remainder of the week. Please be alert for detour signs.
The
expected date to reopen this intersection is Saturday, April
4. Please drive with caution in these areas.
Glen Ellyn Among the
Safest Cities The Village of Glen Ellyn was ranked one of the 100
safest places
to live in the United States according to NeighborhoodScout.com
Glen Ellyn ranked 55 out of the top 100 cities nationwide and
ranked 9th in Illinois.
New Branch & Brush Collection Guidelines
While Branch & Brush collection will not begin until
May, it is
important for residents to note that new guidelines are in
place
for 2015.
Branches may not
exceed 10 inches in diameter. Also, no
root balls, dimensional
lumber or any material exceeding
the 10-inch dimensions.
The maximum size of a
brush pile should be 4 feet high x 8
feet wide x 20 feet long. Larger piles will not
be
removed.
Professionally cut
trimmings are not
included.
The new
guidelines will help save on costs for the Branch & Brush
Collection Program. Brush & Branch collection occurs once a
month
starting in May and ending in October. Collection occurs on
the
second Monday of the month for Hill Avenue and north of Hill
Avenue. Collection occurs on the third Monday of the month for
homes located south of Hill Avenue. For more information, please
visit the Village's webpage.
Illinois Prairie Path & Great Western Trail
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Maintenance Alerts
Q When will the
courses at the
Village Links be
open?
The following ComEd vegetation maintenance
activities are
scheduled to occur beginning April 22. ComEd will
perform
vegetation maintenance (trimming and removal of re-growth)
under electric distribution wires in the following
corridors: A Welcome to the
2015 golf
season! All
Courses are
open and the
Grass Tee
Driving Range
is open! It's
easy to book a
tee time online
here or
call 630469-8180. For
more
information,
please visit the
Village Links
webpage.
Great Western Trail -
Bloomingdale Road to Villa Avenue
Illinois Prairie
Path, Main Stem - Washington Street to
Prospect Avenue
This work is
anticipated to require one week. The trail will remain
open, but
please approach and any work zone carefully and for
your
safety, follow the instructions of any workers or flaggers on
the
trail. For further information please visit the Bikeways & Trails
webpage on the DuPage County website.
Fall 2014 Photography
Selection
Quick Links
Village of Glen
Ellyn
Village Board
Agendas and
Minutes
Glen Ellyn
Alerting Community
Emergency
Notification
System
Press Releases
Theresa Cramer - Fall on the
Lake
This Month in Glen Ellyn
Join Our List
Additional
Contact
Information
For additional
contact or
emergency
information,
please visit us at
April
through April 4 - Early
Voting, Civic Center, 535 Duane
Street, Monday -
Friday, 8:30am - 7:30pm & Saturday 9am 5pm
through April 29 - Kiwanis
Onion Sale, more information here
or email grscott505@aol.com
1 - Stacy's
Tavern Museum Opens for the 2015 Season, 557
Geneva
Road, Wednesdays & Sundays, 1:30pm to 4:30pm, for
tours call
630-469-1867
5 - Easter
Brunch at Reserve 22, more information here,
reservations required at 630-469-5550
7 - Consolidated
General Election
7 - Glen
Ellyn Woman's Club - Victory Gardens are Part of
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the Glen Ellyn:
Twitter,
Facebook,
Website,
CableTV,
YouTube, or
Radio Station
1620AM.
Our History,
Civic Center, 532 Duane Street, 1pm, guests
welcome, call
630-469-4516
8 - Parking
Survey - Duane/Lorraine and Other Metered
Parking deadline,
take survey here
11 - Boy
Scout Troop 46 Annual Pancake Breakfast, First
Presbyterian Church, 550 N. Main Street, 7am - 12pm
11 - Coffee
with the Cops, Civic Center, 535 Duane Street, 8am
-
10am
12 - Wedding
Walk, downtown Glen Ellyn, 12pm, more
information
& registration here
14 - Glenbard
Parent Series - Parents, Teens, Parties and
the Law,
Glenbard East Auditorium, 1014 S. Main Street,
Lombard, 7pm, more
information here
15 - Market
Francais, Civic Center, 535 Duane Street, 4pm 8pm,
more information here
16 - Glenbard
Parent Series - Depression: Recognizing the
High School Blues,
Glenbard South Auditorium, 23W200
Butterfield Road, 12pm - 2pm, more
information here
16 - Literacy
Event to benefit the Glen Ellyn Children's
Resource Center,
Village Links - Reserve 22, 485 Winchell Way,
6:30pm - 9:00pm, more
information including registration here
16 - Chicago
Backs the Boys in the Civil War, Glen Ellyn
History
Center, 800 N. Main Street, 7:30pm, more information
here
17 - Family
Shelter Service Annual Gala - The Secret
Garden, The Abbington,
3S002 IL-53, 6:30pm - 11:30pm, more
information here
18 - Kiwanis
Fish Release, Lake Foxcroft, 2S540 Lambert Road,
9am,
more information here
18 - Soup
& Bread, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 393 N. Main
Street, 5pm - 8pm, more information here
COMMUNITY NEWS
Market Français - New Event
The Village of
Glen Ellyn is pleased to invite the community to the
Market Français Event
on Wednesday, April 15 from 4pm until
8pm in the Civic Center
Gym, 535 Duane Street.
Last year, the Village partnered with Le Bouscat, France to
become
Sister Cities. In honor of that partnership, the Village is
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excited
to hold their first annual Market Français. Come
experience French
food, culture and a variety of French inspired
items for sale.
Visitors have the ability to choose from different
French Cuisine
items and sweets from multiple restaurants and
local vendors. The
event also includes beer and wine which will be
available for
purchase.
Come visit and support vendors from Glen Ellyn and DuPage
County as
they showcase their French flair with food and a variety
of different
items including antiques, clothes and specialty items.
An accordion
player will also be serenading guests with French
music to transform
the Civic Center with a French Street Market
feel. Visitors will be
able to win prizes as part of a drawing to help
fundraise for future
Sister City events. There will also be games
and prizes for children.
The event is free and open to the public.
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