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Conservation Corer by John Church River. In that study, it ranked in a cate‐ gory of statewide significance. An additional $35,000 has also been raised toward the site’s initial restoration,

Most residents in our area recognize the beauty, as well as the ecological and eco‐ nomic importance of the Lower Fox Riv‐ er Valley. Now there is an exciting effort underway to preserve a significant parcel along the river. In a partnership between e Conserva‐ tion Foundation and the City of Ottawa, a new nature park will be established as the Dayton Bluffs Park, consisting of 253 acres along approximately one mile of the Fox River just south of I-80. It is be‐ ing purchased by e Conservation Foundation for $2.1 million with private grant funds and leased to the City of Ot‐ tawa to manage for public use. Funding to e Conservation Foundation for the property’s $2.1 million acquisition was provided by the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, Grand Victoria Foundation and the Hamill Family Foundation. e Conservation Foundation will own the land and be responsible for its initial restoration and long-term ecological management. e City of Ottawa will be responsible for daily access, security and general maintenance. Overall, the intent of the property is to keep it natural but with the availability of public passive uses. e Dayton Bluffs property was one of the high priority sites identified in the recently completed Lower Fox River Land Conservation Plan, a plan facilitat‐ ed by e Conservation Foundation with input from various stakeholders in Kendall and LaSalle Counties. e prop‐ erty rated extremely high ecologically in a 1999 Illinois Department of Natural Resources study that inventoried high quality natural areas along the lower Fox

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which will take three years. e Conser‐ vation Foundation is seeking to raise an additional $150,000 over the next year to fund the restoration eﬀort, which will primarily involve removing invasive plants from the forested areas, establish‐ ing grasslands in portions of the farm fields and allowing portions to gradually convert back to originally forested areas over the next few decades.

e Conservation Foundation is a notfor-profit land and watershed protection organization, established in 1972 by business and community leaders and headquartered in Naperville on a 60acre farm and with a program oﬃce in Montgomery. e mission of the Foun‐ dation is to preserve and restore natural areas and open space, protect rivers and watersheds, and promote stewardship of

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our environment. For more information on the Dayton Bluﬀs project or other information, see e Conservation Foundation website at www.theconservationfoundation.org.

Montgomery River Run expanded to include 10K Runners looking for a challenge this au‐ tumn are invited to try the Village of Montgomery’s new 10K River Run, an addition to the 5k race held the first Sat‐ urday in October. e 10K is being added to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the race, and both the 5Kk and the 10K will start at 9 a.m. on October 5, 2013. “We are so excited to oﬀer another op‐ tion for our runners,” said Rachel Lange, Montgomery’s River Run coordinator. “We hope it will bring out a whole new division of competition for this fun event.” Participants in the 5k, 10k or the kids’ 100 yard dash are invited to register for the race online at signmeup.com or fill out a registration form at Village Hall, 200 North River Street. Participations that register before September 13 will be guaranteed a goody bag with race t-shirt, Lange said. e Village is also seeking volunteers for the event day from 6:30 a.m.-noon; in‐ terested parties are asked to call 630-896-8080 ext. 1117. More information about all River Run events can be found at runningguru.com/website/riverrun or by calling the Village at 630-896-8080.

Village of Oswego Notes Re-opening of Wolf Road Bridge Wolf Road Bridge (Re-Opened) e Oswego Police Department would like to inform all motorists that the Wolf Road Bridge was re-opened last week, in time for the aernoon rush hour traﬃc. e Wolf Road Bridge suﬀered struc‐

tural damage due to flooding and was closed on April 18, 2013. We realize this closing was a major inconvenience for vehicular traﬃc and would like to thank everyone for their patience while the bridge was being repaired. ELECTRONICS RECYCLING: 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month Time: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. Location: Behind the Public Works Fa‐ cility (100 eodore Dr., Oswego)

the month from 8:00am to 11:00am (Ex‐ cept in November & December, only 2nd Saturday due to Holidays) at the Public Works Facility at 100 eodore Drive, the program has grown over the years collecting hundreds of tons of elec‐ tronics that previously would have been sent to area landfills. e success of Os‐ wego’s program has served as an example to other communities in the Chicago re‐ gion who wish to provide a similar ser‐ vice to their residents.

In 2007, the Village of Oswego and the Environmentally Conscious Oswego (ECO) Commission established an elec‐ tronics recycling program. Taking place on the second and fourth Saturdays of

Electronics can contain hazardous mate‐ rial and the proper management of those items is important. In addition, electron‐ ics hold valuable materials that are sal‐ vageable to be reused. Beginning January

1st, Illinois will no longer allow electron‐ ics to be disposed of in landfills. All forms of electronics are accepted includ‐ ing computers, monitors, all types of memory sticks, printers, printer car‐ tridges, laptops and laptop accessories, all hard drives, power cables, all net‐ working equipment (hubs, routers, servers, switches, etc.), fax machines, photocopiers, and cell phones. To meet the needs of the community, ECO has recently expanded the program to include the collection of scrap metal and used motor oil, batteries, cardboard and plastic. Residents can bring items to the regularly scheduled electronics recy‐ cling event. Workers will be there to as‐

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www.kendallweeklytimes.com sist in the unloading of material into the recycling containers. If a resident has a large item and cannot transport it to the recycling event, they may call the Village’s recycling company, ERC of Chicago, LLC at 630-229-6976 ey will be able to schedule a time to pick up the item at your home. e item must be located in a garage or outside of the home to allow for it to be picked-up. ere is no fee for bringing your items to the event. If you have any questions please feel free to contact ECO at (630) 554-3622 or eco@oswegoil.org .

Yorkville Get big Grant from Governor Quinn and IDNR Governor Quinn Announces $15.3 Mil‐ lion for Local Parks and Open Space Projects OAK PARK - Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $15.3 million investment in local park projects across Illinois. As part of Governor Quinn’s agenda to ensure that no child is le in‐

side, the projects are funded through the state’s Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program (OSLAD). e initiative is designed to expand out‐ door recreation and open space in com‐ munities across Illinois. “Whether you are in a big city or small town, local parks let families across Illi‐ nois enjoy nature and spend time togeth‐ er,” Governor Quinn said. “ese projects improve parks throughout the state and expand green space in dozens of communities, creating jobs and mak‐ ing our state a better place to live and work.” e 45 projects announced today in‐ clude picnic shelters and playgrounds, ball fields and trails, as well as wetland enhancements, prairie restoration and bioswales within local parks. In some in‐ stances, funding will enable communi‐ ties to purchase land to be used for fu‐ ture green space. “Local park districts and forest preserve districts, and outdoor recreation agen‐ cies are our partners in oﬀering families and children places to help make sure we achieve our goal of leaving no child in‐ side in Illinois,” said IDNR Director Marc Miller. “e investment of these funds for park projects has the added

benefit of supporting and creating jobs in cities and towns across the state.” e OSLAD program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Re‐ sources (IDNR) is funded through the Real Estate Transfer Tax, which is part of every property sale in Illinois. Grant re‐ cipients are responsible for contributing at least half of the total project cost. e $15.3 million awarded statewide this year, combined with the grantees’ match‐ ing funds, will result in more than $30.6 million of local park development projects and land acquisition in Illinois. . e OSLAD program began in 1986 and, not including today’s announced projects, has provided approximately $362.5 million for 1,596 local park projects in Illinois. A list of this year’s OSLAD grant recipi‐ ents and project descriptions is below. FY 13 OSLAD PROJECTS (D) Development Projects (A) Acquisition Projects (D) ALSIP PARK DISTRICT (Cook County) $368,500.00, to renovate the Aquatic Park on South Kostner Ave. Improve‐ ments include new mechanical systems,

new tube and drop slides, handicapped accessibility improvements and a new spray ground water park. (Contact: Jean‐ nette Huber, 708-389-1003) (D) ALTON, CITY OF (Madison Coun‐ ty) $148,600.00, to renovate a portion of the historic Riverview Park overlooking the Mississippi River and the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway. e project includes improvements to the existing bandstand, walkway and landscape enhancements, renovations to existing failing walls, a plaza overlook structure, solar powered site lighting, bike racks and a ‘grasscrete’ driveway ac‐ cess into the park. (Contact: Mayor Tom Hoechst, 618-463-3500) (D) BATCHTOWN, VILLAGE OF (Calhoun County) $15,000.00 to reno‐ vate the playground at Batchtown Park. e project will include the removal of existing playground equipment and the installation of commercial play equip‐ ment and swings that meet safety specifi‐ cations and ADA guidelines. Park benches and trash receptacles will also be added. (Contact: Mayor Bernard Mager, 618-396-2542) (D) BELLEVILLE, CITY OF (St. Clair County) $335,000.00, to renovate South Side Park on 6th and Monroe Streets.

e project includes a new playground, an ADA accessible fishing pier with solar lighting, soball field reconstruction, a new warning track and padding for a wall behind home plate, bench swings, picnic tables, a restroom building, an ex‐ tension of the bike trail around the exist‐ ing lake and parking lot improvements. (C ontact: Mayor Mark Eckert, 618-233-6810) (D) BELVIDERE TOWNSHIP PARK DISTRICT (Boone County) $400,000.00, to further develop down‐ town riverfront Doty Park. New ameni‐ ties include a spray pad, paths, re s t ro oms , a c h ang i ng / w ar m i ng building, hockey rink, shade structures, landscaping, fencing, drinking fountains and signs. e existing playground and shelter will also be renovated. (Contact: Dan Roddewig, 815-547-5711) (A) BENSENVILLE PARK DISTRICT (DuPage County) $506,100.00, to ac‐ quire 4.06 acres on Hillside Drive. Fu‐ ture development includes soccer and soball fields, a fitness trail, shelter, bas‐ ketball court, a playground, restrooms and parking. (Contact: Steve Cherveny, 630-766-7015) (D) BETHALTO, VILLAGE OF (Madi‐ son County) $400,000.00, for Phase II construction of the 40-acre Culp Sports Complex. Development includes four baseball/soball diamonds, a football field, soccer field, bleachers, restroom fa‐ cilities, open green space, interior road‐ ways and parking. (Contact: Mayor Steve Bryant, 618-377-8051) (D) BRAIDWOOD, CITY OF (Will County) $116,800, to further develop Route 66 Park on Oak Street. e project includes a restroom facility, band shelter/stage, a game area with shuﬄe‐ board, horseshoes and baggo games and an ice rink. (Mayor William Rulien, 815-458-2333) (D) BROADVIEW PARK DISTRICT (Cook County) $175,000.00, for Phase I improvements at Schroeder Park on 16th Street. e existing baseball field and spectator areas will be renovated and new field lighting will be added. Other new facilities include a batting cage, a trail system with fitness stations and a rain garden with educational signage. (Contact: Katrina  ompson, 708-343-5637) (D) BROOKFIELD, VILLAGE OF (Cook County) $260,300.00, to add new facilities at Kiwanis Park on Brookfield Avenue. Phase I improvements include a bandshell and stage, a basketball court, two volleyball courts, baggo and horse‐ shoe courts, trail with fitness stations, disc golf, permeable pavement and a bioswale for parking lot stormwater treat‐ ment. (C ontact: Keith Sbiral,

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708-485-7344) (D) BUFFALO GROVE PARK DIS‐ TRICT (Cook County) $400,000.00, to redevelop Willow Stream Community Park on Old Checker Road. Project com‐ ponents include trail system enhance‐ ments, a woodland interpretive walk, a nature based playground, picnic shelter, warming house, disc golf an inter-gener‐ ational play area and sand volleyball. (Contact: Dan Schimmel, 847-850-2100) (D) CALUMET MEMORIAL PARK DISTRICT (Cook County) $350,000.00, to renovate Downey Park on West Jef‐ fery Avenue. Improvements include a soball field with dugouts and bleachers, a shelter, tennis court, two half-court basketball courts, a splash pad, batting cages, an amphitheater, additional park‐ ing and a multi-use trail with fitness sta‐ tions. Improvements to the spectator area of the existing baseball fields are also included. (Contact: Eric Schneider, 708-868-2530) (D) CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT (Cook County) $1,400,000.00, for the initial development of Park 553 on South Sacramento Avenue in the South Lawn‐ dale community area. Project compo‐ nents include two artificial turf soccer fields, two natural turf baseball/soball fields, two natural turf all-purpose ath‐ letic fields, lighted walking paths, a play‐ ground with a spray feature, skate park, basketball court, parking area, natural area, athletic field lighting, park ameni‐ ties such as park benches, drinking foun‐ tains, garbage cans, landscaping and util‐ ities such as electrical, water and sewer. (Contact: Michael Kelly, 312-742-4200) (A) COOK COUNTY, FOREST PRE‐ SERVE DISTRICT OF (Cook County) $1,003,000.00, to acquire a 28.15-acre parcel north of Powderhorn Lake in the Calumet Region. e site consists of wetland and upland forest which will be restored. Future development includes a walking path and parking area. (Contact: Arnold Randall, 708-771-1510) (D) CRETE PARK DISTRICT (Will County) $75,000.00, Crete Park District and Crete Lions Club will build a Recy‐ cle Park on Bradford Place in Crete. Crete Lions Club is donating the match of $75,000. Special features will include ADA equipment, panels that include Braille, bike racks, water fountain, benches, adult swing, open space, solar panel light, shelter, area to be le natural for wildlife habitat, along with play‐ ground equipment for all ages. (Contact: Patricia Polzin, 708-672-6969) (D) CRYSTAL LAKE PARK DISTRICT (McHenry County) $400,000.00, to ren‐ ovate and expand the recreation facilities at Woodscreek Park on Willow Tree

Drive. Improvements include play‐ ground replacement, adding a splash park, expanding the parking lot, adding a second tennis court and second fishing pier, relocating an existing sand volley ball pit, adding bocce and baggo courts, benches, paths and landscaping. e shoreline of the existing pond will be renovated by removing invasive species and planting native wetland grasses. (Contact: Jason Herbster, 815-459-0680) (D) DECATUR PARK DISTRICT (Ma‐ con County) $400,000.00, for the Phase I redevelopment of Nelson Park. Project components include the renovation of parts of a large pavilion and a small pavilion, development of a fitness trail with exercise stations, a mountain biking trail, fishing pier, restoration of ten acres with native prairie plants and habitat im‐ provement, a bio-swale to reduce soil erosion and interpretive signage. (Con‐ t a c t : Wi l l i a m L . C l e v e n g e r, 217-422-5911) (D) FOX VALLEY PARK DISTRICT (Kane County) $400,000.00, to redevel‐ op Jericho Lake Park on Jericho Road. Site features will include trails, fishing areas, a canoe launch, large shelter with restrooms, prairie and riparian restora‐ tion areas, a playground, disc golf and improved parking. (Contact: Nancy Mc‐ Caul, 630-897-0516) (D) FRANKLIN PARK, PARK DIS‐ TRICT OF (Cook County) $296,000.00, to renovate Chestnut Park on West Chestnut Avenue. Project components include a shelter, fitness stations, paths, open lawn/soccer area, benches, baggo boards, an accessible playground with interactive and nature based play ele‐ ments, a putting green, water fountain, and safety berming. (Contact: Joe Mod‐ rich, 847-455-2852) (D) FREEPORT PARK DISTRICT

(Stephenson County) $400,000.00, to renovate and enhance Krape Park on the southwest side of town. Project compo‐ nents include an extension of the walk‐ ing path, signage for the nature trail, playground, shelter and restroom reno‐ v a t i o n s . ( C o n t a c t : J a c k C a r e y, 815-235-6114) (D) GIFFORD, TOWN OF (Champaign County) $40,700.00, to replace outdated playground equipment at Roessler Park. e park is located on the southern edge of the Village of Giﬀord. (Contact: Der‐ ald Ackerman, 217-568-7317) (D) GRAYSLAKE COMMUNIT Y PARK DISTRICT (Lake County) $400,000.00, to renovate Jones Island Park on the shoreline of Grays Lake. Project components include the replace‐ ment of a deteriorated section of steel seawall with a more natural finished ma‐ terial and the addition of a fully accessi‐ ble public launch pier for canoes and kayaks. e public beach will also be renovated. New facilities include two picnic shelters, a trail system with fishing stations and the addition of a rain gar‐ den with interpretive signage which will serve as a retention area to reduce flood‐ ing. (Contact: Jeﬀ Nehila, 847-223-7529) (D) HOMER GLEN, VILLAGE OF (Will County) $171,000.00, to develop Goodings Grove Park on Glengary Drive in the northeast quadrant of the village. e project includes an open play area, playground, basketball circle, a volleyball court, picnic shelter, and a walking path. (Contact: James Daley, 708-301-0632) (D) HOPKINS PARK, VILLAGE OF (Kankakee County) $200,000.00, to de‐ velop a new park on South Main Street. Project components include a new park‐ ing lot, pavilion, restroom facilities, bas‐ ketball court, playground area for chil‐ dren ranging in ages from 1-12, new

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landscaping and signage and a multiuse/walking path. (Contact: Walter Jones, 815-944-8625) (D) ITASCA PARK DISTRICT (DuPage County) $396,200.00, to redevelop Pea‐ cock Park on Bryn Mawr Avenue. Im‐ provements include a loop trail, baseball field, soccer field, picnic shelter, two half-court basketball courts, a volleyball court, baggo and bocce courts, a drink‐ ing fountain and landscape enhance‐ ments. (Contact: Maryfran Leno, 630-773-2257) (D) KANE COUNTY, FOREST PRE‐ SERVE DISTRICT OF (Kane County) $400,000.00, for the initial development of 384 acres of the 741 acre Brunner Family Forest Preserve on Illinois Route 31 in West Dundee. Development components in‐ clude parking, two shelters, trails along the edge of the Fox River, fishing stations, interpretive signs, and habitat/ wetland restoration. (Contact: Monica Meyers, 630-232-5980) (A) LAGRANGE PARK, COMMUNI‐ T Y PARK DISTRICT OF (Cook County) $150,200.00, to acquire a .138 acre lot to expand Beach-Oak Park on Beach Av‐ enue. e expanded property will allow for a new multipurpose court, facilitat‐ ing half-court basketball and small skateboarding structures. (Contact: Roy Cripe, 708-354-4580) (D) LINCOLN PARK DISTRICT (Lo‐ gan County) $400,000.00, to construct a new swimming facility to replace the dis‐ trict’s only pool which was closed in 2012. e new facility will have a six lane lap pool, a zero-depth toddler pool, a water slide and concession/mechanical building. e existing restroom and shower facilities will be retained. (Con‐ tact: Marcia Greenslate, 217-737-5666)

(D) LINDENHURST PARK DISTRICT (Lake County) $400,000.00, for the Phase 1 development of the Oak Ridge Park-Wetzel Fields on Grass Lake Road. Project components include a disc golf course, a spray pad, soccer field, shelter with restrooms, a multi-use trail, wet‐ land and woodland enhancement, inter‐ pretive signage and a parking lot with a bio-swale area. (Contact: Tom Lippert, 847-356-6011) (D) LYONS, VILLAGE OF (Cook County) $400,000.00, to renovate Smith Park on West Lawndale Avenue. New amenities include a multi-purpose loop trail, picnic shelter, splash pad, a re‐ stroom building, fitness stations, a play‐ ground, two tennis courts and a commu‐ nity garden area. (Contact: Eric Lawhead, 708-442-4500) (D) METROPOLIS, CITY OF (Massac County) $331,000.00, to construct a new bathhouse at Franklin Park Pool on East 4th Street. (Contact: Mayor Billy Mc‐ Daniel, 618-524-4016) (D) NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT (Will County) $400,000.00, to develop the district’s first nature center at Knoch Knolls along the DuPage River in south Naperville. In addition to the nature cen‐ ter, the project includes a prairie play‐ ground, an improved canoe launch and river access, trails, pervious parking and an expanded disc golf course. (Contact: Ray McGury, 630-848-3500) (D) NEW LENOX COMMUNITY PARK DISTRICT (Will C ounty) $287,500.00, to develop Walker Country Estates Park at Lenox Street and Cooper Road. e site contains 7.7 acres of land that can be developed into a neighbor‐ hood park along with 5.2 acres of exist‐ ing creek area and stormwater retention that can be enhanced to provide habitat.

e park will include a creative play area, splash pad, fitness stations, basketball shoot-around, walking path and fishing station. (C ontact: Greg L ewis, 815-485-3584)

throughout the course, multi-use trails in a separate area, two acres of native plantings, a pavilion and renovations to the existing restrooms. (Contact: Mayor James Vernier, 618-632-1022)

(A) NORRIDGE, VILLAGE OF (Cook County) $218,500.00, to acquire a .34acre parcel at Montrose and Canfield Av‐ enue. Future development will include a shelter, tot lot, bike racks and a water fountain. (Contact: Brian Gaseor, 708-453-0800)

(D) STICKNEY, VILLAGE OF (Cook County) $123,700.00, to renovate Stick‐ ney Children’s Park on Oak Park Avenue. e project includes a new play‐ ground for tots up to 12 years, a small splash pad, a drinking fountain, picnic shelter, baggo game and a bio-swale to handle storm water. (Contact: Dan O'Reilly, 708-749-4400)

(D) OAK PARK, PARK DISTRICT OF (Cook County) $400,000.00, to con‐ struct an environmental learning center at Austin Gardens Park on Ontario Street. e building will feature a cov‐ ered outdoor patio for children's nature day camps, group picnics and concession operations. e project also includes the development of a discovery garden with birding scopes, native habitat and path system improvements, interpretive signs and a gathering area with game tables. (Contact: Jan Arnold, 708-725-2020) (D) PEORIA PARK DISTRICT (Peoria County) $217,500.00, to develop the Tawny Oaks Nature Center on a parcel adjacent to Singing Woods-an Illinois State Dedicated Nature Preserve. e site is located north of Peoria oﬀ Route 88. In addition to the nature center, the project includes a shelter, trails, interpre‐ tive stations, a permeable paver parking lot and 11 acres of various plantings in‐ cluding a turf grass alternative site, hill prairie mix area, a forbs nursery and a short grass prairie area. (Contact: Bon‐ nie Noble, 309-682-1200) (D) PINCKNEYVILLE, CITY OF (Per‐ ry County) $400,000.00, to develop a city park oﬀ Mildred Drive in the north‐ west part of the city. Phase I develop‐ ment consists of five soccer fields, one football field, storm sewer, an entrance road and a parking lot. (Contact: Mayor August Kellerman, 618-357-6916) (D) ROCKFORD PARK DISTRICT (Winnebago County) $400,000.00, to renovate and add new facilities at Sinnis‐ sippi Park on Arlington Avenue. e project includes replacement/addition of play elements at the existing playground, a restroom and small shelter to serve at‐ tendees of performances and events at the Music Shell, a new music themed playground, two new shelters, bocce ball and baggo areas, connection of existing paths to create a 1/3-mile loop path, lighting, native landscaping, a bioswale and parking areas. (Contact: Time Dimke, 815-987-8880) (A) SHILOH, VILLAGE OF (St. Clair County) $276,500.00, to acquire the 32.7-acre Yorktown Golf Course, located in the southwestern part of the village. Improvements will include asphalt trails

(D) SUGAR GROVE PARK DISTRICT (Kane County) $400,000.00, for the ini‐ tial development of Harter Community Park south of Harter Road and west of Illinois Route 47. e site will include three ballfields, a multi-use court, shelter, pathways, playground, football practice field, baggo courts and en‐ hanced natural areas. (Contact: Greg Re‐ pede, 630-466-7436) (D) WEST CHICAGO PARK DIS‐ TRICT (DuPage County) $118,800.00, to develop the Dyer Nature Area within Reed-Keppler Park on West National Street. e project includes a nature trail, boardwalk, interpretive signs, site furni‐ ture and landscaping. (Contact: Gary Major, 630-231-9474) (A) WESTMONT PARK DISTRICT (DuPage County) $281,500.00, to ac‐ quire a 4.78-acre parcel on Wilmette Av‐ enue in the southeast section of West‐ mont. Future development includes a loop trail, playground, shelter, a fishing pier, an open play area for soccer and football and parking. (Contact: Ron Gunter, 630-969-8080) (D) WHEELING PARK DISTRICT (Cook County) $266,900.00, to renovate Pleasant Run Park on Equestrian Drive. e plan consists of new playground equipment with synthetic playground safety surfacing, a shelter, athletic field and open space, a renovated basketball court, an asphalt pathway to loop the perimeter of the park along with seat walls around the playground area and new landscaping. Also included in the design are additional benches, trash/re‐ cycling receptacles and bicycle racks. (Contact: Jan Buchs, 847-465-2935) (C) YORKVILLE, UNITED CITY OF (Kendall County) $400,000.00, to fur‐ ther develop Bicentennial Riverfront Park on the Fox River. e park is adja‐ cent to the Marge Cline Whitewater Course, a canoe/kayak chute. Improve‐ ments to the park include a canoe beach, fishing pier, boat launch, playground, shared-use path, woodland restoration with nature/interpretive trail, lighting, and improvements to the existing brick walkway and shelter. (Contact: Bart Ol‐

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son, 630-553-7575)

Local Bussiness News Butterball, LLC Expands in Montgomery e Village of Montgomery and the Montgomery Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) are pleased to an‐ nounce an operational expansion at the Montgomery, Ill., Butterball, LLC facility. e expansion will increase em‐ ployment by 15 percent as the company invests approximately $24 million at the Gusto Packing Company site. Gusto Packing Company currently employs ap‐ proximately 500 people and was ac‐ quired by Butterball, LLC in December 2012. “is is an extremely exciting project for the Village of Montgomery,” said Village President Matt Brolley. “is project and the jobs it creates are a direct result of a cooperative eﬀort between the Village of Montgomery, the MEDC and the State of Illinois.” “Montgomery has a very strong manu‐ facturing core, houses a strong work‐ force and boasts premier access to vari‐ ous modes of transportation. I believe that this project will serve as a catalyst for industrial growth that will launch a new era of business in our community,” Brolley said. “On behalf of the Village Board and community, I want to thank Butterball, LLC for the confidence that they have shown in our community. We are thrilled that they have chosen to make this investment in Montgomery.” e Village has approved a 10 year, $1.5 million low interest loan to the company from the Village's Revolving Fund. e loan will be used to purchase necessary equipment to expand its operations at the Montgomery plant, located at 2125 Rochester Road. e Revolving Fund was established more than 25 years ago with federal grant funds awarded to the Village by the Department of Housing and Urban De‐ velopment. e funds are used by the Village to provide financial assistance to new or expanding businesses in support of projects that create and retain jobs. Additional Revolving Fund information can be found on the Village’s website. “When I was originally contacted by Gusto Packing Company about a possi‐ ble expansion, we immediately went to work,” MEDC Executive Director Char‐

lene Coulombe- Fiore said. "Multiple agencies, including the Village staﬀ, worked cooperatively to help assure But‐ terball that we were the right community to pick for this expansion. In addition to the state, we also received support from Kane County Board Member Jesse Vazquez, State Representative Kay Hatcher and from ComEd. Montgomery and the MEDC are exceptionally proud of this example of cooperative and re‐ sponsive government."

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Now that we are in the summer season and this is for all the recent College grads. Here are some excting tips for you when looking for that first job.

Summer Job finding tips with Sheryl Krase

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Spanish, Language Relationship Specialist - Plano Arts Teacher, Grade Manager - new Campus - new 6 - new Dice Technologies, Inc - Hoﬀman Es‐ Waubonsee Community College 5 re‐ Community Consolidated School Dis‐ trict 181 - Burr Ridge, ILValid Illinois Initial or Standard Elementary or Sec‐ ondary Certificate with Spanish, Lan‐ guage Arts and Middle School Endorse‐ ments....2 days ago - save job - block email - more...

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Grade 5 Teacher Maintenance Tech new new Oswego Community Unit School Dis‐ trict 308 - Oswego, IL7/1/13 Oswego High School has an opening for a Main‐ tenance Tech beginning July 1, 2013. Hours: Tues. thru Sat. 1:00 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. Qualifications desired...8 days ago save job - block - email - more...

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Tales from Prairie Fest with Kristie Blocker Vest Well, we are amending the old adage. I guess you can count on death, taxes, and weather at PrairieFest… We brought back a lot of traditions for our 25th Anniversary. We had 24 teams play in the PrairieFest Soball Classic, which included 21 teams visiting from out of town. Aer a six year hiatus, the Medallion Hunt was back and so much fun it will be back next year too. Finally, we continued the tradition of a bummer forecast all day Saturday which cut oﬀ our band that night. Ahh, traditions! ankfully, a stronger custom has been established for Oswegoland. You can’t keep this town from enjoying their weekend with friends and family. Over and over I have said that PrairieFest is the biggest thing we do together, and af‐ ter watching all the diﬀerent groups host events for our community, it’s true. We honored Diana Aug, our first PrairieFest Coordinator. Bob Prosec, the host of so many street dances joined her on the PrairieFest float. We sang along with the band, rode the rides, ate the food, ran the race, and watched the parade. Even more importantly, while we were having all that fun, we did a lot of good. We had a blood drive, a canned food drive, electronics recycling, and seven dogs were rescued into loving homes. Money was raised by the Boy Scouts, the

Oswegoland Optimists Club, the Rotary Club of Oswego, and other charitable groups that will go back into this com‐ munity. PrairieFest is the community festival that is good for this community. e support from our community busi‐ nesses made such positivity possible with so much entertainment free of any admission fees. We are grateful to our ti‐ tle sponsors, Oswego Community Bank, Groot Industries, and AT&T U-verse.  eir enthusiasm and support of PrairieFest has been a great benefit to our festival. e support of our Major Partners, Al‐ lied First Bank, BMO Harris Bank, Eu‐ clid Beverage, HQC Incorporated, Ledger-Sentinel, New Life Electronics Recycling Inc, Oswego Tourism Bureau, Oswego School District #308, United Radio Communications, Village of Os‐ wego, Weblinx Inc, and WSPY was inte‐ gral in bringing us PrairieFest 2013 en‐ tertainment. ank you to our Supporting Partners, Christina Reynolds of American Family Insurance, Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni, & Krahefer, Genoa Italian Concessions and Genoa Pizza, Holiday Inn Express, Hometown Insur‐ ance Services, Inc., Old Second Bank, Orleans Homes, Oswego Youth Tackle Football and Cheer, e Garden Faire,

and Your Place Realty. We are appreciative of the support of our Participating Partners; AmericInn Lodge and Suites, Builder’s Asphalt, First Place Rental, Fox Valley Trophy and Promo‐ tions, G.A. Blocker Grading Contractor, Ground Effects, Inc., Scott Gryder for the Kendall County Board, Heartland Bank, HR Green, Inc., Jim and Joyce Frankino, Kendall County Young Re‐ publicans, Dan Koukol with Kendall County Government, NM Tripp Insur‐ ance Agency Inc., Oswego Chamber of Commerce, Oswego Inn, Oswego Patch, River Heights Veterinary Clinic, Rotary Club of Oswego, Sikich, LLC, e Tillers, Vesco Reprographics, and e Village Grind. Festival-goers stopped staff on the grounds to ask what ticket costs were for the entertainment all weekend. We were pleased to tell them that thanks to these partners, it was complimentary. Having the Oswego Police Department involved in our planning process as well as on the grounds for the entire weekend was integral to keeping our festival safe. We boast a pretty wonderful department in this town and appreciate all the offi‐ cers that were available throughout PrairieFest. e Oswego Fire Depart‐ ment and their EMTs were outstanding. Each year, we are so grateful that they are on the grounds making sure every‐ one is okay, and stays that way! Volunteers in purple shirts filled the grounds making the operations of a 50,000 guest festival possible. If you see

those purple shirts walking around, thank them for their outstanding service. ey did it all while smiling! We are already brainstorming for 2014! Our first order of business is to host a Saturday night band that plays a full en‐ core. Despite a soggy Saturday, we had a great time with all of you and are still talking about it in our oﬃces. If you have a story, event, or picture, we would love for you to share it! Please email me at kvest@oswegolandpd.org.

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4th of July Fireworks Village of Oswego 4th of July Fireworks Show – UPDATED Traffic Plan e Village of Oswego is pleased to an‐ nounce the Annual 4th of July Fireworks Display at 9:30 p.m. on ursday, July 4th. e rain date is July 5th. e Annual Fireworks Display begins at 9:30 p.m., bring your blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy the show. e 4th of July Fireworks will be launched from Prairie Point Park. e Oswego Police Department will again limit parking and travel routes pri‐ or to and immediately following the an‐ nual 4th of July fireworks event. e fire‐ works display will be set up at the Prairie Point Community Park, which is located on the Prairie Point Elementary School grounds between Plainfield and Grove Roads. e display will begin at 9:30 p.m. and end at 10:00 p.m. All fireworks viewers are encouraged to use the Traughber Junior High School, Eastview Elementary, Prairie Point Elementary and the parking lots of Oswego High School. Handicap parking will be made available in the school district’s Bus Transportation lot on Plank Road. Temporary ‘no parking’ signs will be posted at the following locations: • Rt. 71 between Rt. 34 & Forest Av‐ enue • Franklin Street (fire hydrant side only) • Wilmette Avenue • Calumet Street • Plainfield Road between Rt. 71 & Linden Drive • Grove Road between Plainfield Road & Arboretum Way Regulatory ‘no parking’ signs are posted on both sides of Stonehill Road, eodore Drive, Templeton Drive and Plank Road. Both temporary and regula‐ tory ‘no parking’ signs will be strictly en‐ forced. As a reminder, parking on pri‐ vate property is prohibited unless you have prior permission from the land owner. To alleviate traffic congestion, traffic pat‐ terns will be altered at several intersec‐ tions throughout the area and at school parking lot exits. e areas affected by these changes include: • North parking lot of the Oswego High School and Eastview Elementary will only be allowed to travel north‐ bound on Rt. 71 • Motorists traveling east on Franklin Street will only be allowed to

turn southbound onto Rt. 71 • Traffic will not be allowed to travel westbound Washington Street from Rt. 71 or Plainfield Rd. • Motorists exiting Stonehill Road onto Wolf Road will be required to turn eastbound onto Wolf Road. • Traffic exiting Stonehill Road onto Woolley Road will be required to turn eastbound onto Woolley Road • Westbound traffic on Plainfield Road will be required to travel only southbound or northbound on Rt. 71 • Motorists exiting onto Woolley Road from the Traughber Junior High School lot will only be allowed to travel northbound on Colchester Drive or east‐ bound on Woolley Road

Oswego Police Officers, Community Service Officers, Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association and Oswego Police Explorers will be located at intersections most affected by the increase in traffic and will assist with traffic control in these areas. In an effort to reduce traffic congestion, all people driving to the event are asked to carpool. You are also asked to remain patient while traffic is clearing.

e Photographic Arts Society Annual Members Exhibit 1 July to 2 August 2013 Ainsworth - Gallery, 721 Taylor Street, Joliet Joliet, IL -- e Photographic Arts Soci‐ ety is pleased to announce their ninth a n nu a l Me m b e r E x h i b i t at t h e Ainsworth - Gallery, 721 Taylor Street, in Joliet from 1 July to 2 August 2013. An opening reception for the artists, will take place on 29 June from 6:00pm -8:00pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and meet the artists. A wide variety of framed, original pho‐ tographs, in black and white and color, will be on display. All exhibited works will be available for sale and a portion of the proceeds will go towards the Photo‐ graphic Arts Society’s member programs and its annual scholarship, awarded each year to a talented photography student in the area. e exhibit is a chance to foster the arts in Joliet and surrounding areas and to showcase talented local artists in an elegant gallery setting. e Ainsworth - Gallery is Joliet’s oldest commercial art gallery showing original work by living artists. e mission of the Photographic Arts Society is to provide a network of fellow‐ ship for individuals, both amateur and professional, interested in expanding their photographic skills as well as those who appreciate photography as an artis‐ tic expression. eir goal is to foster in‐ terest in photography and to provide an open forum for members to enhance their skills. e focus is on film and digi‐ tal photography, and all art appreciation. Photographic Arts Society meetings are held the third ursday of each month at the Ainsworth - Gallery, 721 Taylor Street, in Joliet. Photography enthusiasts of all skill levels from all areas of Chicagoland are encouraged to attend. e monthly meeting features a guest speaker and a chance for members to share their recent work with the group.

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