Winfield Road Safety – The West-Win Ad Hoc Transportation Committee continues to monitor and maintain contact with the authorities concerning traffic safety along Winfield Road as well as Purnell, Garys Mill and Mack Roads. Mack Road Bridge – West Branch DuPage River...

Ghosts on the Prairie: What Our Local Legends Say About Life in the Western Suburbs by Giulia Naccarato The western suburbs have a reputation for being ordinary places. We have good parks, busy soccer fields, familiar downtowns, and neighborhoods where people still...

West-Win continues to follow activity of the local authorities concerning traffic issues in our area.  At times, it may seem like a daunting task with the overlapping jurisdictions of State, County, Township, and various municipalities but we have not backed down or...

In our last newsletter, we created this article to respond to comments and concerns received in our email inbox, on response pages attached to dues payments, or communicated to the Board in person.  Since spring, only a few comments have been received. If you have any...

Hello Members, Happy Fall! We hope that everyone has had a great and enjoyable summer. Now that we are all working raking up our leaves and preparing our yards and gardens for the upcoming change of weather, we should all take a little time out to rest and recover....

Winfield Road Safety – The West-Win Ad Hoc Transportation Committee continues to monitor and maintain contact with the authorities concerning traffic safety along Winfield Road as well as Purnell and Mack Roads.  We have recently received information that an all-way...

For several months now, we have been in discussions with County officials and others concerning traffic, congestion, letter to homeowners whose driveways face either Winfield or Purnell Roads to authorize the sheriff to utilize their driveways for monitoring passing...

Escaping to Freedom, the DuPage County Forest Preserves and the DuPage River – how these familiar resources were a pathway to freedom for Freedom Seekers on the Underground Railroad by Lisa Gaspero DuPage County residents today enjoy the rich beauty of our forest...

With every newsletter we send, we enclose a page for members to express concerns they have identified in our area.  We also regularly monitor our emails where members can let us know of any concerns they have that we may be able to address.  So that you know, the...

ELECTIONS – KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES  (and your WW Board) Peter Sanderson – Peter arrived in our area in 2025, having moved here from Rye, New Hampshire.  Peter immediately fell in love with our area and is eager to bring his talent and experience to assist WW move into...

Hello Members, You will note this message is from the “Acting” President.  Unfortunately, Rose Kuntze has chosen to retire from her position as President of West-Win.  We all wish her the best and thank her for her years of faithful service to our community.  While...

 Winfield Road Safety – Following from our Spring Newsletter and General Meeting presentation, the West-Win Ad Hoc Transportation Committee continues to monitor and maintain contact with the authorities concerning traffic safety along Winfield Road as well as Purnell...

Follow this fall garden checklist to prep your yard for winter because it is coming!!! 🌳 Get your lawn ready for winter As the weather cools off, autumn lawn care is a combination of clean-up and encouraging new growth.  It's also a good time to help your grass...

Local residents were grateful when St. James Farm – long the private retreat of Brooks McCormick and family, first opened to the public.  Thanks to the care of the McCormick family, the farm was preserved, including many of its early structures.  Today’s visitors...

Traffic Safety Updates - Our last newsletter included an article summarizing concerns of our neighbors about traffic safety issues on Winfield Road, steps that were being taken to address our concerns, and what we had heard would be the next step from the officials...

Did you know…Big Woods Cemetery, located on Eola Rd just south of Butterfield Rd, is maintained by Winfield Township?  This historic cemetery is the resting place of Israel Warner, who joined the Revolutionary War in 1777 at age 9 as a messenger boy and scout until...

Hello Members, We’re excited to have you join us at our October 14th General Meeting!  Your participation is vital as we receive key community updates from local government and forest preserve representatives. More and more these days our lives are saturated with...

❖ Wolves and dogs belong to the same species, yet a dog has pups and a wolf has cubs. ❖ Baby kangaroos are joeys, but so are baby koala bears, which you’d think would give birth to cubs. ❖ Baby cows, whales, dolphins and camels are called calves. ❖ Both baby birds and...

The Septic System - Whenever you turn on a faucet or flush a toilet, you are putting water and other material down a drain. In cities and towns these drains are connected to public sewerage systems that transport the waste to a centralized wastewater treatment...

With the passage of time, nature disguises the land’s cultural legacy, covering the marks of human impact and often protecting the past with brush and vegetation, but this can also leave a legacy susceptible to human neglect. Though hidden from sight for nearly a...

✔ Winfield Road Safety – This has been the busiest topic in our West-Win (WW) community since the last newsletter and General Meeting. As of this newsletter, WW has created an ad-hoc committee of WW members which has met twice already with County officials and is...

Because we live close to Chicago, there are many attractions that we can visit.  However, there is a closer popular attraction worth visiting that draws 400,000 visitors a year and it's basically in our backyard!  That attraction is Cantigny Park. The 500-acre...

Local residents have long voiced concerns about safety on Winfield Road, and recent events have only reinforced the urgency of addressing them. In our October 2024 newsletter, we highlighted the dangers posed by reckless driving along Mack, Purnell, and Winfield...

Thank you to retiring Director Collette Klouda and Secretary Tim Van Hiel for their hard work and efforts over the last 2 years while serving on the West-Win (WW) Board of Directors. Their participation is appreciated, we are grateful for their support, and they will...

Unlike most HOA’s we are a voluntary association with an over 50-year history of protecting the ambiance of our area. Our work involves the exchange of mutually useful information via our website, our Facebook page, member emails and most importantly through our...