2018-04-Website-Newsletter NEARBY BIKE TRAILS Spring is here! Time to dust of the outdoor equipment and get moving. One of the best ways to experience the outdoors in western Winfield is on a bicycle! With miles of well cared for forest preserves, state and local...

2018-04-Website-Newsletter YOUR ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION DETECTOR In all likelihood you own an electronic device that can detect lightning discharges in approaching thunder storms as far away as the Mississippi River. While still out of range of audible thunder, you...

2007-10-Website-Newsletter BE SWEET TO THE FEET Choose the right pair of shoes, those feet are the only two you’ve got. Choosing the right pair of shoes is an important task. Spend money on anything that separates you from the ground they say, mattress, tires and of...

2007-10-Website-Newsletter AGE WELL WEST-WIN Valuable Resources for People who are over 55 And for People who Know People over 55 • How many candles were on your last birthday cake? Has your family started putting only one candle for each decade as they fear that the...

2007-10-Website-Newsletter WEST-WIN DOES For over 50 years the West-Win Homeowners’ Association has been an organization of resident volunteers who work to look after the interests of our community and help protect the ambience for the 700+ households in our...

2007-10-Website-Newsletter FLIGHT TRACKING APPS Have you ever sat in your back yard watching planes fly overhead and wonder where they are going? Wonder no more! With the help of two great applications (commonly referred to as apps), the answers are now in the palm of...

2017-04 Website Newsletter The Buzz On Bees Not only fruits, but many of the other foods on our tables depend on the pollination work of honey bees.  But, important as these busy little workers are to our diet, and busy as our local beekeepers are to keep colonies of...

2017-04 Website Newsletter BUG IN THE CAR? We have all had the annoyance of a fly, mosquito, or even a bee flying around our head while driving.  So what can you do about it?  The first thing is to make sure all the windows in the car are closed.  Then open the front...

2017-04 Website Newsletter LOST IN PLAIN SIGHT ON THE FLOOR? Can't find a small pill you've dropped?  Where's the missing piece to the jigsaw puzzle?  It can be very frustrating to know that some tiny thing you have dropped on the floor is there in plain sight, even...

2017-04 Website Newsletter Home Security Tips Bushes and Vegetation Thick shrubs can lend curb appeal. Unfortunately, lush hedges can provide cover for a burglar. Keep vegetation trimmed low, and consider installing thorny plants close to the house to thwart thieves....

2016-10 Website Newsletter Putting Our Best Feet Forward Our feet carry us to our jobs, to the table for meals, running to catch the train or after a toddler, and countless other movements. Dr. Nick Parrilli, DPM, specializes in keeping feet in the best possible...

2016-10 Website Newsletter YOUR NEMESIS THE SNOW BLOWER With cold weather coming on, it won't be long before you have occasion to swing into action with your snow blowers. Once winter really sets in, we tend to get weather cold enough to make lighter, dryer snow....

2016-10 Website Newsletter WHAT YOU NEED WHEN YOUR WELL GOES OUT Living in an unincorporated area, the majority of our homes are on septic & well. That’s great for avoiding city water bills, and the pump down in the well commonly lasts 20 years or so, but sooner or...

2016-10 Website Newsletter THE SECRET TO EFFICIENT PACKING The classic packing problem: Given a suitcase, chest, or packing box, and a whole bunch of things that need to fit in there, how do I efficiently put them in so as to get the most things in that limited...

2016-10 Website Newsletter THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION Simply put, The Conservation Foundation saves land and saves rivers, and has been at it for more than 40 years. Founded in 1972, The Conservation Foundation (CF) is one of the region's oldest and largest...

2016-10 Website Newsletter IN MEMORIUM We are sad to report the passing of Thomas S. Hornbach, a highly valued member of the West-Win Homeowners’ Association board for many years. A technical whiz, Tom was responsible for developing the West-Win web site and the data...

2016-04-Website-Newsletter Winfield Plan Commission Chairman, Karen Skillman, will provide a brief history of the Roosevelt Road Comprehensive Plan activities and will then provide an update on activities since the comprehensive plan changes in 2014 where commercial...

2016-04-Website-Newsletter Al Murphy is our District 6 Representative for the DuPage County Forest Preserve District. He will be a featured speaker at the West-Win April 28th meeting. He plans to bring our members up to date about happenings at the Forest Preserve....

2016-04-Website-Newsletter Seconds count in an emergency, and first responders (fire, sheriff, ambulance) who are better informed can help you faster. There are many situations where information cannot be quickly obtained during an emergency call, such as calling from...

2016-04-Website-Newsletter Since the initial planning by the Forest Preserve District (FPD), West-Win had concerns about the Fleet Services Building planned for construction near McKee Marsh. This article provides a brief overview of those concerns, along with current...

2016-04-Website-Newsletter March 12 2016-Winfield Township Open House Our Office will be present at this event. A great chance to come visit with your neighbors, elected officials and office staff. July 27-31st DuPage County Fair Members of our office present various...

2015-10-Website-Newsletter Jeff Gahris is SCARCE's Energy Advisor. He will speak about many ways in which efficiencies in the use of energy in the home can save money, and increase comfort in a home. SCARCE (School & Community Assistance for Recycling and...

2015-10-Website-Newsletter Al Murphy is our District 6 Representative for the Dupage County Forest Preserve District. He will be a featured speaker at the West-Win October 20th meeting. He plans to bring our members up to date about happenings at the Forest Preserve....

2015-10-Website-Newsletter Corporal David Kotovsky has been the Sheriff's Neighborhood Liaison Officer for Winfield Township since July of 2010. At West-Win meetings he has described recent Sheriff's Department activities and alerts for coming months and provided...

2015-10-Website-Newsletter As we all know, lightning is a powerful electrical discharge. It occurs between areas that have acquired different electrical potentials (voltages) generated by friction between cloud water particles when shoved past each other by wind....