Images: An Hour in West Chicago
Posted April 19, 2015 1:00 am
We spent about an hour in West Chicago roaming around photographing things that caught our eye.
According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, travelers came to West Chicago as early as the 1830s. The railroads played a large role in the community's history as well.
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So here's “An Hour in West Chicago.”
This public art piece in West Chicago is called "In this-together."
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A carved face sits inside a tree in West Chicago's Reed Keppler Park.
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The Reed Keppler Park offers guests multiple recreational opportunities, including a skate park, soccer fields and basketball courts.
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The ARC Center in West Chicago offers multiple options for exercise lovers, including a fitness center, gymnasium, track and dance studio.
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The St. Vincent de Paul thrift store sits inside this West Chicago building.
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The Kruse House Museum is overseen by the West Chicago Historical Society.
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A West Chicago sign that reads "Where history and progress meet."
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The West Chicago Park District's Turtle Splash Water Park gives residents the chance to have some fun in the sun.
Safiya Merchant/smerchant@dailyherald.com
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