DuPage County briefs
Park receives three awards
The Naperville Park District recently was honored with three awards. One award, from dreamcricket.com, was for being the first and only park district in the country to operate a full-fledged cricket league, which it has done for the past three years. The park district also received two awards from Western DuPage Special Recreation Association. An Accessibility Award was given for the park district's use of its Sportsman's Clubhouse for events involving WDSRA participants. The Emily Towne Memorial Award was given to program manager Brock Atwell for ongoing support of inclusion services.
St. Francis production honored
Students at St. Francis High School in Wheaton will perform the school's production of "Auschwitz Lullaby" next month at the Illinois High School Theatre Festival. The production is one of just 18 from around the state selected for the festival. Judges selected the show after seeing a performance in November and interviewing the cast and crew. It's the third time one of the school's productions has been chosen for the festival, where it will be seen by theater students and educators from throughout Illinois. The curtain goes up at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 9 in the Center for the Performing Arts at Illinois State University.
Recycling carts in Glen Ellyn
Every residential property in Glen Ellyn will receive a 65-gallon recycling cart between Dec. 17 and 21 in an effort to increase the village's recycling program's efficiency. A grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will allow the village to transition from the current recycling bins to the larger carts. Recycling rates are expected to increase as a result of the new program. For more information, call the village at (630) 469-5000.
Post-holiday tree trimming
Lombard will trim all village-owned parkway trees east of Grace between Washington and North Avenue starting in January. The work will be done by Niels J. Johnson Tree Experts, a private tree firm contracted by the village's forestry division, according to tree care industry standards. Trees will be trimmed to a minimum height of 14 feet on all sides to allow for safe clearance by pedestrians and cars and make sure parkway signs are visible. Other reasons for trimming include diseased or broken limbs; interference with utility lines or streetlights, and insect infestation. The village tries to maintain a five-year trim cycle for tress greater than 6 inches in diameter and a three-year cycle for smaller trees. For more information, call the forestry division at (630) 620-5740.