Articles filed under Bensenville Park District
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Bensenville celebrates Earth Day with park cleanup event
Apr 28, 2021 12:13 PM - On April 24, more than 100 volunteers spent their Saturday morning cleaning up Bensenville parks to celebrate Earth Day. This was a collaborative effort between the village, Bensenville Park District, and Grand Subaru. -
Bensenville bans smoking in village-owned parks
Mar 2, 2020 4:19 PM - Bensenville has banned smoking in village-owned parks as part of a communitywide push to focus on healthy living and wellness. The ban, approved by the village board, prohibits use of nicotine and tobacco products as well as electronic cigarettes in Town Center Park, Veterans Park and Redmond Recreational Complex. -
Take a walk on the 'Creepy Side of Victorian History'
Oct 12, 2018 9:06 AM - Explore the "Creepy Side of Victorian History" during a "Haunted History" program on Saturday, Oct. 20. Victorian mourning traditions, lantern-lit cemetery walk and more are planned for spooky new program at Fischer Farm and Churchville Schoolhouse in Elmhurst. -
Bensenville Park District wants to reconnect golf course with village
Jun 21, 2018 4:19 PM - After 15 years without a Bensenville address, White Pines Golf Club may soon be brought back into the village. -
7 suburban waterparks where you can get wet -- and go wild
May 26, 2018 7:11 AM - With the arrival of Memorial Day weekend, suburban residents will have a wide variety of choices both near and far to indulge in the wet, wild fun of the region's outdoor waterparks. -
White Pines Golf Club may reconnect with Bensenville
May 18, 2018 7:50 AM - Saying much has changed in the 15 years since White Pines Golf Club disconnected from Bensenville, park district officials are talking about reannexing the property back into the village. -
Why parks director with four jobs gets to keep his pensions
Aug 16, 2017 6:02 AM - The operations manager for the Bensenville Park District, who already has three other suburban park district jobs, gets to keep his three pensions and recently received a contract extension in Bensenville to keep him there through the end of the year.
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Civil War lessons at Bensenville's Fischer Farm
Jun 25, 2017 6:39 PM - The sounds of cannon fire mixed with the words of Abraham Lincoln and Sojourner Truth Sunday during the final day of the Civil War Reenactment Weekend at Bensenville Park District's Fischer Farm. -
Quilt show takes center stage in Bensenville
Mar 25, 2017 7:29 PM - On most days, Bensenville Park District's Fischer Farm is designed to reflect rural life in the 1920s and '30s. This weekend, though, the interior of the farmhouse has been transformed into a vibrant display of color and design as the district plays host to its 10th annual All Around the House Quilt Show. -
Pension fund launches investigation into Bensenville park director
Dec 22, 2016 5:41 PM - The newly hired interim executive director of the Bensenville Park District is under investigation by the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, which is demanding proof Joe Vallez worked at least 1,000 hours a year at each of his three other park district jobs.
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