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Wheaton North Beat Naperville Central 14-7 Friday Night in Wheaton.
Wheaton Warrenville South beat Naperville Central 14-7 on Red Grange Field Friday.
Wheaton families enjoyed an ice cream social at Whittier Elementary Wednesday to join the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce in the effort to collect school supplies for District 200 students in need.
The Wheaton French Market draws residents downtown to Main Street and Liberty Drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
With an estimated high temperature of 91 (though mid-day it felt much higher than that) the second day of the Taste of Wheaton was balmy, but delightful. There was something for everyone: shopping, games, carnival rides, music and of course, food! Wheaton residents talk about their favorite parts of the Taste of Wheaton: "My favorite part is the food" said Ryan Gagliano, "I'm excited about the rides for my son, it's the first year he can participate." "The inflatables and the carnival rides are my favorite part of the Taste" Krista Boba said.
Wheaton again showed its appreciation for our armed forces on this Memorial Day. In spite of sweltering heat, group after group joined the parade, marching down streets lined with local residents cheering them on. The Wheaton Police and Fire Department led the parade, followed by veterans, girl scouts and boy scouts, and marching bands from Wheaton schools. Feel free to add your photos and comments to this article.
Boy scouts in Wheaton will soon have a freshly painted, refurbished cabin at Northside Park thanks to Wheaton Rotary Club members who committed their weekend time to rehabbing for the first time in 40 years. Rotary members spent their Saturday morning painting the cabin's windows, walls and bathroom for the scouts. In addition to painting, the club will replace the cabin's electrical wiring, update its heating system, install new screens and replace the kitchen cabinets. "We felt it was a good community service project that'd allow residents to use it (cabin) for different events,"said …
The alleyway behind Wheaton Drama turned into an Indian slum Tuesday to set the scene for the feature film, Broken & Beautiful. Still in pre-poduction, Director and Glen Ellyn native Erin Dalian and crew members filmed a scene taking place in the slums of India Tuesday, featuring Warrenville native and Wheaton Warrenville South graduate, Peter Sipla.
This week's Patch Picks: Picnic Spots There are a lot of them—52 public parks, Cantigny, Herrick Lake, Blackwell—throw in a stop at the French market on a Saturday and you've got yourself a nice little Saturday planned. 1. If you're a downtowner, try Memorial Park 2. If you're a wedding crasher, set up camp at Cantigny (while enjoying your own food). 3. If you're a nature lover, go to Blackwell. 4. If you want privacy, go to the Lincoln Marsh Natural Area. 5. If you don't want privacy, go to Northside Park. 6. If you have lots of kids that want to run around, go to Northside Park. 7. If you …
Wheaton North High Schoolers went to prom at The Abbington in Glen Ellyn last Saturday. Then after, juniors and seniors headed over to the Wheaton Community Center for Post Prom. Here are some photos of the glamorous night, followed by a highly-anticipated party themed "The Amazing Race." Are you in these photos? Are your friends? Comment below and we'll add your names. If you're not in any of the photos—but want to be, please add them!
Students at Hubble Middle School, as part of
Families flocked to Graf Park in Wheaton Sunday with their kites in hand. At stake: the Wheaton record for the largest number of kites in the air at once. While it was a cool day, the wind was a friend and participants had no problems getting their kites as high as their string would allow. If watching all the "regular" kites wasn't enough, all anyone needed to do was peek over at the 60-foot octopus or the giant cat to see which kite lovers got creative this year. And just when you thought you had learned to control your kite, the Chicago Fire Kite Team took to the air in a dazzling display…
Spring fever is back—biting the suckers for sunshine, budding flowers, ice cream and baseball. What's the first thing you do when the fever hits? Go to a Cubs game? Tate's Ice Cream? Carlson's? Show your community what spring looks like in your neck of the woods by adding photos to the gallery!
Girls Lacrosse is alive and well in Wheaton. WWS-WN United is a co-op of Wheaton Warrenville South and Wheaton North High Schools. As a club sport, they do not receive funding from the schools and must pay for their own uniforms and other equipment. United has its roots in a club team formed at WWS six years ago. Four years ago, girls from WWS and WN joined forces to form United. As a member of the Illinois High School Women's Lacrosse Association, United has steadily improved over the last three years, from making the playoffs for the first time three years ago to winning their first …
The Wheaton South boys baseball team played York Thursday on their home field. Editor's note: The game was still underway when these photos were posted. We will update with scores.
Patch gathered photos of the Wheaton parks this week so next week you can get out and play.
On Sunday March 6th, the B.R. Ryall Indian Guides and Indian Princesses held their annual Pinewood Derby race at the YMCA. They call it the Indi-N-500. This event challenges fathers and children to build cars out of blocks of wood, decorate them and race them down a track. Cars have to meet specifications which include length, width, and weight. This year the cars could not exceed 5 oz. Participants start designing and building cars shortly after the first of the year. A lot of care is put into the car as the difference between 1st ans 2nd place can be hundreds of a second. There are separate…
Deb Ditchman, Environmental Educator of the Wheaton Park District, presented scrumptious science for the Kids and Critters group Tuesday. The class saw which food items would sink and float, explored volcanoes and balloons and even made ice cream.
