residents may place an UNLIMITED amount of bags/cans of LEAVES ONLY out at the curb for FREE COLLECTION. Leaves must be placed out at the curb in commercial kraft leaf bags available at grocery and home improvement stores.

Discount Leaf
Stickers

During the October 26th, Nov. 2nd and 9th refuse collection weeks, residents may purchase $1.15 leaf stickers to dispose of their fall leaves. Discount LEAF stickers are available at the following sales locations:

VILLAGE HALL

500 N. Gary Ave.

M-F: 8am - 5pm

POLICE Lobby

M-F: After Hours

Sat.: 24 Hours

Sun.: 24 Hours

JEWEL

750 W. Army Trl

CAPUTO'S

520 E. North Av.

MEIJER

130 S. Gary Av.

(in Bloomingdale)

VALLI PRODUCE

155 E. North Av.

(in Glendale Hts.)

SMART 9-1-1

Saves Precious Time in an

EMERGENCY

Individuals and families that create a Smart 911 Safety Profile provide potentially life-saving information to Police, Fire/EMS at the time when it is most needed.

V I D E O

What if You Need to Dial 9-1-1?

American

Legion 76

Turkey Shoots

The American Legion Post 76 located at 570 S. Gary Ave. will host their annual charity turkey shoots on the following Sundays in November:

November 8th

November 15th

November 22nd

Doors to Legion Hall promptly open at 7:30 am followed by ticket sales at 8 am and shooting from 9:30 am until dusk. Three Thanksgiving turkeys will be awarded each round. For information, call (630) 682-0076.

Winter Coat

DRIVE

The Carol Stream Park District is hosting a WINTER COAT DRIVE now thru the end of November at all three of its recreational facilities. During operating hours, residents can drop
off new or gently used winter coats in the collection boxes in the lobbies of:

Simkus Rec. Center

@ 849 Lies Rd.

Fountain View Rec. Center

@ 910 Gary Ave

Elk Trail Rec Ctr.

@ 167 Elk Trail

This edition of the E-Stream Newsletter includes information on

Daylight Savings Time ENDS

SUNDAY, NOV. 1st

upcoming events and activities held in and around the Carol Stream community during the weeks ahead. We hope the information is useful to you in the weeks ahead. With the Nov. 1st time change looming, take time that weekend to change batteries in your home's smoke detectors.

HALLOWEEN Trick or Treat Hours

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The official trick or treat hours for the community on Halloween Saturday are from 3 - 7 PM. Motorists driving through residential neighborhoods during this 4 -hour period are advised to reduce their speed, remain vigilant and yield to trick or treaters crossing roadways. In addition, parents and chaperones of trick or treaters are encouarged to establish and enforce the rules you set down for the children under your care to ensure their safety during their candy walk.

RECYCLE Your HALLOWEEN PUMPKINS

The Village, in partnership with Flood Brothers and Green Organics will host a FREE Pumpkin Recycling event on Saturday, November 7th from 9 AM - Noon at the Ross Ferraro Town Center. Residents are asked to remove all wax residue and candles from the pumpkin's cavity before transporting them to the recycling event. Members of the Glenbard North Green Panthers Club will be in attendance to assist with this environmental community event. All waste pumpkins collected will be processed as an ingredient into commercial-grade compost products to be sold at area retail landscape and garden centers.

Halloween Decorating Contest Winners

Judging for the inaugural Halloween House Decorating Contest was completed this past week thanks to the efforts of program judges Katherine Nakis, Justin Lynch and Joe Kozlowski. All told, 27 residential homes were nominated for consideration with the following 3 homes earning prize honors:

Big Pumpkin @ 832 Pawnee Dr.-ENGSTROM FAMILY

Family Fun @ 1094 Idaho St. - NORTON FAMILY

Family Fun @ 1102 Idaho St.- BRYJOWSKI FAMILY

Judges Favorite @ 371 Canyon Trl. -SLANKER FAMILY

The Mayor and Village Board honored each of these families for their efforts to spook out their property for the upcoming Halloween season. The other 23 homeowners whose properties were nominated as part of this year's competition are thanked for their efforts to create ghoulish memories for children trick or treating in their neighborhoods. Special thanks to contest sponsors American Sale and Traffic Control & Protection for their generous contribution of prize awards and signage.

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NEW Lawn Sprinkling Regulation IN EFFECT

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the agency which permits the allocation of Lake Michigan water requires DuPage Water Commission (DWC) communities to prohibit the watering of lawns 7 days a week between the hours of 10 AM - 4 PM. This newly adopted water conservation measure went into effect with its recent passage and remains in effect year round. Because evaporation (water loss) during a growing season is greatest during this 6-hour period, the Village Board adopted this required lawn sprinkling restriction to promote water conservation community-wide. A summary of the Village's current lawn sprinkling restrictions are as follows:

ODD-EVEN CALENDAR DAY: Odd number addresses (e.g. 793 Thunderbird Trl.) can water on odd-number calendar days (e.g. May 23rd) while even number addresses (e.g. 290 Arrowhead Trl.) can water on even-number calendar days (e.g. June 2nd.

HOURLY: On calendar days when a water customer is allowed to water their lawn, they can only do so BEFORE 10 AM and/or AFTER 4 PM.

CERT Place 2nd in Prairie State Challenge

On Saturday, October 3rd, Community Emergency Response Teams from the Chicago-metro area squared off in the 6th Annual Prairie State Challenge competition held at the Homeland Security Building on the campus of the College of DuPage. This day-long competition tested each team's skill level in various challenge exercises that included Team Building, Triage/1st Aid, Victim Transport, Search & Rescue, Fire Suppression and Utility Safety, Disaster Psychology and Incident Documentation to name a few. Officer Tom Eby helped prepare our squad for this year's competition and along with Commander Tom Miller skillfully coached our team throughout the event. Our team's average score across the 10 skill challenges was 90.6 out of 100 possible points. In addition, our team scored 90% or better in 7 of the 10 skill challenges and exceeded the average team score in 9 of the 10 challenges. At the close of the competition, our CERT Squad placed 2nd out of 8 teams.

Raking Leaves into the Street is Prohibited

Village Code prohibits residents from causing obstructions to the Village's storm drainage system. Storm sewer inlets clogged by leaves will cause localized street and property flooding in a heavy storm event. Violators are subject to ticketing for each separate offense. Residents are asked to regularly rake or vacuum up leaves from along the curbline in front of their home to prevent the conditions for localized flooding from occurring.

Parade Committee Hosts Dine In Fundraiser

The Carol Stream 4th of July Parade Committee will host the 1st of several dine in fundraisers for the 2016 Independence Day Parade on Thursday, November 12th at Culver's of Carol Stream located at 290 S. Schmale Rd. Owners Steve and Amy Adams have agreed to donate 10% of the day's pre-tax meal receipts to the 2016 parade effort. Bring your family, neighbors, friends out to Culver's that evening for a great meal and a photo-op with Scoopie.

Humanitarian Service Project to Host

Paper Products Drive for Low-Income Seniors

The Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) located in Carol Stream is a registered non-profit whose mission it is to alleviate the suffering of resource-challenged families and at risk persons in DuPage County. One of the agency's outreach efforts to low-income seniors is the Senior Citizen Project that provides donations of toilet paper, paper towels and Kleenex to low-income seniors in our community. The Village is teaming up with HSP to host a week-long paper product drive beginning from Monday, October 26th - Friday, October 30th to secure needed donations for the upcoming holiday season. Residents and the general public can drop off their paper product donations 24 hours a day during the October 26th business week into the designated collection box located in the lobby of the Carol Stream Municipal Center located at 500 N. Gary Ave.