To help DuPage County residents protect themselves against West Nile virus (WNV), the DuPage County Health Department has created a Personal Protection Index (PPI) that will inform residents of the amount of WNV activity in the county, as well as prevention steps that are recommended.  

 

The PPI provides residents with a current snapshot of WNV activity, ranging from zero to four, with zero being no activity and four announcing multiple human cases of WNV in DuPage County. The PPI will be updated every Wednesday at 3pm, by Health Department staff, during the surveillance season. The PPI will change to match the risk level determined for that period. The index can be found here.  When activated, residents should follow the 4 D's of prevention that coincide with the PPI risk level.

 

Drain: Drain those items that collect standing water around your home, yard or business. Scrub and refill pet water dishes and bird baths regularly.  

 

Defend: Use an insect repellent containing DEET when outdoors and reapply according to directions.

 

Dress: Wear long pants, long sleeves and closed toe shoes when outside to cover the skin.

 

Dusk & Dawn: Wear repellent outdoors during these prime times for mosquito activity.

DuPage County will host a latex paint recycling program from June 15 to July 15 at Woodridge Greene Valley Wastewater Treatment Facility, 7900 S. Route 53 in Woodridge.

 

LATEX PAINT RECYCLING: Residents can drop off their usable unwanted latex paint during the designated summer collections listed above free of charge. Usable paint is paint that has not been frozen, is less than 10 years in age and has not been mixed with other products.

 

FREE RECYCLED LATEX PAINT: (available starting June 22) The paint will be filtered and re-blended into a variety of colors, types, and finishes. Recycled paint will be distributed to residents for free during same hours at location. Paint is offered free of charge to any resident, business, non-profit etc. in 5-gallon containers.

 

HOURS:

Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 11, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

 

For more information, contact DuPage County Public Works Dept. at (630) 985-7400 or the Dept. of Economic Development & Planning at (630) 407-6700.

 

 The Darien Lions Club, with the help of the Jewel-Osco of Darien, will be holding a Hot Dog Sale on Thursday, June 25 - Sunday, June 28 from the hours of 11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. at the Jewel-Osco located at 7329 South Cass Avenue, Darien.

For your donation of $1.00 you will be given a hot dog, bag of chips and a drink. The Jewel-Osco has graciously donated all of the supplies for this event.

All monies collected will go directly to help the victims of the tornadoes in Coal City this week.

The Darien Lions Club will be holding their 44th Annual Independence Day Parade on Saturday, July 4, 2015. If you are interested in participating in the 4th of July Parade please visit the Darien Lions Club website www.darienlions.org or email the 2015 Parade Chairman at darienlionsparade@gmail.com  

 

Kids, come out and decorate your bike to ride in the parade!  Saturday, July 4 at the Jewel parking lot on Cass Ave. at 8:30.  Top girl & Boy winners awarded cash prizes! Ages 2 - 10. 

Good Worx, Inc. is looking for a few average gardeners, no experience needed, for their "Sunny Patch Project"   This summer they plan to tackle hunger in the community, from the ground up, through the establishment of a first ever community container garden.   

 

The Sunny Patch garden will be at Safety Village, located at Cass & 75th Streets.  To learn how you can grow solutions to hunger here this summer, visit their website or call 630-272-0915.  

Darien Farmers Market Storytimes         

Look for the Indian Prairie Public Library at the Darien Farmers Market at Westwood Park this summer! Enjoy all-ages story times on Wednesdays, 6-6:45 p.m., through Aug. 5 (weather permitting).

 

IPPL Homemade Readers Summer Reading Challenge   

Read books and win prizes during Homemade Readers, the Indian Prairie Public Library's 2015 Summer Reading Challenge for kids and teens through Aug. 8. Sign up at the Kids & Teens Ask Us Desk or online at summer.ippl.info. 

 

Sign up for the IPPL eNews via text

Want to get the latest news and program information from the Indian Prairie Public Library? Sign up for the IPPL eNews! Text IPPLINFO to 22828 to get started.

 

The Darien Youth Club (DYC) is a non-for-profit organization that runs fun, competitive youth sports leagues for children in Kindergarten through High School. When your child joins a DYC sports league, everybody plays, everyone learns, everyone has fun!  

 

Registration is open now for Summer Soccer Camp and Fall Soccer Leagues. Be sure to register before July 1 to receive the early bird discount! The cost is only $75-$85 per season for 8-13 games plus practices (depending on age).  

 

Get all the information on our website www.darienyouthclub.org

Attention dancers, musicians, and other acts of talent.  Darien Chamber of Commerce invites you to  "DARIEN'S GOT TALENT"  on the main stage at DarienFest, Sunday September 13, from 1pm to 2pm.  Age group is 10-18, and the registration fee is $20.00.  Entry description should include your bio, photo, email, phone number and a 30 second audition video.  Register online at www.darienchamber.com.  Deadline is July 15.