City of Darien 2015 Branch Pickup schedule

 

            August             24 through 28

            October            26 through 30

 

The City of Darien is pleased to be able to offer FREE BRANCH PICKUP for all residents within our boundaries. To help keep the streets clean and our crews on schedule, please stack the branches neatly by the curb on the Sunday before the pickup week. The chipper can accept branches up to 6" in diameter. Please do not tie the branches or put them in garbage cans. All other yard waste such as grass clippings and flowers should be disposed of through our yard waste program with Advanced Disposal.

 

All branches need to be out no later than the Sunday night prior to the designated pick up week. The chipping crew can make only one pass and may complete your street as soon as Monday morning.

 

Residents can also take their branches to the Municipal Services Facility, located at 1041 S. Frontage Road, and place at the designated location, labeled as "Branches". Branches will be accepted seven days a week from 5:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. Landscape companies hired to help with your branches may also take them to Municipal Services.

 

If you have any questions regarding branch pick up, please contact Municipal Services at 630-353-8105.

The official City of Darien electrical supplier is CONSTELLATION under the aggregation program. Constellation can be reached at 855-836-6594.

The City of Darien has received a complaint regarding a solicitor going door to door advising residents that he works for Starion, the official energy supplier for the City of Darien, and asking residents to sign a form.  This is a scam to have residents switch their energy supplier to this company.  Unless you are interested in changing electric suppliers, DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING!

We encourage residents to learn more about this or other companies before committing to sales tactics.  A Google internet search of Starion shows multiple complaints posted.  A check of the Better Business Bureau shows numerous complaints filed.  These are quick checks that anyone can run on the internet.

The City of Darien and the Darien Police Department conduct a background check on both the solicitor and the company prior to approving or denying solicitor licenses.  Approved solicitors are required to adhere to hours of solicitation and possess a valid solicitor permit.  We encourage residents to call 9-1-1 if you have contact with a solicitor from this company or anyone who does not have a solicitor permit.

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.

Brookhaven Plaza is having a 50 year celebration on Sunday, August 30, from 11am to 6pm.  There will be music presented by Jim Tikalsky, food venders including Brookhven Marketplace, The Crazy Burrito, Dunkin Donuts, Darien Chop Suey and Val's Asian Market.

Entertainment schedule:
1:00                Darien Woodridge Fire Truck
1:00 - 4:00      Pockets the Clown with face painting and balloons
1:30                ATA Martial Arts Demo Team
2:00                Agne G. will perform popular tunes

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Indian Prairie Public Library cardholders can now learn software, creative, and business skills with Lynda.com! Lynda.com has thousands of online tutorials taught by industry experts, and features courses for all skill levels. IPPL cardholders now have FREE, unlimited access - including desktop, mobile, and tablet access - allowing them to view as many videos as they want on different devices without losing their place.

 

IPPL StoryShare

Have you shared your family's story with the Indian Prairie Public Library yet? StoryShare is an oral history project in which community members are invited to interview family members while a trained IPPL volunteer operates the recording equipment. The interview theme is "family," and sample questions can be provided. Participants will receive a CD of the interview while the library keeps a copy to preserve for future generations. To make an interview appointment, call Librarian Joe Popowitch at 630/887-8760 ext. 240 or email joep@ippl.info.