Itasca to hold 29th annual town hall May 24
Posted5/20/2021 4:57 PM
You are invited to view the 29th annual town hall meeting featuring governmental leaders in the Itasca community at 7 p.m. Monday, May 24.
Presentations will include an overview of recent accomplishments and plans for the future of Itasca.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the town hall meeting will be conducted remotely via Zoom. Time will be allotted for questions from the public.
To view or participate, please register at www.itasca.com.
Participants who wish to ask a question, may submit their questions during online registration, by email to deputyclerk@itasca.com, or at the meeting through the Q&A window.
Itasca s Springbrook Nature Center to reopen Saturday with new exhibits Itasca s Springbrook Nature Center, at 130 Forest Ave., is scheduled to reopen on Saturday. Daily Herald file photo
Updated 4/26/2021 4:52 PM
Springbrook Nature Center in Itasca is set to reopen Saturday with new interactive exhibits for visitors.
The center at 130 Forest Ave. closed on March 24 so it could be renovated and get the new exhibits. The interactive exhibits were created with Taylor Studios Inc., a Rantoul-based museum exhibit design company.
Now the village and the Itasca Park District are planning to celebrate Arbor Day with a grand reopening of the remodeled facility. The event, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, will include a tree dedication.
The Itasca Park District is hosting a mass vaccination event aimed at disabled residents in the area and their caregivers as well as any residents 65 and older who have been unable to secure vaccination appointments.
Updated 3/8/2021 7:38 PM
Hundreds of senior citizens, some riding in wheelchairs, lined up at the Itasca Park District Fitness Center on Monday to receive their first COVID-19 vaccines.
The average age of the 800 recipients was 76, including two Ethel Schwolow and Josephina Suazo who were 100 years old.
Everything was handled professionally, Schwolow said after receiving her vaccine. It all moved perfectly, and nobody wasted any time. I am happy to receive it and I feel great right now.
The Itasca Park District led the event. Volunteers from Itasca Community Library and the Roselle, Bloomingdale, Medinah, and Wood Dale park districts coordinated with each other in the effort and to help with the site s operations.
Illinois hit a single-day low for COVID-19 fatalities not seen since September with five more deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Monday, as new cases reached 1,182.