Hanover Township met Friday to discuss plans for the Izaak Walton Center & Reserve in Elgin. The $800,000 project is funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Of nine bids, the construction contract was awarded to E.P. Doyle & Son, LLC. in April.
Des Plaines Park District gives out excellence award Ken Rochau, left, receives the Dedicated to Excellence Award from Superintendent of Revenue Facilities Brian Panek at the Des Plaines park board meeting on May 18. Courtesy of Des Plaines Park District
Updated 6/1/2021 12:44 PM
Ken Rochau, Building Services supervisor at the Des Plaines Park District, was recognized with a Dedicated to Excellence Award at the Des Plaines park board meeting on Tuesday, May 18.
Rochau has been with the park district since June of 2011, starting in the Parks Department as the Building Services supervisor and moving to the Golf Operations Department, where he oversees a staff of five.
Ken Rochau is Honored with a Des Plaines Park District Dedicated to Excellence Award Ken Rochau (L) receives the Dedicated to Excellence Award from Superintendent of Revenue Facilities Brian Panek at the Des Plaines Park Board Meeting on May 18, 2021.Des Plaines Park District
Updated 5/27/2021 9:06 AM
Ken Rochau, Building Services supervisor, was recognized with a Dedicated to Excellence Award at the Des Plaines Park Board meeting on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.
Rochau has been with the park district since June of 2011, starting in the Parks Department as the Building Services supervisor and moving to the Golf Operations Department, where his considerable skills have him overseeing a staff of five.
Persuading a teenager to become a lifeguard has never been easy. But as outdoor pools in the Chicago area get ready to open for the summer, many for the first time in two years, recruitment is proving harder than ever.
Children fill their buckets at floating Easter egg hunt
Ayden Alvarez, 5, and his cousin, Kayla Alvarez, both of Des Plaines, fill their bucket during the Des Plaines Park District s floating Easter egg hunt at the Prairie Lakes Aquatic Center Saturday. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Ada Neal, 4, of Des Plaines gathers eggs with her mom, Amanda, during the Des Plaines Park District s floating Easter egg hunt at the Prairie Lakes Aquatic Center Saturday. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Andrea Christl, 6, of Des Plaines gathers eggs with her dad, Eric, during the Des Plaines Park District s floating Easter egg hunt at the Prairie Lakes Aquatic Center Saturday.