National Night Out

The Wheaton Police Department encourages the community to come out and connect with your neighbors and Wheaton Police for National Night Out, a night of family fun. This year's event will be at Northside Park, featuring the following activities and events:

• Food & beverages
• Dunk-a-Cop (proceeds benefit NAMI DuPage - see below for items being collected)
• Face painting
• Balloon twister
• DJ
• DuPage County Sheriff's Office K-9
• Touch-a-Truck
• Medic helicopter (7 p.m.)
• SWAT obstacle course for kids
• Illinois Fallen Heroes Traveling Memorial Wall, provided by the Illinois Patriot Riders
• Fishing contest (Bring your own equipment. Prizes will be awarded. IL fishing license required for ages 16+.)

This is a free event for the entire community. We hope to see you there!

100% of donations for Dunk-a-Cop will go to National Alliance on Mental Illness DuPage (NAMI DuPage). They also appreciate donations of these items: facial tissue boxes; paper towel rolls; travel size toiletry / personal hygiene / cosmetic items; art supplies: water color paper, gel pens, washi tape; and office supplies: post-it notes, paper clips, binder clips, pens.