Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Robert Brill named the next Wheaton Fire Department Fire Chief

The City of Wheaton is pleased to welcome Robert Brill as the next Fire Chief to lead the Wheaton Fire Department. He will be sworn in at the Jan. 17, 2023, City Council meeting.

Chief Brill’s professional experience includes more than 20 years in firefighting service with the Wilmette Fire Department, most recently as Deputy Fire Chief. Prior to becoming a firefighter, Brill served as a police officer with the Palatine Police Department. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Illinois University, an Executive Fire Officer designation from the National Fire Academy and Chief Fire Officer designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence.

The City of Wheaton completed a comprehensive recruiting process to select a new fire chief upon the July 1 retirement of former Chief Bill Schultz, who had served with the Wheaton Fire Department since 2003.
https://wheaton.il.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=851.

St. Francis High School Girls Volleyball Team Wins the Class 3A 2022 Illinois State Championship

Congratulations to the St. Francis High School Girls Volleyball Team for winning the Class 3A 2022 Illinois State Championship! In honor of the team winning the state championship, Mayor Suess presented the team with their sign from the City and proclaimed Dec. 8 as St. Francis High School Girls Volleyball Class 3A State Championship Day in Wheaton. Congratulations on a fantastic season!

SFHS Girls Volleyball Coach Lisa Ston with City of Wheaton Mayor Phillip Suess

City Proclaimed Dec. 8-10 "Christmas Sharing Weekend"

Since 1969, the all-volunteer Christmas Sharing organization has helped hundreds of families in need who live in the boundaries of School District 200 by providing food, gift cards, new coats and non-food items to help make their holiday season merrier. In honor of their continued work, the City proclaimed Dec. 8-10 "Christmas Sharing Weekend." Congratulations and thank you for helping our community's families in need!

Sergeant Smith Completes Northwestern University's Center for Public Safety Staff & Command

The Wheaton Police Department is pleased to announce the recent graduation of Sgt. Angela Smith from Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command, where she was named Class President. The academically challenging 10-week program provided instruction and training specifically focused for the law enforcement community as part of The Center for Public Safety. The Wheaton Police Department anticipates a variety of benefits from Sgt. Smith’s attendance in the program, including the advanced instruction she received in the areas of strategic planning, management, leadership and organizational behavior. Continued education and development through this program are an example of the Wheaton Police Department’s commitment to ensuring Wheaton’s police force is well developed, highly trained and ready to serve in any situation.

As part of this program, participants choose an organization to support, which serves as a legacy gift of their participation. SPSC Class 531 selected both Partners for Progress Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Wauconda and Cal’s Angels, which raises money for pediatric cancer research, grants wishes and raises awareness. Class 531 collectively raised more than $18,000 for the organizations.

Holiday Shopping Crime
Prevention Tips

Some simple actions on your part can help prevent crimes from putting a damper on your holiday season.

Online shoppers should take precautions to avoid theft by “Porch Pirates” with their online purchase deliveries. The Wheaton Police Department recommends residents keep their deliveries safe by:

Tracking your packages and having neighbors or relatives move your delivered packages indoors as soon as possible when not at home.
Leaving special delivery instructions to have packages placed out of sight of potential thieves.
Having a video doorbell to deter potential thieves.

For more tips, visit https://www.wheaton.il.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=852.

New Historic Site Marker in Downtown Wheaton

Next time you're in downtown Wheaton, check out the new historic site marker at the northwest corner of Liberty and Main Street commemorating the former Chicago, Elgin and Aurora train station that previously stood at the site. The marker stands on one of the original balusters from the 1912 train station. This electric rail line was in service until 1957, and now the Illinois Prairie Path follows the track of this once busy rail line. Thank you to the City's Historic Commission for leading this project and to Michael Bowen for preserving and donating the baluster.

Vote for Your Favorite Holiday Lights Before Dec. 19

Voting has begun for the City and Wheaton Park District's Light Up Wheaton Holiday Decorating Contest! From now until noon on Monday, Dec. 19, you can vote for your favorite(s) by "liking" the photos on the City of Wheaton and Wheaton Park District's Facebook pages. Each photo like counts as a vote, and the winners will be announced the week of Dec. 20. In addition to the People's Choice Award, winners will also be announced in the categories of Mayor's Choice (selected by the Wheaton City Council) and Most Creative. If you're not on Facebook, you can still enjoy the lights and see all of the entries on this map. You can use the map to take the Light Up Wheaton holiday tour and check out all of the fantastic decorations.

Yard Waste, Leaves, Food Scraps & Organics Final Week

Yard waste, food scraps and organic materials are collected at the curb from the first full week of April through the second full week of December. You can use containers no larger than 35 gallons in size or biodegradable paper bags. Each container or biodegradable bag must weigh no more than 50 pounds and must have 1 yard waste/organics/garbage sticker attached in order to be collected. All of the types of items below use the same type of sticker.

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Upcoming Library Events

To register for these events, please visit wheatonlibrary.org/calendar.

Gingerbread House Contest
Saturday, Dec. 17, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
In-person
Wheaton Public Library
225 N. Cross St.

Upcoming Meetings

Administrative Adjudication Hearing

Wednesday, Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m.
Wheaton City Hall
303 W Wesley Street

City Council Meeting

Monday, Dec. 19, 7 p.m.
Wheaton City Hall
303 W Wesley Street

Library Board

Monday, Dec. 19, 7 p.m.
Wheaton Public Library
225 N. Cross St.

Historic Commission

Tuesday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.
Wheaton City Hall
303 W Wesley Street

Contact Us

To contact us, please send an email to:
communications@wheaton.il.us.