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The annual Lilac Time Art & Craft Fair planning has been underway for several weeks now. With the event slated for Sunday, May 6, committee members have been meeting to jury the applications received thus far…but there’s still time!
While a number of applications have already been received, there is still plenty of space left for general crafters. There are a limited number of spots for crafters offering jewelry and those spots will be assigned on a... More...
The Lombard Police Department and the Lombard Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association have joined forces with the York Township Food Pantry for its annual “Step Up For Seniors” food drive.
The campaign, aimed at providing food for seniors, will begin February 24 and run through April 8. “Many seniors and families have been hit hard by the downturn in the economy,” said Loretta Kearns, Lombard CPA Alumni... More...
The Village of Lombard provides residents and organizations the opportunity to receive public notices and reports regarding each or all of the Village’s three existing Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts.
Anyone interested in receiving these documents may complete a TIF Interested Parties Registration Form available on the Village of Lombard web site, villageoflombard.org. Residents or organizations may also contact the... More...
Underwriters Laboratories establishes requirements for carbon monoxide (CO) alarms. Recently, those requirements have included a major change that requires all CO alarms produced after August 1, 2009...
to have an end-of-life signal, according to Lombard Fire Marshal Chuck Riforgiate. This signal is to activate once the device reaches its projected end-of-life. The specific product life is based on the design of the... More...
The Village of Lombard Finance Department is, for the second year, shortening the renewal period for Village vehicle stickers from 60 to 45 days.
The renewal process for 2012-2013 vehicle stickers will begin March 15, 2012. The reason for the reduced period is to encourage residents to renew online, by mail or any of the various options that are available. ... More...
The Village of Lombard has been featuring local homes on its vehicle stickers for a number of years and this year is no exception.
The residence to be used on this year’s vehicle stickers is located at 125 E. Washington Blvd and is sometimes referred to as “Morningside Mansion.” It was built by Samuel Lumbard sometime between 1911-1915.The rendering... More...
Lombard Police Officer Joe Menolascino was recently awarded the “Achievement of Excellence Award” by the Illinois Operation Lifesaver Enforcement Committee.
Menolascino was recognized for his exemplary enforcement efforts and promoting railroad crossing safety throughout the community since 2008.Menolascino is a 15-year veteran and a truck enforcement specialist assigned to... More...
January 22, 2012 By Lombard Village President William J. Mueller and Village Clerk Brigitte O’Brien
Lombard Village Board of Trustee’s Action of January 19, 2012 Board Meeting
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
• Proclamation was read by the Village Clerk honoring Sacred Heart Parish in celebration of their 100th Year Anniversary.
• Approved the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of December 27, 2011... More...
As a result of the January 18 Village of Lombard blood drive, approximately 600 people will be helped from the blood that was collected.
One hundred ninety-seven donors and 20 deferrals round out the totals for the first blood drive of the New Year. Between the donations collected at Yorktown Center in the morning and those collected at the Village Hall in... More...
Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford paid a visit to the Lombard Village Hall yesterday during the Village's "Cash Dash" program. Village President William Mueller presented Rutherford with a key to the Village... More...
In 2011, the Village of Lombard saw a slight increase in overall development activity.
According to William Heniff, Director of Community Development, while the actual number of building permits for 2011 were slightly below (1.9%) 2010 levels, the valuations (as measured by proxy through plan review fees)... More...
The Lombard Village Hall will be closed on Monday, January 16, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The Village Hall will reopen with regular business hours on January 17. Normal business hours for Village Hall are: Mondays—8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tuesdays-Fridays—8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
The community is invited to an informational presentation on the benefits of local historic districts. Catherine O’Connor of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) will be speaking at the January 17 Lombard Historical Commission meeting...
at 7:30 p.m. in the Lombard Village Hall Community Room, 255 E. Wilson. O’Connor, the Local Government Services Manager for IHPA, will provide an overview of the financial incentives associated with being a local landmark,... More...
The Village of Lombard and Heartland Blood Center has renewed their partnership in hopes of bringing more blood donations to those in need in 2012.
The Village has been sponsoring blood drives for more than 20 years with Heartland Blood Centers. The blood drives for 2012 will be held January 18, April 11, July 11 and September 12. The dates coincide with Heartland... More...
More than 3,000 participants were on hand for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure event that took place at Yorktown Center September 25. This was up 600 people from last year, according to data provided by race organizers.
The Susan G. Komen Lombard Race for the Cure marked its second year in Lombard as the first Komen race to be held outside of Chicago.“We are incredibly grateful of the partnership Komen Chicago has with the Village of... More...
By Lombard Village President William J. Mueller and Village Clerk Brigitte O’Brien
Lombard Village Board of Trustee’s Action of December 27, 2011 Board meeting.
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING• Village Clerk Brigitte O’Brien conducted the official swearing-in of two new Firefighter Candidates, Jonathan Trapani and Joseph Kaforski to the Lombard Fire Department.
• Proclamations were read... More...
—“I am grateful that the management of the Village allows me to be involved in this organization as it helps me to become a more knowledgeable, more well-rounded employee,” said David Moody, a five-year Village of Lombard employee...
...who is currently a maintenance worker in the Public Works Department.The organization which Moody is referring to is the Mid-Central Water Works Association where Moody’s New Year will begin with a one-year term as... More...
The Village of Lombard reminds residents that a statewide electronics landfill ban will go into effect January 1, 2012. This means that with the start of the new year, electronic items will not be able to be disposed as trash.
Rather, they must be recycled by a registered collector, recycler and/or manufacturer.The following electronic items are included in the ban: computers, monitors, printers, laptops, televisions, keyboards, fax machines,... More...
Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford will be visiting the Lombard Village Hall on January 17 when “Cash Dash” comes to Lombard.
“Cash Dash” is a program sponsored by the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office that reunites Illinoisans with their unclaimed property. Banks and businesses are required to turn over unclaimed property to the Treasurer’s... More...
The Lombard Public Works Department is advising residents and motorists that Meade Electric is scheduled to transfer the connection of the Grace Street/St. Charles Road traffic signals to the Union Pacific Railroad’s new control cabinet on December 21.
The work is scheduled to take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and will be under the supervision of the Illinois Commerce Commission. All traffic signals at this intersection will be in flash red (4-way Stop) mode during... More...
It’s the old adage that every person has a story to tell and Lombard Public Works employee, Eric Vorel has lived the life that most people only dream about!
Vorel is a successful musician, singer and songwriter and has performed with his own bands, Backdrop and The Last Waltz but has also toured and written for the Plain White T’s, Scissors and composed songs for MTV’s reality... More...
Steps Up Impaired Driving and Late-Night Safety Belt EnforcementThe Lombard Police Department today announced its late-night plans for the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” impaired driving and late-night safety belt enforcement
...crackdown during the holiday period. The intensified enforcement effort to combat late-night impaired driving and safety belt violations underscores the disproportionate number of traffic deaths occurring during... More...
The Lombard Police Department will hold its 22nd Citizen’s Police Academy (CPA), beginning March 6, 2012. The classes are held, free of charge, every Tuesday night from 7-9:30 p.m. over a ten-week period.
The purpose of the academy is to give citizens living or working in Lombard an understanding of modern police procedures and the challenges officers face. Lombard officers teach all classes so participants get it straight... More...
“I was very impressed by the Public Works staff and the Village’s selection process,” said Tom Ellis, Lombard’s new Operations Superintendent in the Public Works Department...
“I feel privileged to be a part of the operation and fortunate to have been selected for the position,” he added.Ellis assumes the position of Operations Superintendent, which has been vacant since March, after the... More...
Working with wood is only one way Tom Ellis, Lombard’s new Operations Superintendent in Public Works, spends his free time. Another big chunk of it is spent flying...
Obtaining his pilot’s license was a long-time goal, which he accomplished with money earned through a second, part-time job to pay for the flight lessons.“My grandfather built an airport next to our family farm in Morris... More...
The Village of Lombard received its population count relative to the 2010 Census; however, challenged the numbers and the end result was an increase in the population and number of households for the Village.
Population CountLombard’s official population as of April 1, 2010 was 43,395, representing a gain of 1,073 residents since 2000 (+2.5%). Lombard grew at a faster rate than DuPage County, but slower than Illinois as a whole... More...
The Village of Lombard will be trimming all of the Village-owned parkway trees from Crystal to Hickory between Main St. and Route 53 this winter. Work will begin in January. (See the attached map for the area to be trimmed.)
The work will be done by Nels J. Johnson Tree Experts, a private tree firm contracted by the Village of Lombard Forestry Division. Trees will be trimmed according to strict professional standards set forth within the tree... More...
Training for the Lombard Fire Department sometimes means that the companies are traveling back and forth between stations. Thanks to an idea brought to the department’s training committee by Lt. Chuck Faivre...
...fire companies are increasing their efficiency by saving time and fuel costs.Faivre, a self-proclaimed techie, introduced the idea of using Skype for classroom training. According to their website, “Skype is for doing... More...
Lombard’s 1.6 million gallon water storage tank, located on West Road and North Avenue, has been put back on-line after being out of service for approximately one and a half years.
The standpipe was built by Chicago Bridge & Iron in 1955. Originally, a 1,500 foot deep well was also located on the site, but in 1992, the Village sealed the well because the well pump broke and the Village was switching... More...
The Village of Lombard recently received the final approval letter from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, as well as Illinois Clean Energy, approving grants to be used to replace/retrofit Fire Station One...
(50 E. St. Charles Road) with more energy efficient lighting. The grant was written by the Community Development Department’s Plan Reviewer/Inspector II Keith Stieskal. The project is estimated to cost $14,154 and the two... More...
Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Howell will serve as interim Fire Chief, effective with Fire Chief Mike Torrence’s retirement date of January 20, 2012. The appointment was announced today by Village Manager David Hulseberg.
Howell has served as Lombard’s Assistant Fire Chief since October 2010. A formal search will be conducted to fill the position of Lombard Fire Chief. An internal search committee will be formed and the hope is to fill... More...
With the March 20 primary election approaching, the Village of Lombard would like to inform residents, businesses, property owners and those involved in political campaigns of its regulations pertaining to political campaign signs.
The following points are the general guidelines as to the regulations regardingpolitical campaign signs:• For residential properties, the overall sign size may not exceed nine square feet in area. There is no... More...
The Village of Lombard has an ordinance that requires snow removal from public sidewalks adjacent to commercial properties.
Within 24 hours of the end of each snowstorm, public sidewalks (near the streets) adjacent to commercial properties must have a path cleared to provide safe passage so pedestrians do not have to walk in the street. This is... More...
Great photographs are showing up everywhere—social media sites, local network weather segments and online newspapers. And now, interested photo buffs can share their photos with the Village of Lombard for use on its website and promotional materials.
Lombard’s Community Relations Committee reviewed the idea of reaching out to the community for interesting photos of Lombard to be used on the Village website and in other Village materials. “It’s just another way we are... More...
The Lombard Fire Department offers the following holiday safety tips to residents this season:
Holiday Decorating• Be careful with holiday decorations. Choose decorations that are flame resistant or flame retardant.• Keep lit candles away from decorations and other things that can burn.• Use lights that have... More...
The sixth annual “Jinglebell Jubilee” is scheduled for December 3 in downtown Lombard.
The event brings together various community partners to coordinate a variety of holiday events on the same day so that residents may take advantage of them on the same day.One of the highlights of the annual event is the... More...
Donations to support the troops are being collected at the Lombard Village Hall in conjunction with the Lombard VFW Lilac Post 5815, who will pay to send the items collected.
A wish list of items needed include a “top 10” list:1. Peanut butter2. Crackers3. Canned fruit and canned pasta4. Beef jerky/Slim Jims5. Nuts in 20 ounce containers or less (no glass, please)6. Coffee packets... More...
Due to scheduling conflicts, Lombard’s Economic & Community Development Committee’s next meeting has been rescheduled to 8:15 p.m. on December 12. The meeting will be held in the Village Hall Community Room.
Among the topics that are tentatively scheduled to be on the agenda is a continuation of the discussion regarding Lombard Town Centre funding for the 2012 calendar year.Any questions regarding this meeting may be directed... More...
Lombard Fire Chief Mike Torrence announced his retirement today, effective January 20, 2012.
After more than 33 years of service with the Village of Lombard, Torrence will retire to take another position as Fire Marshal with the Bristol Kendall County Fire Department. In his new position, Torrence will be... More...
With the holidays upon us, the Lombard Police Department warns that whether you are traveling across town or across the state, if you or anyone in your vehicle is unbelted, you run the risk of getting an unwelcomed gift from law enforcement.
As of January 1, 2012, everyone, no matter the age or seating position, will be required to wear a safety belt. “I urge everyone driving on Illinois roadways this holiday season to drive carefully, do not drive impaired... More...
The Village of Lombard attempts to get as much warning as possible on approaching snow storms. The plan is to begin plowing streets once the first inch of snow has accumulated.
Depending on the type of snowfall, the Village is prepared to complete snow plowing within 12 hours after the snow stops falling for a snowfall under eight inches. Please bear in mind that heavier snows take longer... More...
The Lombard Public Works Department offers the following tips on how to keep driveways clear during the winter season:
When clearing residential driveways of snow, here’s the best way to assist the drivers plowing residential streets so that their work doesn’t leave an already-cleared driveway full of snow again.Shovel snow in the... More...
The “P” in Public Works may as well stand for “proactive” because that’s the way the Village of Lombard Public Works Department operates.
Anti-icing, an approach that the Public Works Department has implemented, is a proactive approach to prevent ice or snowpack from forming on the Village roadways, according to Chris Bohnert, Streets & Electrical Supervisor... More...
Village President William Mueller hosts Community Development Director William Heniff and Senior Planner Jennifer Henaghan on the November edition of “Open Mike.”
The program highlights the recent award the Village of Lombard Planning Division received from the Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association. The award recognizes Lombard’s downtown plan for its innovation,... More...
A statewide electronics landfill ban will go into effect January 1, 2012. This means that with the start of the new year, electronic items will not be able to be disposed as trash.
The Village of Lombard’s Community Development Department is undertaking an update to the Village’s Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted in 1998.
Since that time, the Plan has been updated on a regular basis to accommodate land use changes and new developments, in-depth area studies focusing on Roosevelt Road and Downtown and new policy directions such as Senior... More...
The Great Western Trail Bridges project is set to begin this fall. The project is to construct the trail over Grace Street, the Union Pacific Railroad and St. Charles Road. The project is expected to last into late November 2012.
The project includes three bridges, retaining walls, embankment, a paved bike trail and trail lighting. ComEd is currently working to relocate some power lines that are in the footprint of the construction.The Public Works... More...
The Village of Lombard is continually seeking ways to manage costs and reduce spending.
The Public Works Department has identified one such option to cut expenditures by reducing the number of vehicles the Village retains and replace others with a more fuel efficient option.
John Mannino is the Fleet... More...