4.01 percent of people in Woodridge were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by DuPage Policy Journal.
Woodbridge Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 21.
Woodridge Mayor William Murphy and the Board of Trustees recently met to discuss and approve the 2016 budget.
The Village of Woodridge was presented with two awards late last week at the Link and Leverage Forum, hosted by Moraine Valley Community College, to honor the village's sustainability efforts. Woodridge received a Silver Award through the Clean Air Counts program and a Certificate of Sustainability Efforts, both presented by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, which represents Chicago-area municipalities.
The Village of Woodridge Finance Department was recognized at last week's board meeting for receiving its first-ever Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) Award, a national honor that recognizes conformance with the highest standards in the preparation of state and local government reports.
The village of Woodbridge is accepting applications for vacancies on the police pension board and plan commission.
A regional economic marketing effort dubbed “One Call, 10 Stores, A Million Customers" kicked off on Monday, an effort by nine Chicago-area communities that were home to 10 former Dominick’s stores. “Dominick’s was an institution that had a long-term presence in each of our communities," Jason Zawila, a planner who coordinates economic-development efforts for the Village of Woodridge, said.
Woodridge residents are invited to sign up for a new emergency notification system that allows the village to dispatch messages to particular geographic areas in town and utilize an automated phone system to provide emergency or other information concerning the community, the village said on Thursday.
The Woodridge Plan Commission will hold a public hearing today at 7:30 p.m. to consider a request to remove a pool and replace the amenity with a splash pad, playground, fitness stations and a seating area. The meeting will be held at the Woodridge Village Hall, Five Plaza Drive.
Commercial real estate sectors in Woodridge rebounded in 2014, with new retail stores, remodeled restaurants and the Union Pointe Business Park project in the mix.