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.
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.
The village of Woodbridge is accepting applications for vacancies on the police pension board and plan commission.
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 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.
Woodridge Mayor William Murphy and the Board of Trustees recently met to discuss and approve the 2016 budget.
Woodbridge Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 21.
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.
Following a thorough search, the Village of Woodridge Police Department will officially swear in new Police Chief Brian Cunningham at the Village Board’s Nov. 3 meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 5 Plaza Drive.
Kathleen Rush, the village of Woodridge administrator, retired in January after working for the village for over 30 years, including seven years as administrator.
J.C. Penney will close seven stores in Illionis as part of a nationwide cost-cutting effort to improve the chain’s profitability.
The Village of Woodridge had the 431th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of June 2016 -- down 14 spots from its May ranking.
Here are the 50 former employees of the Village of Woodridge receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:
Here are the 50 highest-paid employees of the Village of Woodridge, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:
Two offenders released on parole in May live in Illinois zip code 60517, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DuPage Policy Journal.