Dupage Policy Journal

DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) reported yesterday that the county's COVID-19 community transmission is now at the Substantial level per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The recent rise in cases and hospitalizations is likely attributed to the more contagious Delta variant. Vaccines continue to be the best form of protection against COVID-19, including the Delta variant, and help prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death. The DuPage County Health Department strongly endorses the recently updated CDC masking guidance which recommends everyone, including fully vaccinated individuals, wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas with substantial and high transmission. Residents ages 12 and over are urged to get their vaccine as soon as possible - visit www.vaccines.gov to find a location near you.

The Lombard Police Department invites citizens living or working in Lombard to participate in Lombard’s 31st Citizen’s Police Academy, beginning Sept. 7. The program provides a free opportunity for citizens to meet members of the Lombard Police force, while gaining a hands-on experience of police work. The academy provides an understanding of modern police procedures and the challenges officers face. The free classes will take place Tuesday nights, 7 to 9:30 p.m., over a ten-week period and will be taught by Lombard officers. Learn more.

In 2020, the Lombard Police Department achieved the second-highest DUI arrest rate in Illinois based on department size and eighth in the state overall, with 3.49 arrests per sworn officer, according to Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists or AAIM. Throughout the year, Lombard Police made 220 driving under the influence arrests, despite less than average vehicles on the road due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more. 

Committee vacancies which the Village is actively seeking to fill include: 

(3) Community Promotions & Tourism Committee

(2) Community Relations Committee

(1) Public Safety & Transportation

(1) Public Works & Environmental Concerns Committee

(1) Board of Local Improvements

(1) Plan Commission

(2) Zoning Board of Appeals

Learn more about each of the above committees at villageoflombard.org/committees. If you are interested in serving, please fill out and submit an application form.  If you have previously submitted an application, have an application on file, and wish to be considered for any of the current vacancies above, please submit a new application.

Lombard’s Cruise Nights and Summer Concerts, brought to you by The 450 Elevated Apartment Living, return to downtown Lombard, on Saturday evenings, July 10 – Sept. 4, 6 – 10 p.m., with music from 6 – 9 p.m. Guests are invited to experience live music, a large collection of classic and custom cars, and downtown Lombard’s stores and restaurant establishments, at this free and family-friendly event.

2021 Cruise Night Concert Lineup

Coming up:

• July 31: Rocks Off – A Rolling Stone Tribute
• August 7: Lake Effect - Classic rock, swing, and rhythm & blues.
• August 14: Pearl Jam Tribute

• Cruise Night Car Shows & Summer Concert Series

  Saturday Nights, July 10th - Sept. 4th

  6  - 10 p.m., with music 6 - 9 p.m.

• DuPage County Back to School Fair

  August 4, 2021, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.