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Upcoming Important Days:

Village Board Meeting** - June 8 || 7 p.m. || Village Hall
Village Board Meeting** - June 22 || 7 p.m. || Village Hal
Electronics Recycling - June 20 || 9 a.m.-12 p.m. || Public Works Garage

** The Village appreciates the public's patience and cooperation as communities across the globe attempt to practice social distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Village remains committed to a transparent and open government. Participation in these meetings is encouraged in any of the following ways:

1 - Email your questions to Village Manager Keehner in advance of the meeting at rkeehnerjr@invillapark.com. Please make the subject line: Please read into public record. Manager Keehner will read the comments into the public record at the appropriate time.

2 - Watch the meeting live on YouTube by following the Village of Villa Park or on the Government Access Channel (Comcast Channel 6, and AT&T Channel 99).

3 - If members of the public are interested in attending in person, and are symptom free, social distancing will be utilized to mitigate the community spread of disease. If attending in person, each person must wear a face mask at all times.

Updates: Refuse / Recycling / Electronics Recycling

Refuse: Effective Monday, June 1, Roy Strom resumed normal collection operations for all residential and commercial customers. We thank you for your understanding during this period. Please contact Roy Strom with any questions at: customersupport@roystrom.com

Recycling: Please do not recycle used masks, gloves or medical supplies.

Electronics Recycling: The Electronics Recycling events will resume as scheduled on the third Saturday of the month beginning with Saturday, June 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Public Works Garage.

Shop Local

Villa Park businesses are open for services, curbside pick-up, carry-out, and/or delivery of foods or goods.

On Friday May, 29 DuPage County entered Phase III of Governor Pritzker's Restore Illinois Plan. This phase allows restaurants to provide outdoor dining, with provisions. To view guidelines for Phase III click here.

When making a purchase, make sure to shop Villa Park!

Scam of the Week

Visit any website these days and it’s very likely that you will be viewing ads as well. Sometimes these ads can be tempting, with many offering sales, promotions, or freebies to attract more clicks.

Remember this: just because you are on a reputable, well-known website, it does not mean that the ads on the website are safe to click as well.

How adspace can become infected: Advertisers do not sell their ads to websites one at a time. Websites that want to make money sell their advertising space to an ad network. Advertisers sign contracts with that ad network which then displays the ads on the participating websites. The ad network sits in the middle between the advertisers and the websites and manages the traffic and the payments.

Cybercriminals can take advantage of this system by fooling the ad networks into thinking they are a legit advertiser, but the ads which are displayed on major websites can be poisoned. If you browse to a page with a poisoned ad on it, that is enough to run the risk your PC will be encrypted with ransomware, which can hold your computer or your entire network hostage until you pay the cybercriminal a ransom.

Stay informed during emergency situations by signing up for CodeRED, the emergency notification system, free to residents, that will send alerts and updates straight to your phone through call, text message or app notification.

2020 Census

Have you filled out your 2020 Census? This year, you can fill it out online, by phone or by mail. Villa Park's response rate is currently 74.2%. The results of the 2020 Census will help determine how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding flow into communities every year for the next decade. Make sure to fill yours out today!

The U.S. Census Bureau continues to accept applications for temporary part-time and full time positions. Apply today at: 2020census.gov/jobs!

Helpful Links

For the DuPage County Health Department's COVID-19 Dashboard click here.
For the Village of Villa Park's dedicated COVID-19 page click here.
For information about free online programs offered by the Villa Park Library click here.
To report a train blocking a highway-rail grade crossing click here.

Did you know?

Villa Park has a manager-council government. The village manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the town. The manager position is appointed by the Village Board of Trustees. The village is governed by the Village President and six trustees, comprising the Village Board. The six trustees and the village clerk serve four year terms and are elected on a rotating basis every two years so that not all the trustees are up for re-election at the same time. A list of elected officials currently holding office can be found on the Village's website.

Advising the Village Board on various issues are numerous commissions, composed of local residents appointed to the posts. For more information on Villa Park commissions click here.

Job Opportunities

Check out open positions with the Village (you can also sign up for job notifications).

Upcoming Meetings

View our Calendar for details about board and commission meetings and other upcoming events throughout Villa Park.

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Questions, Comments, and Concerns
Please contact Gabriela Gutierrez, the Village's Communications Specialist via email or by calling (630) 592-6082.