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Members of Art Club and NHS combined to offer face painting at Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 9 in Commons.

National Honor Society holds yearly Breakfast with Santa

By Karen Huerta Garnica and Ava Koch December 10, 2023

On December 9, National Honor Society held their annual Breakfast with Santa in the Commons of West Chicago Community High School, with approximately 300 guests attending.  This year’s breakfast...

The City Council of West Chicago meets twice a month and the meeting is open to the public.

Citizens express dissatisfaction at city council meeting

By Sasha Baumgartner, Editor-in-Chief December 4, 2023

On Dec. 4, residents of West Chicago expressed their feelings on the recent lawsuit regarding the Bovey greenhouse, as well as the fire at Main Park Apartments, at the regularly scheduled West Chicago...

Frosty grams will be sold in all lunch hours from December 1-8.

Frosty the Snowman is returning to WEGO

By Sasha Baumgartner, Editor-in-Chief December 3, 2023

Sweet and sugary Frosty Grams will be returning to West Chicago Community High School this holiday season, and will be delivered by WeGo Global's very own Frosty the Snowman. WeGo Global offers...

A bundled-up artist works on an ice sculpture at Frosty Fest on December 3.

Frosty Fest returns to West Chicago

By Daniel Guzman, Albin Tosterud, and Violeta Rivera December 1, 2023
West Chicago gears up to host it's annual Frosty Fest, as the holiday season quickly approaches
West Chicago students wait to be let into the cafeteria after the new lunchroom procedures are put in place. Only 20-25 students at a time are allowed to enter.

New lunchroom policy takes effect

By Jayem Nato, Scotty Zentner, Ava Koch, and Jonathan Saucedo December 1, 2023
In order to combat safety issues and theft, WEGO's administration implemented new procedures for lunchtime after Thanksgiving break.
John Langton is one of the co-interim district superintendents, and he has decades of experience in leading. He previously worked for Addison School District 4 for 26 years, 13 of which were as a superintendent of schools.

D94 administration looks to aid those in need after devastating fire

By Dhanveer Gill, Managing Editor November 30, 2023

Following a large fire that engulfed an apartment building on Burr Oaks Drive earlier this week, the administration of District 94 has been actively working to provide the victims of the fire shelter and...

Two salvaged chairs remain in the entryway of the Main Park apartment complex following a fire that displaced over 100 people on Nov. 30.

Main Park Apartments fire displaces West Chicago families

By Karidja Monjolo and Daniela Perez November 30, 2023
Breaking News: West Chicago Apartments caught on fire, effecting wego families.
Alvarez-Soto also congratulated AVID teacher Jen Culbertson for winning the AVID CEO's Educator of the Week award.

Board of Education discusses Q1 successes, superintendent search in mid-November

By Dhanveer Gill, Managing Editor November 25, 2023

The West Chicago Board of Education held its monthly meeting this Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Community Room. The meeting began by honoring senior Alex Bradley, who was selected as the October...

A lunch break during the meet provided Speech Team members with the chance to reconnect with WEGO alum Sofia Tamayo.

Speech Team begins competitive season

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor November 19, 2023

The Speech Team of West Chicago started off quite well amidst the beginning of their competitive season, which began  this past month. Speech Team, a competitive IHSA sponsored club here at our school,...

The JV robotics team confers with another team before the competition begins.

WEGO Robotics starts off season strong

By Micah Weber, Multimedia Content Creator November 19, 2023

On Saturday, Nov. 18, robotics teams in the Fox Valley South Region (as categorized by FIRST) gathered at Wheaton Academy for the first meet of the season. Unlike in years past, this year, WEGO robotics...

The greenhouse structure that the Bovey family built in their backyard. (Photo courtesy of Dan Bovey)

Boveys fined $20,000 for greenhouse

By Sasha Baumgartner, Editor-in-Chief November 16, 2023

On Nov. 15, a West Chicago administrative law judge charged the Bovey family, owners of a backyard greenhouse at the center of a lawsuit, a $20,000 fine for failing to maintain an updated permit and deviating...

The greenhouse structure that the Bovey's have built in their backyard for fostering different plants.

West Chicago family looks to abolish lawsuit on greenhouse

By Sasha Baumgartner, Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2023

On October 18, a family in the West Chicago community received a notice that the City of West Chicago would be taking them to court for the greenhouse that they had built from scratch in their backyard....

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