Train Derails in West Chicago!According to stories on the Chicago Suntimes website, and ABC7 Chicago website and Trains.com, a northbound Canadian National (formerly EJ&E) freight train derailed just north of the Washington St grade crossing in West Chicago at around 8:00 Monday morning, February 15, 2021. METRA and UP West line (formerly C&NW) traffic was blocked for more than five hours. Metra passengers were bused between West Chicago and Geneva until the west line was reopened around 1:30 that afternoon. No one was reported injured.
WCCHS Class of 1963 - Reunion 2023 PlanningClassmates, early as it is, we want to stir the pot and ask if the Class of 1963 will have a 60 year anniversary reunion. Sign in and check the new Reunion 2023 Planning page. If you don’t remember your wego1963.com log-in User Name and Password, please see our Member Registration notes or use our Contact Us page to get started.
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See Co63 Lounge for details Apr 17 - 2:00 PM CT
See Co63 Lounge for details May 15 - 2:00 PM CT See Co63 Lounge for details Recent Site Changes2/21/2021 - Added a new picture to the St John the Baptist School page (combined 1st & 2nd grades, March, 1952).
2/20/2021 - Added a our 9th monthly Zoom meeting.
2/18/2021 - Added a map to the train derailment story.
2/17/2021 - Moved our 8th monthly lounge meeting to our Special Events page and added the train derailment story.
1/16/2021 - Moved our 7th lounge meeting to our Special Events page and added our 8th monthly lounge meeting to this page.
1/11/2021 - Moved 50 & 55 Year Candid pages so they appear as sub-menus under the WCCHS => Our Reunions menu.
1/7/2021 - Inserted 60 year reunion note to Home page; added 60 year Planning page.
1/6/2021 - Updated Header picture.
1/1/2021 - Added 6 more businesses to our Local Businesses page.
12/20/2020 - Moved Dave Ream's passing to our Faculty & Staff page. Updated our Contact Info page. Added our 7th Lounge meeting to this page.
12/12/2020 - Added Seasons Greetings. Moved 6th Co63 Lounge meeting to our Special Events page.
12/9/2020 - Added a note about David Ream's passing.
12/1/2020 - Added a couple pictures from Reggie Haag to our 55 Year Reunion Candids.
11/21/2020 - Moved last month's lounge meeting to our Special Events page and replaced it with this month's meeting.
11/10/2020 - Added 6 more businesses to our Local Businesses page.
10/17/2020 - Moved last month's lounge meeting to our Special Events page and replaced it with this month's meeting.
10/5/2020 - Added another update (link) to our Cascade Theater page.
9/23/2020 - Added another picture to our Roundhouse page.
Site Changes are continued on our Site Change Log page.
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WebMaster's Need Your Help?
Please help us keep this site interesting, current and relevant by submitting memories, stories and/or pictures form our high school days. Have you taken an interesting trip? Did you recently visit, or were your visited by, a follow classmate? What's happening in your life today?
While we can use all most anything, we are particularly interested in the following:
While we can use all most anything, we are particularly interested in the following:
- Pictures or memories from our first 3 reunions to add to Our Reunions page.
- The names of more local businesses from the 50's & 60's to add our Local Businesses page.
- Suggestions for things you remember from the "good old days" and might be wondering what they look like today or even if they still exist.
- Taken an interesting trip in recent years? Do you have a favorite memory or story from your youthful years in West Chicago?
- Would you be interested in participating in an interactive BLOG?
- Are you looking forward to our next reunion? Perhaps our 60 year reunion in 2023?
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