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November 19, 2015

Dwight Esau

It’s a Jeep thing

Sun City residents tool around the community in sedans, SUVs, RVs, golf carts, three-wheel bikes, and regular bikes. Occasionally they follow grandchildren who ride around on roller blades or scooters. But have you ever seen any resident driving a 63-year-old U.S. Army jeep like the ones used in the Korean Conflict? It looks like it just came off the assembly line, because it’s been restored and rebuilt by a Sun City resident and his friends at a Hampshire auto dealership.

Huntley High School Raiders make football history

Every so often, Sun Citians, Huntley High School comes along to entertain us with another sports story. This year, it’s Red Raider football.

Esau responds to board-issued cease and desist

An open letter to Sun City residents.

Every Cub has his day

How ’bout them Cubs!! Here comes a hungry bunch of young guns turning the National League upside down, and transforming themselves from a forgotten bunch in the post-season to an emotional team that amazingly just refuses to lose.

Board discusses new budget needs and projects

On September 23, the board voted to elevate the status of the Elections Committee from a subcommittee to advisory level, similar to the finance and facility and other advisory committees that assist the board with research and discussion in support of decision-making.

Welcome back to Loughren

First Service Residential, Sun City’s management company, didn’t have to go far to find a new executive director for our community.

Election candidate forum reveals responses to critical issues

What do Sun City’s current and future leaders think are the biggest issues facing the community? What do they think about a current controversial issue – the out-sourcing of accounting and financial functions to First Service Residential?

Lifestyle delivery changed, gatehouse fate still hanging

This is a special memo to the 200 Lifestyles Magazine delivery volunteers in Sun City. Starting in December, for four months, you’re all getting a winter vacation.

First-class service on a bulk budget

For the past two decades, the Huntley post office has remained quiet while the community has transformed itself from a small farming town to a robust, fast-growing urban suburb whose population has soared from about 3,000 to more than 25,000.

The fate of Sun City gatehouse remains in question

Sun City’s gatehouse is like an old, worn out antique – “what do we do with it?”

Lifestyles Magazine delivery options up for debate

Ever since Sun City opened, the Lifestyles magazine has been delivered by volunteer residents in their neighborhoods.

Cynthia O’Connor-Smith says goodbye to Sun City

She redefined enthusiasm. She played the major role in creating Sun City’s social fellowship and recreational structure. She loved bringing people together. She started her time in Huntley in early 1999, and wound up as the longest serving staff manager in the community.

Board of Directors meet to discusses changes, committees

The Sun City board of directors is swiftly moving on from the recent financial out-sourcing controversy.

Lee takes leave

Lauren Lee was in Sun City for less than two years, but she accomplished as much or more than some of her predecessors did in longer periods of leadership.

Break-ins continue

Break-ins continue to occur in Sun City, and residents need to pay attention to their windows as well as doors, police recently advised.

Board wraps up talks on finance, extra committees

The Sun City board of directors is swiftly moving on from the recent financial out-sourcing controversy.

Garappolo makes the most of his moment

Jimmy Garappolo appears to be a young guy who knows the difference between things he can control and those he can’t.

JP Morgan, a tycoon on the court

JP Morgan says pickleball is ping-pong on steroids. That’s Sun City’s JP Morgan, not the 19th century tycoon.

Lee resigns

Lauren Lee’s open door in Sun City is closing on September 4.

Berendt elected back to the board at recent meeting

Bill Berendt came to the Sun City board of directors meeting August 19 planning to begin preparations for returning to the board next January as a newly elected member. He left the meeting as a member of the board starting immediately.

Ad-hoc committee to review finance outsourcing

While the outsourcing of Sun City’s financial and accounting activities continues at First Service Residential (FSR), the association board has begun the process of evaluating the move.

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With Sun City growing rapidly and now maturing, it was inevitable that senior living and healthcare facilities would come alongside. This is what is happening now in the Regency Square area just outside Sun City.

Voting may be unnecessary in upcoming board elections

This year’s Sun City board of directors election promised to be lively and competitive, but a key decision last week changed all that.

Berendt challenges advisory committee system

The 2015 election campaign for the Sun City board of directors likely will be highlighted by a debate about the advisory committee system that is meant to serve the board.

Mosquito madness

Remember July 4th weekend, Sun Citians? Mosquitoes were probably all over you in your backyard, in the park, at a fireworks show. The reason? Wet weather. June was the wettest month in Chicago history.

Win win for everyone

Last spring, Wildflower Lake was re-stocked with fish after the chemical pollution incident that killed a significant amount of aquatic life. That’s a good thing, because 50 eager children descended on the lake on July 15 in the annual Angler’s Club and Grandma, Grandpa, and Me Club fishing derby.