Mayor's Message

On Wednesday, May 7, I will be traveling to Springfield, Illinois, along with other elected officials to “advocate” for our Darien residents and for residents throughout DuPage County a...

  On April 25, Cathy and I, along with our daughter-in-law Lynda, attended our Darien Arbor Day Celebration at Ridgewood Park. As I noted in my last Mayor’s Message, besides being ask...

“Arbor Day is unlike other holidays. Each of those reposes on the past, while Arbor Day proposes for the future.” - Julius Sterling Morton “Poems are written by fools like m...

On Friday, April 11, Cathy and I attended the Cass School District #63 Multicultural Celebration at Cass Junior High School. As one who believes strongly that our community is enriched by the ...

“Man gives you the award, but God gives you the reward.” - Denzel Washington“The wise person doesn’t ask, ‘What have I achieved?” but rather, ‘What ha...