The Main Street parking garage, on the ground level of the Apex development, is now open. Currently, there are 60 parking spots available for 3-hour customer parking use.

While construction continues, the only vehicular access to the garage is on Glenwood Avenue. However, pedestrians may access the garage from Main Street, adjacent to Santa Fe Restaurant.

Once the garage is fully complete, it will include 136 covered parking spaces for public parking and will have vehicular entrances on both Main Street and Glenwood Avenue.

With a projected uptick in commuters returning this fall, coupled with the upcoming start of the school year, parking restrictions in the permit parking lots within the Central Business District resumed Monday, August 2.

To read more about parking opportunities available for customers and visitors, visit here.

The 2021 Taste of Glen Ellyn is scheduled to take place August 11 - 15. This five-day event takes place in the heart of the downtown Glen Ellyn, north of the tracks in the Glenwood/Crescent Parking lot. The annual event features a variety of live entertainment including nationally known performers and a community stage showcasing local youth groups. Enjoy all the event has to offer with festive foods, cold beverages, a business expo and carnival rides.

Today, August 4, is the final day to purchase pre-sale carnival vouchers for $20 (cash only).

Vouchers are good for any one of the designated wristband days/times. After August 4, $25 daily wristbands will be available for sale at the event. More details on carnival vouchers and the six purchase locations can be found HERE.

In order to accommodate for the Taste of Glen Ellyn and Carnival event, it is necessary to close the Crescent and Glenwood lot as well as several parking areas designated as Employee Parking Only and Customer Parking Only. The following parking facility, Employee Parking Only zones and Customer Parking Only zones will temporarily be closed and unavailable:

The Village realizes that these parking locations are important to patrons, and that closing them may cause some inconvenience. Please note the following suggestions for parking:

You may park your car in any public parking lot marked for PERMIT parking during this period. In all cases, your current parking permit must be displayed. You should make every attempt not to park on the street or in areas marked for Customer Parking Only. If you should receive a parking ticket while following these instructions, please bring it to the Police Department. If we find that your permit was displayed and your car was not parked contrary to the stipulations above, you may be entitled to some relief.

Additional 3-hour meter parking is available in the Main and Crescent lot. Do not park in the areas marked ‘Permit Parking’ or ‘Employee Parking Only’. Parking is allowed in the Permit areas after 11 a.m. and in the ‘Employee Parking Only’ areas after 6 p.m. Free four hour parking is available on Forest north of Anthony and Anthony between Western and Park. Please visit the Village's website for additional parking options and parking maps.

The next Village Board Workshop is scheduled for Monday, August 9, 7 p.m. This Special Workshop meeting will be held at the Police Station Community Room, located at 65 S. Park Boulevard.

Workshop meetings may be periodically held at other public facilities, aside from the Civic Center. Locations for Workshop meetings will be noted on the meeting agenda, posted to the Village's website.

DuPage County’s COVID-19 community transmission is now at Substantial level per Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The recent rise in cases and hospitalizations is likely attributed to the more contagious Delta variant which has now become the more predominant variant across the country. Still, vaccines continue to be the best form of protection against COVID-19, including the Delta variant and help prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death.

The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) strongly endorses the recently updated CDC masking guidance which recommends everyone, including fully vaccinated individuals, wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas with substantial and high transmission. This recommendation includes employers, retailers, restaurants/bars, fitness/recreational centers, libraries, governmental entities, healthcare facilities, and other public venues.

Additionally, CDC is also recommending universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors in K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. As a result, DCHD released an updated statement about COVID-19 Prevention Strategies in Schools. School leaders and local school districts hold the ultimate authority to develop plans to return to school and ensure a safe school environment.

COVID-19 vaccines are free and available to anyone 12 years and older. There are now many locations available to get your COVID-19 vaccine in DuPage County. To find a COVID-19 vaccine provider near you, visit HERE.

The DuPage County Health Department also offers COVID-19 vaccinations on a walk-in basis in Wheaton, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit the DCHD website.

The Care Van will make stops in various locations across DuPage County during the month of August. Those in need of the COVID-19 vaccine are able to walk up to the Care Van and receive the vaccination from a Health Department nurse. The clinic is free, and open to all people 12 years or older, including those who do not have health insurance or legal immigration status. The Care Van will offer either the Pfizer vaccine which requires two doses 21 days apart or the one dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

For the full listing of the locations the Care Van will be during the week of August 2-7, 2021, visit HERE.

DuPage County residents who are homebound or who cannot safely leave their residence to visit a vaccination clinic are eligible to be vaccinated through the DuPage County Health Department's homebound vaccination program and should register here or call the Health Department at (630) 682-7400 for assistance.