My home town of Bensenville is not very large with around 18,000 residents. Currently it is one of those small US towns that is going through slow but constant disintegration. Younger people are moving out because it’s difficult to find employment close by and because the expansion of the O’Hare airport took a big part of the livable area, removing homes and businesses to create new roads and add two new runways. Bensenville has spent millions of dollars to fight the expansion but due to some internal issues with the elected city officials, they have lost the battle and now they are fighting to halt the evolution of Bensenville from a great place to live and raise your family, into the pass-through city, which it is now quickly becoming.
Despite all of the changes Bensenville is close to many attractions in Chicago and around the suburbs. Foodies can enjoy countless …show more content…
You could go to a small Mexican restaurant or the local supermarket and always run into someone you knew either from school or because you lived close by. I’ve spent my summers at the local swimming pool, going to concerts at the local park. Every 4th of July celebration I went to a golf course to watch the fireworks. I have often spent my time at the library helping others with their homework or sitting in a comfortable chair, reading a science fiction book. Fenton high school, home of the Bisons, was my school for four years and there are very few schools with better school spirit than ours, GO BISONS! As a member of Concert Choir I’ve been lucky to participate in many in and out of school concerts. Some of our outings included singing Christmas carols at the main O’Hare airport terminal. It was always a great experience bringing a little holiday joy to those that were travelling during that
Despite all of the changes Bensenville is close to many attractions in Chicago and around the suburbs. Foodies can enjoy countless …show more content…
You could go to a small Mexican restaurant or the local supermarket and always run into someone you knew either from school or because you lived close by. I’ve spent my summers at the local swimming pool, going to concerts at the local park. Every 4th of July celebration I went to a golf course to watch the fireworks. I have often spent my time at the library helping others with their homework or sitting in a comfortable chair, reading a science fiction book. Fenton high school, home of the Bisons, was my school for four years and there are very few schools with better school spirit than ours, GO BISONS! As a member of Concert Choir I’ve been lucky to participate in many in and out of school concerts. Some of our outings included singing Christmas carols at the main O’Hare airport terminal. It was always a great experience bringing a little holiday joy to those that were travelling during that