CHRIS FOX PHOTOS
The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department held a re-opening celebration and ribbon-cutting at North Terrace Park on Friday, May 31. The park is located at 300 N. Westmore Avenue. Pictured (top photo, left to right) during the ribbon-cutting are: Gina Racanelli—Villa Park’s superintendent of recreation, Villa Park Parks and Recreation Commissioner Mike Storino, Villa Park Parks and Recreation Commissioner Jennifer Burns, Villa Park Parks and Recreation Commissioner John Banaszak, Villa Park Village Trustee Christine Murphy, Villa Park Village Trustee Cheryl Tucker, Villa Park Village Trustee David Cilella, Villa Park Village Trustee Kevin Patrick, Greg Gola—Villa Park’s director of parks and recreation—and Brian Roche—Villa Park’s superintendent of parks, buildings and grounds. Another photo shows Roche with his 4-year-old daughter Isabella on the park’s new pier. Pictured on the park’s new playground equipment are Trustee Patrick’s sons. Ben Patrick (center) is shown swinging from the new equipment. His brother Max is on the left; their brother Grant is on the right.
