District 10

Seeking community writers

Do you like researching history or getting to know your neighbors? Then you could be a candidate for the Know Your Como project.

Over the past two years, the District 10 Neighborhood Relations Committee has coordinated volunteer writers to recognize the large and small contributions of our neighbors and the diversity that make the Como neighborhood a special place.

Know Your Como pieces are posted on the District 10 website and weekly newsletter. You can find all the articles to date at District10ComoPark.org/KYC.

Email [email protected] if you would like to join the volunteer team.

Fall Como Tree Trek Oct. 4

The District 10 Environment Committee hosts Como Tree Treks, where community members can learn how to identify and appreciate the multitude of different tree species living in Como Park. Stephanie Mirocha is our second-generation volunteer Tree Trek guide. Space is limited, registration required.

In addition to the planned events each year, the Tree Trek program has also created and installed tree tags on numerous trees around Como Park for self-guided tree treks, a program bolstered recently with a robust “Meet the Trees” write-up of all 41 species! Find out more at District10ComoPark.org/tree-trek.

Harvest Festival Oct. 4

The District 10 Community Council will hold its annual harvest festival from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Tilden Park, 1521 Albany Ave. The festival is free and activities include pie tasting, field games, a composting workshop and kid activities.

Participants are also encouraged to bring their extra garden produce to share at the Harvest Table and take anything you’d use. Extra produce will be donated to Como Park Lutheran’s Grow-a-Row program, to be donated to local food shelves. Event sponsors are Holden House and the North Suburban Kiwanis.

If you’d like to help with this event, including distributing flyers or volunteering at the festival, find out more at District10ComoPark.org/sd1event.

Fall Como curb cleanup

Como Community Council is partnering with Capitol Region Watershed District again for the 2025 Como Curb Cleanup.

Join more than 100 of your neighbors in sweeping your curb once a week this fall, October and November, to help keep Lake Como clean. You can learn more and register as an “official” participant, which greatly helps us track our effectiveness, here on the D10 website: District10ComoPark.org/Cleanup#curb.

Upcoming District 10 meetings

District 10 meetings are hybrid on Zoom and at the Como Streetcar Station, 1224 Lexington Parkway. You can find meeting details at District10ComoPark.org.

• 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1

• 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15

All District 10 community meetings are open to the public.

Submitted by District 10 executive director Shevek McKee.