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Message from the Mayor

Mount Prospect is a dynamic community with businesses and residents anticipating both the opportunities and challenges which lie before us. We take pride in the tangible amenities we enjoy because we live in the United States of America, and we boast of a can-do spirit that is at the core of our collective Mount Prospect personality.

We recognize that we stand on the historic precipice of our century: a century which already hit us with the 9-ll attacks; a century recording profound highs and lows in the stock market; and a century in which we passionately debate the social fabric of this country.

Studies consistently peg Mount Prospect in the middle of one of the most economically prosperous areas of the United States. As Mayor, I am a cheerleader for new businesses, and I encourage long-standing ones to continue to represent our community and prosper.

The storm disaster of August 2007 exposed our vulnerabilities. The Village Hall had a back-up generator, but no computers or cable TV. In a society dependent upon the latest electrical and computer-based technology, we asked restaurants and businesses to distribute updates about storm debris removal.

Your Village government – and I hope homeowners and businesses – will use the storm event to evaluate how we collectively prepare for the next crisis. Residents and businesses must be able to survive 72 hours using generators and flashlights, and must have enough medicine and food for personal needs.

Using a “Homeland Security Grant,” we produced a DVD instructing individuals about surviving the first 72 hours of a disaster. If anyone wishes to have a copy of the DVD, he or she may contact the Fire Department at (847) 870-5660.

With respect to future changes taking place, Mount Prospect is witnessing a revitalization of its various commercial corridors. Plans for Randhurst Shopping Center include converting it into a lifestyle center, which will combine high-end rental units as well as dynamic retail and movie facilities. That is but one example of the redevelopment taking place in all quadrants of the Village.

We also see new demographics defining Mount Prospect. In terms of age and cultural heritage, our Village is still a magnet for those who wish to find work and to raise families. In addition, the condos downtown and elsewhere attract residents who are drawn to a suburban-communal lifestyle. I am proud that such an interesting variety of individuals call Mount Prospect home.

Irvana K. Wilks

Mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect