Centennial T-Shirt
$20.00Show your support for the Berkeley Centennial with a Centennial T-Shirt featuring the logo and the tagline “Come Home to Berkeley”. Featuring Bella + Canvas Soft Cotton T-Shirts.
Centennial Timeline T-Shirt
$22.00Celebrate the Berkeley Centennial with a t shirt that highlights some of the key moments of the last 50 years of Berkeley History!
Title on top: Berkeley Through the Years
1973-77 Mayor Pottle
1974 Golden Jubilee Celebration and Time Capsule Burial & Oats to Roses by Rosemarie Johnson is Published
1977-81 Mayor David
1977 BYBA Hosts Chicago Beepers to a Beeper Ball Game
1979 First Berkeley Picnic at Berkeley Park
1981-93 Mayor Ermish
Feb 2, 1982 The Lund Family was the First to Connect to Continental Cablevision
Nov 1986- Neighborhood Watch Program is Formed
1986 Old Berkeley Water Tower Comes Down
July 1987- New Berkeley Water Tower Erected
July 4th,1988 – 1st Annual Kiddie Bicycle Parade hosted by Polly Kody
August 1988 Berkeley Boy Scout Troop #73 Celebrates 50th Anniversary
1993-2013 Mayor Esposito
1993 Last sale of American Legion $2 Beer Buttons at the Village Picnic
1994 – 911 Emergency Phone Service Starts in Berkeley 9-11-94
1997 – Internet / Email Comes to Berkeley Village Hall
1999 Berkeley Celebrates 75 yrs
Sept 11, 2001 The Day the World Changed Forever
2005 Proviso Math and Science Academy Opened
2013-current Mayor Lee
2013 Village Hall Expansion
Sept 2014 Paramedic Service begins at Berkeley Fire Dept
June 2014 Berkeley Community Garden Club Begins Service to the Community
1960 – 2016 6 O’Clock Whistle
2017 McDermott Drive Rededicated
1954-2020 Berkeley Youth Baseball
2020 Berkeley Awarded an A+ for Diversity by Nich.com
June 2020 Peaceful BLM Protest and March
June 2020- Final Call for Berkeley Fire Dept Paid on Call Fire Personnel
2019-2023 – District 87 Sunnyside and MacArthur School Rebuilds
December 2023 Private First Class Harry Jerele World War II POW Positively Identified. Returned Home to be Laid to Rest October 2024
2024 From Roses to Centennial, The History of Berkeley by Timothy Griffin is Published
May 18, 2024 1974 Time Capsule Opening
May 20, 2024 – The Village of Berkeley is 100 years old, Happy Birthday Berkeley!
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Centennial Coffee Mug
$10.00Celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of the founding of Berkeley, Illinois with this one of a kind ceramic coffee mug. Decorated with the Berkeley Centennial logo commemorating ‘The Rose Town’ on it’s 100 year celebration.
Berkeley Village Brick Program
$50.00The Village of Berkeley is coordinating the sale of engraved brick pavers to be installed in the Village Plaza. This is a great opportunity for individuals, families and businesses to leave a mark on Berkeley.
A 4 x 8 inch brick paver is available for purchase for $50 each. Each brick can have an inscription up to three lines (14 characters per line). Engraved bricks will be randomly placed in the plaza. Unfortunately you will not be able to indicate the location you want for your brick.
Brick orders will be placed at the end of each month. You will be notified when your brick has been placed.
Tribute Rose Bush
$50.00To celebrate the Centennial year of Berkeley, we are offering our residents the opportunity to purchase a rose bush in tribute of a loved one, to honor a significant citizen of Berkeley, to contribute to the Rose Town, etc. When you purchase this rose bush, The Village of Berkeley will pick it up from Luurs Garden and Flower Shop on your behalf and plant and care for it at Old Settler’s Cemetery at the corner of Taft Ave. and St. Charles Rd. As of March 27, we only have red double knockout rose bushes available.
