Don Bender

Don Bender, owner of Double D Special Events in Monee, is ready, although many of his customers are not.

"Most people I've talked with don't know they are coming," Bender said.

Parties held in parking lots should be okay, he said.Back yards with lots of trees?That's another story.

"I've got to see what the crop will be.I am prepared if we run into any problems.I put up tents that can have sides put on to keep the cicadas out.Of course, having sides will make it warmer in the tents and that's something we'll have to tackle," Bender said.

He recalls "stepping on cicadas and crunching them and people eating them" 17 years ago.

"I never ate one," he said, "but they crunched everywhere you walked."

He's confident he and other outdoor party planners will be prepared.

Contact: Don Bender Phone: 708-473-5373 Fax: 708-534-6136 Double D Special Events Inc.

Don BenderPhone: 708-473-5373Fax: 708-534-6136info@doubledspecialevents.com

Don Bender

Don Bender

Don and Sheila Bender of Monee Township and Heidi Gonzalez submitted their resignations.
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"Monee is a growing town and its needs are growing as well and we just couldn't make the time investment needed any longer," Don Bender said.
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Don Bender had served as the commissions co-chairman as well as its athletic director.His wife is the therapeutic recreation director for Ingall's Memorial Hospital in Harvey.

Don Bender is the owner of Double D Special Events and is also a member of the Monee Chamber of Commerce and the local chapter of Dollars for Scholars.He will remain active with the chamber and the scholars program, he said.

"I will certainly help out in the community, but I don't have the time to run this.I can't afford to keep taking off" time from work, he said.