A Village Built in a Hurry
Woodridge was incorporated in 1959 with fewer than 500 residents. It began on wooded high ground overlooking the East Branch of the DuPage River, and many of the first homes were bought by veterans using GI Bill loans. Larger developments followed, including Winston Hills in 1964 and Woodridge Center, which was annexed in 1972. Today the village has about 34,000 residents.
Most Woodridge homes were built from the late 1950s onward, with a lot of building in the 1960s and 1970s. Homes of that age often have worn door sweeps, aging weatherstripping, gaps around pipes and vents, and foundations that have settled. Those small openings are exactly what mice and ants look for.
Trails, Parks and Preserves at Your Back Door
Woodridge Park District looks after about 40 parks and open spaces covering roughly 685 acres, and more than 21 miles of paved bikeways connect parks, neighborhoods and nearby forest preserves. Greene Valley and Springbrook Prairie forest preserves sit close by.
That green space is a big part of life in the village, and it also means mosquitoes, ticks and wildlife are never far from a yard that backs onto a trail or open area.
Townhomes, Condos and Apartments
Woodridge has many homes that share walls, floors or ceilings with neighbors. In these buildings, pests like cockroaches, bed bugs and mice can move between units through wall gaps and pipe openings. Treating only your own unit may not be enough, so we look at how pests are getting in and where they are coming from.