This year the village of Glen Ellyn turns 175 years old, and the Glen Ellyn News is publishing a special commemorative section to honor our town. But we need your help.

We're calling on current and former residents to share with us their favorite stories, memories and photos of life in Glen Ellyn. We'll publish your submission in the special section, available in July, and also online. We want this unique keep sake to honor our town — where it has been and who its people are. We're depending on you to help us tell the village's story.

Do you have a memory of yesteryear's Glen Ellyn that you'd like to share with other residents? Do you have a picture that represents what it was like when you were growing up?

E-mail your submission to glenellyn@mysuburbanlife.com by Sunday, June 21. Or, you can post a comment at the bottom of this story.

Let us know what makes Glen Ellyn so special.