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Memorial service to be held Sept. 23 Jacqueline “Jackie” Lang Fricke (nee Plein), longtime resident of Elmhurst, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2018, at the age of 94. Beloved wife of Larry Fricke, mother of Holly (Phil) Coffin, stepmother of Paula (Carol) Fricke, […]
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York girls golf team won a pair of recent West Suburban Conference contests. In a victory over Oak Park-River Forest at Oak Brook, Haley Borchardt and Elle Borchardt tied for team medalist honors at 45 each. Audrey Matias had a 46, while Bella Bartolone shot […]
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Timothy Christian girls volleyball team started the 2018 season with a pair of wins. In a 25-7, 25-13 non-conference win against Westmont, Heidi Westra finished with five kills, four assists and one ace. Campbell Marshall had 11 assists, two kills and two aces, while Abygale […]
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael Ruth announced last week that a Chicago man has been arraigned on charges that he stole more than 100 cartons of cigarettes from an Elmhurst gas station. Elijah Jones, 63, of 6751 S. Prairie in Chicago, entered […]
By Dee Longfellow For The Independent The Independent has learned that a South Dakota-based hospital system has indicated an interest in entering the Chicago healthcare market and its decision may hit close to home. According to SiouxFalls.Business, a digital news organization, Sanford Health is considering a merger with a […]
The DuPage County Health Department’s medication take-back program, known as RxBOX, recently reached a collection milestone, following the drop-off by local police departments of unwanted, expired or unused medications. On Friday, Aug. 17, officials dropped-off 4,957 pounds of medications, bringing the total to 101,165 pounds collected (roughly the weight of […]
Pick of the Week – The event NOT to be missed… Sunday, Sept. 2 Elmhurst Walk-In Assistance Network will host its annual ‘Cue for a Cause in the City parking lot at York and Vallette from 12 noon until 8 p.m. To register to compete or to learn more […]
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The two-time defending state-champion IC Catholic Prep football team picked up right where it left off. The Knights opened the 2018 season at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington with a 50-14 non-conference win over Belleville Althoff Catholic. IC Catholic Prep, now 28-1 over its last 29 […]
John T. Peake, of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 84. Beloved husband of the late Barbara A. Peake nee Brown; loving father of Kim (Gordon) Hlavenka, Robin Peake, Melony (Tim) Robbins and Valerie (Bill) Bortolotti; grandfather of Daniel, Alicia, Joseph, Kelly (Joe), Kerry, Nicholas (Christina), Christina (Cooper) […]
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named. Battery Aug. 17 Police said officers […]
