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Athletics win Minor Division title

CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Youth Baseball Association celebrated its All-Star Weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The weekend included Saturday’s World Series championship games in the Farm, Minor and Bronco divisions. The Athletics prevailed in the Minor Division title game. They defeated the Rays 7-1 at Lions Field. […]

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Area police departments recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of […]

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Independent merges with Villa Park Review

Starting with this issue (July 4), the Villa Park Independent has been merged with the Villa Park Review under the Villa Park Review name. Villa Park Independent subscribers will receive the Villa Park Review every Thursday. Newsstand copies of the Review will be available every Thursday afternoon. Businesses will still […]

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Kiefer run in Villa Park

CHRIS FOX PHOTOS About 200 people took part in Saturday’s 13th annual Lauren M. Kiefer 5K Family Run/Walk in Villa Park. The run/walk began and ended outside of Willowbrook High School. One photo shows members of the school’s marching band, who led the runners and walkers to the start line […]

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Fishing derby in Villa Park

CHRIS FOX PHOTOS The Villa Park Sportsmen’s Club held its annual youth fishing derby Saturday at North Terrace Park. Participants included 7-year-old Karsyn Riha, who is pictured reeling in a fish with some assistance from her grandmother, Debbie Riha. Another photo shows 9-year-old Gianna Fernandez, who caught a large-mouth bass […]

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A brand new look at North Terrace Park

CHRIS FOX PHOTOS The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department held a re-opening celebration and ribbon-cutting at North Terrace Park on Friday, May 31. The park is located at 300 N. Westmore Avenue. Pictured (top photo, left to right) during the ribbon-cutting are: Gina Racanelli—Villa Park’s superintendent of recreation, Villa […]