CHRIS FOX PHOTOS Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley held its 16th annual Run for the Kids: Superhero Hustle run/walk on Saturday morning in Villa Park. All participants in the 5-kilometer run and 2-mile walk were encouraged to dress as their favorite superhero. Matthew Sisto (bib No. 1634), who attends Fenton […]
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District 45 Fun Run
CHRIS FOX PHOTOS The District 45 PTA Council held its 11th annual Just for Fun 5K Run and Kids’ 1-mile Fun Run on Saturday morning. The races started and ended near the Rugaard Gazebo along the Illinois Prairie Path. Nearly 100 people signed up for the 5-kilometer race. Both races […]
ZPC soundly rejects development plan for Route 83 and St. Charles Road; Area residents protest project, join together, create web site
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent A group of residents in Elmhurst’s Pick Subdivision has come together to protest a development project being considered at the northwest corner of Illinois Route 83 and St. Charles Road. The Pick Subdivision includes the area west of Route 83 to Villa […]
Willowbrook hosts joint ceremony for honor societies
SUBMITTED PHOTOS Willowbrook High School recently held an “Evening of Honors” ceremony for the school’s Math Honor Society, National English Honor Society, World Language Honor Society and Civitas (the school’s social studies honor society). About 400 students were recognized and inducted, or reaffirmed into the honor societies. The students who […]
Police Reports
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 […]
Federal investigators subpoena records of Tom Cullerton; State Senator not accused of any wrongdoing
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent On Saturday, April 13, the Independent learned that the records of State Senator (IL-23) Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) are the subject of a subpoena by Federal investigators who are looking into alleged extortion charges against a former Teamsters union boss. On Feb. […]
Breakfast with the Bunny
CHRIS FOX PHOTOS The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department held its annual Breakfast with the Bunny event on Saturday morning at the Iowa Community Center. Children enjoyed breakfast, arts and crafts and taking pictures with the Bunny before going outside for the egg hunt. Brothers (left to right) Joey […]
Marijuana legalization bill advances without public details; Sponsor says substantial amendment should be filed by end of April
By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois There are no details filed yet for a bill to legalize recreational adult-use marijuana in Illinois, but that did not stop the state Senate Executive Committee from voting on the measure April 3. As it stands now, Senate Bill 7 is what is referred […]
Lombard woman pleads guilty to murdering mother; State recommends 30-year maximum sentence for Stephanie DeFalco
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced last week that a Lombard woman pleaded guilty to strangling her mother to death last year. Stephanie DeFalco, 29, appeared in court in front of Judge Jeffrey MacKay where she entered a blind plea of guilty to one count of first-degree murder. […]
Three elected to the Villa Park Village Board
FILE AND SUBMITTED PHOTOS The winners in last week’s election to fill three open seats on the Villa Park Village Board included two first-time candidates and one current trustee. Kevin Patrick, who had never run for office before, received the most votes in the four-way race for three available seats […]
