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DuPage County Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Case Counts
May 9, 2020 Total cases in DuPage County residents 4,520, including 247 deaths * Data are provisional as of 11:00am 5/9/2020...
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Peaceful protest held in Elmhurst City Centre
IMG_3231 (2) (Click on link for video) By Peter Cruger For The Independent Newspapers The City of Elmhurst prepared most of the day on Tuesday, June 2, for a protest in response to the police killing of George Floyd. The protest was scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on June 2 in […]
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Quiet remembrance
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 2801 did not hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent years the post has held its Memorial Day service at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park, 320 E. Kenilworth Ave. The photo […]
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Flooding in Villa Park
SUBMITTED PHOTO After a vehicle tried, but failed, to go through recent flooding near Addison Avenue and Madison Street in Villa Park, Dave and Benjamin DeJong waded through waist-deep water to rescue a woman with three children.
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Boy Scout Troop 202 food drive benefits local food pantry
SUBMITTED PHOTO Boy Scout Troop 202 in Lombard recently held a contactless food drive to benefit the Lombard/Villa Park Food Pantry, which is run by the First United Methodist Church. Scouts dropped off flyers on May 9 detailing what types of donations would benefit the food pantry during this time of need. […]
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Graduates celebrate
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Four members of Willowbrook High School’s Class of 2020 are pictured outside of the school on Saturday, May 16. Pictured left to right are Kate Gargano, Shannon Knudtson, Loren Perry and Emy Hayes. Willowbrook seniors were supposed to celebrate their graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 17, but […]
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Water, water everywhere
MIKE SANDROLINI PHOTOS Like many communities throughout DuPage County, Lombard was recently deluged with rain. On its Facebook page May 17, the village announced that Lombard had received 7.03 inches of rain between May 14 and May 17. This large lot (top photo) between two homes along Finley Road was […]
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Taking orders
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Hi-View Restaurant in Villa Park, which has been open since 1962, is providing its customers with delivery, carryout and curbside service while all Illinois restaurants are closed to on-site dining. Gov. JB Pritzker ordered all of the state’s restaurants to close to dine-in service in mid-March because […]
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Peaceful protest held in Elmhurst City Centre
IMG_3231 (2) (Click on link for video) By Peter Cruger For The Independent Newspapers The City of Elmhurst prepared most of the day on Tuesday, June 2, for a protest...
DuPage County Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Case Counts
April 18, 2020 Total cases in DuPage County residents: 1,661 (322 outbreak-associated** and 1,339 nonoutbreak-associated...
Elmhurst News »
Peaceful protest held in Elmhurst City Centre
IMG_3231 (2) (Click on link for video) By Peter Cruger For The Independent Newspapers The City of Elmhurst prepared most of the day on Tuesday, June 2, for a protest...
Top Crime News
Six incidents of entering unlocked vehicles On May 19, the Elmhurst Police Department reported six incidents of suspects...
Police Reports
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery...
Lombard News »
Boy Scout Troop 202 food drive benefits local food pantry
SUBMITTED PHOTO Boy Scout Troop 202 in Lombard recently held a contactless food drive to benefit the Lombard/Villa Park Food Pantry, which is run by the First United...
Water, water everywhere
MIKE SANDROLINI PHOTOS Like many communities throughout DuPage County, Lombard was recently deluged with rain. On its Facebook...
102 years young
JANE CHARMELO PHOTOS Ann Panattoni got a surprise Sunday, May 10, when family, friends and neighbors recognized her 102nd...
Villa Park News »
Peaceful protest held in Elmhurst City Centre
IMG_3231 (2) (Click on link for video) By Peter Cruger For The Independent Newspapers The City of Elmhurst prepared most of the day on Tuesday, June 2, for a protest...
Quiet remembrance
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 2801 did not hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony this...
Flooding in Villa Park
SUBMITTED PHOTO After a vehicle tried, but failed, to go through recent flooding near Addison Avenue and Madison Street in...
