Montini Catholic High School in Lombard hosted its 28th Annual Bronco Classic Golf Outing on Friday, Aug. 11. A total of 230 golfers including alumni, parents, and friends of Montini helped celebrate the day at St. Andrew’s Golf and Country Club in West Chicago The annual event was sponsored by the school’s Alumni Association under […]
Month: August 2017
Two WB sisters perform at State Fair for Gov.
SUBMITTED PHOTO Villa Park Independent On Aug. 13, Willowbrook seniors and sisters Kathleen and Julia Cicero, pictured here, performed at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield as part of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veterans and Gold Star Family Day programming. The sisters sang “God Bless America” as well […]
Villa Park Library announces September events
Dine-Out with the Friends of the Library The Friends of the Villa Park Library will hold a fundraising dine-out at Back Alley Burger (609 St. Charles Rd., Elmhurst) on Wed., Sept. 6 from 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Enjoy delicious American favorites including burgers, fries and shakes. The restaurant will donate 10% […]
Villa Park Community Calendar
Friday, Aug. 25 LEGO® DUPLO program for younger children at the Library All children ages 2-5 are invited to come to the library to build, play, and socialize with other kids and families at LEGO® DUPLO® Build + Play. This session will take place at the Villa Park Public Library from 10-10:30 a.m. All children […]
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 subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named. Addison Aug. 17 Savannah White, 20, of Berwyn, was […]
Bensenville Police Reports
The Bensenville Police Department 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. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named. Aug. 17, 12:13 p.m. in the 100 block […]
Joan M. Bennett, 86
Joan M. Bennett, of Villa Park, passed away recently at the age of 86.. Beloved wife of the late Raymond, loving mother of Nancy Schmidt, loving grandmother of Kenneth (Ashley), Jennifer and Michael Schmidt, dear aunt of several nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass was Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at St. […]
Thomas Patrick Thornton, 69
Thomas Patrick Thornton, of Villa Park, passed away recently at the age of 69. Loving father of Heather A. (Timothy M. Pratt) Thornton and Holly M. Thornton, dear grandfather of Sean T. and Meghan M. Pratt, fond brother of Michael Thornton. Visitation was Monday Aug 21, 2017, 9 a.m. until […]
Mario Masciopinto, 88
Mario Masciopinto, of Lombard, passed away recently at the age of 88. Beloved husband of Joan nee Budnick; loving father of Mario Jr. (Wendy); the late Ann Theresa Masciopinto; dear grandfather of Mario III, Richard and Ryan; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by […]
Willowbrook hosts Progress orientation for freshmen
SUBMITTED PHOTO Villa Park Independent Students pictured here are enjoying Willowbrook’s freshmen orientation program called “Progress,” which took place July 31 to Aug. 4. The program offered tours of the building, along with the teaching Warrior Code/expectations, extracurricular opportunities and what it means to be a Warrior.
