Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Case Counts* in DuPage County, 2020 Total cases in DuPage County residents total 1,009 (153 outbreak-associated** and 856 nonoutbreak-associated cases), including 39 deaths Willowbrook long-term care facility outbreak-associated cases 51 (34 residents and 17 staff), including 8 deaths *Data are provisional as of 11:00am 4/10/2020 and subject to change. **Outbreak-associated […]
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Like all other restaurants in Illinois, Simon’s Restaurant in Villa Park is closed to dine-in service because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. JB Pritzker ordered all restaurants to close dine-in service, starting at the end of business on March 16. That closure will run through at least […]
MIKE SANDROLINI PHOTO This artistic chalk drawing on a sidewalk in a residential area near Four Seasons Park in Lombard offers encouragement to passers-by during the COVID-19 pandemic.
THOMAS WARREN EKENBERG Thomas Warren Ekenberg of McKinney, Texas, passed away on March 2, 2020, at the age of 70. He was born on April 14, 1949, to Herbert Clarence Ekenberg and June Anna Rentzsch in Chicago, Illinois. Tom graduated from Glenbard East High School in 1967 in Lombard, Illinois. […]
Join York Water Polo teams in a joint effort to give back to the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Teams are raising money through t-shirt sales. Recognizing that sportsmanship goes beyond the pools, tracks, fields and stadiums, the teams are coming together in this difficult time. This is time sensitive as […]
CHRIS FOX PHOTO District 88 has joined School District 45, Salt Creek School District 48 and Addison School District 4 to provide meals to students while school buildings are closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteers have distributed thousands of meals—free of charge—to all residents up to the age of […]
MIKE SANDROLINI PHOTO Clockwise from left, Lombard/Villa Park Food Pantry volunteers Karen Francis (Villa Park), Kevin Lattner (Villa Park) and Dave Ivey (Lombard) stand ready to load boxes of food outside of the pantry, located at First United Methodist Church of Lombard, 155 S. Main St. The pantry is open […]
PATRICIA MATZEK Patricia Matzek, nee Hill, of Lombard, passed away March 29, 2020, at Elmhurst Hospital. Family Service pending at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Interment Mt. Emblem Cemetery. Visit www.brustfuneralhome.com or call 888-629-0094 for information. JANETTE MARILYN ROATH Janette Marilyn Roath, nee Eckman, born Nov. 11, […]
The Independent urges readers to: Stay home, stay well and keep your family safe! For the latest updates on cancelled events, restaurants offering curbside delivery, and other notices concerning the Coronairus, please visit: theindependentnewspapers.com.
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent On Wednesday, March 25, the Elmhurst Park District posted a reminder that its playgrounds are currently closed due to the order of Governor Pritzker, reminding residents that while it’s okay to be in parks to walk, bike or jog, it is not acceptable […]
