The first-ever “Art in Bloom” display will be a central feature at this year’s Spotlight Gala, benefiting Elmhurst Centre for Performing Arts (ECPA) to be held Saturday, Nov. 9 from 7-11 p.m. at the Elmhurst Art Museum. “We are thrilled to add a unique flair to this wonderful evening,” said […]
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U.S. Senator, Presidential candidate Cory Booker visits Elmhurst
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent S. Senator Cory Booker, Democratic Candidate for President of the United States, came to visit Elmhurst last week to meet and greet friends he had known since his college days at Stanford University, where he graduated in 1991. Cory Anthony Booker is […]
Police Reports
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court […]
Community Calendar
Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed! York Drama to perform Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Thursday, Oct. 24 Friday, Oct. 25 Saturday, Oct. 26 Sunday, Oct. 27 On Thursday, Friday & Saturday, curtain time is 7:30 p.m.; on Sunday, curtain is at 2 p.m. Tickets […]
School Board Capsules
Here’s what’s going on at District 205 By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a regular meeting on Oct. 8 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. All seven board members attended the meeting. Board president Kara Caforio noted […]
Pumpkin patch in Lombard
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Lombard’s Faith United Methodist Church is holding its inaugural pumpkin sale this year. The church is located at 815 S. Finley Road, across from Sunset Knoll Recreation Center. A shipment of 600 pumpkins of various shapes and sizes arrived at the church on Saturday, Oct. 12. The […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—October 17
DONALD L. BANKS Donald L. Banks passed away peacefully on Oct 8, 2019 at the age of 86. He was a U. S. Army veteran. Devoted husband of 63 years to Jane Banks nee Niemann. Loving dad to Patrick, Mary Jane Anderson, Joseph, Suanne (Ken) Woeste, Michelle (Gary) Windt, Timothy […]
Bond Set at $250,000 for Villa Park man accused of vehicular hijacking, DUI; Alleged carjacker currently on bond out of Cook County for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Villa Park Chief of Police Michael Lay recently announced that bond has been set for a Villa Park man charged with hijacking a woman’s car from a gas station. Michael Davis, 35, appeared at a bond hearing where Judge Liam Brennan set […]
Man gets 45 years in Bensenville stabbing death
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced last week that a Des Plaines man charged with stabbing his former girlfriend to death in 2017 has been sentenced to 45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Victor Tornez-Sanchez, 29, formerly of Des Plaines, appeared at his sentencing hearing, where […]
Police Reports
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court […]
