Summer concerts Villa Park Recreation is offering Thursday evening outdoor concert series this summer at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park, 318 E. Kenilworth. The free August concerts will be held at 6:30 pm; concessions open at 6 pm. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs and appetite out for these great family entertainment […]
Author: RVP Editor
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—July 25
IVONI GJIKONDI Ivoni Gjikondi, nee Turtulli, age 86, of Bloomingdale, died July 18 at her home. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 20, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Interment will be later in Albania. Visit www.brustfuneralhome.com or call 888-629-0094 for information. MICHAEL J. JURIK Michael J. […]
Local business plans 3rd annual “Ride for John”
‘My Child’s Life Matters’ Motorcycle event fights opiate overdose crisis By Dee Longfellow For The Villa Park Independent On Saturday, July 27, My Child’s Life Matters will hosts its 3rd annual “Ride For John,” a community awareness event and celebration of life with a mission of waking people […]
Speak Out—July 18
Here are some excerpts from this week’s SPEAK OUT section. To see the complete list of comments, pick up a copy of this week’s paper. The news states that they want to give the illegal immigrants Medicare. They’re saying it’s going to cost $9 billion to the taxpayers, so taxpayers, […]
Pom camp at Willowbrook
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Willowbrook High School’s pom team held its annual kids summer camp last week. The five-session camp concluded with Friday’s performance for family and friends. Willowbrook’s pom team will hold its Pink Out Kid Camp from Oct. 7-11. That camp, for kids ages 4-13, will offer sessions from […]
Echoes from our past
STEVE SPODEN PHOTO Cannon fire will echo across Lombard again next weekend as Union and Southern soldiers meet in battle during the ninth annual Civil War Reenactment in Lombard’s Four Seasons Park Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, July 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 […]
Lombard/Villa Park coming events—July 18
McCormick Day at Cantigny July 25 Thursday, July 25: McCormick Day 2019, Parkwide, noon to 4 p.m. An afternoon of family fun is planned as the park celebrates the birthday of Cantigny benefactor Robert R. McCormick (1880-1955). In honor of Colonel McCormick’s military service, guests can enjoy Army-themed crafts, programs […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—July 18
CAROLINE MARY D’AGOSTINO Caroline Mary D’Agostino, nee Mate, age 89, passed away July 10, 2019, at Atria Park of Glen Ellyn. Caroline was a 57 year resident of Lombard. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 13, with prayers from Brust Funeral Home to Mass at Christ the King Church, 1501 […]
3 dead in house fire in unincorporated Elmhurst
DuPage County Sheriff: Woman kills sons, sets home ablaze, commits suicide By Dee Longfellow For The Villa Park Review On Friday, July 12 at about 9:30 p.m., Elmhurst firefighters responded to the 3N300 block of Willow Road on the report of a house fire that resulted in the […]
Independence Day in Villa Park
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2801 held its annual Fourth of July Parade last week. Boy Scout Troop 242 of Villa Park led off the parade. The troop is shown heading westbound on Central Boulevard near Harvard Avenue. The parade featured several police and […]
