Deborah M. Kella August 3, 1958 – February 9, 2019 Kella, Deborah “Debbie” M. (nee Gilpin) Saturday, February 9, 2019. Beloved wife of Dr. Timothy Kella; beloved mother of Michael, Matthew and Patrick Kella; beloved daughter of the late Harold and Mary Patricia Gilpin (nee Bradley); beloved sister of Gail […]
Author: RVP Editor
CORRECTION: Inaccuracies in Park Board race story
In the Feb. 7th issue of the Elmhurst Independent, a story appeared about Candidate’s Forum hosted by the League of Women Voters on Sunday, Feb. 10. In the list of candidates running for Elmhurst Park District, Claire Kubiesa was left out. The story also indicated that voters would select three […]
Election season officially opens with LWV Candidate’s Forum
Eight vie for four seats on District 205 School Board By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent On the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 10, about 100 people were in and out of Council Chambers at Elmhurst City Hall, where the Elmhurst League of Women Voters (LWV-Elmhurst) was hosting a Candidate’s […]
Once a Warrior, always a Warrior
The 2019 inductees into the Willowbrook High School Athletic Hall of Fame included longtime Villa Park resident Brendan McArdle, who was inducted as an outstanding contributor. The athletic hall of fame held its 10th annual induction banquet on Jan. 31. One night later, the honorees were recognized at Willowbrook’s boys […]
‘Lifesavers’ honored by Lombard Village Board
The Village of Lombard held a special recognition ceremony before the Feb. 7 Lombard Village Board of Trustees meeting to honor Lombard Police Officer Dan Herrera and Lombard residents Justin Mueller and Stephen Spapperi. On the evening of Jan. 14, the three came to the aid of 96-year-old Antoinette Lazarra, […]
Lombardian classifieds—February 14
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—February 14
RICHARD KAY ALBERS, M.D. Richard Kay Albers, M.D., age 85, of Peoria, passed away Monday, February 4, 2019, after a battle with cancer, surrounded by his family, at his Apostolic Christian Skyline Retirement duplex home. He was born on January 4, 1934, in Blandinsville, Illinois, to Clarence E. and Mildred […]
Pedestrian struck, killed by freight train near Ardmore, Union Pacific railroad tracks
On Monday, Villa Park Police and Fire Departments responded to the area of Ardmore and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks for the report of a pedestrian who was struck by a westbound Union Pacific freight train at around 3:59 a.m. A 38-year-old man was fatally struck by the freight train, […]
Community Calendar
Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed! The Hospital Foundation’s Chef Fest Thursday, Feb. 7 From 6-9 p.m. at the Drury Lane Theatre & Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace, the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation’s 19th annual Chef Fest. Tickets are $75 per person. Tables […]
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 […]
