Saturday, April 20, 2024
Editor’s note: The names of candidates running unopposed in their primary races are not listed here. United States Senator Republican Vote for 1 (Winner to face Democratic incumbent Tammy Duckworth in November) Casey Chlebek Peggy Hubbard Robert “Bobby” Piton Jimmy Lee Tillman II Anthony W. Williams […]
Former State Sen. Tom Cullerton was sentenced Tuesday to a year in federal prison for fraudulently receiving salary and benefits from a labor union. Cullerton, 52, of Villa Park, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal embezzlement charge. U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman imposed the year-and-a-day sentence after […]
DuPage County’s Stormwater Management Department accepted grant proposals from municipalities for flood control and water quality projects countywide. The selected projects will be partially funded using an allocation of DuPage County’s American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funding from the federal government. Open to municipal governments, DuPage County’s grant will award […]
During its May 23 meeting, the District 88 Board of Education recognized and honored Addison Trail alumnus Jackson Regan (class of 2022) for his Eagle Scout project. Regan built a planter box and two doggie bag stations for the Army Trail Nature Center in Addison. The planter is dedicated in […]
First Street, Palmer Drive to be closed until 11:30 a.m. By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent On Friday, June 10 beginning at 10 a.m., there will be a ceremony held in front of the Elmhurst Police Station in memory of Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth, who passed away unexpectedly […]
On Friday, May 20, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Addison Director of Police Timothy Hayden announced that an 18-year-old male Addison Trail High School student has been charged with posting a threatening message on Instagram directed at school personnel. Michael Gamboa, 18, of the 2N100 block of Vista […]
The DuPage County Heroin/Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) Taskforce announced last week the award of grants to organizations to expand their capabilities in the fight against the opioid crisis in the County. Among the recipients was Serenity House Counseling Services, Inc. in Addison which received $32,425 for its Prevention Education […]
Addison Trail seniors Mateo Gomez (left) and Enzo Ciaccia will address nearly 500 of their classmates as the student graduation speakers during Addison Trail’s 56th commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22. Ciaccia and Gomez entered the school’s annual graduation-speech competition and were selected as this year’s winners by a panel […]
On Wednesday, April 20, Addison Mayor Richard Veenstra welcomed industrial business representatives to the Manufacturers Social Event at Addison Village Hall. The keynote speaker was Sarah Hartwick, vice president of education & workforce policy for the Illinois Manufacturers Association (IMA), who spoke on workforce issues across Illinois and initiatives to […]
The public is invited to join the Addison Center for the Arts (ACA) and artists/activists Tania Blanco and Jennifer Hereth in the ACA’s fundraising efforts to benefit Ukrainian refugees. There will an art sale and exhibition at the ACA Gallery opening Thursday, May 5, remaining through June 18. The highlight […]
