CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department held its annual “Pictures with Santa Paws” holiday event recently at the Depot at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park. Residents brought their pets to the park for a picture with Santa. In past years, some residents have brought their cats in […]
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Pride commission gives special holiday designation to festive Madison Street home
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Community Pride Commission has designated Andy Fillipp’s home on West Madison Street as “The Official Villa Park Holiday House.” Fillipp, who is a Villa Park firefighter/paramedic, creates an elaborate display of holiday lights outside of his home each year. He is pictured (left) on […]
Former Broncos are hoping to get a shot with the Warriors
Thornton and Sullivan helped Montini to a third-place trophy last season; now at Willowbrook, they are waiting to take the court The 2020-21 Willowbrook girls basketball team should have played several games by now. Of course, this hasn’t been a typical year. The Warriors, along with every other high school […]
A holiday tree that warms the heart, and the hands
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Jason and Tracy Herbers of Villa Park adopted a holiday tree along the village’s portion of the Illinois Prairie Path this year. The Villa Park Chamber of Commerce’s tree-adoption program made 72 trees available during the current holiday season. The 4-foot, pre-lighted trees are along the path […]
A special food distribution
CHRIS FOX PHOTO District 88 recently extended the hours of service and the number of meals provided through its community food-service program. Each week, seven days’ worth of free meals are available to all residents up to the age of 18. The meals—seven breakfasts, seven lunches and milk—are distributed on […]
County announces a new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site
Odeum in Villa Park opens Monday, Nov. 23 In response to the exponential spread of COVID-19 cases and the increased need for testing, the DuPage County Health Department is announcing the addition of a second community-based drive-thru testing site to provide additional testing resources in DuPage County. The additional COVID-19 […]
Veterans Day ceremony
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2801 held its annual Veterans Day observance on Nov. 11. The speakers included Jim Blankshain (pictured), the post’s commander. Blankshain noted how people frequently thank him for his military service. “My response is usually, ‘I’m an American, and I […]
Halloween award winners
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Community Pride Commission announced the winners of its 2020 Halloween Decoration Awards at the Villa Park Village Board meeting on Nov. 9. The winners included Mike and Jennifer Travnick, who are pictured on Halloween outside of their home on the 100 block of East […]
Halloween costume parade
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department’s 4-year-old preschoolers held their Halloween costume parade on Friday morning outside of the Iowa Community Center. Several parents watched as the children walked around part of the community center. The preschoolers also sang a brief song under the direction of […]
DuPage County elects ‘Flat Tax’ over alternative Mazzochi retains seat; Casten beats Ives; Lewis wins over Pappas
By Dee Longfellow At 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, with 100% of precincts reporting, the Presidential race had already been declared for Joe Biden in the state of Illinois by many national media outlets. Still the final tally across the nation was not complete yet, so the race was […]
