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Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—June 17
DONNA J. BANISTER Donna J. Banister, nee Laske, 84 years old, a resident of Lexington Square of Lombard, formerly of Green Lake, Wisconsin, passed away suddenly on June 7, 2021. Funeral services were held Friday, June 11, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Interment followed at Acacia […]
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Tornado touches down in southern DuPage County
Significant property damage in Naperville, Woodridge, Darien; brief radar rotation in Addison Staff report A powerful line of storms moved through the western suburbs late Sunday night, setting off tornado warning sirens throughout DuPage County. The National Weather Service said significant storm damage occurred in Naperville, Woodridge and Darien-caused by […]
Illinois High School Association Class 1A State Championships, ICCP action
Alia Johnson (#211) crosses the finish line for Immaculate Conception Catholic Prep. Johnson teamed with Franki Chaidez, Faith Laluya, Ciara Stephens to finish 19th in the state in the event. The Lady Knight foursome ran a time of 53.10 seconds. Photo by Daniel L. Chamness Carly Manchester (#213) runs in […]
EAM hosts virtual conversation with Washington leaders; Casten, Durbin, Foster, Quigley discuss housing, racial and economic segregation
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Congressman Sean Casten, Congressman Bill Foster, Congressman Mike Quigley, and local housing leaders held a virtual conversation on fair housing about the Elmhurst Art Museum’s exhibit “In Focus: The Chicago Freedom Movement and the Fight for Fair Housing.” The exhibit highlights historical and contemporary responses to […]
One suspect in alleged murder of 7-year-old girl briefly in Lombard
Suspect at an apartment before allegedly fleeing Chicago police Staff report A shooting at a west side Chicago McDonald’s drive-thru that left a 7-year-old Chicago girl, Jaslyn Adams, dead and her father, Jontae Adams, wounded on April 18 made national headlines. Devontay Anderson, 21, one of three suspects allegedly involved […]
Homeless man arraigned for aggravated battery, public indecency; Suspect allegedly grabbed someone’s buttock at local fitness club
On Wednesday, June 9, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that Kelvin Brown, 42, believed to be homeless with a last known address in Bellwood, appeared in court where he entered a plea of not guilty to one count of Aggravated Battery (Class 3 Felony) and two counts of […]
Community gathers on Art Museum lawn for first-ever LGBTQ Pride Proclamation
The lawn of the Elmhurst Art Museum was the place to be on Wednesday, June 9, when the Elmhurst Pride Collective (EPC) hosted the City’s first-ever celebration of Pride Month. Rainbow colors were everywhere and free ice cream was on the menu as members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, […]
Excavation begins for stormwater project at York; IGA between City, D205 was ‘beginning of a new chapter in Elmhurst’
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent If you’ve driven past York High School this past week, you’ve no doubt noticed that excavation has begun at the large open area between the school and St. Charles Road, which will be used for underground stormwater storage vaults per an intergovernmental agreement […]
