SUBMITTED ILLUSTRATIONS Montini Catholic High School community members are receiving a very special Christmas greeting in the mail this year. Junior Erin Slaten was the winner of the Lasallian preparatory high school’s Christmas card design contest. Students were invited to submit their designs in November, with the three top entries […]
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Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—December 24
BERNARD J. CARPENTER Bernard “Bernie” J. Carpenter, 85, of Berkeley, passed away peacefully on Dec. 15, 2020, at Elmhurst Hospital. Funeral Services Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, with 10 a.m. Prayers at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard to St. Domitilla, 4940 Washington St., Hillside, for 11 a.m. Mass. […]
DuPage County receives first COVID-19 vaccine shipment; Receiving 13,650 doses shared among all hospitals in DuPage
Last week, the DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) received its first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). The vaccine was authorized on Friday, Dec. 11, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through an emergency use authorization (EUA) after conducting a […]
Montini Catholic releases first virtually-recorded Christmas album
While not yet ready to compete with the likes of record producers Sony or Warner Brothers, Montini Catholic High School in Lombard is reeling from the applause received for the Lasallian college preparatory high school’s innovative musical creation, “Virtually In Sync” – their 2020 Christmas album recorded virtually and released […]
District 205 Board discusses tax levy for 2021; Meeting includes update on bonds related to the 2018 referendum
By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent A meeting of the Board of School District 205 held on Tuesday, Dec. 15, Chris Whelton, the district’s assistant superintendent for finance and operations, offered a presentation regarding the 2020 property tax levy for taxes to be paid in 2021. Whelton noted that […]
District 205 buys The Abbey property from Park District; Site to become permanent solution for Transition Center students
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Last week, Elmhurst Community Unit District 205 and Elmhurst Park District advised the Independent that it had finalized plans for the purchase and sale of the property at 407 W. St. Charles Road known as The Abbey. The $1.6 million deal makes room […]
Missing elderly man located near Eldridge Park; Other agencies provide drone, bloodhound, other K-9 support
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent According to a release received from the City, a missing elderly man was found after he was reported missing in the area surrounding Eldridge Park in southwest Elmhurst on Friday, Dec. 18. The Elmhurst Police Department was notified on Friday of an at-risk […]
Community Calendar
Welcome to the Elmhurst Independent’s Community Calendar Upcoming events will be published, even if they are virtual and only available online. Please remember to be safe when attending live events by wearing masks, using hand sanitizer and maintaining the proper social distance. If your club or organization is gathering during […]
Richard L. Matus, 90
Richard L. Matus, of Elmhurst, passed away on December 16, 2020 at Amita Hospice in Elk Grove Village, at the age of 90. He was born in Chicago on January 13, 1930 to Leo and Jessie Matuszewski. Rich graduated from St. Rita H.S. and worked for Trans World Airlines as […]
James Rigitano Jr., 72
James (Jim) Rigitano Jr. passed away on December 10, 2020, from complications related to his battle with COPD. He was born to James and Jean Rigitano on July 11, 1948, in Chicago. Jim married his high school sweetheart, Patricia Ann Rigitano (nee Saviano), and they enjoyed more than 50 years […]
