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Storm damage in Villa Park
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Aug. 10 storm event caused significant damage in Villa Park and several other communities in Chicagoland. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), a well-organized and long-lived complex of storms produced widespread severe wind damage across Iowa, northern Illinois and northern Indiana. The severe winds exceeded […]
Clean-up continues in storm’s aftermath
JANE CHARMELO PHOTO The Village of Lombard and National Weather Service reported that on Monday, Aug. 10, the village was affected not only by a derecho, but an EF-1 tornado with just over a 2-mile path that caused damage and destruction in the village—among other neighboring communities—due to winds up […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—August 20
PHYLLIS K. BLAIR-SEMELROTH Phyllis Kay, born May 29, 1938, of Ethelmae Blair and Russell R. Blair, died on August 5, 2020, in Kankakee. Phyllis Kay, (called by either name), attended Franklin School, Danville, Illinois, then moved to Catlin, Illinois, where she graduated from Catlin Township High School before going to […]
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 […]
Woman charged with attempted terrorism at Lombard Municipal Campus; Allegedly assisted accomplice with flammable supplies reportedly meant for police vehicles
On Wednesday, Aug. 5, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Lombard Chief of Police Roy Newton announced that a Lombard woman was facing Attempt Terrorism and Possession of Incendiary Device charges for allegedly assisting a Lombard man who allegedly approached numerous city-owned squad cars armed with a Molotov cocktail, […]
DuPage, Kane counties unite against COVID-19; Region concerned about recent increases in virus activity
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health metrics, there is an increase in the numbers of new cases of COVID-19, which are triggering warnings from DuPage and Kane County officials. The two counties make up the West Suburban Region (Region 8) recently identified by the State of Illinois in […]
Moyer to support Open D205 Plan; Survey shows 85% of parents want in-person instruction
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Elmhurst School District 205 Superintendent Dr. David Moyer released a communique to parents and other school stakeholders last week indicating the District’s plan to proceed with opening in the fall. His message follows: “The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Leadership Team and […]
Elmhurst hit hard as ‘derecho’ plows through Midwest
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent While tornado warnings were blasting every few minutes late Monday afternoon, a rare storm known as a derecho laid a path of destruction across the Midwest states, sweeping through Elmhurst at about 4 p.m. It left downed trees and power lines in its […]
Helen Mary Geihsler, 92
Helen Mary Geihsler, nee Grannemann, of Elmhurst, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at the age of 92. She was the loving wife of Victor Geihsler. They would have celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary on August 29, 2020. Helen was the dear mother of William, Michael (Jan), […]
