Alleged sexual assault reported on north York On June 26, a reporting officer responded to the 800 block of N. York at around 9:15 a.m. for a report of a sexual assault. The victim stated the suspect sexually assaulted her. The suspect was later located, placed under arrest and transported […]
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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 […]
Villa Park residents organize their own holiday parade
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Village of Villa Park’s traditional Fourth of July parade was canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The parade route passes by the Madison Street home of the Behnke family. About one week before this year’s holiday, the Behnkes organized a parade that welcomed children […]
Helping feed those in need
SUBMITTED PHOTO State Rep. Terra Costa Howard (second from right) recently hand-delivered proceeds from a local food drive to the York Township Food Pantry to be distributed to families in need. The food drive was held at Yorktown Center in conjunction with the Village of Lombard’s “Be a Hero” summer […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—July 9
RUDOLF V. KRAUS Rudolf V. Kraus, born Aug. 31, 1936, passed away on June 28, 2020, at the age of 83. A native New Yorker, Rudolf was a United States Air Force veteran. After graduating from Monmouth University in New Jersey, he worked as a technician at Bell Laboratories. He […]
Assembly at Willowbrook protests racial injustice
CHRIS FOX PHOTOS Willowbrook High School students organized an assembly that took place outside of their Villa Park school on Saturday, June 27. The event to protest against racial injustice included a march around part of the school property. A portion of the march included a procession down Ardmore Avenue. […]
Helping to stock the shelves
JANE CHARMELO PHOTO State Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-48), held a food drive Wednesday, June 17, outside the First Church of Lombard/UCC, in conjunction with a Village of Lombard summer blood drive, held in Hatfield Hall. Donations were going to the Lombard/Villa Park Food Pantry at First United Methodist Church, […]
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Man charged with attempted murder of Elmhurst resident out walking dog
On Wednesday, July 1, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael Ruth announced that a 22- year-old man had been charged with Attempt First Degree Murder for allegedly shooting an Elmhurst man last May. Charged with one count of Attempt First Degree Murder and […]
How an infectious disease physician will spend the summer of 2020; A guest column from Elmhurst Hospital
We’re starting the summer in Illinois on a positive note: the numbers of COVID-19 cases are decreasing in our state. That’s great news: it means that 10 weeks of separation has resulted in countless lives saved, but it does not mean the virus is gone or that cases won’t escalate […]
