JOHN A. BEIMAL John A. Beimal, age 67, of Lombard, died May 31, 2020. Funeral services were Friday, June 12, from Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard to Sacred Heart Church, Lombard. Visit www.brustfuneralhome.com or call 888-629-0094 for information. ROSE MARY BROWN Rose Mary Brown, age 85, of […]
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Sprucing up a Little Free Library
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Katie Bennette of the Villa Park Public Library’s circulation department recently applied some fresh paint to the Little Free Library located near the Rotary Club Playground at Harvard Avenue and the Illinois Prairie Path. The Little Free Library is part of the Villa Park Public Library’s outreach […]
Home delivery
CHRIS FOX PHOTO About 175 District 44 staff members volunteered to visit the homes of students who just completed their eighth-grade year at Glenn Westlake Middle School. The staff members were divided into teams that visited the students’ homes on Friday. The special deliveries to each of the approximately 350 […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—June 18
MARY JANE COLE Mary Jane Cole, nee Walsh, age 94, of Lombard, died June 8, 2020. Graveside services were held Saturday, June 13, at Forest Hill Cemetery, Glen Ellyn. Arrangements by Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Visit www.brustfuneralhome.com or call 888-629-0094 for information. BARBARA R. NOVAK Barbara […]
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Man gets two years for attack of special needs grocery bagger
On Wednesday, June 10, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that a Bartlett man had been sentenced to two years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for punching and kicking a Jewel grocery store bagger last summer. Bruce Mirabella, 51, of Bartlett, appeared in Court Wednesday morning in front […]
COVID-19 updates for DuPage County
As of 11 a.m. on Monday, June 15, there were 8,464 total cases among DuPage County residents, including 429 deaths. Since Sunday, there were 30 new cases and NO deaths of persons with the COVID-19 infection reported. Number of cases by town At press time, the DuPage Department of Health […]
Meet the protestors; ‘Reforms needed, more diversity; anti-racism should be essential focus’
Staff report On Saturday, June 13, a peaceful protest was planned and staged in Elmhurst’s Wilder Park (see related story elsewhere in this issue). Staff of the Elmhurst Independent were on hand to talk one-on-one with some of the protestors and organizers. One of the organizers of Saturday’s event was […]
DuPage County announces new COVID-19 testing sites
Two new testing sites are being opened and made available to DuPage County residents in the next few weeks. A new drive-through COVID-19 testing site was expected to open at the DuPage County Complex on Tuesday, June 16. All residents of DuPage County can be tested, and no appointment, doctor […]
Impassioned protestors bring message of hope, change; Rally in Wilder Park, related march occur without incident
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent It was a beautiful, bright sunny day on Saturday, June 13, in Wilder Park. just a little too warm to have to wear a mask over your face – but everyone did. More than 1,000 people gathered at Wilder Park to take part […]
