Betty Jane Ahearn, nee Veskauf, of Villa Park, passed away recently at the age of 88. Beloved wife of John “Jack”. Loving mother of Kathleen May Ahearn, Mary Ann (Lawrence) Platt and Patricia (Francis Patrick) Murphy. Dear grandmother of Eric (Lauren) Lindholm, Kristen Lindholm, Kimberly (Lisa) Platt, Kevin (Heather) […]
Month: May 2018
Elmhurst Police Reports
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named. Assault, battery May 7 Chris Murphy, 27, of […]
State’s Attorney Berlin finds officer justified in Elmhurst officer-involved shooting. Statement from State’s Attorney Berlin
“Every case involving the use of deadly force by a police officer must be carefully and thoroughly investigated. Such scrutiny is required to ensure the protection of the civil rights of those involved and to maintain the public’s confidence in law enforcement. “After a thorough and extensive investigation surrounding […]
Timothy Christian girls soccer team reaches regional final Carter, Schaafsma reach double-digit goals on the season.
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Timothy Christian girls soccer team concluded its season with a recent 3-1 loss to Chicago Holy Trinity in the championship game of the Class 1A Timothy Christian regional in Elmhurst. Timothy finished the year with a 9-7-1 mark. The Trojans reached the regional final after […]
Timothy Christian girls track team qualifies multiple individuals for state track
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Timothy Christian girls track team competed at the recent Class 1A Chicago Latin School sectional in Chicago. The Trojans took third with 60 points. The Trojans won the 3,200 relay and qualified for state with a time of 10:16.31. The Trojans also qualified for state […]
Timothy Christian baseball
The Timothy Christian baseball team split a pair of recent games with Elgin St. Edward and Illiana Christian. In a 14-1 win over St. Edward on senior day at Timothy where seven seniors were honored, the Trojans had 12 hits and benefitted from a 10-run second inning. Harrison Stanton went […]
Freshman Hoogstra among bright spots for Trojans softball team.
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Trojans softball team was 0-20 through late last week. Coach Lindsay Slovey has been impressed with the pitching efforts of Lauren Gehrke and Greta Hoogstra. “They have been working hard on the mound,” she said. “Greta has been quite an asset to us this […]
York boys water-polo team reaches sectional final Dukes finish season with 20 wins; Marlott notches 111 goals this spring.
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York boys water-polo team wrapped up its 2018 season after coming within a game of reaching the state finals tournament. The Dukes opened sectional play with a 12-11 win over St. Patrick and then lost to Fenwick by an 8-6 count in the sectional-championship game. […]
York girls lacrosse team continues having the hot hand
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York girls lacrosse team continued its recent turnaround. The Dukes were 10-7 overall and 3-1 in West Suburban Conference play through late last week. York, ranked No. 7 in the state by laxpower.com, had won 10 of its last 12 games. York recently scored a […]
Leonard scored nine goals during two-game stretch for York boy’s LAX.
The York boys lacrosse team was 9-9-1 overall and 3-2 in the West Suburban Conference through late last week. In recent times, York lost 11-9 to Glenbrook North and also defeated St. Ignatius 11-4. David Leonard had five goals against Glenbrook North and four goals against St. Ignatius. Billy Paschen […]
