Author: RVP Editor
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—November 25
WILLIAM ARENZ William (Bill) Arenz, age 83, of Lombard passed away Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Funeral services are pending. Arrangements by Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Info: www.brustfuneralhome.com or 888-629-0094. ELIZABETH M. CLOUTIER Elizabeth M. Cloutier, née Sievert, age 79, of Lombard, formerly of Geneva, died Nov. […]
Annual Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot
Gobble! Gobble! And they’re OFF! On Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 25, promptly at 9 a.m., the starting gun went off for the 38th Annual Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot held downtown for all the racers, runners, walkers, milers, strollers, pet owners and costume-wearers who took part. The event serves as […]
Coming events
Now through Saturday, Dec. 11 Small Business Saturday Shop local this holiday season! Shoppers can pick up a Shop Small Passport from the Addison Public Library and from participating businesses. Shoppers will earn a stamp on their passport for each business they visit during the campaign. For every stamp you […]
Montini Catholic’s Golden Gobbler celebrates 25 years; Alumni recall earlier years of food drive
In the fall of 1997, under the leadership of then-principal Jim Segredo (now president), Montini Catholic kicked off its first-ever Golden Gobbler Thanksgiving Food Drive. Since then, every year when the air turns crisp, clocks get set back and Bronco sports fans bid adieu to their fall rivalries, Montini students […]
Holly Trolley comes to town
The City of Elmhurst has announced that the Explore Elmhurst Holly Trolley will be back for the 2021 holiday season. Running Saturdays, Nov. 27 through Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., the trolley will follow the same route as in the past and can be tracked on ExploreElmhurst.com. […]
Update on Oak Brook home break-in on Thanksgiving; Westchester man charged with four felonies; bond set at $750G
On Saturday, Nov. 27, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Oak Brook Chief of Police James Kruger announced that bond had been set for a Cook County man accused of attempting to break into an Oak Brook home on Thanksgiving night. Sean Anderson, 24, of Westchester, appeared in Bond […]
DuPage Democratic Party social media director loses job after saying Waukesha tragedy was ‘Karma’ for Rittenhouse acquittal
STAFF REPORT Mary Lemanski, who had been the DuPage County Democratic Party’s social media director, resigned from that position Monday, Nov. 22, after posting tweets comparing the driver of an SUV who allegedly drove into a crowd of people during a Christmas parade Sunday, Nov. 21, in Waukesha, Wis., to […]
Arrest made in incident that drew police to Eldridge; Domestic battery, unlawful restraint, kidnapping alleged
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT Last week in its Nov. 25 edition, the Elmhurst Independent published photos of an unknown incident that drew the presence of law enforcement from several other municipalities to the area near Butterfield Rd. and Prospect Ave. on Saturday, Nov. 20. At press time […]
Patricia Walsh Kerr, 81
Patricia Walsh Kerr passed away in Encinitas, California on October 20, 2021 at the age of 81. Patricia was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 4, 1940 to Lorraine and Edward Walsh, the first of their five children. Patricia grew up in Elmhurst, in a household rich with love and […]