DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) will close the COVID-19 community-based drive-thru testing site located at the DuPage County Complex in Wheaton at the end of the month, with the last scheduled day set for Friday, Jan. 29. The COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park […]
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District 205 holds special meeting about new superintendent; Interviews firms; selects School Exec Connect to conduct search
By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a special meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. All seven Board members participated in the meeting. Six members attended in person, while Board member Karen Stuefen […]
Nooses found hanging at York football field; Police continue to investigate possible hate crime
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent As of Monday, Jan. 25, the Elmhurst Police Department and Elmhurst School District 205 were still investigating an incident that was reported on Sunday, Jan. 17 at the York Community High School outdoor football field. A press release from the City of Elmhurst […]
Community Calendar
Welcome to the Elmhurst Independent’s Community Calendar Upcoming events will be published, whether they are virtual or in person Please remember to be safe at live events by wearing masks, using hand sanitizer and maintaining social distance. If your club or organization is gathering during this time, live OR virtually, […]
Cynthia Ann Paoletti, 63
Cynthia Ann Paoletti, of Lombard, passed away January 15, 2021, at the age of 63. Beloved wife of Marco for 36 years; loving mother of Fred and Adam Paoletti; proud grandmother of Nico, Frederick, Liam and Blake; fond sister of Sandra, Bernadette and Tammy; fond aunt to several nieces and […]
Edward Ronne, 93
Edward Ronne, Chicago broadcaster and communications leader, died peacefully on January 19, 2021, at the age of 93. Born Norphin Edward Ronne on January 16, 1928 in Grand Forks, No. Dak., to Jorand and Gust Ronne, he would later go by his middle name. Loving husband to Sandra (nee Holt), […]
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 […]
Fun in the snow
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department’s 3-year-old preschoolers spent some time outside during their class at the Iowa Community Center on Jan. 14. The children played outside for about 25 minutes on a relatively warm day for mid-January in Chicagoland. The 3-year-olds, who attend morning classes […]
Awards of appreciation
JANE CHARMELO PHOTOS Carol Bauer, Village of Lombard executive coordinator and blood drive coordinator, recently received a plaque and an award of recognition for organizing blood drives for Versiti Blood Center of Illinois. Bauer (right) is shown with Camille Piazza, Versiti Blood Center of Illinois account representative, with a 2020 […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—January 21
WILLIAM DEXTER GRIFFITH William Dexter Griffith, 81, passed away on January 4, 2021 at home in Queen Creek, Arizona. He was the husband of Lynda Lou Griffith, they shared 45 years of marriage together. Born in West Frankfort, Illinois, he was the son of George and Louise Griffith. He graduated […]
