By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Last week, the Independent brought its readers the news that an Elmhurst resident who is an executive for United Airlines, had been missing for more than a week. At press time, he still had not been found. According to several news outlets, Jake […]
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Janie E. Toedter, 76
Janie E. Toedter, of Elmhurst, formerly of Sevierville, Tenn., died on August 20, 2020 at the age of 76. Janie will be missed by her family and friends. Her gorgeous tenor voice would make everyone smile. She was a member of the Choral Society at the University of Tennessee as […]
Jerry R. Fanelle, Jr., 91
Jerry R. Fanelle, Jr., of Addison and former 55-year resident of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 91. He was a veteran of the U.S. military who served during the Korean War and was a Purple Heart recipient. He was a member of VFW #2801 of Villa Park. […]
Top crime news
Found WWI artillery shell brings bomb squad Suspicious circumstances were report on Aug. 19 when a complainant in the 200 block of N. Larch told police at around 6:22 p.m. that he discovered what appeared to be a mortar in the rafters of his basement. When the officer arrived, he […]
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 […]
Storm damage in Villa Park
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Aug. 10 storm event caused significant damage in Villa Park and several other communities in Chicagoland. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), a well-organized and long-lived complex of storms produced widespread severe wind damage across Iowa, northern Illinois and northern Indiana. The severe winds exceeded […]
Clean-up continues in storm’s aftermath
JANE CHARMELO PHOTO The Village of Lombard and National Weather Service reported that on Monday, Aug. 10, the village was affected not only by a derecho, but an EF-1 tornado with just over a 2-mile path that caused damage and destruction in the village—among other neighboring communities—due to winds up […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—August 20
PHYLLIS K. BLAIR-SEMELROTH Phyllis Kay, born May 29, 1938, of Ethelmae Blair and Russell R. Blair, died on August 5, 2020, in Kankakee. Phyllis Kay, (called by either name), attended Franklin School, Danville, Illinois, then moved to Catlin, Illinois, where she graduated from Catlin Township High School before going to […]
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 […]
Woman charged with attempted terrorism at Lombard Municipal Campus; Allegedly assisted accomplice with flammable supplies reportedly meant for police vehicles
On Wednesday, Aug. 5, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Lombard Chief of Police Roy Newton announced that a Lombard woman was facing Attempt Terrorism and Possession of Incendiary Device charges for allegedly assisting a Lombard man who allegedly approached numerous city-owned squad cars armed with a Molotov cocktail, […]