Here’s what’s going on at District 205… By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 14 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. Board member Courtenae Trautmann was absent. There were no […]
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A special day
CHRIS FOX PHOTOS Willowbrook High School’s Class of 2019 celebrated its commencement service on Sunday. Pictured before the ceremony are (middle left photo) Maura Heneghan and Willowbrook English Department Chair Brett Blair. Heneghan earned an academic rank within the top 5 percent of Willowbrook’s Class of 2019. The class includes […]
Lest we forget
STEVE SPODEN PHOTOS Our nation’s service men and women who gave their lives for their country will be remembered during the Village of Lombard’s Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 27. The whole community is invited to attend the observance, which will begin at 10 a.m. (new time) at the Veterans […]
Lombard/Villa Park coming events—May 23
‘Space Food’ program at Villa Park Library The Adler Planetarium’s Michelle Nichols will present “Space Food: Past, Present & Future” at the Villa Park Public Library on Thursday, May 30, from 7-8:30 p.m. Nichols will discuss different types of space foods from the past, present and future. This program will […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—May 23
LUANN COLLIN LuAnn Collin (nee Grass) was born in Elmhurst, to the late George and Lucille Grass. She passed away May 15, 2019. LuAnn was preceded in death by her husband, John Collin; and daughter, Ann. She was the loving mother of John (Mary) Collin, Beth Young, and Rabecca Collin […]
Lombardian classifieds—May 23
Elmhurst Council approves eight stories for Addison Ave. apartments
Aldermen discuss traffic congestion, respect for Downtown Plan By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent At its meeting on Monday, May 6, the Elmhurst City Council approved conditional use for a 92-foot-high, eight-story apartment building at 183, 189, 191 Addison Avenue. It prompted a discussion among alderman regarding […]
Freshmen Calcagno, Manchester bring home state medals for IC Catholic Prep girls track
Knights girls soccer team headed to Class 1A supersectional By Mike Miazga Correspondent The freshmen ruled the day for IC Catholic Prep’s girls track team at the recent Class 1A state finals meet. Freshman Kennedy Calcagno finished fifth in the state in the 800 and 1,600 runs, while classmate Carly […]
Timothy Christian’s Clark 10th in state in the 3,200. York’s May 11th in the 1,600
Timothy Christian’s Clark 10th in the state in the 3,200 York’s May 11th in the 1,600 By Mike Miazga Correspondent Timothy Christian junior Hope Clark finished 10th in the state in the 3,200 run at the recent Class 1A girls track and field state finals at Eastern Illinois University. Clark […]
Police Reports
Area police departments recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of […]
