CHRIS FOX PHOTOS The District 45 PTA Council held its 11th annual Just for Fun 5K Run and Kids’ 1-mile Fun Run on Saturday morning. The races started and ended near the Rugaard Gazebo along the Illinois Prairie Path. Nearly 100 people signed up for the 5-kilometer race. Both races […]
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Lilac time in Lombard
STEVE SPODEN PHOTO This year’s five Lilac Princesses are pictured striking a royal pose before the final judging to select the 2019 Lilac Queen. The judging took place Saturday at Lombard’s Embassy Suites. The identity of the queen will remain a secret until her coronation in Lilacia Park at 1 […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—May 2
GEORGE M. BAILLIE George M. Baillie, 85, of Lombard, passed away on April 23, 2019. Interment of cremains will be held Friday, May 24, at 10 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood. Arrangements were made by Steuerle Funeral Home: 630-832-4161. KAREN CRAVEN Karen Craven, nee Hale, age 73, of […]
Lombard/Villa Park coming events—May 2
Outdoor Adventure Club in York Center Are you interested in learning more about the great outdoors? Each session is focused on learning useful skills to help make the outdoors fun including: using a map and compass, fishing, building a fire, and row boating. The York Center Park District staff will […]
Lombardian classifieds—May 2
ZPC soundly rejects development plan for Route 83 and St. Charles Road; Area residents protest project, join together, create web site
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent A group of residents in Elmhurst’s Pick Subdivision has come together to protest a development project being considered at the northwest corner of Illinois Route 83 and St. Charles Road. The Pick Subdivision includes the area west of Route 83 to Villa […]
City purchases 113-121 No. Addison property for $2.25 million
Elmhurst City Council approved the purchase of 113-121 N. Addison Avenue at a City Council meeting held on April 15, 2019. The site, also known as the Arcade Building, includes current businesses The Club, The Pizza Palace, and Coldwell Banker. The sale of the property by the Conway family coincides […]
Elmhurst Community Calendar
Community Calendar Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed! Sunday, April 28 Program on Presidential Campaign Posters At 2 p.m., the Elmhurst History Museum presents Stars, Stripes & Strategy: A Brief History of the Presidential Campaign Poster. EHM Executive Director Dave Oberg will […]
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 […]
Willowbrook hosts joint ceremony for honor societies
SUBMITTED PHOTOS Willowbrook High School recently held an “Evening of Honors” ceremony for the school’s Math Honor Society, National English Honor Society, World Language Honor Society and Civitas (the school’s social studies honor society). About 400 students were recognized and inducted, or reaffirmed into the honor societies. The students who […]
