Services Thursday Susan Judith Nelson, nee Gragg, of Elmhurst, passed away on April 5, 2019 at the age of 78. Beloved mother of David (Karen) Nelson and Kathy (Mike) Berg; proud grandmother of Michael and Anna Berg; dear daughter of the late Bernard and the late Isabel Gragg; dear sister […]
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Breakfast with the Bunny
CHRIS FOX PHOTOS The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department held its annual Breakfast with the Bunny event on Saturday morning at the Iowa Community Center. Children enjoyed breakfast, arts and crafts and taking pictures with the Bunny before going outside for the egg hunt. Brothers (left to right) Joey […]
Woman of the Year
STEVE SPODEN PHOTO Public-spirited Velta Kopacek was honored as Lombard Service League’s 2019 Woman of the Year during the league’s April 11 meeting in the Lombard Village Hall Community Room. League members, guests, family members and friends were on hand for the announcement of the league’s 55th Woman of the […]
Lombard/Villa Park coming events—April 18
York Center Soccer Be a part of a soccer program that emphasizes athletic growth, and has a fun based, child-centered curriculum. This program has nationally and internationally qualified coaches instructing teamwork, sportsmanship, and overall athletics in a format that maximums player engagement. It also offers participants the chance to improve […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—April 18
WILLIAM J. GRUSS William J. Gruss, age 89, of Lombard, passed away April 14, 2019. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, April 17, with prayers from Brust Funeral Home to St. Pius X Church for Mass. Interment followed at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Visit www.brustfuneralhome.com or call 888-629-0094 for more […]
Lombardian classifieds—April 18
Community Calendar
Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed! Saturday, April 13 From 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Elmhurst College will host its annual Recycling Extravaganza in Faganel Hall and Alexander Street parking lots on the campus. NOTE: Electronics will NOT be collected at this event. […]
Marijuana legalization bill advances without public details; Sponsor says substantial amendment should be filed by end of April
By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois There are no details filed yet for a bill to legalize recreational adult-use marijuana in Illinois, but that did not stop the state Senate Executive Committee from voting on the measure April 3. As it stands now, Senate Bill 7 is what is referred […]
Lombard woman pleads guilty to murdering mother; State recommends 30-year maximum sentence for Stephanie DeFalco
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced last week that a Lombard woman pleaded guilty to strangling her mother to death last year. Stephanie DeFalco, 29, appeared in court in front of Judge Jeffrey MacKay where she entered a blind plea of guilty to one count of first-degree murder. […]
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 […]
