On Monday, Elmhurst Police are investigating an overnight attempted residential burglary in the 900 block of Euclid and 100 block of W. Van Buren. On Monday, Aug. 26 at 1:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 800 block of Washington. Responding officers discovered a […]
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A night of cheer
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Willowbrook High School held its fourth annual Silver and Blue Community Night on Friday. In addition to featuring introductions of the school’s fall athletic teams, the event included introductions of the Villa Park Warriors youth football and cheer teams. Shortly after those introductions, the program’s cheerleaders delivered […]
‘Stuff the Squad’ aids pantry
STEVE SPODEN PHOTO Mariano’s customers and staff, along with the Lombard Police Department, helped fill the shelves of the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry at Christ the King Church. Last week, customers at the Lombard Mariano’s were invited to donate $1, $5 or $10 for pre-stuffed bags of groceries […]
Lombard coming events—August 29
Senior orchestra seeks members The Senior Suburban Orchestra (SSO) is looking for musicians to join their ranks. There are currently openings for all strings, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, trumpet, French horn and percussion/drums. Rehearsals are Tuesday afternoons (1-3:15) at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (5739 Dunham Road, Downers Grove) […]
Lombardian Speak Out excerpts—August 29
Here are a few of the comments in this week’s Speak Out section. To see all of the comments, pick up a copy of this week’s paper. There was a Speak Out caller (Aug. 22 issue) that made a couple of good points about property taxes and what percentage of […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—August 29
DALE A. BURZYNSKI Dale A. Burzynski, of Villa Park, passed away August 16, 2019, at the age of 68. Dale is survived by his beloved wife of 46 years, Holly A. nee Kolls; his loving children, Stacie Anne (James) Wimberly of Romeoville, Valerie Robyn Burzynski of Madison; his cherished grandchild, […]
Dale A. Burzynski, age 68, of Villa Park, passed away August 16, 2019.
Funeral Services were held Thursday, August 22, at Oak Brook Community Church, 3100 Midwest Road, Oak Brook. Interment followed at Wheaton Cemetery, 1209 Warrenville Road, Wheaton. Dale is survived by his beloved wife of 46 years, Holly A. nee Kolls; his loving children, Stacie Anne (James) Wimberly of Romeoville, Valerie […]
Big Rigs and Kids
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Village of Villa Park held its annual Big Rigs and Kids event on Saturday at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park. Children were able to see and touch a variety of vehicles, including dump trucks, tow trucks, mowers, a garbage truck and vehicles from the village’s police and […]
A library card celebration
STEVE SPODEN PHOTO September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Helen Plum Library and libraries nationwide join together to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step towards academic achievement and lifelong learning. This year, “Toy Story 4” characters […]
Lombardian Speak Out excerpts—August 23
Here are some of the comments in this week’s Speak Out section. To read all of the comments, pick up a copy of this week’s paper. I saw the good news on Channel 7. Tom Cullerton indicted for 41 counts. I hope he goes to jail for a long, long […]