On the weekend of the 8th anniversary of an unsolved double homicide, Mayor Nick Caiafa, the Village of Schiller Park and the Schiller Park Police Department have announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the 2011 murders of George Markopoulos and Wendy Bonder. Early in the […]
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Elmhurst College’s 52nd annual Jazz Festival begins Feb. 21
The Elmhurst College Jazz Festival, one of the oldest and best collegiate jazz festivals in the country, is back this year with its usual all-star lineup of the industry’s most notable performing artists, as well as some of the country’s leading college bands. Each February, the best college jazz bands […]
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 […]
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 […]
A wintry path
The snow and cold weather hasn’t kept everyone off the Illinois Prairie Path in January. Dick Zylstra is pictured last Saturday afternoon heading westbound on the path near the Rugaard Gazebo. Zylstra, who runs regularly on the path, is the longtime girls and boys cross country coach at Timothy Christian […]
Let the music begin!
The Maple Street Chapel Variety Program Series begins its 2019 season on Sunday, Feb. 24, with the 19th annual American Heritage Concert. The professional 21-piece American Heritage Orchestra will be joined by the local dance company Impulse Movement Co., which will perform to Leonard Bernstein’s three dance episodes from “On […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—January 31
JAMES W. CREASER Funeral services for James W. Creaser, 94, were held Saturday, Jan. 26, at Calvary United Methodist Church 136 E. Highland, Villa Park. Interment was at Mt. Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst. Arrangements were made by by Steuerle Funeral Home. For info: 630-832-4161. THEODORE E. KRASE Theodore E. Krase (Ted), […]
Lombardian classifieds—January 31
District 205 cancels school classes Monday, Jan. 28
According to a message from Elmhurst District 205, due to inclement weather, school has been cancelled for Monday, Jan. 28. Any student who receives transportation through District 205, including those who attend the Technical Center of DuPage and out-of-district special education programs, will not be transported as a result. Students […]
Lombard citizens save 96-year-old woman from being struck by train
Lombard Police Officer Dan Herrera responded to a call of a car on the railroad tracks at the intersection of St. Charles Road and Grace Street in Lombard, at approximately 8:15 on the evening of Jan. 14. Herrera was close to the location and was on scene within two minutes […]