by Paul DelGuidice for The Villa Park Independent After two votes not to fund repairs of Lufkin Pool in November, followed in the last three months by vociferous calls to ‘Save Lufkin Pool’ from many residents, the Villa Park Board of Trustees revisited the question at their Feb. 26 meeting. […]
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Visitation 8th Grade A Boys Basketball wins championship
Visitation School’s 8th Grade A Boys Basketball team recently won the Championship for the Suburban Parochial League. The Visitation Vikings faced an undefeated St. Francis Falcons for the third consecutive year, this time coming home with the win. It was a thrilling end to their grade school basketball careers.
Addison 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. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named. Feb. 12 Jesus Flores-Contreras, 38, of Addison, was charged […]
Community Calendar
Pick of the Week – The event NOT to be missed… Saturday, Feb. 24 – York Boosters annual Green Scene fundraiser From 7 p.m. to 12 midnight, the York Athletic Boosters will hold its Annual Green Scene Fundraiser at Fitz’s Spare Keys in downtown Elmhurst. This event includes bowling with […]
Obituary
Harold “Harry” Ostling, 80 Harold “Harry” Ostling, of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 80. Beloved husband of Carol, nee Deak; dearest father of Peter (Cynthia), Frank, Craig (Lynn) and Carolyn Suarez; grandfather of Jocelyn (Jared) Pracht, Peter Ostling Jr., Marielle (Samuel) Reach, Samantha Ostling, Jeffrey Ostling, Emilio […]
York girls basketball
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York girls basketball team recorded a 45-37 win over St. Charles North in one semifinal of the Class 4A Wheaton-Warrenville South regional. York then dropped a 52-34 decision to host Wheaton-Warrenville South in the Class 4A WWS regional final. York’s Matty Stark and Lauren Kjome […]
York boys swimming
By Mike Miazga Correspondent York sophomore Branko Kosanovich qualified for the upcoming IHSA boys swimming finals in a pair of events at the recent Downers Grove North sectional. Kosanovich was third in the 100 butterfly with a state-qualifying time of 50.53 and he took sixth in the backstroke with a […]
Timothy Christian girls basketball team reaches sectional final.
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Timothy Christian girls basketball team scored a recent 56-36 win over Chicago Carver in a Class 2A sectional semifinal game. Timothy led 15-14 after the first quarter and 32-21 at halftime. The Trojans led 43-30 heading into the fourth quarter. Olivia Schuringa led the Trojans […]
York bowlers compete at state
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York girls bowling team placed 22nd at the recent IHSA state finals meet held near Rockford. York finished with a total pinfall of 5,007. Senior Lauren Gould led the Dukes with a 1,095 series, while senior Lauren Steck had a 1,017 series. Junior Krystyna Panek […]
Bison named new York boys tennis coach. Brings extensive sport background to position.
By Mike Miazga Correspondent York’s new boys tennis coach is no stranger to the sport. Courtney Bison recently was named the school’s new coach, replacing Shawna Zsinko who coached the program only last year after longtime former coach Tres Heimann shifted to being the girls’ coach only. He used to […]