Knights win IHSA Academic Achievement Award; Three wrestlers earn all-MSC academic status. By Mike Miazga Correspondent For the fifth year in a row, the IC Catholic Prep wrestling team won the Illinois High School Association Academic Achievement Award. The award recognizes all IHSA teams that maintain a grade-point average of […]
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IC Catholic Prep boys golf team filled with potential
Senior Leahy leads the way for Knights. By Mike Miazga Correspondent While the IC Catholic Prep golf team lost a lot of strong players from last year’s team, coach Don Sujack’s roster is far from bereft of talent. The Knights, who kicked off the season late last week at the […]
IC Catholic Prep’s Bianchini drawing college wrestling interest
Knights’ senior reflects on productive summer season. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Winning a state championship tends to get one noticed. IC Catholic Prep senior Joey Bianchini, who won a Class A state wrestling title last season, is drawing interest at the college level. Bianchini said he’s looking into Purdue University, […]
York football team to play two of first three games at home
Dukes finish regular season with two away contests. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Fans of the York football team will have the opportunity to see it on home soil twice in the first three weeks of the 2017 season. After opening the season on the road in Winnetka for a non-conference […]
York High School Player of the Week
York Summer Tennis Team The York summer tennis team won the West Suburban Summer Tennis League 17U championship. Overall, the Dukes went 7-3 in summer play. They posted a 4-1 mark in Trident League competition and went 3-2 in West Suburban regular-season action.
Raja responds to events in Charlottesville, VA
“Generations of Americans have lived up to their responsibility of confronting white supremacy and racial hatred, and ours must do the same.” Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to the events of the last two days in Charlottesville, Virginia: “In response to white supremacist demonstrations in Charlottesville […]
Katherine M. Orlof
Katherine M. Orlof, 94, of Elmhurst for 41 years, passed away August 6, 2017. Dear daughter of the late Mary and John Sr.; fond sister of the late Jane, Irene, Joseph and John (Mildred); aunt of Karen (Richard) Mitacek, Susan Engh, Jennifer Hunt and Kevin Orlof; great aunt of many […]
Local Eagle Scout helps Ray Graham Association
Local Boy Scout, Patrick Quinlivan, is standing in front of 3 of the 4 raised flowerbeds he made for the people with developmental disabilities who use The Ray Graham Association located in Elmhurst. The Ray Graham Association of Elmhurst asked to expand their garden to assist those participants who […]
Taking to the sky
SUBMITTED PHOTO Bensenville Independent Taking to the sky The skies were alive with kite stunts during the annual Kite Fest held August 5 at Berens Park in Elmhurst. Some of the midwest’s best professional kit flyers entertained with kite stunts and tricks. Kids were able to learn kite building first-hand.
IRS phone scams spike in Illinois
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK The Better Business Bureau is warning of a recent spike in phone scam attempts across Illinois. Steve Bernas, president and CEO of Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois, says this is a long-running operation in which people pose as IRS agents and demand immediate payment. […]