Twelve Addison rental property owners attended a class on Saturday, Feb. 5 as officials from the village’s Police Department educated owners on how to make their properties safer and more desirable for residents. Addison’s Crime-Free Multi-Housing Program, part of the Police Department’s Community Response Unit, began in 2009 with the […]

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin has announced that a then 17-year-old Glendale Heights man has been sentenced to 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the shooting death of 21-year-old Miguel Reynoso. Jesse Garza, 20, appeared in court where he entered a guilty plea to one count […]

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that bond was denied yesterday for a recently convicted gunrunner accused of fleeing after cutting off his electronic GPS monitor following his brother’s funeral. Bruce Berrier, 23, formerly of Villa Park, appeared in Bond Court where Judge Craig Belford ordered he be held […]

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin has announced that Stephan Filipiak, 58, formerly of Addison, has been sentenced to natural life without the possibility of parole in the Illinois Department of Corrections for sexually assaulting an acquaintance’s two minor daughters. On Oct. 8, 2021, following a three-day-long trial, a jury […]

By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ADDISON INDEPENDENT When the 43rd annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon took over the city streets last October, Bensenville resident Maria Tiscareno was a first-time participant. Maria, relationship manager lending specialist with Bank of America, volunteered at the marathon in 2019.  Along with her brother […]

Montini Catholic Football has announced the recent addition of veteran player and coach Mike Hohensee to the Bronco coaching staff.  Hohensee will serve as offensive quality control coach and football consultant.  Hohensee has served countless student athletes as a quarterback coach for almost two decades. After being named an All-American […]

Join the Addison Center for the Arts on Thursday, Feb. 10 to welcome Grammy award winner Jim Peterik of The Ides of March to the Addison Trail Studio Theater Stage located inside Addison Trail High School, at 213 No. Lombard Rd. Experience the music and the stories of Jim Peterik […]

Students of Montini Catholic wrapped up this year’s 25th Anniversary Golden Gobbler Food Drive on Friday, December 3rd by helping to load up vehicles with food destined for the food pantry at Christ the King Parish.   “The students, alum, and staff worked extremely hard to make this year’s Golden Gobbler […]