Friday, December 20, 2024
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Bensenville Chief of Police Daniel Schulze have announced that a Wood Dale man stands accused of leading police on an hour-long, 100-mph, high-speed chase. Anthony Oplinger, 27, appeared before Judge Daniel Guerin who set bond at $100,000. Oplinger is charged with two counts […]
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin has announced that a jury found an Addison man guilty of setting fire to a vehicle in the parking lot of an Elmhurst car dealership in the spring of 2022. Following a two-day trial in front of Judge Mia McPherson and approximately two-and-one-half hours […]
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 […]
On Thursday, April 27, Village of Addison trustees took the oath of office before Hon. Judge Brian McKillip (Ret.) (far right) during the Addison Community Inauguration Ceremony held in the Village Hall Rotunda. Taking the oath were (from left) newly-elected Trustee Maria Reyes, Trustee Dawn O’Brien, starting her second term […]
At the April 17, Addison Village Board meeting, Mayor Rich Veenstra (left), Village Trustees, staff and residents congratulated Trustee William “Bill” Lynch on the occasion of his retirement after 21 years of service on the Village Board. Lynch previously served 12 years on the Village’s Plan Commission and Citizens Advisory […]
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ADDISON INDEPENDENT After Portillo’s production workers in Addison won their union election on Thursday, April 13, despite complaints that there was “significant company intimidation,” workers held a press conference on Saturday, April 15 at Portillo’s flagship Chicago restaurant at 100 W. Ontario (at Clark St.) […]
Cancer survivors take the first lap during the Relay For Life of District 88 Youth event. The event took place on March 4 at Willowbrook and raised more than $60,000 for the American Cancer Society.
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT On Monday, April 3, DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy issued a disaster proclamation for DuPage County in response to damage that occurred during a tornado that occurred in Addison on Friday, March 31. “Issuing a disaster declaration allows County residents impacted by […]
By Dee Longfellow For The Independent Voter turnout was reported as 19.37% at press time. Early Voting Ballots as of Tuesday evening at 11:40 p.m. totaled 21,890. Vote-By-Mail Ballots received so far as 35,548, out of 80,380 mail ballots requested. All Vote-By-Mail ballots were required to be postmarked on […]
The Addison Public Library has issued a statement regarding the unauthorized use of its logo in campaign materials of candidates running for the Addison Public Library Board of Trustees. “The Library is aware of the Library’s logo in these campaign materials and assures that it did not authorize the use […]
