STEVE SPODEN PHOTO Kiwanis Club of Lombard members will be stationed all around Lombard Thursday, Sept. 26, through Saturday, Sept. 28, distributing peanuts and accepting donations during their annual Kiwanis Peanut Days fundraiser. Club representatives Amanda Gjerasi, Vice President Joe McCann, President David Brown and Diana Dimraj (pictured left to […]

STEVE SPODEN PHOTO The annual Great Prairie Trail CROP Hunger Walk will be held Sunday, Oct. 6, and now is the time to register to participate in the fundraiser sponsored by Church World Service. Walkers of all ages are invited to help end hunger here and around the world. Twenty-five […]

STEVE SPODEN PHOTO The Village of Lombard is hosting its fall “We Remember” blood drives Wednesday, Sept. 11, to remember the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and also to remember our first responders. Representatives of the village, including fire, police and public works personnel, are pictured at the Lombard […]

STEVE SPODEN PHOTO Mariano’s customers and staff, along with the Lombard Police Department, helped fill the shelves of the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry at Christ the King Church. Last week, customers at the Lombard Mariano’s were invited to donate $1, $5 or $10 for pre-stuffed bags of groceries […]

Senior orchestra seeks members The Senior Suburban Orchestra (SSO) is looking for musicians to join their ranks. There are currently openings for all strings, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, trumpet, French horn and percussion/drums. Rehearsals are Tuesday afternoons (1-3:15) at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (5739 Dunham Road, Downers Grove) […]

Here are a few of the comments in this week’s Speak Out section. To see all of the comments, pick up a copy of this week’s paper. There was a Speak Out caller (Aug. 22 issue) that made a couple of good points about property taxes and what percentage of […]

STEVE SPODEN PHOTO September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Helen Plum Library and libraries nationwide join together to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step towards academic achievement and lifelong learning. This year, “Toy Story 4” characters […]

Here are some of the comments in this week’s Speak Out section. To read all of the comments, pick up a copy of this week’s paper. I saw the good news on Channel 7. Tom Cullerton indicted for 41 counts. I hope he goes to jail for a long, long […]