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. Addison Jan. 29 Jeffrey C. New, 26, of Albany, […]

By Paul DelGuidice For The Villa Park Independent   Recently, some signs have begun appearing around Villa Park. They look like typical political campaign yard signs, but these read simply “Save Lufkin Pool.” The signs are part of the Save Lufkin Pool Group’s strategy to raise the awareness of residents […]

Due to the sudden death of Board Member Oronzo Peconio, the Board of Education of Fenton Community High School District 100 is accepting letters of interest and applications for an appointment to fill the vacant seat on the Board of Education. The duration of this appointment is until the next […]

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Elmhurst restaurateur and long-time Chamber partner Jack Island was honored as the 2017 inductee into the exclusive Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Civic Hall of Fame. Island became the Hall of Fame’s 26th member at the induction ceremony at the Chamber’s 99th Annual Awards Gala and 100th Birthday Bash held at The […]

By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent You can almost feel a kind of positive energy when you walk into Livia Italian Eatery, the latest addition to the restaurant community in downtown Elmhurst, which recently opened at 116 E. Schiller. All it takes is an introduction to Fred Schaller, the […]

By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent On Saturday, Jan. 27, the Independent learned that two arrests have been made relating to a string of recent burglaries to cars and garages on the south end of town. According to a report, police said that on Jan. 25 at about 3 […]

What’s happening at District 205…   The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a meeting on Jan. 23 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. All seven board members attended the meeting.   Changes in middle school curriculum approved Board members voted unanimously to approve the […]

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced last week that a Winfield man charged with attacking two women on separate occasions on the Illinois Prairie Path had been sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Matthew Grover, 32, of 26W603 Lindsey, appeared in Court, where he […]

By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent There was scarcely a dry eye in the house on Sunday, Jan. 28, when the Elmhurst community turned out at York High School to take part in a Memorial Ceremony for Coach Joe Newton, who passed away in December. There were a few […]