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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Villa Park Acting Chief of Police Michael Lay announced on July 28 that a Blue Island teenager has been arrested and charged with robbing a Villa Park 7-11 store at gunpoint on July 20. The teenager allegedly stole Illinois Lottery scratch-off tickets and […]

      DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that bond has been set for a former banker accused of stealing more than $325,000 from three bank customers. Christine Lange, 47, of 7442 W. 56th Place, Summit, appeared in Bond Court yesterday morning where Judge Brian Jacobs set bond at […]

By Mike Miazga Correspondent The IC Catholic Prep football program will host a fantasy football training camp with Matt Bowen on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 7-10 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Elmhurst. The event will be led by ESPN analyst and former football player Bowen, who is […]

The DuPage County Health Department will celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, with the theme “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together,” to remind residents that breastfeeding is the normal and expected way to feed all babies, with numerous benefits to both babies and mothers. “An important goal to achieve optimal health in our […]

The DuPage County Health Department and DuPage Health Coalition recently hosted a workshop to develop integrated strategies to effectively identify and respond to the needs of justice-involved adults with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Key administrators, staff, and advocates from mental health, substance abuse, and criminal justice agencies participated […]

New units offer fixed base meter reading system, leak detection By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent For several weeks, the Public Works and Buildings Committee has been discussing infrastructure improvements that would decrease the amount of wasted water, or Unaccounted For Water (UFW), with the City’s water system. With […]

EEH names new director of thoracic surgery Dr. Wickii Vigneswaran has been appointed System Medical Director of Thoracic Surgery for Edward-Elmhurst Health. Dr. Vigneswaran is currently accepting new patients on the campus of Elmhurst Hospital, West Medical Office Building, 133 Brush Hill Rd., Suite 200. A pioneer in the field […]

Ozee praises AT teachers especially Laschinski Author and Addison Trail alumnus Aaron Ozee (class of 2014) recently released his new children’s book, which was published on June 24 through several forms of media. “Regulus” tells the story of three tiny mice, who represent innocence and youth, as they cross paths […]

Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association (NEDSRA)’s summer campers and counselors visited Addison Public Library on Tuesday, July 25 for an extra special experience. Through a partnership between the library and the PAWsitive Therapy Troupe, campers were able to read with a registered therapy dog named Anela. NEDSRA campers have taken […]