CHRIS FOX PHOTO Marianne Kolak, who lived in Villa Park for more than 60 years, celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, Jan. 29. Kolak and her late husband George moved to Villa Park in 1951. They have six daughters, all of whom graduated from Willowbrook High School. Kolak has lived […]

CHRIS FOX PHOTO Michael Rivas has been Villa Park’s chief of police since Dec. 21, 2020. Rivas spent more than 29 years with the Wood Dale Police Department. He then served as the police chief of Sleepy Hollow in Kane County before coming to Villa Park. In his first few […]

CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department’s 3-year-old preschoolers spent some time outside during their class at the Iowa Community Center on Jan. 14. The children played outside for about 25 minutes on a relatively warm day for mid-January in Chicagoland. The 3-year-olds, who attend morning classes […]

CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department’s 4-year-old preschoolers enjoyed some playtime in the Iowa Community Center’s gymnasium on Friday, Jan 8. Teachers Lynn Dion (left) and Jo McCarthy (center) led the children in playing with a large nylon parachute. In addition to spinning around in unison […]

CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Community Pride Commission recently announced the winners of its 2020 Holiday Decorating Awards. The commission handed out awards in three categories—traditional, colorful and freestyle. Commission chair Leslie Allison-Seei and commission member Tracy Gabriel visited the three winning homeowners to give out the awards. Dan […]

CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Community Pride Commission recently handed out its 2020 Holiday Decorating Awards. The commission presented this year’s awards in three categories—traditional, colorful and freestyle. The winner in the freestyle category was the Cloutier home on the first block of East Elm Street. Susana (left) and […]

CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department gave children an opportunity to have a drive-up visit with Santa Claus on Saturday, Dec. 19, outside of the Iowa Community Center. In past years, the parks and recreation department has provided a program that brings Santa to Villa Park […]

CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department held its annual “Pictures with Santa Paws” holiday event recently at the Depot at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park. Residents brought their pets to the park for a picture with Santa. In past years, some residents have brought their cats in […]

CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Community Pride Commission has designated Andy Fillipp’s home on West Madison Street as “The Official Villa Park Holiday House.” Fillipp, who is a Villa Park firefighter/paramedic, creates an elaborate display of holiday lights outside of his home each year. He is pictured (left) on […]