Friday, January 31, 2025
By Dee Longfellow At 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, with 100% of precincts reporting, the Presidential race had already been declared for Joe Biden in the state of Illinois by many national media outlets. Still the final tally across the nation was not complete yet, so the race was […]
CHRIS FOX PHOTO District 88 is committed to making sure students continue to receive food service while they are not in school buildings because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The district recently extended the hours of service and the number of meals provided through its community food-service program. The district is […]
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Luke, a German shepherd, joined the Villa Park Police Department as a K-9 officer this summer. Officer Matt Rol vel Rul is Luke’s handler. Luke works and lives with Rol vel Rul. “He’s like my shadow, even at home,” said Rol vel Rul. In addition to being […]
Two smaller groups contained inside meets City, state requirements By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent After Governor JB Pritzker announced that Illinois would be returning to more restrictive limitations due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Committee poised to bring the Nashville Songwriter event to the Elmhurst American […]
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Community Pride Commission is accepting submissions for its 2020 Halloween Decoration Award contest. Additionally, the commission is holding a scarecrow contest this year. To enter the contests, Villa Park residents can build their own scarecrows or Halloween scenes in their front yard, take a […]
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Junior Emma Rattana of the Willowbrook girls golf team earned all-conference honors by finishing among the top 20 individuals in the West Suburban Conference Meet at Bloomingdale Golf Club. Rattana fired the Warriors’ best score of the Oct. 3 conference meet by shooting an 18-hole round of […]
CHRIS FOX PHOTO Willowbrook’s boys and girls cross country teams competed against West Suburban Gold Conference rival Downers Grove South on Sept 26. The boys and girls races both took place on a 3-mile course on the Downers Grove South campus. The photo shows (left to right) the Willowbrook trio […]
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department held its 2020 Free Fall Fishing Derby on Saturday, Sept. 19, at North Terrace Park. Children brought their own bait and tackle and tried to catch as many fish as possible from the park’s pond between 9 a.m. and noon. […]
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department is offering martial arts classes this fall. The first session of fall classes began recently at the Community Recreation Building. The classes are scheduled to take place outside of the building in nearby Lions Park, but they were moved inside […]
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Willowbrook boys and girls cross country teams began the 2020 season with Saturday’s dual meets against York at Berens Park in Elmhurst. A group of Warriors is pictured during the opening seconds of the boys race. The boys and girls teams from Willowbrook and York competed […]