Villa Park News

Elmhurst News Villa Park News

ZPC soundly rejects development plan for Route 83 and St. Charles Road; Area residents protest project, join together, create web site

By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent   A group of residents in Elmhurst’s Pick Subdivision has come together to protest a development project being considered at the northwest corner of Illinois Route 83 and St. Charles Road. The Pick Subdivision includes the area west of Route 83 to Villa […]

Addison News Police Reports Villa Park News

Police Reports

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. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of […]

Addison News Bensenville News Elmhurst News Lombard News News Villa Park News

Federal investigators subpoena records of Tom Cullerton; State Senator not accused of any wrongdoing

By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent   On Saturday, April 13, the Independent learned that the records of State Senator (IL-23) Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) are the subject of a subpoena by Federal investigators who are looking into alleged extortion charges against a former Teamsters union boss. On Feb. […]

Villa Park News

Breakfast with the Bunny

CHRIS FOX PHOTOS The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department held its annual Breakfast with the Bunny event on Saturday morning at the Iowa Community Center. Children enjoyed breakfast, arts and crafts and taking pictures with the Bunny before going outside for the egg hunt. Brothers (left to right) Joey […]

Addison News Bensenville News Elmhurst News Lombard News News Villa Park News

Marijuana legalization bill advances without public details; Sponsor says substantial amendment should be filed by end of April

By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois There are no details filed yet for a bill to legalize recreational adult-use marijuana in Illinois, but that did not stop the state Senate Executive Committee from voting on the measure April 3. As it stands now, Senate Bill 7 is what is referred […]

Addison News Bensenville News Elmhurst News Lombard News News Villa Park News

Lombard woman pleads guilty to murdering mother; State recommends 30-year maximum sentence for Stephanie DeFalco

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced last week that a Lombard woman pleaded guilty to strangling her mother to death last year. Stephanie DeFalco, 29, appeared in court in front of Judge Jeffrey MacKay where she entered a blind plea of guilty to one count of first-degree murder. […]