VIRGINIA ARNOLD Virginia (Ginger) Arnold, nee Gatlin, age 77, of Lombard, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, at her home. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Brust Funeral Home. Info: www.brustfuneralhome.com or 888-629-0094. THERESA CIARDIELLO Theresa Ciardiello, age 93, of Lombard, died Feb.27, 2022. Arrangements are pending […]
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Lombard Firefighters Union Local 3009 donates to Rotary Club of Lombard’s annual Warm Coats Project
Warriors win a share of the conference title
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—February 24
SHARON ANN PIKE Sharon Ann Pike, 61, of Middletown, Indiana, passed away February 14, 2022. She was born July 23, 1960, in Elmhurst, to the late Donald and Luella (Haskin) Marron. Sharon was a 1978 graduate of Willowbrook High School, Villa Park. She married Daniel T. Pike, September 24, 1980, […]
Elmhurst Armpit Orchestra celebrates 10 years of Parade Queens
Ten years ago, the men of the Elmhurst Armpit Orchestra (EAO) decided to recognize service to the organization by the wives of its members. The EAO Queen was born. Previous EAO Queens are: 2012 Queen Mary O’Connor Queen Mary first proposed the EAO name a Queen each year. Recognizing her […]
Library Board approves policy change; Teens can obtain cards more easily, check out more materials
The Addison Public Library’s Board of Trustees voted on Tuesday, Feb. 15 to update a circulation policy allowing middle school and high school students to get a Teen Restricted library card without a parent or guardian present. Under the new policy, these cards will now be called Teen Limited Access […]
St. Patrick’s Day Parade steps off Saturday; Elmhurst Armpit Orchestra to serve as Grand Marshal
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT If you’re looking through this section and find your children looking up to two years younger than they are now, you’ll have to bear in mind that the Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade had to take a two-year hiatus, thanks to COVID-19. […]
What is the Corwin Agreement for Deep Equity?
On June 9, 2021, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Scott Grens presented a proposal to the District 205 Board of Education to consider the Corwin Agreement for York High School Deep Equity/ for the 2021-22 school year, stating it was a continuation of work started in the 2020-21 school year. “The Deep […]
Capital projects update offered at D205 Board meeting; Some criticize Board for ‘Corwin Deep Equity Program’
By Chris Fox FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a regular meeting on Feb. 22 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. All seven board members attended the meeting. Eight people spoke during the meeting’s public-participation segment. Some of the speakers […]
Cullerton resigns Senate seat, reportedly plans to plead guilty to federal charges; Former labor committee chair was charged with being paid by unions without doing work
By Peter Hancock CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS State Sen. Tom Cullerton, D-Villa Park, resigned his seat on Wednesday, Feb. 23 and will reportedly plead guilty in March to federal corruption charges. Cullerton, 52, a former chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, was first elected to the Senate in 2012 and was […]