According to a release issued by Chief Michael Ruth of the Elmhurst Police Department, police are investigating an attempted armed robbery that was reported in the 300 block of Cayuga Ave. on Sunday, Aug. 29 at 9:45 p.m. The victim told police that while he was out walking his dog, […]
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Helen A. Gorman, 107
Services Thursday Helen A. Gorman, née Scanlon, a longtime resident of Elmhurst, died September 5, 2021, at the age of 107. According to the funeral home, Helen was Elmhurst’s oldest living resident. Beloved wife of the late Roger Gorman (2007); loving mother of the late Roger T. (1995), Eileen Moreau […]
Police Reports
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court […]
A world record in Villa Park?
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Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—September 2
SIXTO BUENDIA CARDENAS Sixto Buendia Cardenas, 81 of Lombard, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 13, 2021, at Good Samaritan Hospital. The son of Tiburcio Cardenas and Feliza Buendia was born on August 1, 1940, in Santa, Ilocus Sur, Philippines. He was married to Salvacion (Vacion) Lusterio in 1966 and […]
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Elmhurst Police Assist in Recovery of Abandoned Electronics
The Elmhurst Police Department has received several complaints from customers of Repair Geekz located at 927 S. York Street, Elmhurst, IL. Customers reported being unable to retrieve their items which were put in the care of the business to be repaired. Elmhurst Police determined that the business owner stopped communicating with […]
Local area man gets COVID booster on 100th birthday
A Villa Park man got a booster shot and a birthday party at the Edward-Elmhurst Health (EEH) Center in Downers Grove on Wednesday, Aug. 25. John Mellon, 99 years old, received a third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to help increase his immunity against COVID-19, following his first […]
Local Addison author recognized by STBF; Illinois librarians find what traditional publishers miss
Addison resident Dennis Avelar, a talented yet not well-known writer, just moved closer to well-earned recognition and fame, and Illinois readers have just been introduced to his three great new novel. And it’s because of the growing partnership between writers and librarians. Avelar, a patron of the Addison Public Library, […]
