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Around and around
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 […]
Bringing ‘The Nutcracker’ to life
JANE CHARMELO PHOTO Ballet students from Aspirations Dance Company, 350 S. Main St., Lombard, got to showcase their talents recently—to parking-lot audiences who braved the cold—when they performed pieces from “The Nutcracker.” Also featured in an encore were Aspirations instructor Jackson Liee and Princess Reid from the Joffrey Ballet of […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—January 14, 2021
ELEANOR K. FABER Eleanor was called home to the Lord January 4, 2021, at the age of 94. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Sr. and loving mother of Barbara Keyes, Patricia (James) Greco, Joan (Richard) Janiczek, Janet (Les) Horne and Bob (Alejandra) Faber. Preceding her in […]
Winter program aims to help kids stay active
The following item appeared in Jane Charmelo’s “Out and About” column in the Lombardian on Jan. 14, 2021. Since 2009, Jay Wojcik has remained a steadfast and committed supporter of combating childhood obesity; and has found a way to work around the current social distancing and isolation brought on by […]
Under my Father’s Fedora
By Dee Longfellow Editor The last time this happened… a visit back to 1856 So much has been said about the events in Washington, DC last week and it’s turned the world topsy-turvy. We like to have our newspaper feature local news almost exclusively and yet, it’s hard not to […]
Edward-Elmhurst Health Q&A: Should I get the COVID-19 vaccine?
More than 300,000 Americans and more than 1.6 million people worldwide have lost their lives to COVID-19. There is finally a way to end to this pandemic: vaccination. COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization (EUA) in the U.S. Because the […]
Community Calendar
Welcome to the Elmhurst Independent’s Community Calendar Upcoming events will be published, even if they are virtual and only available online. Please remember to be safe when attending live events by wearing masks, using hand sanitizer and maintaining the proper social distance. If your club or organization is gathering during […]
COVID-19 updates for DuPage County
As of 8 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 10, there were 63,194 total cases among DuPage County residents, including 1,024 deaths. Since Saturday, there were 207 new cases and four deaths related to COVID-19. Number of cases by town At press time, the DuPage Department of Health reported the following number […]
News from Congressman Raja; Rioters breaching the U.S. Capitol building
“I would like to begin by expressing the outrage I have felt this past week, along with so many Americans, as rioters stormed the Capitol Building, breached the Capitol Complex, and laid siege to the Capitol for many hours in an attempt to prevent the certification of the Electoral College […]
