GORDON F. KOPPANG Gordon F. Koppang, age 99, of Lombard, Veteran of U.S. Army in WWII, died Aug. 10, 2020. Private Interment will be Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Arrangements by Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Info 630-629-0094. ELAINE PALOUMPIS Elaine Paloumpis nee Stamos, age 86, of Lombard, […]
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Donation to the Villa Park VFW
CHRIS FOX PHOTO As part of its Operation Helping Heroes Program, COUNTRY Financial presented a $2,500 donation to Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2801 last week. Two representatives from COUNTRY Financial—Tyler Nelson (left) and Frank DiStefano (right)—are pictured holding the presentation check while standing with members of […]
Resident 106 years young and counting
JANE CHARMELO PHOTO Mabel Larson, who lives at Lexington of Lombard, celebrated her 106th birthday on Saturday, July 25. She went to work at age 14 cleaning apartments and waiting tables, and attended Morgan Park High School. Larson, who grew up with two sisters and three brothers, said there wasn’t […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—August 6
PATRICK J. KENNEDY Patrick J. Kennedy, age 63, of Addison, passed away July 29, 2020, at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital. Graveside Service was held Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood. Visit www.brustfuneralhome.com or call 888-629-0094 for more information. JAMES E. MURPHY James E. Murphy, of Lombard, […]
COVID-19 updates for DuPage County
As of 11 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2, there were 11,458 total cases among DuPage County residents, including 510 deaths. Since Sunday, there were 111 new cases and NO deaths of anyone with COVID-19 reported. Number of cases by town At press time, the DuPage Department of Health reported the […]
Mazzochi files resolution insisting Madigan resign;
‘Illinois has suffered with corruption for decades’ The number one complaint State Representative Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) hears from District residents is Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan. “Illinois has lived with corruption for decades,” Mazzochi said. “The edifice of silence the Speaker has surrounded himself with is finally crumbling. There is no […]
State and IHSA release landscape-altering guidelines for youth sports; High school football moves to February start date; Tournament play scuttled starting Aug. 15.
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois High School Association last week released revised COVID-19 reopening guidelines that will greatly alter the youth sports landscape into 2021. After Governor JB Pritzker released revised youth sports safety guidelines in […]
Top Crime News; Police cite numerous reports of burglary, theft to vehicles
• On July 29, two incidents of burglary to a vehicle were reported in the 400 block of Avery—the first at around 8:46 a.m., and the second at around 9:57 a.m. and the third at around 10:19 a.m. In the first incident, a victim told police that an unknown suspect(s) […]
Joseph T. Lytle, 43
Joseph T. Lytle, of Edgerton, Wisc., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Mercy Hospital at the age of 43. Joe was born on May 29, 1977 in Illinois to James and Rita (Cucchiara) Lytle. He graduated in 1995 from Addison Trail High School in Addison. On June 25, 2004, […]
