Karen Sue Barnes passed away July 30th, 2019 at the age of 71. Beloved of Michael Veltum; Loving sister of Larry (Deborah) Barnes; Preceded in death by her parents Roy and Libby Barnes; Cherished cousin and friend of many. Karen worked at Elmhurst Hospital for more than 40 years. A […]
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Illinois leaders: Keep Blagojevich in prison; Durkin says president ‘politically driven’ by anti-federal government sentiment
By Jerry Nowicki Capitol New Illinois Illinois political leaders from both parties on Aug. 8 said former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich should remain in prison despite Republican U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement that he was considering commuting the sentence of the ex-governor. Trump reportedly made his remarks on Air Force […]
Cullerton replaced as Labor Committee chair; Change follows federal indictment alleging embezzlement from labor union
By Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois State Sen. Tom Cullerton was replaced as chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, a move that occurred a few days after he was indicted on federal charges of embezzling money from a labor union. According to a spokesman for the senate president’s office, the […]
DGTT Foundation forced to cancel Toby Keith benefit concert;
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Foundation announced on Wednesday, Aug. 7 that Imagine Events (a/k/a Imagn Events), the company handling event arrangements and ticket sales for the first-ever Freedom & Dignity Festival, had filed for bankruptcy, according to Gibbons. Later, Gibbons told the Independent […]
Sidewalk chalk
CHRIS FOX PHOTO The Villa Park Community Pride Commission held its annual sidewalk chalk event on Sunday outside of Villa Park Village Hall. Children colorfully decorated the sidewalk squares outside of the building. One photo from Sunday shows Villa Park siblings (left to right) William and Molly Borshell, ages 2 […]
A pink T-shirt fundraiser
STEVE SPODEN PHOTO The public is invited to purchase a pink “Firefighters for a Cure” T-shirt to help Lombard firefighters raise funds again this year to benefit the Bhorade Cancer Center at Good Samaritan Hospital. The annual fundraiser coincides with October as Breast Cancer Awareness month. The T-shirts may be […]
Speak Out excerpts—August 22
Here are some comments from this week’s Speak Out section. To see all of the comments, pick up a copy of this week’s paper. I noticed online that Tom Cullerton is supposed to hold a job fair later this month. Will that fair include any types of jobs similar to […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—August 22
VIRGINIA GEIS Virginia Kay Geis, nee Henss, age 87, of Lombard, died Aug. 10 at Lexington Health Care Center in Lombard. A visitation will be held Thursday, Aug. 15, from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m. at Community Presbyterian Church, 1111 E. Madison St., […]
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York hockey players Paschen and Lee sign Canadian juniors contracts
All-staters headed to Cochrane, Ontario to continue careers By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT Former York hockey players Billy Paschen and Christopher Lee are taking their games to the next level. Paschen and Lee have signed contracts to play for the Cochrane Crunch in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, regarded as […]