CHRIS FOX PHOTOS The 2019 District 45 Fine Arts Showcase took place on Saturday, March 9, at Schafer Elementary School. The showcase featured art created during art classes by students from all eight district schools. Art teachers from each school selected the pieces for display in the showcase. One of […]
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Dear Abraham Lincoln…
STEVE SPODEN PHOTO Sheldon Peck would have been proud again this year of the letters that were written by fifth-grade students who pretended to be Peck writing a personal letter to Abraham Lincoln in 1848. Six of the students who submitted the highest scoring letters were honored at an awards […]
Lombardian classifieds—March 21
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—March 21
JAMES V. FENNELL James V. Fennell, age 64, formerly of Oakbrook Terrace, passed away on March 13, 2019. Memorial visitation is on Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m., until Mass time, 10 a.m., at Ascension of Our Lord Church Oakbrook Terrace. Interment is private. For info: 630-832-4161. Arrangements were made by […]
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County moves to close alleged adult business in Wheaton
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin announced today that DuPage County has filed a lawsuit against Hot Shots Photography Studio, located at 0N758 Gary Avenue in Wheaton, alleging that the business has been operating as an adult business and not as a photography […]
Bond set for man accused of killing DGN student with car
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Downers Grove Chief of Police Shanon Gillette announced on Tuesday, Feb. 26, that bond has been set for a Naperville man accused of striking 17-year-old Elizabeth Dunlap with his car causing her death. Joseph Kucharski, 51, with a last known address in Naperville, […]
District 205 approves donations from PTAs, Foundations
Harrell calls for community discussion to assure equity among schools By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent Members of the District 205 School Board voted 5-0 at their recent meeting to approve several donations to district schools. Board member Margaret Harrell voted present and explained that as a […]
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 […]