Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed! Saturday, March 9 St. Patricks Day Parade The 23rd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off at 12 noon from Wilson St. & Spring Rd. heading north, ending at the railroad tracks just beyond Silverado Grill. […]
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School Board Capsules
Here’s what’s going on at District 205… By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a meeting on Feb. 26 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. Six of the board’s seven members attended the meeting. Chris Blum […]
Obituary
Robert G. Sutherland, 92 Robert G. Sutherland, of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 92. Beloved husband for 44 years of the late Elaine D., nee Hall; loving father of Scott (the late Colleen), Elaine A. Balgemann and the late Robert T. (Jackie surviving) Jones; proud grandfather of […]
Elmhurst St. Pat’s Parade Lineup
The following businesses and organizations will be in the Parade on Saturday in Elmhurst on Spring Road. The evnt starts at noon. Come early for the entertainment Elmhurst American Legion T.H.B. Post 187 Boy Scout Troop 74 Color Guard IC Catholic Prep – Grand Marshal Elmhurst Police Chief Mike Ruth […]
Taking the plunge
CHRIS FOX AND SUBMITTED PHOTOS Several members of the Villa Park Police Department participated in Saturday afternoon’s 2019 Polar Plunge at the Oak Brook Bath and Tennis Club. Multiple area law-enforcement agencies took part in the event, which supported Special Olympics Illinois. The participants briefly braved the frigid waters of […]
Lilac royalty
The five members of the 2019 Lilac Court posed for their first official photograph on Sunday, March 3, after being selected from a field of 11 contestants. The young women and their parents met with Lilac Queen Contest chairman Brittney Conway, assistant chairman Nancy Spartz and committee members Maria Uribe […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—March 7
JOANNE C. FENZEL Joanne C. Fenzel, 80, of Island Lake, formerly of Villa Park, passed away on Feb. 28, 2019. Visitation was Saturday, March 2, at Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park. Interment was private. For info: 630-832-4161. NANCY M. GILLA Nancy M. “Babi” Gilla of Villa […]
Lombardian classifieds—March 7
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Aurora shooting prompts efforts to tighten enforcement of Illinois gun laws
By Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and some state lawmakers said last week that the recent mass shooting at an Aurora manufacturing plant will lead to efforts to tighten enforcement of the state’s gun laws. Five people were killed and several others were injured when 45-year-old Gary […]