Long-time Jaycee “Rooster,” Rotarian, served on founding Board of ECAF Duncan E. Skogsberg, of Oswego, passed away at the age of 68 on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Symphony at the Tillers in Oswego. He was born on March 4, 1949 in Chicago, the son of Arthur M. and Corinne […]
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Dentist holds second annual Candy Buy-Back event
WANTED: Halloween Candy for CA$H Reward On Thursday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Elmhurst Dentistry for Kids will be collecting all unwanted wrapped candy and paying $1 per pound (up to 10 pounds) to donors. And where does all this candy end up? The office will work […]
Bond set at $1.5 million for man accused of road rage shooting
State’s Attorney praises Elmhurst police for work on case By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent On the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 28, the Independent learned that an incident of apparent road rage took place, resulting in a man being shot in the face by another driver. Police were called […]
Timothy Christian girls volleyball team reaches regional final
Trojans break 20-win barrier once again; Tracy Westra named MSC Red MVP. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Timothy Christian girls volleyball team saw its 2017 season come to a conclusion after a 27-29, 25-18 25-21 loss to host Fenwick in the championship match of the Class 3A Fenwick regional. Tracy […]
York boys soccer team finishes season with 13 wins
Dukes place three on all-conference team; Reinhofer named all-sectional. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Overall, York boys soccer coach Lukasz Majewski can’t complain about what his squad accomplished this season. The Dukes finished the year 13-9 overall, went 3-3 in West Suburban Conference Silver Division play and advanced to a Class […]
York’s Cartis and Nikoleit finish season at state tennis finals
Dukes finish with school-record 23 victories; Fonorow goes 31-8 By Mike Miazga Correspondent All in all, it was a highly successful season for the York girls tennis team. The Dukes broke the program record for victories in a season by going 23-12 in dual matches. “I was pleased with the […]
York High School Player of the Week
Sean MacGregor York Boys Cross Country MacGregor finished ninth at the recent Class 3A Lake Park sectional to help the York boys cross-country team qualify for yet another state finals meet. MacGregor and the Dukes will run in Peoria in the Class 3A finals Saturday.
Keeping a routine
Sean MacGregor helps York boys cross-country team reach state once again. By Mike Miazga Correspondent When it’s race day, York senior boys cross-country runner Sean MacGregor doesn’t deviate from his routine. “Depending on the meet, I’ll wake up at 7 a.m., and I usually stick with a bagel and maybe […]
Marion Zimmerman, 97
Marion Rose Zimmerman (nee Meyer), of Melrose Park, passed away on October 22, 2017, at the age of 97. Marion was born in Quincy on January 6, 1920 and was married to John Zimmerman on June 25, 1938. They were married for 60 years. Marion worked in the offices of […]
Michael K. Heinzel, 62
Michael K. Heinzel, 62, of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 62. Beloved husband of Margarita Heinzel; loving father of Christian Heinzel; dear son of Agnes and the late Paul; brother of Ronald (Stephany) Heinzel, Mark (Diane) Heinzel and Beth (Scott Bauer) Rock; uncle of Olivia Zwierski-Moran, Sam […]