Knights take second in Lisle summer league play. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The summer high-school basketball season isn’t about wins and losses. But when a team does well in a particular event, it opens the eye of its coach. And that’s exactly what happen with the IC Catholic Prep girls […]
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Elmhurst American Legion baseball team concludes season
Muddogs participate in division tournament; Finish summer with 13 wins By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Elmhurst American Legion Post 187 baseball team saw its season come to an end at the recent 2nd Division tournament hosted by Barrington. Post 187, which was the runner-up at the 11th District tournament and […]
Addison and Villa Park Police Reports
Area Police Departments recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named. Addison July 20 • Kevin Lopez, 18, of Palatine, […]
Bensenville Police Reports
The Bensenville Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named. July 19, 7:38 p.m. in the 100 block […]
County Health Dept: use caution around floodwaters
Recent heavy rains caused flooding in areas of DuPage County and the Health Department is cautioning residents to try to avoid flood water because it may be contaminated. Executive Director Karen Ayala says, “It’s important to protect yourself and your family because floodwater may look harmless, but could be a […]
Willowbrook baseball team puts a wrap on summer season
Warriors won 11 games, evaluated talent for spring; 2018 captains named. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Willowbrook summer baseball team concluded its season with an 11-7 record. After receiving a first-round bye in the regional portion of the state summer tournament, the Warriors dropped a 3-1 decision to Oak Park-River […]
Addison Trail boys soccer teams rack up wins during summer league competition
Blazers announce fall sports start dates. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Addison Trail boys soccer program accumulated quite the win total during the recent summer season. The Blazers’ varsity team finished summer league play with a 9-1 record. Addison Trail lost 1-0 to York in its final summer league team. […]
Fenton boys basketball team completes busy summer
Coach Taft likes progress program is making. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Fenton boys basketball team made the most of its allotted summer contact days. The Bison hosted several events on Wednesday nights while also playing in shootouts at Montini, Ridgewood, Glenbard East and Maine East. “We played a lot […]
Dukes summer soccer
COURTESY PHOTO/The Elmhurst Independent The York varsity soccer team went 8-1-1 and won the summer league with thrilling victories over St. Ignatius in the semis (5-4 in penalty kicks after a 0-0 game) and then beating Addison Trail 1-0 for the championship.
Nicor plans open house for natural gas updates on Madison Street in Elmhurst
Elmhurst residents should brace for loud noise from release at Kent and Hawthorn Streets. Nicor Gas is in the process of modernizing the system that delivers natural gas safely and reliably to its customers. The project requires the replacement of a 20″ natural gas main on Madison Street between Hawthorne Avenue […]