Team to field a 17U team as well in 2018. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Elmhurst American Legion Post 187 baseball team recently announced its postseason awards. Individual award winners were honored during the team’s banquet in late July at the Post 187 American Legion hall in Elmhurst. Tim Beecroft […]
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IC Catholic Prep girls volleyball team earns prestigious academic honor
School to host special fantasy football event. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The IC Catholic Prep girls volleyball team once again is the recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association team academic award. The Knights have earned the national recognition in 24 of the award’s 25 years of existence. The only […]
Willowbrook’s Jessen wins Greco-Roman national wrestling title
Also took second in freestyle division. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Willowbrook senior-to-be Jack Jessen was on a mission recently. Jessen, a standout three-time state qualifying wrestler for the Warriors, had just placed second at the freestyle nationals held in Fargo, N.D. He still had the Greco-Roman nationals to go in […]
Fenton wrestler Butts competes at Greco-Roman nationals
Beecroft named Elmhurst American Legion team MVP By Mike Miazga Correspondent Fenton wrestler Dylan Butts was part of the Team Illinois contingent that competed at the recent prestigious Greco-Roman junior nationals tournament in Fargo, N.D. Butts, wrestling at 182 pounds, lost his first match to a wrestler from Minnesota by […]
Addison Trail’s Juarez earns Greco-Roman wrestling All-American status
Sophomore-to-be places seventh at nationals after tough exit from freestyle tournament. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Addison Trail sophomore-to-be Guillermo Juarez earned himself a large measure of personal redemption recently. After being disqualified for failing to make weight during the freestyle nationals tournament in Fargo, N.D., Juarez didn’t close up shop. […]
Villa Park Recreation upcoming programs
Free Fitness Week July 31-August 4 Villa Park Recreation is offering a free Fitness Week July 31-August 4. Attend any Fitness Easy Pass class at the Iowa Community Center, 338 N. Iowa for free. No Easy Pass punch card is necessary; just sign in prior to attending each class. Choose […]
Villa Park Community Calendar
Thursday, Aug. 3 • COD admissions representative visits Library The Villa Park Public Library is hosting a College of DuPage admissions representative from 5-7 p.m., just ahead of the fall term beginning on Aug. 21. All interested individuals are invited to drop in and meet one-on-one with an adult admissions […]
Addison Public Library programs
Saturday, Aug. 5 Sensory friendly tour of the Library From 9:15-10 a.m., the Addison Public Library, 4 Friendship Plaza, will be hosting a sensory-friendly tour of what the library has to offer you and your family (for children fifth grade and under; families are welcome). This 45-minute tour will include staff […]
Community Cable TV Programs
August 2017 Programs air on Comcast Channel 6 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99 Programs may also be found at ElmhurstTV.com Elmhurst Our Kind of Town #1402 Elmhurst History Museum Presents “Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died” Host: Patrice Roche Sundays at 6 p.m. & Saturdays at 6 p.m. (Starts Sat […]
Foxxconn brings $10 billion investment, 13,000 new jobs to Wisconsin
Illinois looks on as its neighbor attracts largest foreign jobs investment in nation’s history ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK Taiwanese tech company Foxxconn, known for producing displays for Apple devices, announced Wednesday that it would be entering into an agreement to invest $10 billion in a massive new facility in Southeast Wisconsin, […]