As the Community Health Center (CHC) that serves the most patients in the Chicago suburbs, VNA oper ates 16 clinics and serves more than 75,000 patients each year. It recently celebrated 20 years as a CHC and has plans for expansion over the next six years, including expanding capacity to serve more than 100,000 patients each year. In addition to the newly relocated Bensenville clinic, VNA will open a new Joliet facility in Spring 2023
VNA Health Care cuts ribbon on relocated Bensenville Clinic Facility will expand access to quality, affordable healthcare that it broke ground on in June, will expand its Villa Street location in Elgin and the Indian Avenue loca tion in Aurora, as well as open a new drive-through pharmacy in Elgin. They also plan to grow their service offerings to include obstetric care and wrap-around services, chronic disease management utilizing new technologies, and mental and behav ioralOnhelp.Saturday, VNA hosted an open house at the new location at 213 W. Main Street, where communi ty members toured the facility, met doctors and nurse practitioners, ac cessed free blood pressure checks and wellness tips, and participated in funForgiveaways.additional questions, communications@vnahealth.com.email:
Local dealership helps support upcoming event 30-Oct. 2
In addition to major financial sup port, Grand Subaru is helping to pro mote Harvest Fest at the dealership, through its website, email and social media.“We recognize Grand Subaru’s many contributions to the Bensen ville community in terms of not only taxes contributed to local govern ments, but also donations to charita ble organizations and participation in community activities,” said Bensen ville Park District Executive Direc tor Joe Vallez, citing the dealership’s support of Earth Day at Fischer Farm in April 2022. “We are pleased to partner with such a fine organization to help us elevate one of our signa tureTheevents.”dealership, located just a few blocks from the farm at 125 W. Grand Ave. in Bensenville, will operate “Subie World,” a family activity area named for its lovable mascot that includes access to an animal petting area and other activities. The dealer ship will also be utilized as a remote parking location for the event with shuttle service to and from Fischer Farm throughout Harvest Fest.
“Weservices.areexcited to officially open our newly relocated clinic in Bensen ville, which will allow us to expand the services we provide to those in need,” said Linnea Windel, presi dent and CEO of VNA Health Care.
According to the Bensenville Park District, Grand Subaru-Bensenville has stepped up as a major sponsor of the annual Harvest Fest, which takes place Friday through Sunday, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, at Fischer Farm, 16W680 Grand“GrandAvenue.Subaru always loves being a part of community events, but the Bensenville Park District has truly gone above and beyond for Harvest Fest this year,” said Grand Suba ru general manager Ryan Drouin. “We’re super excited for a fun family weekend and happy that we can give back to the same neighbors who have done so much for us.”
Last week, VNA Health Care held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly relocated Bensenville loca tion with the Bensenville Chamber of Commerce and members of the community.Thenew facility on 213 West Main Street will expand access to VNA’s wide range of primary care services for families and individu als of all ages in Bensenville and the surrounding communities, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. The health center provides family practice, internal medicine, mental and behavioral health, pediatrics, vaccinations, senior care services, gynecology, and wellness and nutri tion
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Last year’s single-day Harvest Fest event drew several thousand people and featured live music, food and drink and family-friendly activities such as kite flying, goat feeding, bounce houses, art vendors, crafts, pumpkin painting and car nival games. This year’s three-day event will feature live music from six different performing acts and is expected to attract as many as 10,000 people.Additional sponsors are sought at many different levels and are avail able for activities, events and areas of the festival. Vendor spaces are also still available in the festival’s Artisan Alley. Visit BvilleParks.org/harvest fest for more information about the event—including ticket prices, activ ities, directions and parking—as well as opportunities to get involved.
SUBMITTED PHOTO Bensenville Independent Bensenville Chamber of Commerce members joined Village officials to hold a ribbon-cutting to welcome VNA Health Care to its new location at 213 West Main St. The health center provides family practice, internal medicine, mental and behavioral health, pediatrics, vaccinations, senior care services, gynecology, and wellness and nutrition services.
“VNA Health Care is committed to reducing barriers to care and making healthcare and wellness resources available to everyone, and this new location, coupled with our other expansion plans over the next few years, will help us achieve our goals. “We appreciate the support of the Bensenville Chamber of Commerce and our other partners in the com munity and look forward to working with them in the months and years to come to ensure residents know we’re here for them.”
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Principal Samuel Bentsen welcomes a new freshman on the first day of school.
A young man admires a pink cloud of fluffy cotton candy at a previous event held at Fischer Farm. The Farm will be the backdrop for the Bensenville Park District’s Harvest Fest coming Sept. 30-Oct. 2, which is sponsored by Grand Subaru of Bensenville.
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The White Pines Golf Club an nounced it will soon serve breakfast at its 37 Bar & Grill, located next to the pro shop within the club, 500 W. Jefferson,BeginningBensenville.7a.m.Thursday, Sep tember 1, the course will offer a break fast menu that includes a variety of fresh, made-to-order breakfast sand wiches, eggs, and pancakes as well as coffee and juices and more. Breakfast service will be available daily until 11 a.m.“Come on out before work or before you play for the breakfast at 37 Bar & Grill,” said White Pines PGA manager Andrew Godfrey. “The all-new break fast menu will be available to patrons for a sit-down meal or to-go.”
Each Sunday, beginning Sept. 11, football fans are welcome to the 37 Bar & Grill for football watch party Sundays. The fun begins at 11:30 a.m. and lasts until 8 p.m. A new buffet menu will be available. Godfrey recommends starting the day off with a round of golf. “We are excited to have every one over to White Pines to watch the games on Sundays,” he said. “With our new flat screen TVs and a buffet starting at 11:30 a.m., you’ll feel right at home watching your favorite team play.”Beginning Friday evening, Sept. 16, and every Friday following, White Pines will host a fish fry from 5 to 8 p.m. The tender battered fish is served with French fries and coleslaw. En joy the great golf course views in the restaurant or bring it home.
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“Fish fry is back every Friday—not just during Lent,” Godfrey said. “We will have a special menu for Friday nights in 37 Bar & Grill. We are look ing forward to offering this all winter long.”For more information about any of the above events and programs, visit WhitePinesGolf.com.
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Just like its freshmen, Fenton High School welcomed several new staff members the first week of school. A special Thank You to the Bensenville Chamber of Commerce for organizing a new teacher breakfast last week. New staff include Edith Reynaga, MTSS coordinator, Araceli M. Avila, counselor, Amanda Baker, special education teacher, Chloe Suhajda, family and consumer science teacher, Ashley Giganti, family and consumer science teacher, DJ Carroll, computer science and math teacher, Sidney Montano, special education teacher, Lorenzo Rubio, division leader of multilingual programs and Rich Watts, director of special education.
With a Friday night Live at White Pines concert starting off the fall fun, the White Pines Golf Club has an nounced upcoming autumn highlights at the club, located at 500 W. Jeffer son,Elgin-basedBensenville.salsa-Latin jazz band Projecto 7 will perform at Live at White Pines Friday, Aug. 26 at the White Pines tented pavilion. Projecto 7 brings the best of salsa music from the 1970s, 80’s, and from the era of Fania, Willie Colon, Hector LaVoe, Tito Puente and many more iconic artists. Tickets are $5 at the door and include access to the venue and en tertainment. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Doors open for beverage service at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and entertainment beginning at 7 p.m. Free parking is available at the venue.“We are excited to have Projecto 7 back for our 2022 Live at White Pines concert,” said Godfrey. “The band has a rich history, and its members have been a part of the area salsa and Latin jazz scene for the more than 20 years.”
Upcoming special events include live concert, football parties, fish fry Fridays
Elmhurst native, York grad shines in Ultimate Disc League
With piercing eyes, Cal Tornabene (#21) is ready for action in a re cent Ultimate Disc League game. His team, the Chicago Union of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL), is making its fourth playoff appearance in franchise history after clinching the number one seed in the Central Division for the second straight season. Tornabene began his Ultimate career as a freshman at York High School with the Elmhurst Evolution (formerly the Dukes).
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“This team challenges me to be come a better player all while main taining a positive and supportive en vironment,” he said. “The friendships I have developed through the team are priceless and the cherry on top is playing with a team that is continu ously pushing for a championship.”
Of Chicago’s three meetings during the regular season with Min nesota, the road team has won every time.Ifit were not for Minnesota’s win over the Chicago Union on July 1, the Chicago Union would have finished with a perfect regular season record of However,12-0. heading into the Central Division Championship Game, the Chicago Union appeared to be peak ing at the right time and are favored to “Wewin. are taking things one game at a time,” said Tornabene. “I would love to return to Championship Weekend obviously, but my focus is on Min nesota right now. Whoever wants it more is going to get it. We are con fident going into this game, but the team that comes out with energy and maintains a high level throughout is going to win. It’s also imperative that we value possession and win the turn overChicagobattle.”Union tickets can be pur chased through the team’s website, and you can support them by follow ing their Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
The Chicago Union faced off against the Minnesota Wind Chill on Sunday, Aug. 21 at 4 p.m. at De La Salle Institute for the Central Divi sion title. This is the second season in a row the two teams have faced each other for the title.
Rock Valley Publishing - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022 • 3 Worship Services Directory 422908 Historic Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church of Elmhurst 123 E. St. Charles Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126 630/834-1411FB/RedeemerOfElmhurstwww.RedeemerLCMS.com Please join us for Worship! Sundays: 9 a.m. Adult Education and Sunday School 10 a.m. Traditional Divine Service Rally Day Picnic Sunday, September 11 after worship Join us for food, fun and fellowship! ✥ Fully handicapped-accessible ✥ Bible Study, Sunday School, Handbell Choir, 1st Steps In Music classes 422869 142 E. Third St. Elmhurst, IL ImmanuelElmhurst.org630-832-1649 411832 Gather with us for Weekend Worship Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Education Hour between services at 9:45 a.m. online worship is available www.immanuelelmhurst.orgat Handicapped accessible and hearing loop enabled Be a part of forDirectoryWorshiptheServicesaslowas $15 per week Call...Brenda at 630-834-4450 301805 422261 St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church 547 N. Main St. Lombard, IL 60148 (630) 627-2435 Sunday Worship Schedule Bible Study 9 a.m. Worship Service at 10:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study Wednesdays after 7 p.m. service (7:40 pm.) August 27th Game Night from 4-8 p.m. Everyone is Welcome! All services are live streamed. You can watch them on our Website or on Facebook. sainttimothy.org ✝
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Coming off one of their best regu lar season records (11-1), the Chica go Union of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) are making their fourth playoff appearance in franchise history after clinching the number one seed in the Central Di vision for the second straight season. The Chicago Union earned a firstround playoff bye and home-field ad vantage for the 2022 Central Division Championship Game. Born and raised in Elmhurst, Cal Tornabene looks to bring a champi onship to Chicago after coming up short in the semi-final playoff game in Washington D.C. against the Ra leigh Flyers last season.
Tornabene began his Ultimate career as a freshman at York High School with the Elmhurst Evolution (formerly the Dukes) and really, the rest is “Ourhistory.highschool team had gone to a few Chicago Wildfire (now known as the Chicago Union) games and since then I had told myself I
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would play for them one day,” he said. “When they moved their home field to Elmhurst, I found that was the perfect opportunity to fulfill my dreams.”Tornabene’s dreams came true when he joined the team in 2019. As a rookie, he recorded four goals, two assists, three blocks, and had a completion rate of 92.86 percent. This season, Tornabene had argu ably one of the best seasons in his three-year tenure with the Chicago Union putting together 14 goals, four assists, four blocks, and a completion rate of 98.28 percent.
“Similar to last year, we had con tributions from our roster top to bot tom,” said Tornabene, player for the Chicago Union. “It was great being able to finish 11-1 and we did it with many roster combinations. The whole season we proved we could win regardless of circumstances, and we finished the season hot. The regular season has definitely prepared us to face any ad versity.”TheUnion are looking to become the first Central Division team other than Madison to make it to Cham pionship Weekend in back-to-back seasons.“Iknow we are all pumped up for the postseason and want to prove that last year’s championship should have been ours,” said Tornabene. “I know I have a chip on my shoulder heading into these playoffs. I think the best is yet to come for us!”
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According to information provided last week by the Villa Park Police De partment, police reported one incident of residents being a victim of fraud or identity theft. Catalytic converter theft
Aug. 16, 1:21 p.m. in the 1000 block of Foster Avenue, a victim re ports that his parked vehicle had the driver’s window broken out. The in cident is under investigation. Aug. 16, 5:06 p.m. in the 100 block of Beeline Drive, officers responded to a call of a domestic battery. Of ficers spoke to the complainant and incident is under investigation. Aug. 15, 6:18 a.m. in the 800 block of Delores Drive, a male claiming to be a village employee testing the water supply deceived the owner and forced him into the back yard. Another male made entry through the front door, but was greeted by owner’s wife. It was learned a total of three males entered the house. It is unknown at this time if anything was taken. The incident is under in vestigation.Aug.15, 6:51 p.m., a father and juvenile came into the police station to report a fight which had occurred earlier. The incident has been re ferred to juvenile officer. Aug. 15, 2:43 a.m. near Grand Av
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Burglary was reported at a fitness center in the 300 block of W. North at 7:55 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect entered their un secured locker and removed items. A complainant at a store in the 100 block of W. Roosevelt reported that a subject was acting strange and making people feel uncomfortable. Aug. 7
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Aug. 14 Ninarose E. Garnello, 24, of Medi nah, was charged with DUI, speeding, improper lane usage and no insurance near Lake and Marcus at 2:39 a.m. Ryan Patrick Ing, 18, of Addison, was charged with speeding 40+ mph over the speed limit near Diversey and Lalonde at 10:56 p.m. Aug. 13 Elmer Mejia Granades, 23; Gilmar Mejia Granados, 27; and Santos Ono rio Mejia Gomez, 31, all of Addison, were each charged with battery in the 500 block of Macie at 6:34 a.m. Aug. 12 A 50-year-old Glendale Heights woman was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 200 block of S. Hale at 10:47 p.m. Aug. 11 Serjio Rodriguez, 26, of Bensen ville, was charged with DUI, obstruc tion of justice/destroying evidence, driving while license revoked or sus pended and stopping/standing/parking in a non-business district near Lake and Villa at 10:39 p.m. Aug. 10 A 36-year-old Addison man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 800 block of W. College at 11:21 p.m. Villa Park Aug. 13 Police said Shareba M. Sparks, 29, of Wheaton, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of DuPage Coun ty near W. Roosevelt and S. Ardmore at 11:16 p.m. A complainant in the 300 block of E. Division reported at 1:33 a.m. that an unknown suspect knocked out a basement window and left notes taped to the Theftwindow.wasreported at a store in the 900 block of S. Route 83 at 3:29 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect(s) scammed the store out of money. Aug. 12 Samuel J. Potter, 43, of Morton Grove, was charged with retail theft/ possessing displayed merchandise not exceeding $300 at a store in the 900 block of S. Route 83 at 7:48 a.m. A 17-year-old male juvenile was charged with possession of alcohol by a minor in public, consumption of liquor by a minor and possessing a fraudulent driver’s license or permit in the 600 block of W. North at 10:49 p.m.A complainant at a business in the 200 block of E. St. Charles reported at 8:07 a.m. that a subject damaged two vehicles by kicking them while they were parked in a lot unoccupied.
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Aug. 9 A 26-year-old Villa Park man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 600 block of S. Harvard at 10:49 p.m. A complainant near W. Park and S. Ardmore reported at 10:19 p.m. that juvenile suspects had damaged an area by a gazebo. Officers located damage to a port-a-potty.
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According to information provided last week by the Villa Park Police De partment, police reported five incidents of a catalytic converter being removed from vehicles at the following loca tions: two incidents in the 700 block of N. Princeton at 9:54 a.m. and 10:28 a.m. Aug. 9; in the 700 block of N. Yale at 3:56 p.m. Aug. 9; in the 700 block of N. Villa at 10:21 a.m. Aug. 10; and in the 700 block of N. Princeton at 4:36 p.m. Aug. 11.
enue and Old Grand Avenue, Jana Harris, 25, of Oak Park, was stopped for a traffic violation and was found to be driving under the influence. The suspect was transported to the station for processing, issued complaints, a court date, bonded out and released. Aug. 14, 7:06 p.m., there were re ports of an alleged unsafe driver in the vicinity of S. York and E. Crest Ave. Police said Luis Arial Tomas Alonzo, 21, of Bensenville, was stopped and discovered to have no valid driver’s license and was driv ing under the influence of alcohol. He was transported to the station for processing, issued complaints, a court date, bonded out and was re leased.Aug. 14, 6:05 a.m. near Irving Park Road and Parkside, Jose E. Montenez, 54, of Bartlett, allegedly struck a light pole, knocking it down and continued west on Irving Park Road. He was stopped by the Wood Dale Police Department and held for the Bensenville Police Department. He was transported to the station for processing. He was issued cita tions for failure to give information to owner, improper lane usage, and transportation of open alcohol. Aug. 13, 1:02 a.m. near Route 83 and W. Hillside Drive, Scott Kenneth Holste Jr., of Mount Prospect, was stopped for speeding and arrested for driving under the influence. He was transported to the police station for processing, issued complaints, a court date, posted bond and was re leased.Aug. 12, 11:14 a.m., an individual came into the police station to report having workplace relationship is sues with other employees. He was referred to his company HR depart ment, and given an event number. Aug. 12, 2:17 a.m. in the 1100 block of W. Irving Park Road, a complainant reported a known sus pect struck him in the face and took money out of his wallet. This case is underAug.investigation.11,12:19a.m. near E. Green St. and Marion Court, Toriean Aar on Wilson, 27, of Milwaukee, was arrested for no valid driver’s license and two failure to appear warrants out DuPage County. Aug. 11, 3:50 p.m. along Main Street, a complainant suffered fi nancial loss due to an unknown sus pect providing him three fraudulent checks to cash. This case is under investigation.
Thomas F. Garvey, 54, of Bensen ville, was charged with DUI near North and Main at 1:17 a.m. Eddie Lega, 42, of Waxhaw, N.C., was charged with DUI and resisting/ obstructing a police officer in the 1400 block of Nordic at 1:09 a.m. Victor Hugo Perez Sanchez, 26, of Addison, was charged with DUI and no driver’s license/permit near Lake and Michigan at 4:27 a.m.
DuPage County to host ‘Safe from Scams’ program for seniors
Retail theft was reported at a store in the 200 block of W. North at 4:27 p.m. A complainant reported that an un known suspect(s) used wire-cutters to cut the wires of cellphones on display. The suspect(s) removed the cellphones and left the store.
Attendees will learn how to spot common scams including phone, internet, dating and social media schemes. They’ll receive tips on keeping their money secure and learn how to report financial fraud if they suspect they are a victim. The event takes place Friday, Sept. 2 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the first floor auditorium of the JTK Admin istration Building, 421. N County Farm Road, Wheaton. Attendees are invited to enjoy refreshments and win door prizes as they learn about programs designed to protect them selves, their money, their homes and otherForassets.more information, please con tact Darci Van Peenen at 630-4075904 or darci.vanpeenen@dupageco. org.
“Nearly four years ago, in a sense less act of cowardly violence, Don ald Pelka murdered Kyle Gojdas,” Berlin said. “For the past four years, Kyle’s surviving family and friends have been forced to adjust to life without Kyle. While there is nothing that can be done to bring Kyle back to those who loved him, it is my sin cerest hope that today’s sentence will provide some measure of justice to those Kyle left behind. I wish them strength, peace and fond memories of Kyle as they close this horrible chapter in their lives.”
Pelka will be required to serve 100 percent of his sentence before being eligible for parole.
The Wall Street Journal saw these historic profits as the result of oil com panies and their investors exploiting both the economic downturn at the be ginning of the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine. They, and no politician, are the reason we’re getting soaked at the gas pumps. I’d like to suggest your political car toonist draw a cartoon showing who really is gouging us. I doubt he’ll do that, since he’s part of the Illinois Policy Institute, the right-wing think tank that exists solely to attack anyone that doesn’t support their agenda.
Mazzochi: ‘The price of corruption is still steep in Illinois’
The final summer concert in Addison’s Rock ‘N Wheels series concludes Thursday, Aug. 25 with “Anthem’s Grand Illusion,” a tribute to Styx, plus “Sonic Road Trip” and a fireworks finale. Admission is free and the venue is open 6-10 p.m. Sonic Road Trip performs at 6:30 p.m. on the 95.9 FM River Stage followed by Anthem’s Grand Illusion at 8 p.m. Anthem’s Grand Illusion is Chicago’s premiere Styx tribute. Anthem (normally an 80’s rock tribute) was asked by the Village of Addison in 2019 to become a Styx tribute for an evening and Anthem’s Grand Illusion was born. Experience for yourself why Anthem’s Grand Illusion is Chicago’s most popular Styx tribute band. At the end, stick around for a fireworks finale. Arrive hungry and choose from up to nine food vendors. While at the Village Green, walk over to the Historical Museum Open House and Craft and Vintage Fair from 6 to 8 p.m.
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin re cently announced that Judge Ann Celine O’Hal laren Walsh has sentenced Donald Pelka, 63, of Bart lett, to 50 years in the Illinois Department of Correc tions for the 2018 shooting death of 29-year-old Kyle Gojdas of Glendale Heights.OnJune 16, following a five-daylong trial and after approximately two hours of deliberations, a jury found Pelka guilty of first-degree murder.OnSept. 28, 2018, at approximate ly 3:30 a.m., DuPage County Sher iff’s Deputies and officers with the Bloomingdale Police Department re sponded to a call of shots fired at the Bella One Spa located on Lake Street in unincorporated Bloomingdale. Upon their arrival, authorities found Gojdas, an employee at Bel la One Spa, unresponsive suffer ing from gunshot wounds. He was
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Pictured is the Styx tribute band, Anthem’s Grand Illusion, which will perform at 8 p.m. on the 95.9 FM River Stage on Thurs day, Aug. 25. The evening will conclude with a fireworks finale.
“ I wish them strength, peace and fond memories of Kyle as they close this horrible chapter in their lives.”
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High gas prices are from oil companies, not politicians, reader saysState Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-El mhurst) criticized the Illinois Com merce Commission for authorizing a “paltry” $38 million consumer refund in connection with the ComEd feder ally-deferred prosecution agreement earlier this week. In the 2020 agreement, ComEd admitted that it had arranged jobs, vendor subcontracts, and associated monetary payments for associates of former House Speaker Mike Madigan, according to Mazzochi, with the intent to “influence and reward” Madigan “in connection with the advancement and passage of legislation favorable to ComEd in the Illinois General Assem bly,” one of which included consumer rate hikes estimated to generate hun dreds of millions in new annual reve nue.“ComEd agreed to pay $200 million to resolve a federal criminal investiga tion into its years-long bribery scheme involving ‘Public Official A’ Mike Madigan,” she said. “This refund gives back to Illinois consumers a mere $5 per household. The ICC had an oppor tunity to send a message that would deter future corruption. This is a mere slap on the wrist. Illinois consumers are not being made whole for the steep cost of Mazzochicorruption.”served on the House Spe cial Investigation Committee tasked with investigating Madigan; political insiders who served on the committee included current House Speaker Chris Welch and State Rep. Lisa Hernandez. “The political insiders protected their own, but we need to protect the people of Illinois,” she said. “They should not have to keep paying the price for bad actors in Springfield.”
Rock ‘N Wheels wraps up season with ‘Styx’ tribute
Evening ends with fireworks finale
Pictured is Sonic Road Trip, which will perform classic 80s rock music beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Addison’s Rock ‘N Wheels summer concert. It will be the final Rock ‘N Wheels concert for the season.
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Bartlett man sentenced to 50 years for 2018 murder pronounced deceased at the scene. Approximately 10 minutes later, of ficers with the Hanover Park Police Department observed Pelka speeding and conducted a traffic stop. During the traffic stop, officers were advised that the vehicle in which Pelka was traveling matched the vehicle that was involved in the shooting. Pelka was taken into custo dy at this time. An investigation in the murder found that Pelka was a customer at Bella One Spa and that Pelka and Gojdas had gotten into a verbal alter cation in the parking lot of the estab lishment at which time Pelka pulled out a handgun and shot Gojdas twice in the torso. On Sept. 29, 2018, Pelka appeared in bond court where bond was set at $1 million with 10 percent to apply. He has remained in custody at the DuPage County Jail since that time.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, your editorial cartoon in last Thursday’s Independent says a lot. It shows Governor Pritzer first shaking down taxpayers for a gasoline tax in crease, then delaying it, and then in creasing it after this coming election. It certainly makes it look like the high price we’re paying for gas is all his fault.Ican’t draw, but I can write, so let me offer a few words with a different perspective. In 2019 the Illinois Gen eral Assembly passed a Motor Fuel Tax increase, doubling the gas tax to $0.39/ gallon. This was a bi-partisan effort –20 Republicans voted for it, including Minority Leader Jim Durkin (in fact several Democrats voted against it). The money was to rebuild crumbling bridges and roads in Illinois. Anyone driving around these days sees all the road construction going on. While we hate the traffic it creates, we also hate roads that look like the craters on the moon. The gas tax is what pays to keep our roads drivable. While a case can be made that the recent delay in the state’s gas tax in crease could be a political move, what is missing from all of this is what re ally is the cause of the exorbitant cost of gasoline – oil company profits. The 28 largest oil producers made just less than $110 billion in the last three months! Three of them saw profits double or triple over last year: Exxon - $17.9 billion, 300% more than last year Chevron – $11.6 billion, also 300% more than last year. Shell - $11.4 billion, a 220% in crease over last year
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Diaper drive through Aug. 31 Aug. 15 marked the end of the school supply drive that the office of 46th District Rep. Deb Conroy hosted for 46th District schools this summer. Conroy would like to thank all of the generous people who dropped off pens, markers, rulers, and so much more for the upcoming school year. Her office is still collecting diapers and baby supplies through Aug. 31 for The Outreach House in Lombard. Contact Conroy’s Villa Park office with any questions by calling 630-415-3520 or by emailing RepDebConroy@gmail.com.
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• Do the people of the various regions of Illinois inevitably view such issues as guns, education, economic development, criminal justice reform and transportation differently?
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By PERTLERJILL Columnist Slices of life
Inviting Illinois college students to help Renew Illinois
The Institute has three main goals for the Summit.
• Are the different regions in Illinois treated fairly in the allocation of financial resources and political power?
We are also delighted to host journalists Shia Kapos of Politico’s Illinois Playbook, Shruti Singh of Bloomberg, Jennifer Fuller of WSIU, and Jeff Rogers of the Illinois Press Foundation. They will discuss how they report on, and write about, Illinois. Students will have plenty of opportunities to interact with these speakers and each other. There will also be plenty of fun, including a night of bowling.
Grief changes your world. At least it’s changed mine. It has caused an evolution in my life. It has molded me into a person I never thought I would be. And as much as I’ve hated the process, I’m beginning to like the new me. As much as I wish I could change the last two years, I’m proud of where I am today. I survived what I thought was unsurvivable— insurmountable. I have not yet made it to the mountain peak, but I am climbing my way out and up. Sometimes the rocks are jagged, other times the path is clear and the steps come easy, but I know what I have to do. I have to keep going. It’s what he wants. It’s what I want. It’s what we want. I wake up each morning to face the day in a world that looks the same, but has changed in every way. But the birds are still singing. The squirrels scamper. The grass grows. The sun shines through the clouds and filters in through my bedroom curtains. The rays of light dance on the wall in spontaneous patterns. I breathe in and out and even though so much has changed, including me, the world—and life—while different, is still beautiful. Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright and author. She invites readers to follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.
I have come to terms with the reality that my world will never be theAndsame.you know what? That’s OK. It’s excruciatingly sad. But it’s OK. It has to be. I don’t have a choice except to make it be OK. There is no alternative. I’m not writing these words for pity. I don’t want anyone’s pity. That’s not what grief is about. It is about love. At its core, grief is all about love. And love is never to be pitied. I guess I’m writing this to simply say that grief not only turns your world upside down, it changes it forever. It changes you forever. The world still looks the same, it still operates the same, but you come to understand you’ll never be the same. Because you’ve changed. Right down to your DNA, or nearly so. Or maybe exactly so. It impacts thatAnddeep.that changes you in other ways. In ways beyond just grief. Just grief. Ha! (There’s a pair of words that should probably never be paired.)It’strue.
First, to generate new and interesting ideas and incorporate unheard voices into the discussion about the future of Illinois. Second, to build a thriving network of creative problem-solvers from Illinois colleges who will stay in touch with the Institute—and each other—over the coming years. The Institute hopes these “Simon Summiteers” will revitalize Illinois as they leave college and enter businesses, foundations, universities, community colleges, public schools, and nonprofits and participate in our state’s civic life. Third, to be at the vanguard of a constructive agenda for Illinois. We want to help strengthen Illinois.
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By John T. Shaw As summer winds down and fall approaches, the Paul Simon Public upeagerlyUniversitySouthernInstitutePolicyatIllinoisisgearingforoneofour signature events: the Renewing Illinois Summit for college and university students. This year’s summit will be held at SIU in Carbondale on Thursday, Sept. 29, and Friday, Sept. 30, and our theme will be “One Illinois: Noble Aspiration or Impossible Dream”? We are eager to explore the question of state identity and the reality of clear regional tensions and persistent misunderstandings.
• Are Illinois’s regional tensions related to, or distinct from, the challenges facing other large states such as New York, Florida, Ohio, or Minnesota?Weareeager for a successful Summit in which we confront large issues and explore inspiring and tangible ways to Renew Illinois. We invite college and university students in Illinois to learn more about the Summit and then to join us in Carbondale. They should contact us at PaulSimonInstitute@siu.edu John Shaw is the director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Shaw’s monthly column explores how Illinois can work toward better politics and smarter government.
• Can the urban-rural division be bridged?
The world still looks the same. Nothing has changed. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Water evaporates and later falls from the sky. Each day starts with morning dew on the grass and ends as darkness envelops the air as stars become visible in the night sky. Seedlings sprout. Flowers bud and blossom. Bees make honey. Babies are born. Children laugh. I breathe in and out, living in a world that looks like it hasn’t changed. Except for the fact that it has. Except for the fact that nothing is the same. Except for the fact that it never will be. Not ever again, because from my perspective, everything has changed. I live in a completely different world than I did just two years ago. I guess grief—deep, deep heartrendering grief—does that to you.
We believe we have created an all-star lineup for the Summit, with in-person presentations by Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch, former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Comptroller Susana Mendoza, and Erika Harold, director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
In organizing the Summit, the Institute is reaching out to a group whose views are too rarely sought or seriously considered when policymakers contemplate the future of Illinois: college students. The Institute is especially interested in those who are already leaders on their campuses and envision public service for their futures. These are the people who will soon decide whether to settle in Illinois and revive our state or leave for what they perceive to be greener pastures.
When your world changes, but the world doesn’t
I believe the Renewing Illinois Summit reflects—and embodies— Paul Simon’s best values and his optimism about the future of our state.Our hope in that this Summit will help forge a positive agenda for Illinois. As we do so, we will consider fundamental issues and hardWhatquestions:specifically can be done to build a common identity and a sense of shared destiny in Illinois?
• Is it necessary—or misguided— to think of One Illinois?
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Elmhurst recognizedUniversityas‘military friendly’
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Elmhurst University has once again been recognized as a school that an swers the call for its student-veterans— and, in a new development this year, theirThespouses.university was cited as a Military Friendly® Top 10 School and a Mili tary Friendly® Spouse School that sup ports student-veterans and their spouses throughout their academic journey. Elmhurst offers a host of benefits to military and veteran students and their spouses, including tuition-matching funds through the Yellow Ribbon Pro gram and a campus chapter of Student Veterans of America. In addition, Elmhurst alumnus Tim Jans and his brother Robert pledged $3.4 million to the University in 2021 to support student veterans on campus and encourage more STEM students to explore military careers.
A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Tuesday, Aug. 16, to celebrate an ambitious $25.5 million master plan project for Willowbrook Wild life Center that transforms the center and makes it DuPage Forest Preserve District’s net-zero-designed build ing.The project includes a 27,000-square-foot wildlife rehabil itation clinic and visitor center that will allow visitors to view animals through one-way windows and video monitors as they are examined, treat ed, in surgery, being fed and rehabil itated.The project also includes new an imal rehabilitation areas, an outdoor classroom, an interpretive trail with wildlife observation areas, and out door activity spaces that demonstrate how to attract and live in harmony with native wildlife. The outdoor animal exhibits and butterfly garden and pond area will close near the end of the year for con struction of the new clinic and visitor center. The animals from the outdoor exhibit area will move to their new homes, and access to the nature trails will then be limited only through the neighborhood, not through the main Willowbrook parking lot for safety reasons. This is expected to begin in earlyThe2023.new facility will help Wil lowbrook’s existing nonreleasable animals, most of which are geriatric, by housing them in enclosures best suited to their needs. Video monitors will showcase select animals as well as animals in the rehabilitation enclo sures.The building is slated to be one of the first net-zero facilities in DuP age County, producing more ener gy from renewable resources than it consumes on an annual basis. The high-performance facility will include a geothermal heating and cooling system and energy-efficient features throughout. Solar panels that convert sunlight into electricity will produce electricity for the build
“A Military Friendly designation helps military-connected students find the colleges and universities that would best suit their specific needs,” Associate Director of Student Financial Services Allison Hostetler said. “My hope is that the attention we give military-con nected students will keep the Elmhurst experience top-of-mind for incoming military-affiliated students and their spouses.”The2022-2023 designation from the Military Friendly® organization was given to Elmhurst because of its support for all members of the military commu nity, including active duty, reserve and guard service members, veterans and military spouses. The university also continues to rank among the top insti tutions in the Midwest on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges for Vet erans list.
Willowbrook Wildlife Center celebrates groundbreaking ing and be visible to visitors to learn about renewable energy. The new clinic and visitor center are expected to open in mid-2024, and the entire project is expected to be done by 2025. Wildlife rehabili tation will continue uninterrupted throughout the project. The district is using $22 million in general obligation bonds to help fund the project and is pursuing an additional $3.5 million in grants. Thanks to generous donors and the Friends of the Forest Preserve District, $3.7 million is private dona tions is already available to support the project. The nonprofit Friends group offers additional opportunities for the public to contribute through the Friends’ Willowbrookwebsite.Wildlife Center is a nationally recognized wildlife reha bilitation facility that provides care and medical treatment to approxi mately 10,000 sick, injured and or phaned native wildlife a year. Operated by the Forest Preserve since 1956, Willowbrook also sup ports the district’s Blanding’s turtle captive-rearing program and serves as an environmental and wildlife ed ucation resource for the public. All of Willowbrook’s operating expenses are funded by the Forest Preserve District and private dona tions. The center does not receive state or federal funds to operate. For information, call 630-9337200 or visit dupageforest.org, where you can also link to the dis trict’s e-newsletter, blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok pages.
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