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Graduation day at Willowbrook

Willowbrook High School’s Class of 2021 celebrated its commencement with two separate ceremonies in the school’s main gymnasium on Sunday morning. The entire class includes over 470 students. About half of those students attended the

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Arbor Day in Villa Park

ceremony that began at 9 a.m. The others participated in the ceremony that started at 11 a.m. The photo shows members of the Willowbrook Senior Choir performing during the day’s first service. For more photos, see Page 4.

Memorial Day in Villa Park

Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2801 held its Memorial

morning at Cortesi Veterans

as Willowbrook High

the end of the ceremony. The post’s 2020 Memorial Day event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s observance included a reading of the names of the Post 2801 members who have recently died. That list included World War II veteran Charles “Sid” Bergh, who served as the master of ceremonies of the post’s annual Memorial Day service for several years. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Bergh died in October 2020. He was 94 years old. Bergh was the post’s last surviving World War II veteran.

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The Village of Villa Park observed Arbor Day with a tree planting on Friday, April 30. Pictured (left to right) at the tree planting at the village’s Franklin Park, located at 218 N. Third Ave., are: Villa Park Village Trustee Christine Murphy, Justin Shlensky—chair of the Villa Park Environmental Concerns Commis sion, Margaret Schiefer—a member of the Villa Park Environmental Concerns Commission, Villa Park Village Trustee Cheryl Tucker, Villa Park Village President Albert Bulthuis, Villa Park Village Trustee (and Village President-Elect) Nick Cuzzone and Leslie Allison-Seei—chair of the Villa Park Community Pride Commission. Arbor Day is observed on the last Friday of each April. The National Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Villa Park with Tree City USA designation for 36 straight years. To receive that recogni tion, a community must have a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, a comprehensive com munity forestry program and an Arbor Day observance.

Freshman Lindsey Rugg of the Willowbrook softball team is pictured while attempting to score a run during Friday’s game at Downers Grove South. Rugg tried to score from second base on a single by sophomore Katelyn Cox in the top of the second inning, when the game was tied at 2-2. Downers Grove South’s catcher tagged Rugg out at home plate for the third out of the inning. The Mustangs went on to defeat the Warriors 7-3 in the West Suburban Gold Conference contest. Wil-

rebounded from Friday’s loss to post an 11-2 win in Saturday’s game at Hinsdale Central. The Warriors bashed three home runs in the second inning of Saturday’s non-conference battle against the Red Devils of the West Suburban Silver Conference. Senior Annemarie Knudtson, freshman Isabella Dugo and sophomore Kayleigh Dennison provided the home runs. Dennison (No. 5) is pictured in the background of the above photo. For more about the Warriors, see page 14.

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Day service on Monday

Memorial Park. Post Commander Jim Blankshain is pictured bowing his head

School students Lily Hendrickson and Anna Seelbach sound taps at

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Police Reports

Area police departments recently reported the following arrests and ci tations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that suspects are considered inno cent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to pro tect the privacy of victims. Juveniles age 17 or younger are not named.

Addison Nov. 7

Vilssan B. Gonzalez-Miguel, 21, of Addison, was charged with two counts of DUI near Lincoln and Grant at 2:42 a.m.

Kelly M. Pastore, 39, of Carol Stream, was charged with two counts of DUI, driving while license suspend ed and possession of cannabis by a driver near Army Trail and J.F. Kenne dy Blvd. at 8:18 p.m.

Hector I. Rosas-Velasco, 47, of Ad dison, was charged with DUI in the 100 block of W. Michael at 2:37 a.m.

Marco Antonio Texistecuapacho, 30, of Mount Prospect, was charged with two counts of DUI and driving while license revoked near Lake and Cardinal at 1:54 a.m.

Nov. 6

Jorge Sanchez, 57, of Addison, was charged with DUI near Adventist Gle nOak Hospital at 6:54 p.m.

Nov. 5

Shahira Nava, 20, of Glendale Heights, was charged with two counts of DUI near Swift and Stone at 4:06 a.m.

Francisco J. Torres, 42, of Stream wood, was charged with two counts of DUI near Lake and Lombard.

Nov. 2

Police said Jacob I. Alvarado, 23, of Lake Villa, was issued a warrant near Lake Cook and I-294 at 3:41 a.m.

Villa Park Nov. 5

Adriana Perez, 37, of Chicago, was charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident involving damage to an attended vehicle, failure to report an accident to police authority by the driver and no insurance at a hotel in the 1-1090 block of W. Roosevelt at 12:27 a.m.

Burglary was reported in the 700 block of N. Addison at 4:22 a.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect broke down their front door and removed cash from the residence.

Burglary was reported at a busi ness in the 600 block of E. North at 6:04 a.m. A complainant reported that multiple unknown suspects entered the business by smashing out the front glass door. The suspects removed multiple vehicle keys from inside the business along with vehicles from the parking lot.

Retail theft was reported at a store in the 900 block of S. Route 83 at 6:51 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect removed alcohol from display shelves and left the store without paying.

Nov. 4

Alex E. Cox, 37, of Elk Heart, Ind., was charged with violation of an order of protection at an entertainment center in the 700 block of W. North at 10:12

p.m.

Police said Fallon N. Matthews, of Riverdale, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of Grundy County at a hotel in the 1-100 block of W. Roo sevelt at 4:40 a.m.

Police said Mark A. Mohamed, 18, of Villa Park, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of DuPage Coun ty Jail in the 300 block of N. 2nd at 8:20 p.m.

Police said Christopher Z. Omiotek, 59, of Broadview, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of the Broadview Police Department near E. Kenilworth and S. Villa at 9:12 p.m.

Attempted robbery was reported at a bank in the 100 block of E. Roosevelt at 9:17 a.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect(s) demanded money in attempt to rob the bank. No weapon was implied or displayed. No money was obtained.

Nov. 3

A complainant at a business in the in the 1-100 block of S. Villa reported at 7:40 a.m. that an unknown suspect used a rock to break an exterior win dow on the building.

Burglary was reported at a business in the 900 block of N. Villa at 12:52 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect removed several tools from the building.

A complainant in the 300 block of N. Yale reported at 11:44 p.m. that a suspect battered them. The com plainant does not want to press charges but wants the suspect trespassed. An officer spoke with the suspect, who was issued a no-trespass notice.

Nov. 2

A complainant in the 200 block of E. Astor reported at 8:34 p.m. that an unknown suspect threw a rock through the front door window of their home.

A 45-year-old Villa Park woman was charged with two counts of do mestic battery in the 300 block of N. Ardmore at 8:41 p.m.

Nov. 1

Jesus Salazar, 29, of Villa Park, was charged with contributing to the delin quency of a minor and endangering the life or health of a child in the 100 block of N. 2nd at 11:12 p.m.

Theft of a vehicle was reported in the 1000 block of N. Villa at 3:29 p.m.

A complainant reported that an un known suspect removed a tractor-trail er they left in the parked in the parking lot months ago.

Oct. 31

A 34-year-old Plainfield man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 300 block of S. Oakland at 1:50 a.m.

Retail theft was reported at a store in the 1-100 block of E. North at 10:55 a.m. A complainant reported that a suspect removed items from display shelves and left the store without pay ing.

Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 1300 block of S. Ardmore at 3:09 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect entered their unse cured vehicle parked in the driveway and removed their wallet. The com plainant also reported they were the victim of a fraud.

Fraud was reported at a store in the 900 block of S. Route 83 at 4:06 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect attempted to use counterfeit currency to purchase items from the store.

Oct. 30

A complainant in the 600 block of E. Highland reported at 9:44 a.m. that a suspect slashed the tires of multiple vehicles parked in the driveway.

Oct. 27

Theft was reported in the 1000 block of N. Villa at 4:18 p.m. A complainant reported that a suspect removed multi ple tires from a vehicle that was rented out.

Fraud, identity theft

According to information provided last week by the Villa Park Police De partment, police reported two incidents of residents being a victim of fraud or identity theft.

Bensenville

The Bensenville Police Depart ment recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons who are charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the victim’s privacy. Readers are remind ed 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.

Nov. 9, 12:57 p.m. in the 700 block of S. York Road, a complainant re ported an unknown suspect entered their garage and damaged the door that leads to the house. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200990

Nov. 9, 6:10 p.m. in the 100 block of Gerry Steven Court, a complainant reported a group of juveniles shat tered their glass door. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200991

Nov. 8, 9:55 a.m. in the 600 block of Thomas Drive, a complainant re ported an ex-employee has not re turned more than $1,000 worth of tools he took home. This case is un der investigation. BEPC2200987

Nov. 9, 4:04 a.m. in the 900 block of W. Irving Park Road, a complainant reported an unknown person sending threats via text messages. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200989

Nov. 7, 11:25 p.m. in the 600 block of McLean Avenue, a com plainant reported a domestic alterca tion. This case is under investigation.

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Nov. 5, 10:10 p.m. in the 500 block of W. Irving Park Road, Gomez Or donez, Juan Amadeo, 54, of Bensen ville, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and another traffic violation. BEPC2200983

Nov. 4, 8:16 a.m. in the 200 block of S. Church Road, a juvenile was found to be in possession of a vape pen. An officer confiscated vape pen and issued citation to juvenile.

BEPC2200978

Nov. 4, 2:09 a.m. in the 300 block of W. Irving Park Road, a com plainant reported unknown suspect pointed a gun at him and his fami ly. This case is under investigation.

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Postal carrier charged with stealing checks Carrier allegedly took more than 100 checks totaling about $40,000; District 88 was one of the reported victims

DuPage Coun ty State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Mi chael McLean an nounced last week that a postal carrier had been charged with identity theft for allegedly steal ing more than 100 checks intended for others on his mail route.

Keevon Dockery, 22, of Chicago, appeared at bond hearing on Nov. 9, where Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh set bond at $100,000, with 10 percent to apply. Dockery has been charged with five counts of identi ty theft and one count of aggravated identity theft. All charges are Class 2 felonies.

On Oct. 20, an Elmhurst police offi

cer was dispatched to a local business for a report of check fraud involving five checks sent by the business to cli ents that were fraudulently deposited. An investigation into the matter led to Dockery as a suspect.

On Nov. 7, while conducting sur veillance, authorities allegedly ob served Dockery’s mail truck leave its route and park near a wooded area. It is alleged that Dockery left the mail truck and walked into the wooded area, where he left three mail bins of undelivered United States mail. Au thorities continued surveillance and detained Dockery as he was returning to his personal vehicle following his shift.

It is alleged that when authorities detained Dockery, he was in pos session of 13 checks totaling about $20,000 intended for businesses and residents on his mail route. Further

investigation into the matter found that Dockery had allegedly stolen 117 checks totaling approximately $40,000 from businesses and resi dents on his route.

DuPage High School District 88 sent one of the checks that Dockery allegedly stole. According to the dis trict, that check was sent from District 88 to a vendor. After the district was informed of the incident, it stopped the check and reissued payment to the vendor.

“It is alleged that Mr. Dockery betrayed the public’s trust and stole mail from postal customers,” Berlin said. “I want to stress however, that the alleged actions of one rogue post al carrier is in no way indicative of the hard-working men and women of the U.S. Postal Service who perform their duties with integrity and profes sionalism day in and day out. I thank

the Elmhurst Police Department for uncovering this alleged scheme and bringing it to our attention.”

“This pattern of thefts affected residents throughout our community, therefore, I’d like to thank the inves tigating officers and detectives that brought these incidents to a swift and proper conclusion,” McLean said. “I also thank State’s Attorney Bob Ber lin’s office for their assistance on this case.”

Dockery’s next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 7, in front of Judge O’Hallaren Walsh.

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Honoring our nation’s veterans

Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2801 conducted its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Friday morning. The speakers at the service to honor the nation’s military veterans included Villa Park Village President Nick Cuzzone (above) and Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Paul Esposito. Willowbrook High School’s choir performed three songs during the service. Willowbrook senior Caitlin O’Connor sounded taps at the conclusion of the event.

(Top left): Post Commander Jim Blankshain (background) is pictured bowing his head as O’Connor plays the bugle. Another photo (bottom left) shows three members of the Villa Park Police Department who attended the ceremony. All three are veterans. Pictured left to right are: Sgt. James Krupiczowicz, Officer Jesus Landa and Community Service Officer Andrew Bucur. Krupiczowicz served in the United States Army. Landa and Bucur both served in the United States Marine Corps.

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Warriors commit to play baseball at the next level

Several members of the Willowbrook baseball team recently announced their commitments to continue their academic and athletic careers. One of the Warriors to disclose his future plans was senior Isaac Sobieszczyk (No. 9 - above), who announced he would attend Bradley University in Peoria and play for the Braves’ baseball team. Senior Alex Chaltin (No. 5 - right) was another member of the Willowbrook baseball program who recently announced his collegiate plans. Chaltin will attend Triton College in River Grove, where he will play for the Trojans’ baseball team.

Morgan competes at state meet

Willowbrook sophomore Audrey Morgan swam in two events at the IHSA girls state swimming and diving meet, which took place on Friday and Saturday at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont. Morgan, who is a member of the Willowbrook/ Addison Trail girls co-op team, qualified for the state meet by swimming to victories in a pair of events (the 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle) at the Elk Grove Sectional on Nov. 5. Morgan swam in Friday’s preliminaries at the state meet. She did not advance to Saturday’s finals. The top 12 swimmers in each event of Friday’s preliminaries moved on to Saturday’s action. Morgan completed the 200yard freestyle race in just over 2 minutes (2:00.18) during Friday’s preliminaries to place 21st among the state meet’s contestants in that event. Morgan delivered a finishing time of 5 minutes, 19.06 seconds in the preliminaries of the 500-yard freestyle, placing 23rd of all the meet’s swimmers in that race.

Warriors win regional title in Ohio; will play in

Las Vegas in 2023

Willowbrook High School’s girls flag football program continued its spectacular inaugural sea son by participating in the NFL FLAG Regional Tournament on Sunday in Canton, Ohio. Willow brook, which won the title at the Girls Flag Football State Championship at the Chicago Bears’ facility at Halas Hall in Lake Forest on Oct. 29, brought two teams (Black and Blue) to Canton—the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Warriors’ Black team won five straight games in Canton on Sunday to claim the regional title. Willowbrook’s Black team finished its perfect 5-0 run in Can ton with a 26-0 victory over a squad from Rockford. With its win at the regional, the Warriors’ Black team earned a berth in the Girls Division of the NFL FLAG Championships, which will be played in Henderson, Nevada—near Las Vegas—in February 2023. The NFL’s Pro Bowl Games, which will also feature flag football action, will take place in Las Vegas that same weekend. Willowbrook’s championship Black team, pictured left to right in Canton on Sunday, includes (front row) senior Rimon Kari, senior Olivia Brach, senior Kennedy Vannoy, senior Sarah Ball and senior Roslyn San chez; (back row) Coach Rachel Karos, junior Jaydah Smith, junior Emma Anderlik, senior Kayleigh Dennison, freshman Marli Smrz, senior Emily Pearson and Coach Nick Hildreth.

A strong start for the Warriors

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Willowbrook High School’s dance team began its 2022-23 competitive season by earning sec ond-place honors in its division at Sunday’s Andrew High School Competitive Dance Invitational in Tinley Park. Pictured left to right are: (front row) junior Lena Wachholz, junior Tabitha Bernardi, soph omore Kelly Kramme and freshman Cecilia Oddo; (back row) sophomore Gianna Giampaoli, freshman Ava Jovanovich, freshman Maddy McEllin and junior Kira Gamble. Not pictured is senior Gianna Wiegel. The Warriors finished their 2021-22 season by earning a ninth-place finish in the 2A division of the IHSA state meet in Bloomington in January.

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Results of area races, ballot measures from the Nov. 8 general election

Editor’s note: The following is a list of unofficial results for U.S. House and Senate seats, state-wide and DuPage County-wide races, and ballot measures from the Tuesday, Nov. 8 general elections. This is not a comprehensive list of candidates, races and ballot measures. Results listed here were provided by www. dupageresults.gov, which is where you can view results. Vote totals are DuPage County only.

Overall totals for statewide races are not included here. Winners are in bold.

U.S. Senate

Tammy Duckworth (Democrat) 189,548 (56.59 percent)

Kathy Salvi (Republican) 139,743 (41.72 percent)

Bill Redpath (Libertarian) 5,653 (1.69 percent)

U.S. House, District 3

Delia Ramirez (Democrat) 30,838 (50.71 percent)

Justin Burau (Republican) 29,976 (49.29 percent)

U.S. House, District 6

Sean Casten (Democrat) 73,256 (58.18 percent)

Keith Pekau (Republican) 52,659 (41.82 percent)

U.S. House, District 8

Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democrat) 26,177 (53.11 percent)

Chris Dargis (Republican) 23,109 (46.89 percent)

Governor Lieutenant Governor

JB Pritzker and Juliana Stratton (Democrat) 185,675 (55.66 percent)

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Darren Bailey and Stephanie Trus sell (Republican) 137,194 (41.12 percent)

Scott Mitchell Schluter and John Phillips (Libertarian) 10,738 (3.22 percent)

Attorney General

Kwame Raoul (Democrat) 182,808 (54.84 percent)

Thomas DeVore (Republican) 143,769 (43.13 percent)

Dan Robin (Libertarian) 6,782 (2.03 percent)

Comptroller

Susana Mendoza (Democrat) 186,231 (56.06 percent)

Shannon Teresi (Republican) 139,643 (42.04 percent)

Deirdre McCloskey (Libertarian) 6,307 (1.90 percent)

Secretary of State

Alexi Giannoulias (Democrat) 183,341 (54.99 percent)

Dan Brady (Republican) 143,511

(43.05 percent)

Jon Stewart (Libertarian) 6,526 (1.96 percent)

Treasurer

Mike Frerichs (Democrat) 175,064 (52.96 percent)

Tom Demmer (Republican) 148,444 44.91 percent)

Preston Nelson (Libertarian) 7,040 (2.13 percent)

Illinois State Senate District 21

Laura Ellman (Democrat) 41,952 (58.69 percent)

Kathleen Murray (Republican) 29,533 (41.31 percent)

Illinois State Senate District 23

Suzanne “Suzy” Glowiak Hilton (Democrat) 37,604 (54.11 percent)

Dennis M. Reboletti (Republican) 31,866 (45.89 percent)

Illinois State House, 21st District

Terra Costa Howard (Democrat) 25,160 (57.93 percent)

Stefanie Hood (Republican) 18,269 (42.07 percent)

Illinois State House 45th District

Jenn Ladisch Douglass (Demo crat) 20,941 (50.12 percent)

Deanne Marie Mazzochi (Republi can) 20,839 (49.88 percent)

Editor’s note: Ladisch Douglass had a 102-vote lead as of 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 14, but final results were not known as of press time.

Illinois State House 46th District

Diane Blair-Sherlock (Demo crat) 15,665 (56.19 percent) Robert Stevens (Republican) 12,212 (43.81 percent)

Illinois State House 48th District

Azam Nizamuddin (Democrat) 11,721 (42.96 percent)

Jennifer Sanalitro (Republican) 15,565 (57.04 percent)

TAX

I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for Addison School District 4 for 2022 will be held on November 30, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Indian Trail Junior High, 222 N. JF Kennedy Drive, Addison, IL 60101.

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Tim Keeley, Chief School Business Official, Addison School District 4, 222 N. JF Kennedy Drive, Addison, IL 60101 or at phone number (630) 458-2500.

II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2021 were $31,408,487.72.

The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2022 are $33,609,882.00. This represents a 7.01% increase over the previous year.

III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2021 were $0.

The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2022 are $0.

IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2021 were $31,408,487.72.

The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2022 are $33,609,882.00. This represents a 7.01% increase over the previous year.

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Secretary, Board of Education

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR THE BENSENVILLE COMMUNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT

I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy for the Bensenville Com munity Public Library District for 2022 will be held on November 28, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the Library, 200 S. Church Road, Bensenville, Illinois.

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Linda Weiss, Library Board President, (630-766-4642).

II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended for 2021 were $1,684,823.47. The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2022 are $1,818,000.00. This represents a 7.9% increase over the previ ous year.

III. The property taxes extended for debt ser vice for 2021 were $0.00. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service for 2022 are $0.00.

IV. The total property taxes extended for 2021 were $1,684,823.47. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2022 are $1,818,000.00. This represents a 7.9% in crease over the previous year.

Mandi Zalewski Secretary

DuPage County Board chair

Deb Conroy (Democrat) 167,730 (51.01 percent)

Greg Hart (Republican) 161,079 (48.99 percent)

DuPage County Clerk

Jean Kaczmarek (Democrat) 172,471 (52.86 percent)

Evelyn Sanguinetti (Republican) 153,827 (47.14 percent)

DuPage County Sheriff

Democrat (no candidate) James Mendrick (Republican) 237,680

DuPage County Treasurer

Dan Potoczny (Democrat) 155,899 (48.01 percent)

Gwen Henry (Republican) 168,850 (51.99 percent)

DuPage County Board District 1

Michael L. Childress (Democrat) 21,904 (28.47 percent)

Sam Tornatore (Republican) 19,683 (25.58 percent)

Cindy Cronin Cahill (Republican) 18,847 (24.49 percent)

Donald E. Puchalski (Republican) District 2

Yeena Yoo (Democrat) 28,285 (18.97 percent)

Elizabeth (Liz) Chaplin (Democrat) 26,873 (18.02 percent)

Paula Deacon Garcia (Democrat) 24,575 (16.48 percent)

Sean T. Noonan (Republican) 24,976 (16.75 percent)

Daniel J. Kordik (Republican) 21,870 (14.66 percent)

Nicole Marie Giannini (Republi can) 22,554 (15.12 percent) District 4

Mary Fitzgerald Ozog (Democrat) 26,862 (18.83 percent)

Lynn LaPlante (Democrat) 24,527 (17.28 percent)

Shawn M. Ryan (Democrat)

22,669 (15.97 percent)

Grant Eckoff (Republican) 24,440 (17.22 percent)

Annette Corrigan (Republican)

22,841 (16.10 percent)

Reid Foltyniewicz (Republican) 20,565 (14.49 percent)

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Members of the Addison Trail Veteran Service Organization (ATVSO) participated in the school’s Veterans Day Luncheon on Friday, Nov. 4.

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This is Villa Park. I noticed an item in the police report dated Oct. 28 about unknown suspects entering multi ple vehicles overnight and removing items. If the vehicles were locked, and these people had the means to get into them, that’s one thing. If the vehicles were left unlocked, the question I have is this: how difficult is it to lock your car? If you don’t lock it, you make it easy for thieves to go inside and help themselves. If I left my car unlocked and noticed things missing the next day, guess what? That’s on me.

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I’d like to know how my fellow residents here in Villa Park feel about the Safe-T Act; cashless bail, criminals committing crimes and getting out that same day if not the next day to commit more.

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It’s amazing that the policies of “cli mate change” radicals like Biden could lead to people freezing to death this winter, all in the name of saving the planet. Biden and his administration are presiding over completely unnec essary shortages of oil and natural gas.

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I guess it was better to vote for the devil you know than the devil you don’t know; better to stick with the Democrats than take a chance on the Republican challengers. As a Republi can, being associated with the party of Trump has become toxic, even though I detest the man. I also think some of the Republican candidates, especially Darren Bailey, were just too radically right, yet he was positioned just as JB Pritzker apparently orchestrated it, to be the opponent. I agree with JB on one thing he said during his victory speech: “We need to do it [vote against extremist Republicans] at the ballot box.” Former Gov. Jim Edgar com mented that a more moderate Republi can candidate may have had a fighting chance. Democrats were far more on the attack with their ads and commer cials and made abortion the spotlight issue, instead of focusing on the econ omy. DuPage County has turned from red to purple to blue.

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Now that JB has won again, let’s see how long it takes for him to raise the gas tax again, and any other taxes and fees at his whim, since I foresee he will say he has to make up for all the gas tax revenues he lost—so we saved now, but will pay later. And not just him, but the state legislators who go along (to get along?) and vote in favor of tax increases. You are now comfortably elected, but are still be holden to the people who elected you, and even those who didn’t. So, stop it in its tracks and work on keeping taxes down, not re-imposing them.

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China is buying up farms and farm

land. He who owns the land controls your food in the future. If you let some one make your bed, they control your sleep.

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The Oct. 27 Speak Out column had two criticisms of fact checking resources. My suggestion of the sites was made in a sincere effort to help people check the veracity of what they read or hear. What is there for Politi fact or any other of the sites listed to check about Joe Biden saying his son died in Iraq? He said it. That is a fact. Why he said it is not the remit of any fact checking body. The person writing criticisms about these sites appears to not really have looked at them. Politi fact (and others) fact-check facts, not political parties. Regarding my “amus ing” suggestion to check facts, I won der if that person read Politifact’s arti cle about the Mr. DeSantis/Hurricane Ian remarks? It clearly explains why a rating of “Mostly False” was given to Mr. DeSantis’ statements. I would have welcomed suggestions of fact check ing resources you find more helpful. I don’t know when facts became a symbol of something other than what they are. If something can irrefutably be shown to be a fact, it is a fact. Facts do not have political ambitions or po sitions.

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Wow, the people have spoken. My personal opinion is they should have their heads examined. But let’s wait for you to get carjacked or your fa vorite mom and pop place to close down before you have election re morse. You have voted to bring Cook County politics to DuPage County. You have voted to bring state corrup tion into DuPage County. Good luck with that.

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Way to go, Illinois. Let’s keep vot ing for high inflation, high crime and perpetual “emergency” declarations. And has anyone else noticed how DuPage County has deteriorated since it’s become more Democratic? It’s quite obvious to those of us who have lived here for many years.

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The illegal immigrants that end up in New York City are treated like kings and queens. They go to hotels or to a tent city, where they are given three meals, laundry service, TV and video games. American homeless and veter ans are subject to a cold sidewalk and hunger.

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The Democrats need to need to own what they support. It’s about time we take the southern border to the NIM BYS (not in my backyard) in Wash ington and Martha’s Vineyard. This administration doesn’t have the trans parency that the last had, and doesn’t seem to solve problems.

Obituary

JAMES TELLONE, 85

James Tellone, age 85, of Villa Park. Beloved husband of Margaret Tellone, nee Czajkowski; loving father of Julie (Andy) Willson , Claire (Dennis) Davis, Carol (Jeff) West, James Jr. (Lorre) Tellone, Suzanne (Mike) Langer, John Tellone, Nicole (Chris) Marshall, and Christopher Soraparu; dear son of the late Frances, nee Genovise, and the late John Tellone; devoted grandfather of 31; great-grandfather of 23; great greatgrandfather of 3; fond brother of Marilyn (Ralph) Henschel and Michael (Debra) Tellone; uncle of several nieces and nephews; godfather to over 40, and loyal friend to so many.

Since he was a little boy in Chicago, Jimmy’s life was full of adventure; traveling to Florida or Tennessee to spend the summers with family or friends. When he was old enough, he enlisted in the Illinois National Guard and was assigned to an MP unit for three years. He then became an apprentice plasterer, and in 1959, his dream of being a Police Officer was fulfilled when he was hired as a Deputy Sheriff for the DuPage County

Sheriff’s Office, where he would spend the next 39 years. Jimmy started as a Patrolman, and advanced to Detective Warrants Div., Detective Sergeant Violent Crimes/Narcotics Div., and Lieutenant/Watch Commander Patrol Division.

He was a member of the Anti-Sniper Team, and instrumental in forming the new Explosives and Hazardous Device Unit, as their Supervisor and Bomb Technician. During his career, Jimmy experienced the many excitements, joys, long nights, and tragedies that came with the job. His dedication to the people in his personal and professional life will never be forgotten; and his love, kindness and generosity will be remembered by all those who knew him.

Visitation is Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, from 3:00 PM8:00 PM at Steuerle Chapel, 350 S. Ardmore Ave Villa Park, Illinois. Funeral Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, 11:00 AM from the funeral home to St. Alexander Catholic Church, 300 S. Cornell Ave, Villa Park, IL 60181. Mass 12:15 PM. Interment Private. Funeral info: steuerlefh. com or (630) 832-4161.

Ruzaina Syeda receives

88’s Best honor for October

Willowbrook High School senior Ruzaina Syeda was named her school’s recipient of the 88’s Best award for the month of October. Syeda was recognized during the District 88 Board of Education’s Oct. 31 meeting. She is pictured (right) at the meeting with Willowbrook Principal Dan Krause. The 88’s Best honor recognizes students for their achievements in and out of the classroom.

Syeda is an academic standout in Willowbrook’s Class of 2023. When she graduates next year, she will have completed 12 Advanced Placement

an Illinois

Willowbrook’s Muslim

Club and a writer

Additionally,

a member of the school’s Student Council, as well as its Best Buddies, Econ Challenge and Mock Trial programs. She is also a New Beginnings leader at Willowbrook; the New Beginnings program assists freshmen with the transition to high school. Syeda plans to pursue a career in medicine.

(AP)/college-level courses. Syeda is an Advanced Placement Scholar and

State Scholar. She’s been named to Willowbrook’s Distinction Honor Roll during each semester of her high school career. Syeda is an inductee of the National Honor Society, the National English Honor Society, the Math Honor Society, the World Language Honor Society and Willowbrook’s social studies honor society—Civitas. Syeda is active in numerous extracurricular activities at Willowbrook. She’s a founding member of MEDline—a club for students interested in a career in the medical field. She’s also the treasurer of

Student Association, a publicist for the school’s Environmental

for the student newspaper—Skyline.

Syeda is

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DuPage County Forest Preserve District

President

Daniel Hebreard (Democrat)

168,077 (51.42 percent)

Robert J. Schillerstrom (Republican) 158,783 (48.58 per cent)

DuPage

22,086 (47.17 percent)

Marsha Murphy (Republican) 24,737 (52.83 percent)

District 2

Tina Tyson-Dunne (Democrat) 32,023 (53.43 percent)

Don Krause (Republican) 27,909 (46.57 percent)

District 4

Jeff Gahris (Democrat) 28,066 (51.18 percent)

Tim Elliott (Republican) 26,770 (48.82 percent)

3 rd Supreme Court (Kilbride)

Mary K. O’Brien (Democrat) 179,705 (54.39 percent)

Michael J. Burke (Republican) 150,673 (45.61 percent)

3 rd Appellate Court (Wright)

crat) 166,965 (51.28 percent)

Liam Christopher Brennan (Re publican) 158,610 (48.72 percent)

18 th Judicial Circuit Court (Kleeman)

Mia McPherson (Democrat) 232,149 Republican (no candidate)

18 th Judicial Circuit Court (Mallen)

Jill Otte (Democrat) 171,977 (52.70 percent)

Michael “Mike” W. Reidy (Re publican) 154,350 (47.30 percent)

Other judicial races

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Alejandro Fajardo, 964 N. Rohlwing Rd., Apt GA, Addison, IL 60101; Eric Mireles, 2317 Home Ave., Berwyn, IL 60402.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereun to set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 3RD day of NO VEMBER, A.D. 2022.

Jean Kaczmarek

DuPage County Clerk (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Nov. 10, 17 & 24, 2022) 428169

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