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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 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.
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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. Willowbrook 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. FOX PHOTO Villa Park Review at the plate 377325
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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.
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Longtime Villa Park resident Edward Bye celebrated his 100th birthday this week. Bye’s family held a birthday party on Saturday afternoon. The party included a parade featuring several Villa Park police and fire vehicles that passed by his son’s Villa Park home on Harrison Street. Bye served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. He earned two Bronze Stars for his service in the Pacific theater. Bye and his wife Janette were married for 75 years, until her death last year. They had three sons. Bye’s family, which includes six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, joined several other well-wishers at Saturday’s celebration. Bye was born in Chicago on Aug. 16, 1922. special birthday
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Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2801 held its Memorial Day service on Monday morning at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park. Post Commander Jim Blankshain is pictured bowing his head as Willowbrook High School students Lily Hendrickson and Anna Seelbach sound taps at 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.
Villa Park’s police and fire departments took part in Saturday after noon’s parade to celebrate the 100th birthday of Edward Bye. The pa rade participants assembled outside of Albright Middle School before heading west on Harrison Street to pass the home of one of Bye’s sons. Several police and fire vehicles paraded in front of the home with flashing lights and wailing sirens as Bye and his family looked on. Members of the police department are pictured with Bye after the parade. Pictured left to right are: Community Service Officer Andrew Bucur, Sgt. Jim Krupiczowicz, Officer Rich Boryk, Bye, Officer Dennis Campos and Officer Carlos Cruz. Bye was born in Chicago on Aug. 16, 1922. He served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. Bye earned two Bronze Stars for his service in the Pacific theater. He received one of those Bronze Stars for his participation in the liberation of the Philippines.
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Edward-Elmhurst Health has an nounced it has awarded $3,994,000 to 14 organizations across Cook, DuPage and Will Counties through the first dis tribution from its Community Invest ment Fund. As a feature of their merger that was announced in January 2022, Ed ward-Elmhurst Health and NorthShore University HealthSystem each com mitted $100 million to their respective communities, for a combined total of $200 million. The funds will generate millions of dollars annually to enhance health and wellbeing, advance health eq uity and support local economic growth. In February, NorthShore announced the first distribution from its Community Investment Fund, $2.6 million, to seven partner organizations in Cook and Lake counties.“This is the power of community. What you’re seeing is organizations coming together, partnering to invest and ensure that improved health for our residents is not just a hope or a dream, but reality,” said Mary Lou Mastro, CEO, South Region, NorthShore—Ed ward-Elmhurst Health. “We’re excited because these will be long-term, endur ing relationships and efforts to fulfill our mission of advancing the health of our communities.”Community organizations were selected based on alignment with Ed ward-Elmhurst Health’s Community Investment Fund objectives – health equity, social determinants of health and community economic security. Ed ward-Elmhurst’s partner organizations are working to address priority areas of need, including healthcare access, nav igation, literacy and equity; food inse curity; housing; job creation and career development; and mental health and substance abuse disorders. Among the recipients is Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley: Mental health of children with disabilities and their fami lies, under the category of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; $250,000. For more information about Ed ward-Elmhurst’s Community Invest ment Fund partners, visit ment-fund.health.org/about-us/community-investwww.ee
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2VP • Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 - Rock Valley Publishing Villa Park reView Your Hometown Newspaper 240 N. West Avenue Elmhurst, IL. 60126 Main Phone 630.834-8244 Fax 630.834-0900 The Villa Park Review is published every Thursday by Rock Valley Publishing, LLC, 240 N. West Avenue, Elmhurst, IL. 60126. Display Classified630.834-8355Advertising:Advertising:630.834-8244News:630.834-8244GeneralInformation:630.834-8244E-mail: Advertising Classifieds@rvpublishing.comCFox@rvpublishing.comads1@rvpublishing.comDepartment:NewsDepartment:ClassifiedDepartment: Administration:ChrisFox News Coordinator Debra Hamilton Advertising Director Pete Cruger Publisher Advertising: Brenda Garcia Kate McCarty Subscriptions: The Villa Park Review is mailed to the 60181 zip code areas for $45.00 yearly. Out-of-area mail subscriptions are $50.00 yearly. For home delivery information call 630.834-8244. Reprints: Content appearing in the Villa Park Review may not be reprinted without permission of the publisher or editor. Requests should be directed Independent@rvpublishing.comtoor630.834-8244.Postmaster:Pleasesendaddresschangesto: THE VILLA PARK REVIEW 240 N. West Avenue, Elmhurst, IL. 60126 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 11am-3pm 419968 St. Alexander’s Council of Catholic Women in Villa Park is seeking craft ers for its Crafters’ holiday craft fair which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. Al exander parish hall/gym. Space is available for more than 40 crafters. Spaces are approximately 6 feet by 10 feet and can be reserved for a base fee of $30. The fair features hand-crafted items only. Hand-made candies are welcome, but no other baked goods or raffles. For more information, contact Fran at 708-548-9674 or Pat at 630-2470327.
The Village of Villa Park held its annual Big Rigs and Kids event on Saturday morning at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park. Children had a chance to see and touch an array of vehicles, including vehicles from the village’s police, fire and public works departments. The Villa Park residents who attended the event included Everleigh Hoffman (age 1½), who is pictured (above left) with her father—Colton Hoffman. Another photo (above middle) shows Wren Barr (age 4) at the wheel of a garbage truck. Saturday morning’s entertainment at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park also included face painting for children. The children who sat for the face painter included Kaitlyn Bathje (above right, age 4) of Villa Park.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres have announced that the state’s motion to deny bail for a Chi cago man accused of breaking into a Naperville home wasAdamgranted.Stone, 24, appeared at a bond hearing where Judge Leah Bendik granted the state’s motion to deny bail. Stone is currently on probation out of Cook County after pleading guilty to aggravated domestic battery charges. In all, Stone has been charged with one count of home invasion—causing inju ry (Class X felony) and three counts of criminal damage to property (Class 4 felony).OnAug. 6 at approximately 4:12 a.m., officers with the Naperville Po lice Department responded to a call of a residential break-in on Smokey Court. Upon their arrival, officers found several men holding down an other man, later identified as Stone, outside the residence. It is alleged that Stone went to the residence where his ex-girlfriend was visiting and once there, broke a basement window and entered the home. It is further alleged that once inside, Stone fought with occupants and even tually was forced out of the house. It is further alleged that Stone then threw a landscape brick through the front window of the residence. It is alleged that Stone also threw a landscape brick through the windows of two vehicles parked in the victim’s driveway. “It is alleged that while on probation after pleading guilty to aggravated do mestic battery, Mr. Stone broke into a private residence and fought with the occupants before being ejected from the home,” Berlin said. “Judge Bend ik’s denial of bail for Mr. Stone sends the message that in DuPage County, we take domestic violence as alleged in this case extremely seriously and
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St. Alexander’s Council of Catholic Women seeks vendors for holiday craft fair Oct. 22 anyone suspected of committing such a crime will be met with the full force of the “Napervillelaw.” residents have an ex pectation and a right to feel safe and secure in their community, and that is especially true within their homes,” Arres said. “The Naperville Police De partment takes these breaches of safety and security very seriously. The fact that this crime was allegedly commit ted by an individual out on probation makes this breach of safety that much more concerning. Thankfully, none of the victims were seriously injured during this incident.”
Rock Valley Publishing - Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 • 3 410498 Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Sunday 11am-9pm Closed Tuesdays • Fri. & Sat. 11am-9pm Since 1979 CHINESE MANDARIN RESTAURANT Carry Out / Delivery / Catering 312 E. St. Charles Rd., Villa Park, IL www.Taefutogo.com60181 630-832-2269DiningRoomOpen11am-8pmFREE Crab Ragoon On Order of $40 or more before tax. (Carry Out Only) One offer per visit. Not valid with any other offers. FREE Spring Rolls On Order of $25 or more before tax. (Carry Out Only) One offer per visit. Not valid with any other offers. 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 ✝ The Elmhurst Police Department is investigating the death of a 17-yearold Downers Grove youth who died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall at the Addison Parking Garage, 135 N. Addison Ave. in Elmhurst. On Saturday, Aug. 13 at 2:49 a.m., Elmhurst Police and Fire Depart ments responded to the rear alley bordering the parking garage on a report of an unresponsive male. The victim was transported to an area hospital by paramedics but was pronounced deceased. The victim’s vehicle was located on the 6th floor of the garage. Police said evidence present at the scene was consistent with a fall. This incident is under investiga tion by the Elmhurst Police Depart ment and DuPage County Coroner’s
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Office. The victim was not identified at press time to allow for family no tifications. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call El mhurst Police at 630-530-3050. Individuals experiencing crisis can call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline emergency number 988 for free sup port services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
DAVIDE CERATI FOTOGRAFIA, ITALY PHOTO Rock Valley Publishing Pictured is the internationally acclaimed Italian violinist Cla rissa Bevilacqua, who will per form the opening concert of the 24th season of Music@Bethel. Bevilacqua performs on a violin by Zosimo Bergonzi, Cremona c.1748, courtesy of Guarneri Hall NFP and Darnton & Hersh Fine Violins in Chicago. The concert will take place on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. at Bethel Church, 315 East St. Charles Rd. Call (630) 279-4040 for tickets and informa tion. Bethel United Church of Christ in Elmhurst has announced the opening concert of its 24th Music@Bethel season featuring a performance by internationally acclaimed Italian vio linist Clarissa Bevilacqua. Winner of several international competitions, in 2020 Bevilacqua was awarded First Prize, Audience Award and Special Bärenreiter Award at the Internation al Mozart Violin Competition in Sal zburg, Austria. The concert will be held on Sun day, Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. at Bethel Church in its acoustically sound sanctuary, where Bevilacqua will perform the Mozart Sonata No. 35 in A major, the Brahms Sonata No. 1 in G major, the Poulenc Violin Sonata, FP 119 and the Gershwin/Heifetz Fantasy on Porgy and Bess Bevilacqua performs on a vio lin by Zosimo Bergonzi, Cremona c.1748, courtesy of Guarneri Hall NFP and Darnton & Hersh Fine Vi olins in RecentChicago.andupcoming soloist per formances by Miss Bevilacqua in clude the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Cape Symphony, Orchestra della Toscana, Orchestra Filarmonica Music@Bethel presents award-winning Italian violinist di Benevento, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Orchestra UniMi, and El SistemaBevilacquaOrchestra.debuted at the Pritz ker Pavilion in Chicago in front of 10,000 people when she was 9 years old. In February of 2014, Mu sic@Bethel concertgoers witnessed 12-year-old Bevilacqua’s extraordi nary performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major. World-class, award-winning pi anist and artistic director Jeffrey Panko is a regular performer in the Music@Bethel concert series, both as soloist and collaborator. He will accompany her on the piano. “I’ve had the distinct honor of working with Clarissa for nearly 10 years—first as a young student who actually practiced more than most dedicated professional musicians— to now, where she is an artist of in ternational acclaim playing on the great stages of the world,” Panko said. “Her amazing success is due to her obvious talent and drive and is well-deserved. I am honored to play with her again for our Music@Bethel audience.”BethelUnited Church of Christ is located at 315 East St. Charles Road in Elmhurst and can be reached at (630) 279-4040. Tickets are available for $20 - $35 on Eventbrite or at the door. Students are free. The church is accessible and parking is free. En ter through Sandburg Middle School from St. Charles Road, or from Hun tington off Poplar Street.
July 28 Antolin Mendoza-Carmen, 42, of Addison, was charged with DUI and obstructing justice/destroying evi dence near Fullerton and Addison at 12:44 a.m. Villa Park Aug. 6 Armed robbery was reported in the 700 block of N. Princeton at 7:08 a.m. A complainant reported that unknown suspects removed a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked in a lot. The complainant also reported the suspects threat ened to shoot them. A weapon was implied but not displayed. A 59-year-old Villa Park man was charged with two counts of domes tic battery in the 500 block of S. Wisconsin.Acomplainant in the 500 block of W. Division reported that a suspect returned to the property after being evicted. The suspect was issued a trespass notice. Aug. 5 Police said Khalid Mitchell, 27, of Villa Park, was arrested on a fail ure to appear warrant out of DuP age County near N. Harvard and W. Plymouth at 2;12 a.m.
Aug. 3 A 23-year-old Villa Park woman was charged with two counts of do mestic battery in the 1-100 block of W. Madison at 11:58 p.m. Aug. 2 A complainant at a pharmacy in the 1-100 block of E. St. Charles reported at 1:09 p.m. that a suspect opened multiple items marked for sale and damaged them. The suspect was issued a trespass notice.
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Ausra Kubiliute, 47, of Addison, was charged with DUI near W. Lake and N. Itasca at 6:57 p.m.
A 39-year-old Addison man was charged with two counts of domes tic battery in the 200 block of W. Parkview at 9:48 p.m.
A complainant at a store in the 900 block of S. Route 83 reported at 1:23 p.m. that an unknown sub ject was causing a disturbance in the parking lot. A complainant in the 400 block of S Riverside reported at 9:02 p.m. that an unknown suspect is sending them unwanted text messages.
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The Elmhurst Memorial Hospital (EMH) Foundation’s 18th annual Autumn Affair gala will be held Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 E. Delaware Place in Chicago. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with cocktails and a silent auction, followed by dinner, a live auction with auctioneer Jim Miller and dancing with music provided by The DJ Firm The Autumn Affair is the Foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year and supports Elmhurst Hospital programs and services that directly impact patients. Proceeds from the event will support Elmhurst Hospital’s mission of delivering the highest level of care to its communities in the western suburbs. A variety of sponsorship opportunities are available, tables of ten or individual tickets can be purchased, and individuals and businesses can donate items for the silent and live auctions. In addition, the gala will feature a wine pull and a wide variety of experiences, including travel, sports and dining. For more information about purchasing tickets, becoming a sponsor or donating items for the auctions, visit 221-0388.org/autumnaffairEMHFoundation.orcall(331)
Stacy M. Parrish, 33, of Addison, was charged with assault and bat tery in the 400 block of N. Addison at 3:21 Refugioa.m.
Area police departments recently reported the following arrests and citations.Readers are reminded that an ar rest does not constitute a conviction, and that suspects are considered in nocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Persons charged with domes tic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Juveniles age 17 or younger are not named.
Aug. 1 A complainant in the 300 block of N. Yale reported at 9:39 p.m. that an unknown suspect was harassing them. July 31 Retail theft was reported at a store in the 1-100 block of E. North at 3:15 p.m. A complainant report ed that a suspect removed a vacuum from the display shelf and left the store without paying for the item. Fraud, identity theft According to information provid ed last week by the Villa Park Police Department, police reported two in cidents of residents being a victim of fraud or identity theft. Catalytic converter theft According to information pro vided last week by the Villa Park Police Department, police reported four incidents of a catalytic convert er being removed from vehicles at the following location: in the park ing lot of a hotel parking lot in the 300 block of E. Roosevelt at 8:37 a.m. Aug. 3; in the parking lot of a restaurant in the 200 block of E. North at 6:20 a.m. Aug. 4; in the parking lot of a pharmacy in the 200 block of E. Roosevelt at 8:26 a.m. Aug. 4; and in the 700 block of N. Yale at 6:08 a.m. Aug. 6.
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July 30 Brandon Micheal Parks, 22, of Addison, was charged with unlaw ful possession of a weapon by a fel on, possession of a controlled sub stance and possession of cannabis in a vehicle in the 500 block of N. Macie at 2:15 a.m.
Aug. 4 Mark A. Mohamed, 18, of Vil la Park, and a 17-year-old juvenile from Downers Grove were charged with theft/unauthorized control from person in the 500 block of W. Division at 6:17 p.m. Deyona L. Tucker, 31, of Chica go, was charged with DUI, transpor tation or possession of open alcohol by a driver, two counts of failure to signal when required and no insur ance near E. North and N. Ardmore at 12:18 a.m.
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Humberto A. Ayala-Avalos, 33, of Addison, was charged with DUI near Lorraine and Addison at 9:27 p.m.
Nungaray-Rodriguez, 47, of Addison, was charged with DUI near Addison and Moreland at 1:17 a.m. Aug. 3 Jaime F. Escobedo, 18, of Addi son, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon on per son, possession of cannabis between 100 and 500 grams and defacing ID marks of firearms at the Cricket Creek Forest Preserve at 10:32 p.m. Cristian Gonzalez, 21, of Addi son, was charged with unlawful use of cannabis by a driver at the Cricket Creek Forest Preserve at 10:32 p.m. Thomas K. Twardak, 37, of Ad dison, was charged with DUI-drugs and speeding near Lake and Lincoln at 10:19 p.m. Aug. 1 Mateo Hernandez, 54, of Berwyn, was charged with two counts of DUI and making an improper turn at an intersection near Lake and More land at 12:21 a.m. Diana Gomez-Kay, 39, of Crown Point, Ind., was charged with un lawful use of cannabis by a driver and no insurance in the 900 block of E. Lake at 6:55 p.m.
Jair Santander Jacobi, 21, of Glendale Heights, was charged with DUI near Lake and Lombard at 11:57 p.m.
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Aug. 7 Vitor De Oliveira-Lago, 23, of Addison, was charged with posses sion of a controlled substance and two counts of possession of canna bis in a vehicle in the 300 block of W. Lake at 1:32 a.m. Sagel Lumshi, 24, of Schaum burg, was charged with two counts of DUI and failure to obey a stop sign in the 300 block of W. Lake at 1:32 a.m. A 25-year-old Addison man was charged with two counts of domes tic battery in the 300 block of W. Dale. Aug. 6 Nicholas D. Conrad, 31, of May wood, was charged with DUI, speeding 30-39 mph over the limit, illegal transportation/possession of liquor by a driver and no insurance near Fullerton and Howard at 1:24 a.m.
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Willowbrook’s Team of the Year
The Willowbrook football team is preparing for the upcoming 2022 season, which begins with a non-conference home game against Notre Dame College Prep School of Niles on Friday, Aug. 26. One photo (right) from one of last week’s practices shows senior Joey Tumilty fielding a punt. The Warriors posted an overall record of 8-4 last season. Willowbrook won the West Suburban Gold Conference title with a perfect 6-0 record. The Warriors opened the IHSA Class 7A playoffs with a pair of wins. Willowbrook’s season ended with a home loss to Wheaton North in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs. After opening their 2022 season with non-conference home games against Notre Dame and Downers Grove North (on Sept. 2), the Warriors will kick off their conference season with a battle at Proviso East on Sept. 9.
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Willowbrook High School’s Athletic Booster Club recognized the senior members of each of the Warriors’ 2021-22 athletic teams during this year’s Senior Athletic Banquet. The honored seniors included the members of the girls gymnastics team. The Warriors enjoyed an excellent 2021-22 season. They went 4-1 in West Suburban Gold Conference dual meets and placed second in the conference meet. Willowbrook, which turned in an overall dual-meet record of 6-2 during the season, earned a season-high team score of 138.95 during its dual-meet victory over conference rival Addison Trail on Jan. 20. The Warriors claimed a second-place finish at the Glenbard West Regional and earned the program’s first team berth in a sectional since 1993. Pictured left to right at the banquet are: head coach Andy Isaacson, assistant coach B.J. Macias, Irene Gonzalez Etayo, Tess Placek, Bella Naumovsky and assistant coach Caitlyn Owen. Naumovsky, Placek and junior Sarah Ball were named to the West Suburban Gold Conference’s All-Conference Team. Gonzalez Etayo, Naumovsky and Placek earned Academic All-Conference recognition. Naumovsky, who was named the team’s MVP (Most Valuable Player), earned individual state-meet berths in three events—the uneven bars, the balance beam and the vault. She also qualified for the state meet’s all-around competition.
Willowbrook High School’s Athletic Booster Club held its Senior Athletic Banquet near the end of the 2021-22 school year. The booster club honored several student-athletes in Willowbrook’s Class of 2022 during the banquet. The honored Warriors included Nick Mabutas, who received the John A. Fischer Most Valuable Male Athlete Award. Willowbrook athletic director Brandon Murphy noted during the banquet that the winner of the award was throughdeterminedavoteof the school’s athletic coaches. The award is named in honor of Willowbrook’s first athletic director. Mabutas was a standout member of the Warriors’ football and wrestling teams. A wide receiver and defensive back on the football team, Mabutas was named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) Class 7A All-State Team for the 2021 season. He helped the Warriors to the West Suburban Gold Conference championship and a berth in the IHSA Class 7A playoffs. Willowbrook won a pair of post-season games to advance to the Class 7A quarterfinals. The Warriors finished the 2021 football season with an overall record of 8-4. Mabutas won an IHSA Class 3A individual regional championship in the 170-pound weight class during the 2021-22 wrestling season. He then secured a third-place finish in a sectional to qualify for the IHSA Class 3A individual state meet, which took place in Champaign in February. Mabutas won one match at the state meet and completed the season with an overall record of 33-7. Mabutas will continue his academic and athletic careers at the University of St. Francis in Joliet. He will play for the Fighting Saints’ football team.
Several student-athletes in Willowbrook High School’s Class of 2022 were honored during the school’s Senior Athletic Banquet in May. The Warriors’ girls volleyball team was recognized as the school’s Team of the Year for the 2021-22 school year. The team enjoyed a historic season in the fall of 2021. Willowbrook won the West Suburban Gold Conference championship with a perfect 6-0 conference record. The Warriors proceeded to win the first regional and sectional championships in program history. Willowbrook won an IHSA Class 4A regional title on its home court. The Warriors then won a Class 4A sectional title at Bartlett High School; they beat Wheaton Warrenville South in a three-game thriller in the sectional final. Willowbrook’s season ended with a loss to Mother McAuley in a super-sectional. The Warriors posted a 37-2 record during the 2021 season. Pictured left to right at the banquet are: Eliza Ramey, Keri Ostrowski, Hannah Kenny, Katie Linnig, Grace Conley, head coach Irene Mason, Elizabeth Bruschuk, Calli Kenny, Lily Lowe, Kyla Ostrowski and Madlynn Hoffman. Linnig, Bruschuk, Kyla Ostrowski and Hoffman graduated from Willowbrook in May. Mason was honored as Willowbrook’s Head Coach of the Year at the banquet, which was presented by the Willowbrook Athletic Booster Club. The Warriors’ girls volleyball team will begin its 2022 season with a home match against Bartlett on Monday, Aug. 22.
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* * * I just got home from the grocery store. Paid another $200 a week in groceries for a single person. Put $100 of gas in my truck, which I only used on the weekends. And watching the news, I see China hates us now because of Pelosi going to Taiwan. Russia hates us and is bombing Ukraine, and I was just thinking, and talking to my neighbors: What have the Dem ocrats done in the last two years except destroy the United States of America? Have they done anything worthwhile?Thereistoo much crime in the streets now, and they want to get rid of guns that people have legal ly. They want to do so much and get rid of statues and all that. But what have they done to help the economy? What have they done to help the people besides raise tax es and give everything away and starting to tick off other countries? Something needs to be done by these Democrats. And don’t blame Trump for everything because Trump did not do all this to us. This started with Obama.***
The Democrats are finally real izing the difference between im migrants and illegal immigrants. Wake up, people! Call it as it is. Texas does.
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* * * It seems like more and more people are living their life through their cell phones in virtual reality because they can’t afford the real thing.
* * * I pointed this out in Speak Out af ter the terrible July 4th shooting in Highland Park and I’ll say it again. As horrible as that shooting was, this type of carnage has been go ing on just about every weekend in Chicago for years. There were eight people killed and 55 shot in Chica go the first weekend in August. In Highland Park, there were seven killed and dozens wounded. Where is the national outrage over what goes on in Chicago? Where are Joe Biden and the Democrats? Where are JB Pritzker and Lightfoot? Do lives on the south and west sides of Chicago matter as much as the lives of those in wealthy suburbs?
* * * I don’t know why the mayors of New York and Washington are hav ing hissy fits because the governor of Texas is busing illegals to their cities. New York and Washington have both declared themselves sanctuary cities, so what’s the problem? I guess it’s OK for border states such as Texas and Arizona to have to shoulder the burden of deal ing with tens of thousands of ille gals streaming across their borders, but how dare they be transported to cities run by bleeding-heart leftists who pretend they care about them.
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The DuPage Forest Preserve District board has approved an ambitious $25.5 million master plan project for Willowbrook Wildlife Center that will transform the center and make it the district’s first net-zero building. The board approved a guaranteed-maximumprice contract with Wight & Company to design and build the facility. “This ambitious project will allow Willowbrook to continue providing innovative medical care to native wildlife,” said Forest Preserve District President Daniel Hebreard. “We’re making it netzero to show our commitment to sustainability and do our part to fight climate change.” The centerpiece of the project is a 27,000-square-foot wildlife rehabilitation clinic and visitor center that will allow visitors to view animals through one-way windows and video monitors as they are examined, treated, in surgery, being fed, and rehabilitated. Plans also include new animal rehabilitation areas, an outdoor classroom, an interpretive trail with wildlife observation areas, and outdoor activity spaces that demonstrate how to attract and live in harmony with native wildlife. The new facility will also help Willowbrook’s existing nonreleasable resident 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 enclosures.
Ask yourself: Why is it that lib eral Democrats want to push abor tions on innocent babies? Yet they are opposed to the death penalty on criminals that have done brutal killings of innocent people. It’s not common sense.
The building will be one of the first net-zero facility in DuPage County, meaning it will produce more energy from renewable resources than it will consume. Key elements making it net-zero include solar panels that convert sunlight into electricity and a geothermal heating and cooling system. The building will also integrate energy-efficient features throughout. 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 rehabilitation will continue uninterrupted throughout the project. The district will use $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 in private donations is already available to support the project. The nonprofit Friends group offers additional opportunities for the public to contribute through the Friends’ website.
Willowbrook Wildlife Center is a nationally recognized wildlife rehabilitation facility that provides care and medical treatment to approximately 10,000 sick, injured, and orphaned native wildlife a year. For information, call 630-933-7200 or visit dupageforest.org, where you can also link to the district’s e-newsletter, blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok pages.
* * * A few weeks ago, Biden blamed high gas prices on Putin, oil com panies and gas station owners. Now that the price of gas has dropped slightly, Biden is taking credit for the decrease. Who is he kidding? And how much has he drained from the strategic petroleum reserve? That reserve is supposed to be held for emergencies, not used as a tool to temporarily reduce prices.
* * * I don’t care if you are Republi can or Democrat, like Trump or hate him. What this administration did by weaponizing an arm of the government against another politi cal party should have you outraged.
The brazenness of this adminis tration to accuse the other side of what they are actually doing and the puppet media doing their bid ding has this country headed in the wrong direction. Ask the people in Venezuela if they ever thought their way of life would be destroyed by a brazen government. There is some scary stuff going on and we bet ter stop it in November. We need change and the current politicians need to be
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* * * I am struggling with my upcom ing vote for governor. I gave Pritz ker the benefit of the doubt when the pandemic started, but as time went on, I grew less tolerant of his autocratic-like demeanor. While I most align myself with conserva tives because of fiscal prudence, Darren Bailey is so far to the right that I am totally put off. To quote one definition of fascism: “very intolerant or [having] domineering views or practices in a particular area.” That sounds like Bailey, who seems to have an extremely rightwing, narrow focus, especially based on some of his quoted com ments. I don’t hear much about how he will help me economically with taxes, either, and that is important to me as a struggling homeowner.
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“There are none so blind, as those who will not see” is a quote that ap plies to so many in our community these days. We have hundreds of years of physical records and thou sands of years of scientific records that show our climate is changing. Yes, it has changed many, many times, but the change we are now realizing is greater than any from the last couple of thousand years. Wake up folks; we need to realize this, but we don’t have to accept that it has to happen without us ac tually trying to slow it down.
Only in Washington can some thing with $750 billion in new spending be called an inflation reduction act. Around $370 bil lion of that is going to be used for “climate investment” that will sup posedly reduce carbon emissions in the U.S. by up to 40 percent by 2030. I’m sure climate change disciples like Sean Casten (who’s my congressman, unfortunately) are patting themselves on the back because they think they’re saving the planet. My question: what are China and India doing to save the planet? China has close to 1.5 bil lion people; so does India. The U.S. population is 333 million. Coal is the dirtiest of all fossil fuels and is the single largest source of global temperature rise. China and India rank number 1 and 2 in the world for coal consumption. China has 1,110 coal power plants and Indi an has 285. The U.S. has 240 coal plants. (Source: Statista.com) Chi na is building more than half of the world’s new coal power plants. India is expected to commission 10 more coal plants in 2022-23.
While I would like to see the state turn red again, I might consider joining the “dark side” this time around because I fear Bailey will go too far. *
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• If your results are negative, you can end your isolation.
• If your results are positive, follow CDC’s full isolation recommendations.
severe illness or have a weakened im mune system, consult your doctor be fore ending isolation. Ending isolation without a viral test may not be an op tion for you. If you are unsure if your symptoms are moderate or severe or if you have a weakened immune system, talk to a healthcare provider for further guidance.
• Clarifying that after you have end ed isolation, if your COVID-19 symp toms worsen, restart your isolation at day 0. Talk to a healthcare provider if you have questions about your symp toms or when to end isolation.
• Recommending that if you test positive for COVID-19, you stay home for at least 5 days and isolate from oth ers in your home. You are likely most infectious during these first 5 days.
• You should wear a high-quality mask through day 10.
• Recommending screening test ing of asymptomatic people without known exposures will no longer be recommended in most community set tings.
• If after 5 days you are fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medica tion, and your symptoms are improv ing, or you never had symptoms, you may end isolation after day 5. Regardless of when you end isola tion, avoid being around people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19 until at least day 11.
• You should also isolate if you are sick and suspect that you have COVID-19 but do not yet have test results.
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• Updating its guidance for people who are not up to date on COVID-19 vaccines on what to do if exposed to someone with COVID-19. This is consistent with the existing guid ance for people who are up to date on COVID-19 vaccines.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing on the District’s 2022-2023 budget will be held at 7:00 p.m. local time on September 21st, 2022 in this school dis trict at the Lifelong Learning Center of the Education Administration Center, 210 S. Church Road, Bensenville. Dated this 19th day of August 2022. Marisol Leyva, Secretary BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 COUNTY OF DUPAGE, STATE OF ILLINOIS (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Aug. 18, 2022) 422923
• Recommending that instead of quarantining, if you were exposed to COVID-19, you wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested on day 5.
• Reiterating that regardless of vac cination status, you should isolate from others when you have COVID-19.
Nature fans are invited to grab their smartphone and help catalog the bees and butterflies for the “Pollina tors of DuPage” Bioblitz Aug. 20-28 in DuPage parks, forest preserves, open spaces and gardens. The DuPage Forest Preserve Dis trict and other members of the DuP age Monarch Project invite nature fans to discover the butterflies and bees in their neighborhood to raise awareness of these important ani mals.To participate, people simply take photos Aug. 20-28 of any pollinators they see—hummingbirds, bees, but terflies, moths, beetles, etc.—any where in DuPage County and upload them to the iNaturalist app. Ecolo gists with the DuPage Monarch Proj ect will then review the images to get a better idea of what’s going on in wild“AboutDuPage.75 percent of the planet’s 250,000 species of flowering plants could not produce seeds or fruits without animal pollinators,” said Lonnie Morris, coordinator of the DuPage Monarch Project. “In fact, researchers estimate that one in ev ery three bites of food we eat exists because of them.” “But our native pollinators face threats from habitat loss, invasive species and insecticides,” Morris said.Among native bee species, more than half have declining populations. An online list of these bees shows their status and geographic range. Nearly one in four is at increased risk of extinction, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. The DuPage Monarch Project bioblitz focuses on pollinators found in DuPage County. The data creates The Centers for Disease Con trol (CDC) recently streamlined its COVID-19 guidance to help people better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what ac tions to take if exposed to COVID-19, and what actions to take if they are sick or test positive for the virus. COVID-19 continues to circulate globally; however, with so many tools available to us for reducing COVID-19 severity, there is significantly less risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death compared to earlier in the pan demic.“We’re in a stronger place today as a nation, with more tools—like vaccina tion, boosters, and treatments—to pro tect ourselves, and our communities, from severe illness from COVID-19,” said Greta Massetti, PhD, MPH, MMWR author. “We also have a better understanding of how to protect people from being exposed to the virus, like wearing high-quality masks, testing, and improved ventilation. This guid ance acknowledges that the pandemic is not over, but also helps us move to a point where COVID-19 no longer se verely disrupts our daily lives.”
2. Join the Pollinators of DuPage County Bioblitz team on the iNatu ralist app.
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In support of this update CDC is: • Continuing to promote the impor tance of being up to date with vacci nation to protect people against serious illness, hospitalization, and death. Pro tection provided by the current vaccine against symptomatic infection and transmission is less than that against severe disease and diminishes over time, especially against the currently circulating variants. For this reason, it is important to stay up to date, espe cially as new vaccines become avail able.
• Emphasizing that physical distance is just one component of how to pro tect yourself and others. It is important to consider the risk in a particular set ting, including local COVID-19 Com munity Levels and the important role of ventilation, when assessing the need to maintain physical distance. Actions to take will continue to be informed by the COVID-19 Com munity Levels, launched in February. CDC will continue to focus efforts on preventing severe illness and postCOVID conditions, while ensuring ev eryone have the information and tools, they need to lower their risk. This updated guidance is intended to apply to community settings. In the coming weeks, the CDC will work to align stand-alone guidance documents, such as those for healthcare settings, congregate settings at higher risk of transmission, and travel, with this up date.
Upcoming ‘Bioblitz’ to focus on pollinators a foundation for conservation pol icies and evaluating their effect on monarch butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.Toparticipate:1.Download the iNaturalist app on your smartphone and create an account. Make sure to let the app use your location so it can record where you take each photo.
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