Willowbrook High School’s Class of 2021 celebrated its commencement with two separate ceremonies in the school’s main gymnasium on Sunday morning. The en tire 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.
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.
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Willowbrook High School held its annual Silver and Blue Community Night event on Friday to celebrate the start of the 2022-23 school year. The school year began with the first day of classes on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Friday night’s gathering in the school’s stadium included introductions of the student-athletes on Willowbrook’s fall sports teams. The evening also featured introductions of the members of the Villa Park Warriors Youth Football and Cheer program. The youth program’s cheerleaders gave a brief performance at the end of Friday’s celebration.
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Freshman Lindsey Rugg of the Willowbrook softball team is pictured while at tempting 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 lowbrook 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 Sat urday’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. kdrury@atproperties.com630-514-9961 at Willowbrook
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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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Edward Bye, a longtime Villa Park resident who served in the Unit ed States Coast Guard during World War II, recently celebrated his 100th birthday.Byewas born in Chicago on Aug. 16, 1922. His family, friends and many other well-wishers visited the Villa Park home of one of his sons for a birthday parade and party on Saturday, Aug. 13. A stream of vehicles, including multiple vehicles from Villa Park’s police and fire departments, drove past the Bye residence on the 200 block of East Harrison Street during the parade. The police and fire vehi cles flashed their lights and blared their sirens as they drove past Bye and his family, who were assem bled outside. The parade of vehicles, which gathered outside of Albright Middle School before the procession, also included several motorcycles. The police officers and firefight ers who participated in the parade exited their vehicles to wish Bye a happy birthday. The other well-wish ers who attended the party included Villa Park Village Trustees Deepa Kumar, Christine Murphy and Kevin Patrick.Trustee Patrick, like Bye, is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran. The Bye family set a goal of receiving 100 birthday cards to celebrate the spe cial birthday. With Patrick’s help of promoting Bye’s birthday on social media, the family exceeded its goal, receiving cards from all over the country.Bye and his wife Janette were married for 75 years, until her death last year. They had three sons—Ed die, Steve and Bob. Steve, who is Eddie’s twin brother, passed away a few years ago. Bye, who served in the Coast
Villa Park’s police and fire departments participated in the Aug. 13 parade to celebrate Edward Bye’s 100th birthday. Several police and fire vehicles paraded west on Harrison Street, passing the home of one of Bye’s sons. Bye and his family watched as the vehicles—with sirens blaring and lights flash ing—passed by. The police officers and firefighters then stopped to wish Bye a happy birthday. The Villa Park firefighter/paramedics who attended the party honoring Bye (center) included: (left to right) Dave Richardson, Jeff Willhoit, Steve Gonzalez, Steve Lyons, Alex Larsen and Lt. Ken Charapata. 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.
Villa Park police and fire departments take part in parade on Harrison Street
SUBMITTED PHOTO Rock Valley Publishing Officers injured; police vehicle totaled On Aug. 17, at approximately 8:23 p.m., two Villa Park Police officers conducted a traffic stop on Roosevelt Road, east of Route 83. The officers activated their ve hicle’s emergency lights while making the traffic stop. During the stop, another vehicle traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed crashed into the rear of the police vehicle. The two officers were inside of their vehicle at the time of the crash. The police vehicle was pushed into the rear of the vehicle the officers had stopped. Both officers were transported to Elmhurst Hospital. They were released later that night. The police SUV was totaled. The driver of the striking vehicle was also transported to the hospital; she was later released into the custody of Oak Brook Police. Oak Brook Police are investigating the crash and possible criminal charges.
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CHRIS FOX PHOTO Rock Valley Publishing Guard as a Seaman First Class in the Pacific theater of World War II, has six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.ByeearnedtwoBronze Stars for his service during World War II. He received one of those Bronze Stars for his participation in the Philippine Liberation.
The Villa Park Police Department raised money for Special Olympics Illinois during Friday’s Cop on a Rooftop event outside of the village’s Dunkin’ location at 298 W. North Ave. From 5 a.m. until noon, members of the department sold T-shirts, hats, mugs and raffle tickets to Dunkin’ customers. The raffle prizes in clude a Harley-Davidson 2022 Street Glide motorcycle and a Coleman Lantern 17B travel trailer. All of the money raised from Friday morning’s event—more than $3,300—will benefit Special Olympics Illinois athletes. Pictured left to right during the Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser are: Officer Stephen Molenda, Detective D.J. Giammarino, Officer Elizabeth Gonzalez and Officer Matt Rol Vel Rul.
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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.
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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.
“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.”
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.
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“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!”
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.
BETTY MELVILLE, 95 Betty Melville age 95, of Villa Park. loving mother of Karen (the late William) Hrabacka and Patrick Melville; devoted grandmother of Ryan, Rebecca, and Shawn Hrabac ka; great-grandmother of Kurt Hrabacka and Lucas Persenico; fond sister of the late Evelyn and Joann; aunt of many nieces and nephews. Former President and member of the Villa Park MemorialGarden.Gathering Monday, Aug. 29 from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at 1:00 p.m. at Steuerle Chapel, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park. Interment private. Funeral info: steuerlefh.com or (630) 832-4161.
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).
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.
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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.
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
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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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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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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 vic tim’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.
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
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.
Senior citizens, caregivers and family members are invited to join representatives from the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Ber lin and DuPage County Treasurer Gwen Henry for a free informational session on avoiding scams and fraud aimed at senior citizens and the el derly called “Safe from Scams: Pro tecting Seniors and their Assets.”
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.
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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.
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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.
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Willowbrook High School’s Athletic Booster Club held its Senior Athletic Banquet near the end of the 2021-22 school year. The booster club recognized the senior members of each of the Warriors’ 2021-22 athletic teams during the banquet. The honored student-athletes included the seniors on the badminton team. Pictured left to right are: Annabelle Romero, Emma Rattana, Amelia Gesicki, Claire Harr, Molly Williams, Allison Harr, Rebecca Lopez Egan, Kalista Becker, assistant coach Mike Haussmann and head coach Eastman Tiu. Not pictured is Mary Whiting—one of the seniors from the team’s 2022 spring season. The Warriors posted an overall record of 14-7 during the season. The team finished second in the West Suburban Gold Conference standings. Willowbrook also earned second-place honors at the Metea Valley Sectional. Lopez Egan won the sectional’s singles championship and qualified for the IHSA state meet. The Warriors’ doubles team of Gesicki and Rattana also earned a state-meet berth after placing third at the sectional. All nine of the team’s seniors earned Academic All-Conference honors during the spring season.
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Willowbrook’s girls golf team faced Glenbard East in last week’s dual meet at the Warriors’ home venue—Twin Lakes Golf Club in Westmont. The visiting Rams edged Willowbrook 181-184 in the team standings. Senior Mickey Martens of the Warriors shot the best individual score of the meet with her nine-hole total of 37. Senior Judy Roelle carded a 47 for Willowbrook, while seniors Maddie Aderholt and Ava McLaughlin fired scores of 49 and 51, respectively, to round out the team’s contributing scores. Martens is pictured (above right) after hitting her tee shot on the seventh hole. Roelle is shown (above left) after hitting her second shot on the ninth hole. The Warriors began last week’s schedule with a loss (175-226) to Oak Park/ River Forest at Indian Boundary Golf Course in Chicago on Aug. 15. Willowbrook’s schedule this week includes dual meets against Addison Trail, Hinsdale South and Glenbard West, along with this Friday’s triangular meet against Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South.
The Willowbrook boys golf team played its first dual meet of the 2022 season on Aug.The18.Warriors faced Elmwood Park at Indian Boundary Golf Course in Chicago.Elmwood Park defeated Willowbrook 168-172. Senior Nick Chivilo provided Willowbrook’s low score of the dual meet with his nine-hole total of 42 on a par-37 layout. Seniors Brett Vandergrift and Vince Guajardo both delivered scores of 43. Senior Wes Warpool shot a 44 to round out the Warriors’ four contributingWillowbrookscores.opened the season with an eighth-place finish at the 12-team St. Laurence Invite at Lincoln Oaks Golf Course in Crete on Aug. 11.
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Willowbrook High School introduced the members of its fall athletic teams during Friday’s Silver and Blue Community Night event in the school’s stadium. Those teams include a new program at the school—girls flag football. The sport will be a played at a club/emerging sport level at Willowbrook and several other high schools in Illinois, with the hope that it will become an official IHSA sport in a few years. Willowbrook senior Rimon Kari is pictured during Friday’s event.
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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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It’s obvious the Department of Justice and the regressive leftist so cialist party (otherwise known as the Democrats) are trying anything and everything to get Donald Trump pros ecuted. If the FBI raid at his home in Florida doesn’t uncover anything, you can be sure they’ll keep investigating him. The left’s obsession over, and hatred of, Trump is beyond ridiculous.
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Funds also will be used to provide outings for families with autistic children to have bonding experiences. Fuel and Crème donated 10 percent of all food and drinks sold and all the money raised during the silent auction to Friends of Freya. Bill Guest, the founder of Friends of Freya, is shown here (above middle) with his daughter, 5-year-old Freya, who is a non-verbal autistic child. Spinning the tunes during the fundraiser was DJ Marcus Windsor of Chicago Mobile DJs (above right). For more information about Friends of Freya, go online to: https://friendsoffreya.org.
Just remember how Trump is on record saying that you don’t need to “take the Fifth” if you’re innocent. Now he seems to want to explain that differently; not surprising. I truly hope that more and more people will see through this person who tried to bring down our democracy and turn it into a dictatorship—him!***
Friends of Freya hosts successful fundraiser to benefit autistic children
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There were eight people killed and 55 shot in Chicago the first weekend in August. There were eight people killed and 44 shot in Chicago the sec ond weekend in August. Last week, there were seven children shot (one of them killed) in a period of 17 hours. I remember big mouth Lori Lightfoot bloviating about how this summer was going to be a summer of joy. Joy for whom? The families of those killed and the victims who’ve been shot? Lightfoot needs to go.
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Friends of Freya—a 501(c)3 organization that provides equal opportunities for children with autism who are in need of sensory items and electronic items that are required for their educational development—recently held its second annual fund raiser and silent auction at Fuel and Crème in Villa Park. The event raised just over $5,550. The majority of these funds will be used to get tablets for autistic children.
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We’re sad and upset over the sud den closing of Pioneer Garden and Feed in Villa Park. We have enjoyed doing business there for many years and especially have enjoyed the friendship, kindness and knowledge of Bill, a very longtime loyal employ ee. We no longer live in Villa Park. We live in Lombard, but we always go to Pioneer to give a small busi ness our money instead of the big box stores, and we always see Bill. Many, many people would want to commend him, thank him and contribute toward something for him. We have not only lost a comfortable down-home store, but a very nice, respected employee who will be sorely missed by many. Is there someone or somewhere in town that could arrange something nice to be done for Bill? And to invite the en tire town to participate? Thank you. * Villa Park calling. I suppose I should just call village hall about this, but I drive St. Charles Road every day. Going east on St. Charles from Westmore-Meyers to Ardmore, I’ve noticed there are four areas on this road that aren’t patched up very well. Three of these areas are close togeth er near the Burger King and the other is near the BP station. Can’t we get a crew out there to resurface these areas and level them off? It’s like driving over potholes right now. Democratic propagandists and li ars, whether on the radio or a podcast, keep lying and saying that gas prices are dropping. The national average is $4.29, yet here in DuPage Coun ty wherever I go, I see that we must have the highest gas prices in the en tire country. In fact, we probably have higher gas prices than the peak high est in the nation. Does anyone even notice or wonder why we have such high gas prices in DuPage County in this area?
I’m sure all you Trumpians are giving each other high-fives now that Liz Cheney lost in the primaries and will likely be replaced in Congress by one of Trump’s lapdogs. I applaud Liz Cheney for the courageous stand she’s taken against Trump on the January 6th Commission. Unlike Trump, you Trumpians and many in the Republi can Party, Liz Cheney puts the good of the country above everything else. I was happy to hear she will continue to do whatever it takes to ensure this tyrant will never again get anywhere near the Oval Office.**
So, the state plans to spend more than $34 billion over six years on infrastructure. One look at the list shows Cook County getting the lion’s share (five projects) followed by Kane (three) and Lake (three) counties.
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Here’s to another school year of uncertainty, probable in-fighting and further ugly behavior among parents, but now, unlike last year when it was only over whether to mask up or not, this year the vaccine for kids could become part of the equation. Will schools require kids to be vaccinat ed? Will parents protest for or against such a mandate? It remains to be seen, but I think we should brace ourselves for conflict. I hope I am wrong. Thank you to the person who found my wallet in our driveway and placed it in our mailbox. You are a saint and a wonderful neighbor!**
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DuPage is getting one improvement: on Butterfield Road, a new bridge and reconstruction, and new lanes west of I-355 and at Route 53. I guess we
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All of the sports teams have logo hats. Now that we have a Democratic president and Democrats also con trolling the House and Senate, does anyone know where you can buy a “proud Democrat” hat or T-shirt? The Republicans have “make America great again” hats.
I don’t know what is more trou bling: the unjustified and unprece dented raid on Donald Trump’s home by the FBI or the joyful reaction by Democrats. It’s clear to me now that the Democratic Party has become an authoritarian, anti-American political party. I never thought I would see this day. Even one of my Democrat friends pointed out that there was never as much attention and scrutiny paid to Hillary Clinton’s emails as there is to Donald Trump and his supposed stash. No surprise*there.** Roe versus Wade wasn’t a big is sue until people started to push the envelope to late-term abortions, and the Democrats made it a political deal.
Rock Valley Publishing - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022 • 9 Puzzle page CONTAMINANTCOMMUNITYCHEMICALAQUIFERDATADRINKINGECOLOGICALECOSYSTEMEFFLUENTEXPOSUREHABITATMANAGEMENTMEASUREMONITORINGORGANISMSPARAMETERSQUALITYRECLAIMEDSEDIMENTSPECIESSTANDARDSTURBIDITYWASTEWATERWILDLIFE FunSUDOKUbytheNumbersLikepuzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! CLUES ACROSS 1. One point north of due west 4. Indigenous peoples of northern Scandinavia 9. Popular California/Nevada 14.lakeGo quickly 15. Fatty acid in soaps 16. Brand of fuel stations 17. State of fuss 18. Romance novelist 20. Members of a household 22. Asserts to be the case 23. Type of infection 24. With metal inlays 28. Chinese philosophic 29.principleEarly multimedia 30. Employee stock ownership 31.planHe investigated Clinton 41.39.38.37.33.administrationShellsSixSnakelikefishCapitalofKenyaInfluentialgroup (abbr.) 42. Used to chop 43. It comes as a case 44. Challenges 46. Small amounts 49. The Golden State 50. Peyton’s little brother 51. For walking in Alaska 55. Buddhist honorific titles 58. Lively ballroom dance 59. Capital of Albania 60. Late night host 64. Draw from 65. A way to utilise 66. One who is not native 67.HawaiianApower to perceive 68. Bulky 69. Horse mackerels 70. Proclaim out loud CLUES DOWN 1. Hits 2. Bathroom accessory 3. Young 4. Beef cattles 5. It’s often in soap 6. For each 7. Innermost membrane enveloping the brain 8. A way to leave 9. 10.EmaciationPunishwith a fine 11. Steeds 12. Having eight 13. Greek goddess of the dawn 19. Mature reproductive cells 21. Armadillo species 24. Ancient country in what is now Romania 25. Extreme greed 26. Stars 27. Poems 31. Places to sit 32. One from the Lone Star State 34. Small rails 35. One quintillion bytes (abbr.) 36. Where coaches work 40. Indicates position 41. Mammals 45. Resembling a wing 47. Beliefs 48. Hindu male religious teachers 52. Mischievously 53. Where athletes want to end up 54.(abbr.)Large, deep-bodied fish 56. Horned squash bug genus 57. Excessively sentimental 59. Shared verbally 60. You can put it on toast 61. Data mining methodology 62.(abbr.)Resinlike substance secreted by certain insects 63. Mauna __, Hawaiian volcanoAnswers on page 11
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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 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.
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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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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
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