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.
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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.
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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. Villa Park Review
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the game. Downers Grove South defeated Willowbrook 28-13, sending the Warriors’ overall season record to 1-3. Willowbrook’s football team will play its homecoming game against Leyden this Friday.
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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
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Villa Park’s Cherokee Rose Embroidery, Inc., located at 100 S. Villa Ave., closed its doors last month after 33 years in business. Nancy Woodruff, Cherokee Rose’s owner and manager, started the business in her parents’ house near the corner of Monterey Avenue and St. Charles Road in 1989. Three years later, she relocated the business to 220 W. St. Charles Road. She moved a couple of more times before settling at the location at 100 S. Villa Ave. nine years ago. Cherokee Rose sold custom-embroidered apparel for businesses, schools, organizations and individuals. Additionally, Cherokee Rose would embroider numerous items—including jackets, shirts, blankets, towels and bridal pieces—brought in by customers. The Villa Park Village Board honored Woodruff during its board meeting on Aug. 8. Villa Park Village President Nick Cuzzone read a proclamation recognizing Woodruff and expressing appreciation for her contribution to the betterment of Villa Park. “Eventu ally my husband and I would like to go somewhere warmer,” said Woodruff of her future plans. One photo (above left) shows Woodruff inside the business with the framed proclamation issued by the village board. Another photo (above right) shows Woodruff (right) outside of the business with assis tant manager Sue Perkins (left).
• Illinois 53 at Great Western Trail south of North Avenue (Illinois 64) includes new bridge deck installation, bridge beam replacement and repair. The project is anticipated to begin next spring and estimated to be completed late next summer.
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• Butterfield Road (Illinois 56) over Interstate 355 includes a new deck overlay and joint repairs. But terfield Road is reduced to two lanes in each direction between Briarcliff Road and Downers Drive. The project is anticipated to begin this fall and be completed late 2023.
• Irving Park Road (Illinois 19) from west of Mitchell Boulevard to Roselle Road includes resurfacing, building new shoulders and install ing ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps. Daytime lane closures are needed to complete construction. The project is anticipated to begin summer 2023 and estimated to be completed late fall 2023.
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• Interstate 55 from Weber Road to Willow Springs Road includes crack and joint sealing. Overnight lane closures are needed to complete work. The project is anticipated to begin next spring and estimated to be completed late 2023.
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Susan L. Zabran, nee Leinenweber, age 64 of Villa Park. Beloved wife of Joseph F. Zabran; loving mother of Ben (Kim) Gries, Allison (Derik) Leary, Josie (Fiance Joshua Kandich) Zabran; dear daughter of Kathleen Leinenweber, nee Brewer, and the late William Leinenweber; devoted grand mother of Wyatt and Barrett Gries, and Jamie Sue Leary; fond sister of the late Thomas Leinenweber; aunt of many nieces and nephews; she will be great ly missed by her “Main Man” Trigger. Memorial gathering will be held Saturday, Sep. 24, 1-3:30 p.m. with a service at 3:30 p.m., at Steuerle Chap el, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park, IL 60181. Interment private. Memorials to American Cancer Society or Mid west Labrador Retriever Rescue, are appreciated.Funeralinfo: (630) 832-4161 or www.steuerlefh.com.
Entering year four of Rebuild Illi nois, the Illinois Department of Trans portation has announced that multiple projects in DuPage County are under way or planned to begin.
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Willowbrook High School is cel ebrating its homecoming this week with a variety of special activities. This year’s homecoming theme is “RoseTheGarden.”school’s homecoming parade will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23. The parade route will begin near the Rugaard Gazebo, near Ardmore Avenue and Park Boulevard. The pa rade will proceed south on Ardmore Avenue to the school.
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“With the Rebuild Illinois capital plan, we are restoring and transform ing Illinois’ aging infrastructure,” Gov. JB Pritzker said. “Rebuild Illinois is not only about investing in infrastruc ture but about investing in people and communities as well. In the coming months, IDOT will undertake proj ects that will ultimately create safer roads and bridges and provide jobs in DuPage County and across the entire state.”Projects and traffic impacts include:
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This Friday’s events also include the Willowbrook flag football team’s game (starting at 6 p.m.), followed by the varsity football team’s homecom ing contest against Leyden (starting at approximately 7:30 p.m.) The var sity football game will feature a half time fireworks display.
• Irving Park Road (Illinois 19) from Roselle Road to Baker Drive includes resurfacing, building new shoulders and installing ADA-com pliant sidewalk ramps. Daytime lane
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• Interstate 55 North Frontage Road from Kingery Highway (Illi nois 83) to Elm Street includes resur facing and installing ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps. Daytime closures are needed to complete construction. The project began this summer and is an ticipated to be completed in fall.
• North Avenue (Illinois 64) at In terstate 355 includes bridge deck and joint repairs, replacing deteriorated curbs, new deck overlay and approach es. The project began this spring and is anticipated to be completed this fall.
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• Illinois 56 from just west of Il linois 53 to southbound I-355 ramp and at Illinois 53 includes intersection reconstruction, bridge repairs, noise barrier installation, new retaining wall and ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps. Construction will be completed in phases. The project is anticipated to begin summer 2025 and be completed fall“These2025. projects represent another year that IDOT will be making trans formational investments in DuPage County and all across the state,” said Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman.Passed in 2019, Rebuild Illinois is investing $33.2 billion into the state’s aging transportation system, creating jobs and promoting economic growth. Rebuild Illinois is not only the larg est capital program in state history but also the first one that touches all modes of Illinois transportation: roads and bridges, transit, waterways, freight and passenger rail, aviation, and bicy cle and pedestrian ditionalhighway,mentsproximatelyThreeAccomplishmentsaccommodations.throughYearofRebuildIllinoisincludeap$8.6billionofimprovestatewideon4,422milesof412bridges,and621adsafetyimprovements.Visit
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IDPH reports strong demand in Illinois for updated Bivalent COVID-19 vaccinations
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The CDC authorized two new bi valent booster vaccines on Sept. 2 that include an mRNA component of the original strain to provide an immune response that is broadly protective against COVID-19 and an added mRNA component in common between the omicron variant BA.4
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11 places from last year—in the cate gory of Top Performers for Social Mo bility, a list of colleges and universities that have been the most successful at advancing students’ social mobility by enrolling and graduating large pro portions of economically disadvan taged students who received federal Pell Grants. About half of Elmhurst’s undergraduate students are the first in their families to attend college, and 100 percent receive some form of fi nancial aid.
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linois residents turning out in such strong numbers to take advantage of the updated bivalent booster shots that are now available,” said IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra. “These new booster shots—designed specif ically to offer extra protection from the dominant Omicron strain of the virus—are the latest, most advanced tool to protect Illinois residents from experiencing the worst effects of COVID-19. It’s important for every one who is eligible to get up to date on vaccines and boosters as soon as possible, before a potential fall and winter surge leads to increased infec tions.”The IDPH reported that over the last week, an average of more than 21,000 doses of the new bivalent vac
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U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings evaluate schools based on measures of academic qual ity, including outcomes, expert opin ions, student excellence and more. In addition to the categories described earlier, Elmhurst University continues to rank among the top 20 institutions in the Midwest in the categories of Best Value and Best Undergraduate Teach ing.The full U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2022-2023 report can be found at usnews.com/best-colleges.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported that about 188,800 Illinoisans have received a dose of the new, updated COVID-19 vaccines since they were authorized for use at the beginning of Septem ber.Data indicates that daily vacci nation numbers have jumped to the highest level seen since early Febru ary, during the major surge in illness es caused by the Omicron variant.
to No. 20, on the list of Best Colleges forIt’sVeterans.thelatest recognition of the university as a school that strongly supports all members of the military community, including active duty, re serve and guard service members, vet erans and military spouses. Earlier this year, Elmhurst was cited as a Military Friendly® Top 10 School, as well as a Military Friendly® Spouse School, for its work with student-veterans and their spouses throughout their academ ic journey.
cines have been administered across the state each day. This is more than double the daily average for all vac cinations for most of the summer. Notably, older Illinoisans, who are at risk of more severe outcomes, have been turning out in higher propor tions for the updated vaccines.
While people 65 and older make up 20 percent of Illinois’ eligible population., they have received 44 percent of the bivalent doses.
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Theft of a vehicle was reported in the 600 block of S. Route 83 at 2:20 p.m. A complainant reported that a sus pect rented a vehicle using a victim’s information and has not returned the vehicle.A22-year-old Villa Park man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 300 block of N. Ardmore at 12:50 a.m.
A 19-year-old Villa Park man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 1100 block of S. Route 83 at 6:02 Burglarya.m.was reported at a restau rant in the 500 block of E. St. Charles at 7:05 a.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect used a crow bar to pry the front door open and re moved money from an office.
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Nicolas Mayfield, 31, of Evanston, appeared at a bond hearing where Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh set bond at $250,000 with 10 percent to apply. The state had requested that Mayfield’s bond be denied.
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A 52-year-old Addison man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 200 block of N. Mill at 11:41 p.m.
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Timothy G. Goings, 51, of Bensen ville, was charged with criminal dam age to property at 2:20 p.m.
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After obtaining permission from the owner of the vehicle in which May field was a passenger, officers found a loaded Smith and Wesson .40 caliber handgun with one bullet in the cham ber.Following an investigation into the weapon found in the vehicle, it is al leged that Mayfield was illegally in possession of the weapon.
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A complainant in the 200 block of S. Villa reported at 9:41 a.m. that a suspect entered their vehicle while it was parked in a parking lot. Nothing appears to be missing from the vehicle at this Retailtime.theft was reported at a liquor store in the 200 block of W. Roosevelt at 5:25 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect removed bot tles of tequila from display shelves and left the store without paying.
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It is alleged that while exchanging words, Mayfield told the victim “I’ll kill you right here,” while gesturing toward his waistband, insinuating he had a gun. At this time, the victim en tered his car and drove away.
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Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 400 block of E. Park at 4 a.m. A complainant reported that a suspect entered an unsecured vehicle parked in the driveway and removed a bag. The bag and other property were later lo cated nearby.
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Theft of a vehicle was reported in the parking lot of an entertainment center in the 700 block of W. North at 7:10 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect stole their vehicle that was parked in the parking lot, un secured and with the keys inside.
A short time later, the victim re turned to the Carol Stream Police De partment and another verbal alterca tion between the victim and Mayfield ensued. Officers with the Carol Stream Police Department broke up the alter cation at which time the victim told an officer that he was allegedly threat ened by Mayfield.
A complainant in the 200 block of S. Oakland reported at 4:06 a.m. that a suspect entered their home through an unsecured glass door. Nothing ap peared to be missing. A second com plainant in the 300 block of S. Oakland reported at 8:41 a.m. that a suspect entered multiple unsecured vehicles parked in the driveway. The suspect also entered an unsecured garage and removed a bicycle and alcohol. The bi cycle was located nearby. A third com plainant in the 300 block of reported at 12:04 p.m. that a suspect entered an unsecured vehicle parked in the drive way and removed a gift card from the center console.
In all, Mayfield has been charged with one count of armed habitual criminal (Class X felony), three counts of aggravated unlawful use of weap on by a felon (Class 2 felony) and one count of unlawful use of a weapon (Class 3 felony).
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Trayvon K. Rodgers, 22, of Wil lowbrook, was arrested and charged with theft/unauthorized control not ex ceeding $500 on the above date. The alleged theft occurred July 29.
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ville, was charged with DUI and fail ure to notify of damage to an unattend ed vehicle near Lake and Iowa at 10:41 p.m.Heleodoro Contreras Guzman, 46, of Melrose Park, was charged with DUI and disregarding a traffic control light near Fullerton and Villa at 10:58 p.m.
Retail theft was reported at a store in the 1-100 block of S. Villa at 11:25 p.m. A complainant reported that a suspect entered the store, removed an E-Cigarette and left the store without paying.
Yovani Cortez, 21, of Franklin Park, was charged with DUI, obstructing justice/destroying evidence, driving while license revoked and speeding near Lake and 7th Avenue at 8:39 p.m.
Angel Campos, 43, of Bensenville, was charged with DUI, destroying gang related evidence and disregard ing a stop sign in the 200 block of W. Factory at 12:22 a.m.
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Jeronimo Roque Jr., 41 of Addison, was charged with two counts of DUI near Lake and 2nd Avenue at 9:43 p.m.
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A complainant in the 800 block of S. Addison reported at 2:20 p.m. that a subject has been sending unwanted
State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Carol Stream Chief of Police Bill Holmer have an nounced that bond has been set for a convicted felon accused of illegally possessing a loaded firearm.
Retail theft was reported at a phar macy in the 200 block of E. Roosevelt at 5:51 p.m. A complainant reported that two suspects removed multiple bottles of alcohol from display shelves and left the store without paying. The
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Burglary was reported at a store in the 300 block of N. Ardmore at 1:05 a.m. A complainant reported that a sus pect used a brick to shatter the front window of the business and removed a cash register, money and lottery tick ets.A complainant in the 500 block of N. Iowa reported at 1:05 a.m. that a suspect used a brick to shatter the win dow of a home. The suspect also shot the driver’s side door of an unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot.
Belgian Radu, 52, of Fife, Wash., was charged with deceptive practice at 11:50Policea.m.said Carlos Sierra, 47, of Franklin Park, was issued a warrant near Fullerton and Power at 10:39 p.m.
A complainant in the 200 block of S. Oakland reported at 12:22 p.m. that a suspect entered an unsecured garage and an unsecured vehicle inside the ga rage. Nothing appears to be missing at the time of this report.
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Retail theft was reported at a cel lular phone store in the 200 block of W. North at 6:17 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect(s) removed cell phones from display shelves and left the store without pay ing.
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Police said Marcine McPherson, 48, of Maywood, was arrested on an orig inal complaint and warrant for retail theft in the 100 block of W. Roosevelt at 5:24 p.m.
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
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.
On Aug. 1, the victim of an alleged battery was returning to his vehicle in the parking lot of the Carol Stream Po lice Department when a verbal alter cation ensued between the victim and a friend of the defendant in the battery case, later identified as Mayfield.
A complainant in the 200 block of E. Vermont reported at 7:03 a.m. that an unknown suspect damaged the tires on their vehicle while it was in the park ing lot.
Mayfield’s next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 29 for arraignment in front of Judge O’Hallaren Walsh.
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Theft was reported in the 900 block of Route 83 at 5:09 p.m. A complainant reported that a suspect removed a cell phone from their purse.
Police said Crishtian Navarro, 35, of Addison, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of DuPage County at 12:13 p.m.
Downers Grove South expanded its lead by completing a 60-yard touch down pass with about 30 seconds left in the third quarter. The extra-point kick gave the Mustangs a 21-13 lead.
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The Willowbrook football team dropped to 1-3 overall and 1-1 in West Suburban Gold Conference play fol lowing Friday’s 28-13 loss at Downers GroveTheSouth.setback marked the Warriors’ first conference loss since the final week of the 2016 regular season. Ley den beat Willowbrook 21-9 in that game, which took place on Oct. 21, 2016. The Eagles posted a perfect 6-0 conference record during the 2016 sea son, while Willowbrook went 4-2 in conference play. The Warriors won a pair of playoff games during the 2016 post-season before losing to East St. Louis in the quarterfinal round of the IHSA Class 7A Willowbrookplayoffs.willtryto begin a new West Suburban Gold Conference win ning streak this Friday, when it plays its homecoming game against Leyden. The Eagles fell to 0-4 overall and 0-2 in the conference following last week’s 30-29 overtime loss to Morton.
Willowbrook faced several ob stacles during Friday’s game against Downers Grove South, which moved to 1-3 overall and 1-0 in the confer ence with its victory. Playing in their own homecoming game, the Mus tangs opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter. The Warriors responded moments later, when senior quarter back Joey Tumilty ran 77 yards for a touchdown. Tumilty dropped back in what appeared to be a pass play. He
then scrambled to his right and raced down the sideline before cutting back toward the middle of the field around the Mustangs’ 40-yard line. Tumilty then headed toward the opposite side of the field before crossing the goal line.
Two days later, the Warriors de feated Riverside-Brookfield 24-14, 25-15 in a non-conference match in VillaWillowbrookPark.
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Jordan Pate of the Warriors recovered a Downers Grove South fumble at the Mustangs’ 17-yard line with 1:35 left in the first half. Wil lowbrook then drove the ball inside the Mustangs’ 5-yard line, but the drive ended when Downers Grove South
Mustangs post a 28-13 win over Willowbrook; Warriors will play their homecoming game against Leyden this Friday
The Willowbrook girls volleyball team won a pair of matches last week to improve its overall season record to 15-2.The Warriors began last week’s action with a 25-6, 25-18 win at Mor ton in a West Suburban Gold Con ference contest. Willowbrook raised its conference record to 2-0 with the Sept. 13 victory at Morton.
One play later, Downers Grove South broke a 15-yard touchdown run with 3:28 left in the game. The ensuing extra-point kick closed out the scoring.
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Tumilty was sidelined during a significant part of the second half with what appeared to be an ankle in jury. The Warriors still had a chance to mount a comeback in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter. Willow brook’s defense stopped the Mustangs on a fourth-down play with about four minutes left in the game. The Warriors took possession at their own 11-yard line, but the Mustangs intercepted a Willowbrook pass on the next play.
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Downers Grove South didn’t take long to regain the lead. The Mus tangs scored on a 49-yard touchdown run with about four minutes left in the opening quarter. Downers Grove South held a 14-7 lead at the end of firstWhilequarter.playing on defense, Tumilty intercepted a pass late in the second quarter to give the Warriors possession of the ball deep in Mustangs’ territo ry. Willowbrook took advantage of the turnover by scoring on Tumilty’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Guerrero with 2:21 left in the first half. Guerrero caught the pass well short of the goal line before dragging a few Downers Grove South defenders into the end zone.The Mustangs blocked Guerrero’s extra-point kick to maintain a 14-13 lead.Sophomore
“We didn’t capitalize on things; that was the reality,” said Willowbrook coach Nick Hildreth after Friday’s loss. “We were down a bunch of start ers, but still in a position to win. When other guys are given opportunities to step up, they have to do that. Breaks don’t go your way all the time. That’s part of the game. But we had those opportunities and didn’t capitalize on them.”
Willowbrook’s girls golf team faced York in last week’s dual meet at the Dukes’ home venue—Sugar Creek Golf Course in Villa Park. York defeated the Warriors 176-198 in the Sept. 14 meet. Willowbrook senior Mickey Martens shot the best individual score of the event, firing a nine-hole total of 40. Martens is pictured (above) while hitting her tee shot on the seventh hole as sophomore Paige Dehnke watches in the background. Senior Judy Roelle contributed a score of 49 for the Warriors. She is pictured (left) on the ninth hole. Senior Maddie Aderholt carded a 54 for Willowbrook, while Dehnke delivered a 55 to round out the team’s total score of 198. Freshman Eva Rodriguez (59) and senior Ava McLaughlin (64) also represented the Warriors in the meet. York posted its team score of 176 with individual scores of 41, 43, 45 and 47.
Warriors move to 15-2 with two decisive victories
sophomore Han nah Kenny provided seven kills, eight aces, nine assists and six digs in last week’s triumph at Morton. Junior Calli Kenny supplied seven kills, 11 assists and five digs. Senior
Natalie Cipriano had eight kills and two digs. Senior Grace Conley made eightHannahdigs. Kenny piled up six kills, six assists and seven digs in the War riors’ win over Riverside-Brookfield. Calli Kenny had four kills, nine as sists and nine digs. Sophomore Anna Marinier connected for four kills, while Cipriano delivered three kills and four Conleydigs.handed out four assists and made eight digs. Junior Elle Bru schuk, senior Hope Reckamp and junior Eliza Ramey each contributed two kills, while junior Keri Ostrowski had three digs.
The Warriors’ schedule this week includes a conference match at Downers Grove South.
Senior Adrian Guerrero made the ensuing extra-point kick to even the score at 7-7 with about five minutes remaining in the first quarter.
intercepted a Willowbrook pass in the endThezone.Warriors had another chance to take the lead when they attempted a field goal with about five minutes left in the third quarter. The Mustangs blocked the kick.
Willowbrook’s football team lost 28-13 to Downers Grove South in Friday’s West Suburban Gold Conference game in Downers Grove. The loss marked the Warriors’ first conference loss since the final game of the 2016 regular season. Willowbrook fell to 1-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play following Friday’s loss. One photo from the game shows senior Joey Tumilty (No. 4), who scored Willowbrook’s first touchdown of the night on a 77-yard run in the first quarter. Tumilty is pictured (right) while throwing a 24-yard touchdown pass to senior Adrian Guerrero in the second quarter. Guerrero (above - No. 32) is shown as he forces his way into the end zone after making the reception. The Warriors will play their homecoming game this Friday, when they meet Leyden (0-4 overall and 0-2 in the conference) in a West Suburban Gold Conference contest in Villa Park.
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What did the Democratic mayor of Chicago do? She shipped them like cattle to the suburbs. Democrats, get it right. Don’t say one thing and then do another. And another thing: Joe Biden, your president, says everything is great in this world. Don’t worry about the high gas prices. Don’t worry about this, don’t worry about that because he doesn’t want to bring it up. It’s all his fault; in two years he’s destroyed this country. Yet, the Democrats keep giv ing money away. Well, now our pock ets are empty. Thank you, Democrats, for destroying the United States in two years. I’m not a Trump supporter, but I know how to add 2 and 2, and I know 2 plus 2 is 4 and you take the 4 which is $4 and you take away $6, I’ve got nothing left in my pocket.
A solid meet for the Warriors
I cannot blame Gov. (Greg) Abbott for sending the illegal immigrants to the “sanctuary” cities around the country. Why should Texas, or oth
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Tickets are still available for this craft beer tasting festival, which will showcase the talents and unique beers from area breweries. Attendees will enjoy sampling many craft beers and hard ciders from more than 15
breweries.Tickets are available for pur chase—online only—at www.vil laparkbrewfest.com.VillaParkBREWFEST is a 21 and older event. Even the designated driver attendee needs to be at least 21 years old and have a ticket to attend. The festival will also feature food trucks, a DJ and a complimentary bike valet.
While watching the Bears game on Sunday (Sept. 11), I saw a disgusting commercial that had video of a wom
The Democrats and their media al lies who claim to oppose fascism are happy to censor and suppress their crit ics. It’s shameful that Democrats and media companies are colluding to cen sor opinions they don’t like. I thought we lived in a free country. These Democrats and leftists in the media are the ones who scream loudly about “disinformation” while spreading it themselves. Have they ever apologized for promoting the Russia collusion hoax? Have they ever apologized for suppressing the truthful stories about Biden’s son and all of his shady deal ings? Of course not.**
Willowbrook High School has part nered with the Young Hearts for Life® (YH4L) Cardiac Screening Program, a not-for-profit organization, to offer electrocardiograms (ECGs) to identify high school students at risk for heart conditions that can cause sudden car diac death (SCD).
The free screenings will take place at Willowbrook during the school day on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
More than 60 young adults die from SCD each week in the U.S., most without any warning signs. A simple, noninvasive ECG can detect about 70 percent of heart conditions that can cause SCD; a pre-participation can only detect about 4 percent of these conditions.Edward-Elmhurst Health is gener ously sponsoring this free, quick and painless cardiac screening for all Wil lowbrook students. Willowbrook en courages all parents/guardians to take advantage of this program and to regis ter your child today.
an screaming while being attacked by three men in Lakeview. I later found out this commercial was funded by a conservative PAC. I found this com mercial to be in poor taste. All it did was play on people’s fears. This group ought to be ashamed of themselves.
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trayed themselves as idealists, living in a fantasy world. You can’t change the weather overnight. If they really want to change global warming, they would start by promoting tree planting.
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Something exciting is brewing in Villa Park. Villa Park BREWFEST will be held Saturday, Oct 1, at Cor tesi Veterans Memorial Park, 318 E. Kenilworth Ave., from 2 to 5:30 p.m.
Frankly, I thought they should all be taken to Washington, D.C.’s doorstep, since it is the Biden administration that opened the floodgates. Who are among these immigrants? Criminals and drug smugglers, unvaccinated and sick indi viduals, potential terrorists who have slipped in undetected? Who is vetting these people? Mayor Lightfoot, while having harsh words toward Abbott, said Chicago will welcome these im migrants. Then she said she will turn to the federal government for help with housing, food, basic needs, to ease the burden on Chicago. But it’s the federal government that created this mess in the first place.
This is for all you liberals and Democrats out there. Your president opened the borders. Now Texas, which is a Republican-run state, takes the people and ships them to these sanc tuary cities, which Mayor Lightfoot and Pritzker say is wrong. They say they’re shipping them in like cattle.
I read how Raja, our ever-modest “I-did-this” U.S. representative, was talking about the Taiwanese bringing their companies here to make electron ic chips, and he said it will boost our economy. Maybe so, but what about our own manufacturers getting in on the CHIPS and Science Act? Aren’t we always saying how we need more of our own companies making the goods we use?
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How many times have you encoun tered people riding bikes, etc., on the street without lighting or reflective material? It’s not just kids, but many adults. People, you may see the cars, but they might not see you. A driver gets a police warning or ticket for a burned-out headlight or tail lights. If there aren’t enough police to enforce visibility laws, give these people rid ing on the street a loud honk when you see them. Maybe they will get the hint. That goes for people pushing baby buggies, too.
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Willowbrook to join Young Hearts for Life to provide free cardiac screenings for students
er border states, be forced to handle, deal with, pay for this influx alone?
To sign up your child for a free screening, visit https://tinyurl.com/ YH4LRegistration.Parents/guardians and community members are needed to help run the event. To sign up to volunteer, visit yh4l.org,https://signup.com/go/TdPYJyM.Formoreinformation,visitwww.orcontactDeniseArenzatDenise.Arenz@aah.org.
What happened to freedom of speech in the United States? If a per son doesn’t agree with leftists’ “ac ceptable” opinions these days, can they express their views? Maybe not. In addition to suppressing their critics on social media, leftists will label these critics as deniers and fascists. Are you skeptical about the benefits of masks and the COVID shots? Shut up! Do you have questions about the 2020 election and its irregularities related to an unprecedented flood of mail-in
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These smug, arrogant MAGA Re publicans think they’re easily going to take the House and Senate in Novem ber. I think you’re going to be in for a rude awakening on Nov. 8. The deci sion by your activist Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade is rallying wom en across the country. I can’t wait to see Tucker Carlson, Hannity and Lau ra Ingraham whine on election night about how Democrats will remain in control of Congress.**
I shop for same things every week at the grocery store. Two years ago, $35; last year, $50; and yesterday, $80. This is a direct result of the current admin istration. It marvels me how people can keep voting these folks in to office as they destroy our cost of living. We need to try new politicians from state to federal.
I’m calling about the Democratic crime bill that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2023. The Democrats call it the SAFE-T Act, but the only people who will be safer will be criminals. You can guarantee that violent crime will go up in DuPage County. That’s why 100 of the 102 county state’s attorneys came out against this pro-criminal bill. Thanks a lot, Democrats!***
Good morning. I’m a senior citi zen here in Villa Park and I’m very concerned with this new law that’s going to take effect Jan. 1, 2023. No cash bail in most cases. It is absolute ly ludicrous, insane and crazy that our governor would sign something like that into law. You’ve got to be insane if you vote this man back in. It’s just unbelievable. And if we don’t all say something or do something, we’re go ing to be more like New York. And I really think that’s what they want to do. I don’t understand at all why it’s important to let these people out of jail when that’s where they belong. Please help us. People, wake up.
Willowbrook’s boys golf team earned a third-place finish in the team results of last week’s 14-team West Chicago Invite at St. Andrews Golf and Country Club in West Chicago. The Warriors turned in a score of 328 in the Sept. 12 event, delivering what head coach Gary Walker described as the team’s best performance of the season. Seniors Brett Vandergrift and Vince Guajardo both fired 18-hole scores of 77 on the par-72 course to place fourth and fifth, respectively, in the event’s individual standings. Guajardo is pictured while hitting a tee shot (with Vandergrift watching) during a Warriors’ home meet earlier this season. More than 80 players participated in last week’s invite. Junior Victor Voskresenski carded an 85 for Willowbrook, while senior Nick Chivilo posted an 89. The Warriors wrapped up their West Suburban Conference season with a loss to Downers Grove South in a dual meet at Sugar Creek Golf Course on Sept. 8. The visiting Mustangs defeated the Warriors 143-158. Vandergrift shot Willowbrook’s best score of the meet by turning in a nine-hole total of 35 on the par-32 layout. Guajardo (38), Chivilo (42) and Voskresenski (43) rounded out the team’s scoring lineup. The Warriors are playing in this week’s West Suburban Conference Meet at Prairie Bluff Public Golf Course in Crest Hill. Willowbrook will play in an IHSA Class 3A regional at Glendale Lakes Golf Club on Sept. 28.
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Trees provide shade and help cut down flooding by absorbing moisture in the ground. They also promote clean air for us to breathe. So many people are quick to cut down a 35-plus-year-old tree because they don’t want to deal with leaves. Plant trees on the south and west side of your house for the shade of the future.*
I love how the supposedly compas sionate left flipped out after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent those here illegally in this country to Martha’s Vineyard and outside the residence of Kamala Harris in Washington. I keep hearing about how much the left cares for these migrants. Well, this was the perfect op portunity for rich leftists in Martha’s Vineyard, like Barack Obama, to put their money where their mouths are and help care for them. Instead, they were sent to a military base on Cape Cod two days later. Obama has a $12 million mansion there. I imagine he could have taken in all 50 of the mi grants at Martha’s Vineyard without a problem.
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Why does America have to always be the “world police”? In order to fight against communism, dictatorships, au thoritarian governments, etc., we need the free countries of the world to stand up with us and declare that these gov ernments and human-rights violators will not be tolerated. We cannot do it alone, nor should we.**
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ballots? Shut up, denier! You should be suspended from Twitter, YouTube and Facebook! How about so-called “climate change?” Do you question the Green New Deal and the zealots’ claims that Democrats know how to control the planet’s temperatures? Be quiet! Do you want to submit a criti cal comment about Biden in Speak Out? Prepare for some responses com plaining about the amount of negative comments about our president. Leftists seem to be so sure of their opinions, but they can’t stand any scrutiny.
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Her appearance came just 53 days before the Nov. 8 election when con trol of the U.S. House and Senate will be up for grabs and when all state-level elected offices in Illinois will be on the ballot as well.
“Instead of ducking and deflect ing, the Vice President needs to an swer questions regarding the Biden Administration’s role in fueling the inflation crisis, and where she stands on Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot’s failure to keep our com munities safe,” the Illinois Republi can Party said in a statement.
I clean the windows and mirrors and they stay spotless. Same goes for the kitchen floor and countertops.
Three of seven Illinois Supreme Court seats are on the November ballot: Mary Jane Theis (D) re tention, Michael J Burke (R) or Mary O’Brien (D) 2nd District, and Elizabeth M Rochford (D) or Mark Curran (R) 3rd District.
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Vice President Kamala Harris came to Chicago Sept. 16 to rally voters who support abortion rights and urge them to turn out in the up coming midterm elections.
So I finally made it. Man, how I’ve waited for this stage in life.
It is nothing short of magic—much more for me than for them. I am the winner in this equation.
But Democrats are hopeful that the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organi zation, the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, will energize Demo cratic, independent, and even some Republican voters and draw attention away from issues like rising infla tion, crime and high gasoline prices.
Recently a friend asked me “Ar en’t we safe in Illinois?” My re sponse: “Don’t bet on it, vote on it!”
Illinois Republicans, however, were quick to respond.
After a weekend with my grands I’ve come to a couple of conclusions. Pillows be damned. A clean kitchen can check itself at the door for all I care. Give me those grand babies— those messy, sticky, sweet and lovable grand babies—chaos and all.
In visit to Illinois, VP Harris rallies voters around abortion rights
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Jeyifo, executive direc tor of the Chicago Abortion Fund, a nonprofit group that provides finan cial, logistical and emotional support to people seeking abortion services, said her organization has seen re quests for assistance skyrocket since the Dobbs decision.
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I feel the same about the handprints
on the mirror. I know they are fleeting. I know these days of magic are short lived in the big scheme of things.
The U.S. Supreme Court, via the Dobbs decision, ruled that the Con stitution doesn’t give women a right to an abortion thereby overturning the nearly 50-year precedent of Roe v. Wade.What this means is that all wom en in the U.S., including your sis ters, daughters, granddaughters, and nieces don’t have this right and that states can decide, either legislatively or by court ruling, which reproduc tive privileges are allowed for their state’s
Who will support a woman’s right to U.S.choose?Rep. Sean Casten (D) for 6th District re-election strongly sup ports women’s rights. Please vote carefully in November.
Last.By free, I mean a stage in life where chaos no longer rings supreme. As much as I indulged and relished that stage, I celebrate (to an extent) its end.I can put pillows on the bed (neatly) in the morning and know they will still be in place when I go to bed at night. I can put the cat food or water in a dish on the floor and rest assured that no one will touch it, turn it upside down or try to drink or eat it.
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Pritzker, other leaders say Illinois will remain a safe haven for women seeking abortion
In 2019, however, Pritzker signed into law the Reproductive Health Act which, among other things, declares that access to abortion and other re productive health care services is a “fundamental right” under Illinois law.“There’s no doubt that our nation is headed down a dangerous spiral, one where a radical few dictate who does and doesn’t deserve rights,” Pritzker said during the event. “But here in Illinois, we will not go back wards.”Megan
candy store. We rode on the pontoon to the sand bar. We stayed up late, way past our bedtimes, putting together puzzles and crafting at the kitchen table. We picked veggies from the garden and tasted them right there. We found apples that had fallen from the apple tree and made homemade apple crisp. We watched the eagle’s nest, caught fish, witnessed loons with babies on their back and saw snapping turtles hatch. It’s been a magical time. Nothing short of it. At least for me. I can’t speak for my grands; I hope they feel the same way.
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For a person who self-actualizes over order, it is a piece of heaven on earth. Except for one tiny factor (or two):Theygrandchildren.cametovisit last weekend and I was reminded of the beauty of chaos. I was reminded of the loneliness a beautifully made, pillowfilled—albeit empty—bed can create.
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So, despite my orderly nature, I walk by those fingerprints every day and smile. I think maybe I should clean them, but know I won’t. At least not for a while.
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Speaking at a roundtable discus sion on reproductive rights at the University of Illinois Chicago, Har ris said the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has put abortion rights at the forefront in races up and down the ballot.“Who is your governor matters,” she said. “Whether they’re going to protect these rights and support these rights to freedom and liberty, it matters. Who is your attorney gen eral matters. Whether they are going to protect and defend the principles ingrained in the Constitution of the United States, that matters. Who your local prosecutor is matters if you are in a place that has, as many are at tempting to do, criminalized health care providers and are attempting to punishHarriswomen.”wasjoined at the event by Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, U.S. Rep. Danny Da vis and a number of other abortion rights supporters. They were sched uled to hold a political rally on the UIC campus later in the day.
They are too close to precious memories. They serve as a representation of the squeals and giggles and marshmallows and freezies eaten this summer. They are a reminder that childhood is ephemeral. Handprints start out low on the mirror and rise higher and higher each year until they gradually disappear along with the stickiness and innocence of childhood.Sofornow—for beyond now—I celebrate sticky. I celebrate the simple beauty of a visit to the candy store or picking tomatoes, pulling carrots, plucking zinnias from the garden or finding magic apples on the ground as seen through a child’s eyes.
Historically, the president’s party loses congressional seats in a mid term election. Democrats currently hold a slim, nine-vote majority in the U.S. House while the U.S. Senate is evenly divided, giving Harris the tie-breaking vote on many issues.
Since the Dobbs decision, strict abortion restrictions have taken ef fect in many states, including all those that surround Illinois. That has made Illinois a destination for wom en seeking abortion who live in states where the procedure is now virtually banned or tightly regulated.
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I remember a similar instance with our dog, Daisy, years ago, except instead of fingerprints on the mirror, she left nose prints on the window. After Daisy passed over her rainbow bridge, I noticed the nose prints, and for the longest time couldn’t bring myself to wash them away. It was like washing her away.
After their first visit in June, I noticed the hallway mirror. It’s a fulllength type, reaching from the floor to near the ceiling. At the bottom were numerous handprints, of the childhood variety. They’d obviously found themselves in the mirror and couldn’t help touching and leaving a visible reminder of their presence.
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Judges and legislators are vital, espe cially now that the Illinois Supreme Court has the power to decide. Many voters don’t focus on judicial elec tions. We need to carefully review prior rulings and statements from each judge to determine how they may rule in the future.
After years of being pregnant, breastfeeding, snuggling little ones in the middle of the night and cleaning up LEGOs off the floor day and night (after first stepping on them) I’m finallyFreehere.atlast. Free at last. Free. At.
So I celebrate visits to the lake. Chaos and all. Fingerprints and all. Especially the fingerprints, the lessons they teach and the perspective they bring. I wouldn’t give them up for the world. And if you visit me next summer, they might well still be here.
thought that Roe was “settled law” and believed it was safe based on the Trump nominees’ state ments; however, the U.S. Supreme Court’s vote of 6 out of 9 against Roe dashed those beliefs.
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