Lombard News

Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com 'It was very scary', said Rosemarie Beasley of Lombard, describing the scene of a fire Tuesday night at the VFW in Villa Park.

Cruise Nights are free - intended to be fun, community events where people can come enjoy the night and socialize with neighbors, friends and family without worrying about costs.

A Metra train on the Union-Pacific West line struck a pedestrian around 9:30 a.m. near Grace Street in Lombard Sunday, according to Metra officials.A An inbound train scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 9:50 a.m. struck the pedestrian and is now halted near the scene of the accident.

Wednesday, May 16 Criminal trespass Jose Sandoval, 19, 541 Redwood Road, and Alexander Seals, 21, 2820 S. Highland Ave., Lombard, were charged with criminal trespass to residence at 8:51 p.m. following a traffic stop in the 900 block of West Briarcliff Road.

Lombard police believe the 20-year-old female of Lombard that was killed after being struck by a freight train in Lombard Wednesday night committed suicide.

Eugene Polley, 96, inventor of the first wireless channel changer, died of natural causes on Sunday at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Ill., according to Zenith Electronics, his workplace from 1935 to 1982.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a freight train late Wednesday on railroad tracks used by Metra , delaying two late night commuter trains, officials said.

Lombard will salute those who lost their lives while serving in the military with a Memorial Day ceremony at noon Monday at the Veterans Memorial in the Sunken Garden at Lombard Common park, St.

Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing.

On a day when the Cubs clashed with the White Sox and protesters clashed with police in Chicago, all was peaceful and harmonious in Lombard during Sunday's annual Lilac Parade.

Driving with a Suspended License Javier R. Cornejo, 29, 1557 Irving Park Road , was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident after the green Mercury Grand Marquis he was driving hit a guard rail at Roosevelt and Route 83 at 5:33 p.m. May 13.

Eugene Bordelon of Warrenville says he took this photo of a red admiral butterfly on a celmatis flower in one of his gardens.

Today was one busy dog day; so many dogs out strutting their stuff in Lombard at their Lilac Festival Mutt Strut.

A Lombard man who has been convicted at least seven times of driving with an invalid or suspended license has been arrested again, this time after allegedly causing a traffic crash on Naperville's southwest side.

Some like the history. Others like the military technology. But for Jason Lavigne and Michael Amberg, both 11, of Naperville, it was all about the battle.

Sugar Grove-It's hard to ignore the success of a community bank surviving for 50 years, especially through recent economic times.

Wednesday, May 16 Leaving scene of accident Joseph Cyral Kielma, 35, of the 2400 block of Royal Drive in Lombard, was arrested at 10:07 a.m. near Lawrence Drive and Orwell Road, theA Naperville Police Department said.

For animal lovers Jack and Della Campbell, Wolf Ridge Condominiums in Northlake is the ideal dwelling.

While some said Thursday night that they like the idea, the majority expressed concerns with the high cost of staffing and equipping another location.

In this undated film image released by The Weinstein Company, Alex Libby is shown in the documentary film, "Bully." Nina Coduto said she understands why movie fans feel frustration when their favorite theater isn't showing a film that is surrounded by a great deal of buzz.