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Villa Park VFW synonymous with hospitality
Seamen Zach Gonick, left, and Dominic Herring play a Wii game as Jacob Webb takes advantage of the opportunity to call friends and family during a Thanksgiving celebration at the Villa Park VFW Post 2801.
Families clamor to host sailors for holiday
Service organizations, such as the Moose Lodge in Wauconda as well as area American Legions, VFW posts and churches, host recruits from the Great Lakes Naval Station each year.
Mary and Bob Flynn of Morris will celebrate their 59th anniversary on Wednesday, Nov.
Sounds from the Land of Lincoln
I love rock 'n' roll. You don't have to hang around me very long to find that out.
Nybo attempts to remove reformers from ballot
Elmhurst. IL - Stealing a tactic from Barack Obama's playbook, Chris Nybo of Elmhurst, a one-time Democratic operative running for state representative, personally challenged the petitions of Michael Manzo on Monday, the last day to file objections to candidate petitions.
Lombard shoppers made a difference
The Kiwanis Club of Lombard would like to thank the many people who donated baby items to our collection during Make a Difference Day on Oct.
Local Muslims Decry Ft. Hood Shooter
Leaders of Chicagoland's Muslim community gathered here Saturday evening to celebrate, but they could not ignore the fact a fellow Muslim is believed to be responsible for Thursday's massacre in Fort Hood, Tex.
Video poker critics losing the game
Critics of legalized video gambling in bars and restaurants across the state appear to be on the ropes after facing a major setback in the push to stop the massive expansion approved this summer.
Four men charged in South Side drug-related kidnapping
A Thursday afternoon drug-related kidnapping that erupted into an early Friday police chase on the South Side has ended in the arrests of four men Saturday morning.
Street Talk: What is the best Halloween costume you've ever seen?
W. Chicago panel opposes video gaming
A West Chicago city council committee voted swiftly and unanimously Wednesday night to recommend a ban on video gambling.
The value of showing, not just telling, in any business-to-business setting
Last week, I was an exhibitor at "A Passport to Success," the business-to-business Expo sponsored by the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry and three other chamber organizations At the same time, as the event's publicist, I took close to 100 photographs and about 20 videos.
27, with a hit-and-run accident, not giving notice of an accident, failure to yield from entering a private driveway and not having registered plates properly fastened.
Man charged with stealing $15K from ATMs
A 30-year-old Elmwood Park man has been charged with stealing more than $15,000 from two Villa Park automated teller machines using altered gift and debit cards.
Teen Charged With Assaulting Woman
A 17-year-old west suburban man was charged Thursday with assaulting a woman and holding her against her will, causing her family to file a missing person report.
College of DuPage briefs: Collaborative art exhibit
The College of DuPage Photo Program and Easter Seals DuPage will celebrate the opening of "Our Journey," their 10th annual cooperative art exhibit.
Every step they take is felt locally and heard around the world. With every step they take in CROP Hunger Walks, participants remind the rest of us that some people in our communities are going hungry, going without, and that for many people in other countries, the going is much, much more difficult.
Illinois Government News Network
Illinois EPA Announces Federal Recovery Fund Awards for Illinois Projects
" October 8, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Doug Scott announced grants and loans for environmental projects to improve wastewater quality in Illinois, using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 .
Greg Burns: Suburban car dealer accused of calling women 'dingbats'
The Chicago office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is one of the most aggressive federal agencies around, and this week it is rising to the defense of female auto shoppers who were allegedly called "dingbats." "Dingbat" is the unflattering term that male employees of Castle Chevrolet in Villa Park are accused in a U.S. District Court ...
In Chicago politics, a fast friendship
On September 11, Benjamin Dueholm attends iftar with the local pols at Illinois' largest mosque.