Villa Park News

For as long as he can remember, Mark Bomba has been the handyman of his family. The youngest of six siblings, he was the only one to show any interest in tools.

VILLA PARK, Ill. - Nine people were hurt when a welding torch sparked a fire and explosion at a VFW post in west suburban Villa Park Tuesday night.

Wheaton police reported the following license arrests: Police arrested a Warrenville man for driving on a suspended license Tuesday, May 22.

WEST CHICAGO, Ill. - DuPage County Sheriff's deputies were on the scene of a reported death investigation in West Chicago Tuesday morning.

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.

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.

Villa Park, Ill. - Twenty-year-old Villa Park resident Hayley Camire just may win the national title of Cutest Vegetarian Alive - that is, if she can triumph over her nine fellow female finalists in the contest sponsored by peta2 , PETA's youth division.

Driving under the influence Jennifer R. Rivera, 25, of Glendale Heights was charged with driving under the influence near Anthony and Main Streets May 7 at 1:06 a.m. Rivera was also charged with possession of drug equipment and cited for improper lane usage.

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.

John L. Wilson, the man accused of killing a 14-year-old Lyons Township freshman in her own home has been found mentally fit to stand trial.

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.

Two men identified as high-ranking members of the Latin Kings street gang were jailed Wednesday on charges they beat and robbed two men in Villa Park in back-to-back cases of mistaken identity.

DUI Ticket After Crash A Brookfield man was ticketed for driving under the influence after La Grange Park police said his car was in a rear-end collision, injuring the other driver, on the 1100 block of north La Grange Road at about 9:39 p.m. on May 5. Wiley R. Stewart, 58, of 9200 block of Broadway Avenue, also was ticketed for failure to reduce ... (more)

A longtime Lombard firefighter has been named Villa Park's fire chief and will assume his duties June 11, village officials said Tuesday.

Four teenagers have been charged with burglary or possession of stolen property after police found them with fireworks, laptops, jewelry, GPS units and a cellphone that had been reported missing from Villa Park, authorities said Tuesday.

Sure, it's up to the franchisees to actually bring them into their stores, but if the 7-Eleven-approved vendors showing their wares at the recent 7-Eleven Franchise Owners Association of Chicagoland Trade Show demonstrate anything, it's that the convenience store giant is betting big on coconut water, high-end beer and healthy snacks and packaged ... (more)

As Villa Park Fire Chief Mark Duski prepares to step down Friday after 32 years with the department, he says he's amazed at life's twists and turns.