(Villa Park Review, March 24) Willowbrook High School’s theater department presented its Illinois High School Association (IHSA) contest play—The Importance of Being Earnest—in front of a large audience in the school’s Doris E. White Auditorium last week. This photo...

(Elmhurst Independent, March 24) The Elmhurst Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will discuss "Challenges in Higher Education: Impact of Federal DEI Funding Changes on Women College Students" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the Kossman Room...

(Lombardian, March 24) Genealogy librarian David Gogo wanted to bring a seed library to the Helen Plum Library and now, the Lombard library has one—where patrons can swap seeds, leave some or take some. The seeds are organized by category and there are also...

(Elmhurst Independent, March 24) The Elmhurst Garden Club recently held its Meet the Scholars luncheon for its 2025 scholars. Pictured left to right are: (front row) Abigail Latka, Miranda Mahoney and Alyssa Lesniak; (back row) Carson Splear, Addison Bond and Isabelle...

(Elmhurst Independent, March 24) EWAN—the Elmhurst Walk-In Assistance Network—held its annual meeting/breakfast and presented its Annual Report for 2025 on Friday, March 20, at Bethel United Church of Christ. Erin Radcliff, EWAN board president, welcomed those who...

(Lombardian, March 24) The five members of Lombard’s 2026 Lilac Court received their tiaras during last week’s ceremony at the Maple Street Chapel. Pictured left to right after the March 16 ceremony are: Princess Alexis Roimicher, Princess Charlotte Martin, Princess...

(Elmhurst Independent, March 24) Elmhurst native Claire Cahill was named 2026 queen of the March 14 St. Patrick’s Day Parade out of a pool of roughly 75 contestants. (PHOTOS COURTESY OF CLAIRE CAHILL)

(Elmhurst Independent, March 24) Scout Pack 26 braved challenging weather on March 15 to Scout for Food on behalf of Elmhurst/Yorkfield Food Pantry (EYFP). After picking up about 300 pounds of donations, the scouts sorted and checked the expiration dates of all of the...

(Elmhurst Independent, March 17) York senior guard Carter Herron dribbles around DePaul College Prep's Pat Lovell during the third place game. Herron helped York finish fourth among Illinois High School Association Class 4A Teams. It was the first state trophy York...

(Elmhurst Independent, March 17) On Saturday, March 28, Bethel United Church of Christ will welcome twin brothers (left to right) Ken and Joe Gallwas, who are award-winning classical pianists from Elmhurst. The brothers, who both attend York High School, will perform...