Marie Wilson
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'Four new personalities' to join Aurora councilMay 05, 2013 11:00 pm - More than half the members of the Aurora City Council will be sworn in Tuesday — some for the first time and others reinstated — as the council transitions to new leader...
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Festival commences with crowning of Lilac QueenMay 04, 2013 9:05 am - As the 83rd annual Lilac Time festival began Saturday afternoon in Lombard, 16 descendants of a woman who helped launch the first celebration were in the audience. Grand...
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DuPage group hosts second annual Honor Flight fundraiserMay 04, 2013 8:00 am - A DuPage County fundraiser to send World War II veterans on the emotional, memorable and moving experience offered by Honor Flight Chicago entered its second year Saturd...
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Lilac Queen tradition still reigns in LombardMay 03, 2013 9:38 am - At more than 80 years and counting, the coronation of the Lilac Queen is one of the longest-standing Lilac Time traditions in Lombard. The coronation takes place on the ...
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Artists seeking support for Lombard community art center ideaMay 03, 2013 12:19 am - A creative environment where artists of all types can express themselves and produce their works is brewing in the minds of a small group that wants to see such a space ...
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‘Healthy’ laughter marks new leadership in LombardMay 02, 2013 9:49 am - New Lombard Village President Keith Giagnorio told about 200 people gathered for a swearing-in ceremony Thursday night “let’s start to govern,” and then promptly called ...
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Lombard's Lilac Time offers a variety of blooms, activitiesMay 01, 2013 12:00 pm - One of the strengths of Lombard's lilac collection is its variety. Some bushes bloom early, reminding visitors Lilac Time is on its way. Other plants hit the nail on the...
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Residents plan memorial for Lombard’s MuellerMay 01, 2013 9:00 am - Lombard community organizers say money should pour in quickly for a new project they’re launching, a memorial to honor late Village President William J. “Bill” Mueller. ...
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Aurora responders honored for saving Batavia girlApr 30, 2013 5:15 pm - Steve Prosser was told his 14-year-old daughter died one cold night in March when the car she was riding in plunged through the ice and into the frigid water of an Auror...
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Lombard bank donates 'Annie' collection to historical societyApr 30, 2013 12:00 pm - It was a “hard-knock life” for the creation of one Lombard resident in the 1920s. Cartoonist Harold Gray penned the character Little Orphan Annie when he was living in a...