Willowbrook High School’s football team opened its 2026 season with an Aug. 21 home game against the Glenbard East Rams. The Warriors led the visiting Rams 13-6 with about five minutes left in the …

It wasn’t quick, pretty or easy, but the Willowbrook football team managed to beat Glenbard East in Friday’s [Aug. 21] 2026 season opener in Villa Park. The visiting Rams scored a touchdown …

Willowbrook High School held its annual Silver and Blue Community Night event in the school’s stadium on Friday, Aug. 14. The celebration to mark the start of the 2026-27 school year featured …

On Aug. 11, at approximately 11:10 a.m., the Villa Park Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 900 block of S. Ardmore Avenue, between Adams and Monroe streets. According …

The Village of Villa Park recently announced that it was excited to welcome Joel Holler, Andrew Pechnik, and Nicholas Boryk to the Villa Park Police Department. Holler joins the department as a …

The Villa Park Village Board held a regular meeting on Aug. 10. All seven board members were present at the start of the meeting. After the Pledge of Allegiance, Villa Park Village President …

During its Aug. 10 meeting, the District 88 Board of Education approved the placement of a referendum question on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot to address facility needs at Willowbrook and Addison Trail …

On July 31, in honor of International Lifeguard Appreciation Day, a team of Villa Park aquatics staff competed against Lombard lifeguards in the 2026 Lifeguard Games at Paradise Bay Water Park in …

The Villa Park Police Department conducted a traffic safety campaign throughout the month of July to remind motorists to slow down to save lives. The department joined more than 200 state and local …

The Village of Villa Park issued an update on Friday, Aug. 7, regarding its cleanup efforts related to the storms of July 27. The village’s update stated that crews from the Villa Park Public …

Villa Park’s Rugaard Gazebo is named after Regin “Ray” Rugaard, who died in 1989. Rugaard was a longtime Villa Park businessman and community leader who owned and operated the Villa Park Fuel …

Villa Park’s Thursday Summer Concerts series for the month of August began with Full Volume’s performance at the Rugaard Gazebo on the evening of Aug. 6. The group played classic rock hits from …

The Villa Park Police Department issued a recent reminder to residents to call 911 to report hazards in the village. “If you see something, please report it by dialing 911,” stated the …

Villa Park Village President Kevin Patrick served as one of the “Cool Readers” during the Friends of the Villa Park Library’s 2026 Read-a-thon on Saturday, Aug. 1. The 12-hour community event …

The Villa Park Village Board held a regular meeting on Monday, July 27. Trustee Khalid Sabri was absent from the meeting. District 88 Superintendent Jean Barbanente gave a brief presentation …