Vandals Strike After Chief Is Dismissed In Wood Dale
A spate of vandalism targeted three Wood Dale officials following Chief John McGann’s dismissal. Windows at Gehrke’s home, storefronts linked to Jacobs, and Janis’ car windshield were damaged for a total of several hundred dollars. Gehrke warned the perpetrators to stay off his property while council moves to unseat the chief proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Dale
John McGann
Hilbert Gehrke
Dino Janis
John Jacobs
Fire and Police Commission
Gehrke
Jacobs
Janis
Robert Sample
Henry Thomka
McGann
Bloomingdale Bears Cheer Team Wins Top Honors
The Bloomingdale Park District sponsored 12 girls ages 12 and 13 won first place in a Chicago suburban cheerleading contest at Elk Grove High School on Sept. 6. The squad, coached by Mrs. Jean Stewart, outperformed nine teams after a run off, earning a silver trophy kept at 154 S Circle. The girls cheer at all Bloomingdale Bear football games at Circle Avenue Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Ahlrich
Susie May
Jean Stewart
S. Circle Ave
Bloomingdale Park Dist
Bloomingdale
Chicago
Elk Grove High School
North Austin
Glen Ellyn
Bloomingdale Park District
Circle Avenue Park
Con Con delegates race shapes up in 39th District
The November primary selects four Con Con delegates from the 39th District where nine candidates vie. Featured contenders include Mrs. Margaret Larson Elmhurst Roger Schmiegel Elmhurst Donald Mock Wood Dale Thomas Kelleghan Wheaton Stanley Kula Lombard Norman Kolvitz Addison William Doan Elmhurst William Sommerschield Elmhurst and William Adelman Bensenville. campaigns highlight local service and professional roles as voters choose two district delegates for November 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dist
Margaret
Ton) Larson
Avery St
Elmhurst
Larson
Salt Creek
League of Women Voters
Thomas C. Kelleghan
Wheaton
York St
Chicago
Kelleghan
Public Defender’s
St. Procopius College
Lisle
American Bar Association
Illinois Bar Association
American Trial Lawyers Association
John Howard Association
DuPage County Bar Association
The
American Legion
Knights of Columbus
Notre Dame University Law School
Northern Illinois University
Stanley A. Kula
Eugenia St
Lombard
Kula
Lombard Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Keeping Score: Hersey Rout Prospect in Lopsided Tilt
High school football score recap shows Hersey defeating Prospect 28 to 6 and Fremd beating Forest View 20 to 14 while St. Viator edges Argo 28 to 8. The brief listing records three reported game outcomes and final scores.
Village appoints Nagy as official attorney and adds staff
The Bensenville board appointed Steven Nagy of Tenney Bantley Howell Askew and Lewis as village attorney. Russell Roth becomes public works director and James DiOrio is named special engineer consultant. Fire department salaries rise to 5 per call and 5 per hour after one hour, with officers earning 180 to 1680 dollars annually, retroactive to June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bensenville
Steven Nagy
Tenney, Bantley, Howell, Askew and Lewis
Nagy
William Redmond
D-Bensenville
Russell Roth
James DiOrio
Roth
DiOrio
Village zoning violator Wilkerson seeks more time. fines paid
Leslie B Wilkinson of Western Builders asked the village board for more time to address junk and debris on his property but was denied by trustee William Bycowski who cited flagrant zoning violations. Wilkinson and his son Charles recently paid a 1040 dollar fine. The meeting also covered land appraisals for Lot 17 north of George Street and east of York Road, annexation questions with Addison, and the use of two educational films after an executive session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie B. Wilkinson
Western Builders, Inc
Wilkinson
William Bycowski
David Cantrell
George Street
York Road
Cantrell
Addison
Milton M. Swartz
Walter Tett
Leonard Mendoza
Police Department
Mendoza
Donald Jensen
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Chief
By Geoffrey Mehl
Lori Schram
Nancy Stewart
Regina Maritoti
Karen Scudiero
Vickie Granrath
Lori Johnson
Maryann Marshalla
Edward Windle
Marvin Buxton
Lee Mayer
Lawrence Parks
James Trautz
DuPage County
Sample
Thomka
Raymond Richards
Sheriff's Police
Department
Police
Charles Ricci
Samuel LaSusa
PTA
University of Illinois
York High School
Roger A. Schmiege
S. Kenilworth St
Schmiege
College of DuPage Board
Donald J. Mock
Forest Glen
Mack
Loyola
Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity
Illinois State Bar
Wood Dale Lions Club
Norman
Doc) Kolvitz
Michigan St
Kolvitz
Fire Department
William G. Doan
Winthrop St
Elmhurst Jaycees
Community Nursing Service
Elmhurst Crusade of Mercy
Doan
Episcopal Church of Our Saviour
William A. Sommerschield
Sunnyside St
Sommerschield
Chicago Jaycees
Senate
W. Russell Arrington
Ford Foundation
Sommershield
Ralph T. Smith
John H. Altorfer
William John Adelman
Park St
Arts, Amusements
Wees
Greer Sng
Palatine
Arlington
Hersey
Fremd
Forest View
St. Viator
Argo
Wheeling
Elk Grove
Lake Park
Mundelein
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