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Elmhurst residents should brace for loud noise from release at Kent and Hawthorn Streets. Nicor Gas is in the process of modernizing the system that delivers natural gas safely and reliably to its customers. The project requires the replacement of a 20″ natural gas main on Madison Street between Hawthorne Avenue […]
Summer is coming to an end, and so is the Block to Block Party weekly summer concert series presented by the Elmhurst City Centre. Bring family and friends on July 26th from 5:30-8:30 p.m. to rock out and enjoy free live music one last time at the City Centre Plaza and the […]
‘We’re 40 years behind everyone else,’ executive says By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent On Monday, July 10, Kay McKeen, executive director of SCARCE, or School & Community Assistance for Recycling & Composting Education, a program funded by DuPage County, gave a presentation to the Public Works & Buildings […]
State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park), local chambers of commerce and the Illinois Department of Employment Security will host their fifth annual job fair from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 23 at the Odeum, 1033 N. Villa Ave., Villa Park. Veterans seeking jobs will be admitted at […]
Professional racecourse coming to Collegeview neighborhood By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent It’s time! Time for the much-anticipated 5th Annual Superior Ambulance Elmhurst Cycling Classic, which takes place Friday, July 21. The neighborhood surrounding Elmhurst College will be transformed into a professional racecourse. Later in the evening, there will […]
Elmhurst residents should brace for loud noise from release at Kent and Hawthorn Streets. Nicor Gas is in the process of modernizing the system that delivers natural gas safely and reliably to its customers. The project requires the replacement of a 20″ natural gas main on Madison Street between Hawthorne Avenue […]
Steve Spoden photos Lombardian Cannon fire will echo across Lombard this weekend as Union and Confederate soldiers meet again in battle during the Lombard Historical Society’s seventh annual Civil War Reenactment in Lombard’s Four Seasons park Saturday, July 22, and Sunday, July 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stanford’s […]
Wednesday, July 26 Amelia Earhart: The 80th anniversary of her mysterious disappearance From 7-8 p.m. at the Addison Public Library, there will be a lively living-history performance sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Learn how Amelia learned to fly, what inspired her adventurous spirit, and why she set off in 1937 […]
Friday, July 21 Brookfield Zoo presents program at the Library Where do primates live and how do they survive in the wild? These questions and more will be answered at Brookfield Zoo Talks: Primates Around the World at the Villa Park Public Library from10:30-11:30 a.m. Children of all ages are invited to attend. […]
Locals will ride in the PMC with the goal of raising $48 million for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute On Aug. 5 and 6, George Churchill of Elmhurst will cycle up to 192 miles in the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) with the goal of raising $48 million for critical research and cancer care […]
The Villa Park Public Library will hold their Summer Reading Finale 2017 on Sat., Aug. 5 from 2 – 4 p.m. Summer reading participants of all ages can say goodbye to summer reading with an afternoon of fun! Activities will include a balloon artist, temporary tattoos, and hands-on science exhibits […]
Elmhurst Hospital is beginning a renovation and expansion project that will increase the size of its Emergency Department (ED) from 31 to 39 rooms. The new rooms will be built in what is currently the Centralized Admissions Area, a unit adjacent to the ED. Construction will start in August and […]
Summer is coming to an end, and so is the Block to Block Party weekly summer concert series presented by the Elmhurst City Centre. Bring family and friends on July 26th from 5:30-8:30 p.m. to rock out and enjoy free live music one last time at the City Centre Plaza and the […]
Explore the classic sport of archery at a free “Archery Open House” on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville. Participants will learn about this popular sport and its history and equipment before trying out their skills under the guidance of a […]
