Month: April 2017

News


Petition signed by 700 parents questions student-led conferences

Speaker: Dist. 205 admin has ‘utterly wrecked parent-teacher relationships’ and trust By Dan McLeister
For The Elmhurst Independent Seven hundred parents have signed a petition questioning the use of “student-led conferences,” which are being implemented at Sandburg Middle School where regular parent-teacher conferences have previously been held. The student-led conference program […]

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John Cullerton addresses College’s govt. forum

Support for redistricting reform; pension reform hard because unions opposed ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK Senate President John Cullerton gave some candid remarks at the Elmhurst College 8th annual Governmental Forum on Friday, April 1, advocating for redistricting reform and blaming state unions’ lack of support for the General Assembly’s failure to […]

Police Reports

Elmhurst Police Reports

The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named. Battery Feb. 20-March 25 A victim in the […]

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Community Capsules

What’s happening at Villa Park Village Hall… By Paul DelGuidice For The Villa Park Independent The Villa Park Board of Trustees meeting held at Village Hall on Monday, March 27 began with Village President Deborah Bullwinkel reading a Proclamation naming the week of April 9 – 15 as National Library […]

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Bill Shanklin to receive Jaycees’ DSA

Bill Shanklin to receive Jaycees’ DSA The Elmhurst Jaycees has announced that the recipient of the 65th annual Elmhurst Jaycees Distinguished Service Award (“DSA”) is William “Bill” Shanklin. First given in 1950, this annual award is the Jaycees’ way of recognizing a citizen for his/her long-term dedication to making Elmhurst […]