Police seek assistance from the public By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT On Monday, Nov. 28, at approximately 4:41 p.m., the Elmhurst Police Department was dispatched to Elmhurst-Wintrust Bank located at 115 W. Third Street in downtown Elmhurst, for a reported bank robbery. Upon arrival, officers learned two suspects […]
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International virtuosos to perform Holiday Concert with EU bands
The Elmhurst University Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will present their annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. in Hammerschmidt Chapel on the university campus. The concert will feature special guest artists Steven and Misa Mead, virtuoso euphonium soloists who have achieved worldwide recognition on the instrument. […]
ECPA continues to expand Board of Directors
The Elmhurst Centre for Performing Arts (ECPA) has announced the addition of two new members to the Board of Directors this fall. They are Francine Pepitone Erenburg and Monica Shah. “A well-planned out expansion of our Board is necessary to reach ECPA’s goal of building a performance center we […]
Police Reports
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court […]
Suspect shot, dies; Lombard police officer wounded, hospitalized in armed robbery at The Smoke Shop
At approximately 4:05 p.m. Thursday, Lombard police responded to a call for an armed robbery in progress at a retail store in the 0-100 block of W. Roosevelt Road. Responding police officers encountered two male suspects in the vicinity of Ann Street and Lincoln Street. A preliminary investigation shows one […]
BMW driver crashes into Elmhurst home.
On Monday, December 5, 2022 at 11:41 a.m. Elmhurst Police and Fire Departments responded to a home on the 700 block of N. Junior Terrace for a traffic crash involving a single vehicle that struck a home. Upon arrival, officers learned a white 2012 BMW X6 M was driving south […]
Juvenile guilty of all charges in Westmont BMW dealership burglary
On Wednesday, Nov. 23, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that a Cook County juvenile had been found guilty of all charges including burglary and assaulting a police officer stemming from an incident at a Westmont BMW dealership on Dec. 31, 2021, that involved an officer discharging his service […]
Family spirit
The Graham family of Elmhurst show off their Thanksgiving Day spirit before the 39th Annual Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot.
ICCP Football wins State Championship; Knights cap season at 13-1; bring home program’s sixth state title
By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT It’s a six-pack for the IC Catholic Prep football team. The Knights capped off a dominating season in apropos fashion with a 48-17 victory over Williamsville in the Class 3A state-championship game held at Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois in […]
Mildred Renn, 95
Services Dec. 10 Mildred Catherine Mares Renn, of Elmhurst, passed away on November 18, 2022 at the age of 95 at Symphony of Tiller’s in Oswego with family at her side. She was born on October 7, 1972, the daughter of John and Katherine Mares in Chicago. She graduated from […]
