Spend an engaging evening with Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue and One Last Stop. McQuiston will take place LIVE on Zoom on Wednesday, July 14 from 7-8 p.m. To register, go to elmlib.org/author. McQuiston will speak about her writing process and the […]
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4 on the 3rd packet pickup Saturday at Fleet Feet
Packet Pickup for the Elmhurst Running Club 4 on the 3rd race will be available from 10 a.m. to 6 p m. this Saturday, June 26, at Fleet Feet Sports, 124 E. Schiller, Elmhurst. Packet Pickup also will be available Friday, July 2 at Fleet Feet and race morning, July […]
Visitation celebrates ‘Life and Legacy’ of Sister Thomas Leo
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Hundreds of friends, family, teachers and alumni showed up to the Visitation Parish grounds on Sunday, June 13 for a Memorial Mass and reception celebrating the life of longtime Visitation School Principal Sister Thomas Leo Monahan. Sr. Thomas Leo served the Catholic School […]
Rebuild Illinois funds earmarked for pedestrian overpass across Rte. 83
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent At a meeting of the Elmhurst City Council held last October, a measure was passed to move forward with a pedestrian/bicycle bridge to be constructed over Route 83 just north of North Avenue. The Public Works and Building Committee (PWB) presented a recommendation […]
School District 205 updates master facilities plan; Referendum tax impact originally to be $150 per year now estimated at just $4
By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 15 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. All seven board members attended the meeting. The meeting included a presentation about the district’s master facilities plan. […]
Mary Ann Loewer
Mary Ann Loewer, a long-time resident of Elmhurst, died peacefully Tuesday, June 15, 2021 after a short illness. Mary Ann was born October 29, 1931 into the Stanley Gwizdalski family of South Chicago and attended local Catholic schools. She worked in her family’s butcher shop and later at the family’s […]
Louise Adele Cripe, 89
Louise Adele Cripe, of Elmhurst, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children, at Artis Senior Living, Elmhurst, on Friday, June 18, 2021 at the age of 89. She was born in Chicago on June 11, 1932, the daughter of Edwin and Esther Lindell. After graduating from Carl Schurz High School, […]
Top Police News
Police find woman asleep at wheel, unrestrained child in backseat On June 12, a 34-year-old Broadview woman was charged with DUI, endangering the life of a child, illegal stopping where prohibited and no safety restraint for a child younger than 8 years of age. The charges stem from a report […]
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 […]
