United Community Concerns Association is excited to announce the 5th annual Taste of the Town: Dining for a Cause, an Elmhurst food and drink experience. Participating restaurants and businesses will hold Eat & Earn events throughout the month of May to benefit Elmhurst School District 205 families experiencing food scarcity. […]
Other News
District 205 allocated $4.1 million in ESSER funds; uses $1.24M so far; Federal program addresses impact of pandemic on schools
By Chris Fox FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT The meeting of Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held on Tuesday, April 26 featured a presentation about how the district plans to spend its Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Act (ESSER) funds. The federal ESSER funds are related to addressing […]
Participants include County Board, Forest Preserve Board; League of Women Voters plans Candidate’s Forum;
On Sunday, May 15 from 1:30-6 p.m., the LWV Elmhurst plans to hold an in-person candidate forum at Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York Road, for those running in the upcoming General Primary Election on Tuesday, June 28. The candidates have been invited in the following contested races: 1:45 to […]
Timothy Christian to break ground on $7 million stadium complex
On Monday morning the Elmhurst Independent learned that Timothy Christian Schools would be hosting a groundbreaking celebration on Saturday, May 7 from 5-9 p.m. The private, nondenominational school, located on 23-acres in south Elmhurst is building a $7 million soccer and track stadium that will put them among the elite […]
Keith J. LaPointe, 55
Keith J. LaPointe, of Glen Ellyn, passed away recently at the age of 55. Beloved husband of Michelle LaPointe; loving father of Joseph LaPointe, stepfather of Kaitlyn, and Ronald Rentner; dear son of the late Ronald LaPointe and Kathleen LaPointe, nee King; fond brother of Tina (Tom) Baranowski, William (Dana) […]
Ernest J. Pett, Sr., 88
Ernest J. Pett, Sr., formerly of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 88. Cherished husband of Eleanore “Ellie” Pett, nee Mitchell; beloved father of Nina (Jeff) Tamm, Ernest Jr. “J.R.” (Donna) Pett, Ken (Kim Kielczynski) Pett, former father-in-law of Lori Nixon Pett; loving grandfather of Brianna Tamm, Devon […]
William H. Ouellette
William “Bill” Ouellette of Elmhurst passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Bill, the son of George and Emma Ouellette, was born on September 16, 1924 in New Haven, Ct. Following his graduation from Hillhouse High School in 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corp. Upon his […]
Community Calendar
Welcome to the Elmhurst Independent’s Community Calendar Thursday, May 5 On behalf of UCCA, a Taste of the Town ‘Eat & Earn’ event to benefit District 205 Schools will be at 151 Kitchen I Bar. Friday, May 6 Saturday, May 7 Sunday, May 8 Elmhurst Children’s Theatre will present Disney’s […]
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 […]
