photo by Dee Longfellow This structure has appeared on the property where Plass Appliances used to stand. According to the City it is a temporary storage unit for construction materials. Apparently, construction will be moving forward at the site, which is planned to be a business and retail complex with […]
Month: February 2017
Late breaking police news…
Accidental shooting leads to weapons charge; youth sell stolen merchandise By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent According to a release issued by Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth, an Elmhurst shop owner was duped into purchasing his own stolen merchandise which had been lifted by six kids previously the same […]
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. Criminal damage or defacement to property/criminal damage to […]
Community Calendar
Pick of the Week – An event NOT to be missed… Monday, Feb. 20 – History Museum welcomes AIC curator From 1-2:30 p.m. at the Elmhurst History Museum Education Center, 120 E. Park Ave., Debora Wood, artist, author and curator at the Art Institute of Chicago, will teach forest portraits […]
EEDC welcomes new appointees, elects officers
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent According to a release issued by the City of Elmhurst, the Elmhurst Economic Development Commission (EEDC) has not only appointed two new members but also elected new officers. Elmhurst Mayor Steve Morley recently appointed Julie Coan, vice president of merchandising for McMaster-Carr Supply […]
Rauner’s “Grand Bargain” may help fund schools
Dept. of Revenue says effort designed to get rid of logjam By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent It was at the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Summit held in Springfield on Feb. 8 that some people just heard about the “Grand Bargain” being contemplated by the Illinois legislature. The Grand […]
Jon Favreau – Tweets, speeches and storytelling
Tweets, speeches and storytelling: Messages from the 2016 election Obama speechwriter and adviser Jon Favreau to speak at Elmhurst College on March 9 As chief speechwriter and senior aide to President Barack Obama during the 2008 and 2012 elections, Jon Favreau was at the center of the storm for two […]
Lions Club holds annual pizza party fundraiser
The Elmhurst Lions Club will hold their 31st annual pizza party fundraiser at Sandburg Middle School, 345 E. St. Charles Rd., Elmhurst, on Saturday, February 25, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $8.00 each or a Family Price (5 or more) of $35.00 and children 6 years and under […]
Play Station robbery nets Bolingbrook man 15 years behind bars
WHEATON – DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that a Bolingbrook man accused of stealing a PlayStation video game system from a man he met via Craigslist has been sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Jason Taylor, 20 (d.o.b. 10/8/1996) of 1491 Breezeway, […]
IC Catholic Prep’s Bianchini wins regional wrestling title
Knights’ boys basketball team wins in double overtime. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Three IC Catholic Prep wrestlers won regional titles at the recent Class 1A Walther Christian regional in Melrose Park. As a team, the Knights placed fifth at the recent Class 1A Walther Christian regional in Melrose Park. IC […]
