Fair offers fun way to celebrate Labor Day Experience elements of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition at this year’s “Country Fair” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 2 and 3, at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago. It will feature Columbian Wyandotte chickens, which debuted at the 1893 […]
Month: August 2017
Evolution dance offers competitive company auditions
Join Evolution Dance Studio, 576 N. Michigan St., Elmhurst, Saturday, Aug. 19, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Wednesday, Aug. 23, 4 – 8 p.m. for auditions at the Hip Hop Jazz Company. The company is looking for new dancers for the 2017-2018 season. Evolution Competitive Dance Company was designed […]
Back to school 2017 could cost $1,000 per student
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK It’s not cheap to send students back to school. Parents have to buy new clothes, new shoes, a new computer, and all of those school supplies. With the state of Illinois increasing its income tax rate by 32 percent this summer, costing the average household an additional […]
First Division Museum grand reopening
Exhibits await visitors The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton will reopen to the public on Saturday, August 26, at 11 a.m. The museum began a transformational update last fall including the addition of “Duty First,” an all-new gallery focusing on the modern (post-Vietnam) history of the Army’s […]
Conroy to host “Civics 101” discussion
State Rep. Deb Conroy, D-Villa Park, will host a “Civics 101” community discussion about the legislative process from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Funky Java located at 30 S. Villa Ave. in Villa Park. “Now more than ever there is a lot of […]
Early bird tickets now on sale for the Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest
The Elmhurst Heritage Foundation and the Rotary Club of Elmhurst are proud to host the third annual Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., on the grounds of the Elmhurst History Museum, located at 120 E. Park Ave.in Elmhurst. The Elmhurst Craft Beer […]
EMH Foundation’s 13th Annual Autumn Affair to be held Sept. 23
The Elmhurst Memorial Hospital (EMH) Foundation’s 13th Annual Autumn Affair will be held Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 E. Delaware Place in Chicago. Proceeds from the 2017 Autumn Affair will support Elmhurst Hospital’s behavioral health services, including programs to treat opioid addiction. The event will […]
Brewfest event tempts beer lovers
Something new and exciting is brewing in Villa Park. Villa Park BREWFEST will be held Saturday, September 23, at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park, 318 E. Kenilworth, 2-5:30 pm. This first ever event will be a fantastic craft beer tasting festival and will showcase the talents and unique beers from area […]
Willis-backed bill allowing more time to prosecute child sex predators becomes law
Legislation supported by state Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Addison, closing a loophole that allowed disgraced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert to avoid prosecution for sex crimes he committed decades ago was recently signed into law. “The traumatic experience of sexual assault and rape is something a victim will carry for […]
ECAF names Joe Schamberger ‘Friend of the Children’
Golf outing returns to White Pines Golf Course on Aug. 18 By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Children’s Assistance Foundation (ECAF) will hold its annual golf outing on Friday, Aug. 18 at White Pines Golf Course in Bensenville. ECAF announced it would be honoring Joe Schamberger as […]
