The DuPage Care Center is offering several ways to spread Valentine’s Day love to the residents of the center with the click of a button. The DuPage Care Center created an Amazon Wish List featuring items the residents need. It can be found at amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3CLF3ZEGAQVRT/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex. Items will be shipped directly […]
Month: January 2021
District 88 shares updates on moving to Phase 4 Tier 2 mitigation
As we all continue to deal with the negative impacts of the coronavirus disease pandemic, District 88 will maintain its practice of following data and guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, the Illinois and DuPage County health departments, the Illinois State Board […]
COVID-19 drive-thru testing in Wheaton to close after Jan. 29; Villa Park location remains open for up to 1000 tests per day
DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) will close the COVID-19 community-based drive-thru testing site located at the DuPage County Complex in Wheaton at the end of the month, with the last scheduled day set for Friday, Jan. 29. The COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park […]
District 205 holds special meeting about new superintendent; Interviews firms; selects School Exec Connect to conduct search
By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a special meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. All seven Board members participated in the meeting. Six members attended in person, while Board member Karen Stuefen […]
Nooses found hanging at York football field; Police continue to investigate possible hate crime
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent As of Monday, Jan. 25, the Elmhurst Police Department and Elmhurst School District 205 were still investigating an incident that was reported on Sunday, Jan. 17 at the York Community High School outdoor football field. A press release from the City of Elmhurst […]
Community Calendar
Welcome to the Elmhurst Independent’s Community Calendar Upcoming events will be published, whether they are virtual or in person Please remember to be safe at live events by wearing masks, using hand sanitizer and maintaining social distance. If your club or organization is gathering during this time, live OR virtually, […]
Cynthia Ann Paoletti, 63
Cynthia Ann Paoletti, of Lombard, passed away January 15, 2021, at the age of 63. Beloved wife of Marco for 36 years; loving mother of Fred and Adam Paoletti; proud grandmother of Nico, Frederick, Liam and Blake; fond sister of Sandra, Bernadette and Tammy; fond aunt to several nieces and […]
Edward Ronne, 93
Edward Ronne, Chicago broadcaster and communications leader, died peacefully on January 19, 2021, at the age of 93. Born Norphin Edward Ronne on January 16, 1928 in Grand Forks, No. Dak., to Jorand and Gust Ronne, he would later go by his middle name. Loving husband to Sandra (nee Holt), […]
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 […]
