One couldn’t have asked for a better turnout for the Elmhurst Running Club’s 20th annual 4 on the 4th held the morning of July 4. The event was sold out with an estimated 1,500 runners participating. The 4-mile run got under way at 7:15 a.m., followed by the Kids 1K for ages 5-12 at 8:20 a.m. The races started and finished at Elmhurst University on Prospect Avenue in between the University and Wilder Park. The run is a volunteer-run event; 80 percent of proceeds after-race expenses are donated to local charities, which last year included the Elmhurst Walk-In Assistance Network, the Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry and the Elmhurst Police Benevolent Athletic Association.