By Rebecca Anzel Capitol News Illinois A four-year effort by lawmakers and advocates to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Illinois appears nearly complete now that legislation approved by both chambers heads to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk. The Senate successfully passed the measure last Thursday by a […]
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‘Right to garden’ bill to challenge home rule powers; Dispute between Elmhurst, homeowner makes way to Statehouse
By Grant Morgan Capitol News Illinois A three-year fight between an Elmhurst homeowner and the city’s government made its way to the Illinois Senate last week as the local government committee mulled a statewide solution to the underlying dispute. Sponsored by Democratic Sen. Tom Cullerton of Villa Park, Senate Bill […]
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Community Calendar
Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed! Thursday, March 21 Screening of the movie RBG At 6:30 p.m. at the Elmhurst Public Library, the Elmhurst League of Women Voters to view the movie “RBG,” a biopic of Chief Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a biography […]
York girl’s lacrosse team not skimping on strength of schedule; Dukes playing top teams from the Midwest out of the gates
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York girls lacrosse team’s schedule, to put it mildly, is not easy. Coach Ryan Walz ticked off a laundry list of quality foes the Dukes will face in the early part of the season, including Loyola Academy (earlier this week), which is ranked No. 1 […]
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 […]
Tom Benezra, 60
Tom Benezra passed away suddenly from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease on January 31, 2019, at the age of 60. Tom played varsity tennis at York High School, and was part of the class of 1976. He played varsity tennis at the University of Oregon, then at Northwestern University. After graduating from […]
Centre for Performing Arts announces site location
Cultivation study underway to determine funding feasibility By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent It feels like it’s been a long-time coming and possibly the best-kept secret in town, but the announcement finally came late Monday, March 4. The Elmhurst Centre for Performing Arts (ECPA) has announced that […]
District 45 students’ art on display
CHRIS FOX PHOTOS The 2019 District 45 Fine Arts Showcase took place on Saturday, March 9, at Schafer Elementary School. The showcase featured art created during art classes by students from all eight district schools. Art teachers from each school selected the pieces for display in the showcase. One of […]
Dear Abraham Lincoln…
STEVE SPODEN PHOTO Sheldon Peck would have been proud again this year of the letters that were written by fifth-grade students who pretended to be Peck writing a personal letter to Abraham Lincoln in 1848. Six of the students who submitted the highest scoring letters were honored at an awards […]
