Recurring on Sundays Elmhurst Model Railroad Club Sunday open house. From 1-4 p.m. every Sunday at the Elmhurst Model Railroad Club, 111 E. First St., and visit the club’s three operating model railroad layouts. For more information, call 630-530-9584 or email: emrrc@comcast.net Recurring weekly through Jan. 30 People, places and […]
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Elmhurst 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 […]
Staff asks commissioners to vote on bandshell site, design at Jan. 12 meeting
By Jane Charmelo FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT Elmhurst Park District Executive Director Jim Rogers, in a Dec. 8 memo to the Elmhurst Park District Board of Commissioners, made a staff recommendation that the board vote, at its Jan. 12 meeting, on a location for the new bandshell—and also on a […]
Gail Brinkmeier
GAIL BRINKMEIER, 71 Gail Brinkmeier, 71, of Wood Dale, IL passed away peacefully on December 24th, 2025 surrounded by her family. Gail was born on October 13th, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois to Lester and Catherine (“Kay”) Kasperski and raised in Cicero, Illinois. A longtime resident of Elmhurst, […]
Community Calendar
Community Calendar Recurring on Sundays Elmhurst Model Railroad Club Sunday open house. From 1-4 p.m. every Sunday at the Elmhurst Model Railroad Club, 111 E. First St., and visit the club’s three operating model railroad layouts. For more information, call 630-530-9584 or email: emrrc@comcast.net Recurring daily until Jan. 2 Winter […]
Elmhurst 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 […]
Deuter-backed transit reform signed into law, aims to make local trains and buses more reliable
Emphasizing the impact public transit has on the region’s economy, state Rep. Marti Deuter, D-Elmhurst, supported a comprehensive plan to create a safer, more reliable and better managed public transit network that area residents can depend on. “This transit package is going to create a healthier system ready to meet […]
Elmhurst alum’s debut film wins Tubi, Kickstarter Contest
Making her directorial debut, Elmhurst University alumna Alyssa De Jesus recently was among the winners of a nationwide contest for independent filmmakers, with her heartwarming comedy “40 Before 40.” The prize? Her film got a financial boost from the crowdfunder Kickstarter, and was selected for exclusive release on the Tubi […]
Community Calendar
Recurring on Sundays Elmhurst Model Railroad Club Sunday open house. From 1-4 p.m. every Sunday at the Elmhurst Model Railroad Club, 111 E. First St., and visit the club’s three operating model railroad layouts. For more information, call 630-530-9584 or email: emrrc@comcast.net Recurring daily until Jan. 2 Winter Scavenger Hunt. […]
Elmhurst 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 […]