By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent The Village of Villa Park is gearing up for this year’s Summerfest, which will take place Friday, June 15 and Saturday, June 16 in the Ardmore Business District at Ardmore and Park Blvd. next to the Illinois Prairie Path. Friday will be […]
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Community Calendar
Pick of the Week – The event NOT to be missed… Sunday, June 10 Official unveiling of the McCormick House at EAM The Elmhurst Art Museum will host the highly anticipated unveiling of the restoration of the original facade of Mies van der Rohe’s McCormick House (1952). Tours and […]
Elmhurst Police Reports
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named. Criminal damage, criminal defacement, criminal trespass to property, […]
York baseball reflects on another strong season. Dukes win 21 games; Ross named conference player of the year
By Mike Miazga Correspondent While the York baseball team lost a rough one in the regional final against Glenbard East, coach Dave Kalal saw many, many positives that outweighed the final game result. “That was a heartbreaker,” said Kalal. “We got down and then took the lead and battled back. […]
District 205 holds Future Focused public meetings. Moyer presents ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Over the past month, School District 205 has been hosting a series of “Future Focused” public forums to provide residents an opportunity to learn first-hand about issues, discuss topics with neighbors, and provide immediate feedback to administrators. Four meetings were held for […]
York girls softball takes 4th at State
Celebration planned at 5 p.m. Monday York High School is hosting a celebration of the York girls softball team, who placed 4th at the recent State Finals. The event will take place Monday, June 11 at 5 p.m. in the Campbell Gym. Asst. Principal of Athletics Rob Wagner said he […]
Obituary
WALSH Charles H. “Chuck” Walsh, of Lake Forest and Naples, FL, formerly of Elmhurst, passed peacefully at home surrounded by family members; left behind to cherish his memory are his wife, Janie, nee Comtess; children Charles Jr. (Violetta), Julia (Kenneth) Wegner and Katie; grandchildren Gavin, Spencer and Veronica Wegner and […]
Block Parties return to City Centre through summer
Every Wednesday night in June and July, families are invited to the downtown area to enjoy live music. In the Fountain Plaza at Schiller & York, visitors will enjoy live music along with kid-friendly crafts and activities. There will even be doggie treats for four-legged friends. Music will be performed […]
School Board Capsules. Here’s what’s going on at District 205…
By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a meeting on May 22 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. Commissioner Shannon Ebner was absent from the meeting. Churchville Coderz team recognized The board recognized the Churchville Middle […]
Kern Jr. second in the state in 800 for York boys track. Dukes’ 3,200 relay takes sixth
By Mike Miazga Correspondent York senior Charlie Kern Jr. ended his high-school running career on a high note few get to experience. Kern Jr. finished second in the state in the 800 run at the recent Class 3A boys track and field state finals held at O’Brien Stadium on the […]
