DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael Ruth announced today that charges have been filed against two men suspected in a series of car burglaries and burglaries to unattached garages. Fernando Galvan, 20 (d.o.b.1/8/1998) of 5113 W 23rd Street, Cicero and Tyler Almaguer, 22 […]
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Obituaries
Barbara Sylvester Barbara Sylvester, nee Orth, beloved wife of Robert A. Sylvester; devoted mother of Maura (Butch) Navarro, Barbara Colella, Cadden Kapsalis, and Kate Sylvester; loving daughter of the late Daniel A. Orth Jr. and the late Marion Orth; cherished grandmother of Anthony (Rachel), Michael (Mindy), Taylor, Catey, and Madison […]
Elmhurst Police have two suspects in custody following vehicular hijacking
Elmhurst Police are investigating an Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking incident that occurred Monday afternoon at an Elmhurst College parking lot near Prospect Avenue. At 1:45 p.m. a motorist parked in the parking lot and exited his sport utility vehicle. The victim was approached by four black male suspects in a maroon […]
2 people killed in Addison house fire
According to a WGN-TV news report, Addison Fire Department officials have confirmed two people were found dead inside a home on Ellsworth Avenue near Armitage following a fire that broke out at the home early Monday morning. Addison Fire Department officials told WGN-TV the fire started in the kitchen area, […]
Elmhurst Police Investigate Residential Burglary Attempts
Elmhurst Police are investigating two attempted residential burglaries that occurred on Tuesday evening between 6:30 & 7:10 p.m. in the area of North Avenue & West Ave in Elmhurst. At 6:33 p.m. in the 300 Block of River Glen, a resident heard a window screen being opened and an outside […]
Obituary
James J. Wellwood, 91 James “Jim” J. Wellwood, 91, passed away at 10:53 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital following an illness. He was born June 28, 1926 in New York City to Samuel Moses Wellwood and Jeanette Smith Wellwood. He married Lucinda “Lucy” Kretschmer […]
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. Disorderly conduct Jan. 9 Brian […]
District 205 School Board Capsules
Here’s what’s happening at District 205… By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. Commissioner Jim Collins was absent from the meeting, which was the […]
Morley delivers impressive State of the City address
Three keys to City’s success: planning, planning and planning By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Tuesday, Jan. 9 was one of those unseasonably warm mornings we’ve had lately when 150+ business and community leaders gathered at Community Bank of Elmhurst (CBE) for the annual State of the […]
League to host Candidate forum
The League of Women Voters of Elmhurst will host a Candidate Forum on Sunday, Jan. 21 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York St. Candidates for the March 20, 2018 General Primary have been invited to participate, if their race is contested. Candidates […]