Kern Jr. holds state’s fastest 2017 800-meter time; York girls 3,200 relay improving. By Mike Miazga Correspondent York’s boys track and field team won the recent Bud Mohn Invitational meet. Individually, Charlie Kern Jr. won the 800 with a time of 1:53.03—through late last week that was the fastest time […]
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Willowbrook baseball team has busy conference week
Warriors win series against Hinsdale South and Leyden. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Willowbrook baseball team got an extra-large dose of West Suburban Conference Gold Division action last week. The Warriors went 3-2 overall in games against Hinsdale South and Leyden. Willowbrook was 15-4 overall through late last week. Willowbrook […]
York softball team defeats Glenbard West
Derkowski, Wojcik helping Dukes in pitching department. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York softball team moved its record to 9-7 overall with a recent 12-2 West Suburban Conference Silver Division win against Glenbard West. The win also put York at 2-3 in WSC Silver play. Through the team’s first 15 […]
Tom Cullerton passes measures to help combat veterans’ suicide epidemic
State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) has advanced plans to tackle issues found during the Veterans Suicide Taskforce hearings. Cullerton passed Senate Bill 1693 to allow deceased veterans with military service to include their veteran status, branch of military and the period of time served in the military on their […]
Vandals strike Crescent Park home again
Vandals have damaged the same home in the 400 block of east May Street in Elmhurst twice in recent months. In the first incident that took place on Monday, January 31, the property was damaged when the concrete driveway of the home was spread with what appeared to be some […]
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. Child endangerment April 24 A witness told police […]
Couple accused of stealing more than $200,000 from COD
Bond set for two who allegedly ran financial aid fraud scheme DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced last week that charges had been filed against a Roselle couple accused of stealing more than $200,000 from the College of DuPage (COD) in an elaborate scheme involving financial aid fraud. Cedric […]
Savvy Sister consignment event opens May 18
By Marisa Mancini For the Elmhurst Independent They may look like sisters — and sometimes act like sisters — but Sarah Link and Leslie Schlesinger, owners of Savvy Sister, a clothing consignment company, are not related. The pair first met when Leslie moved to Elmhurst two years ago. “Between the […]
School Board Capsules…
Here’s what going on at District 205 Schools… By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a meeting on April 25 at the District 205 Center. The meeting began with the recognition of outgoing board member Emily Bastedo and the introduction of […]
IC Catholic Prep track teams turn in strong performances
Rowell breaks school record in long jump. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The IC Catholic Prep girls track team had a number of notable performances in a recent meet at Glenbard South that included the host school, Glenbard East, Illiana Christian and Riverside-Brookfield. Kiersten King won the 200 with a time […]