Unusual deliberation meeting includes court reporter By Dan McLeister for The Elmhurst Independent In an unusual deliberation meeting on February 9th, the Zoning and Planning Commission (ZPC) rejected an expansion plan for the Elmhurst Extended Care facility on Lake Street east of York Street. The next step is for three aldermen […]
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Elmhurst Centre for Performing Arts update
Volunteers sought for upcoming events; board saves big on studies By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Last week, the Elmhurst Independent received a release with an update on the Elmhurst Centre for Performing Arts (ECPA) and its latest endeavors. Later in the week, the Independent caught up with Board […]
Elmhurst native Bieterman headed to Southern Illinois University
High-school senior plays for brother and former York player at ACC. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Elmhurst native Michael Bieterman’s college baseball selection came into focus rather quickly. Bieterman, who played his freshman season at Timothy Christian and now is a senior catcher on the Aurora Central Catholic High School team, […]
IC Catholic Prep’s Sutton competes in state 3-point shooting finals
Rowell wins long jump for Knights’ indoor track team. By Mike Miazga Correspondent IC Catholic Prep senior boys basketball player Matt Sutton recently competed in the Class 2A state 3-point shooting finals held at Peoria’s Carver Arena. Sutton made seven 3-pointers in preliminary round Group 2 and did not advance […]
IC Catholic Prep’s Sutton competes in state 3-point shooting finals
Rowell wins long jump for Knights’ indoor track team. By Mike Miazga Correspondent IC Catholic Prep senior boys basketball player Matt Sutton recently competed in the Class 2A state 3-point shooting finals held at Peoria’s Carver Arena. Sutton made seven 3-pointers in preliminary round Group 2 and did not advance […]
York graduate Sullivan competes in NCAA Division II swimming finals
Swam in three individual events and three relays in Birmingham. By Mike Miazga Correspondent York graduate Shannon Sullivan had plenty of success at the high-school level as a three-time state qualifier. She’s continued that at the collegiate level. Sullivan, a senior at Lewis University in Romeoville, swam in the recent […]
York boys lacrosse team hard at work
Dukes graduated nine of 10 starters from last year’s conference-championship team. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York boys lacrosse team will have a new look. Sort of. While the Dukes graduated nine of 10 starters from last year’s team that went 15-6 overall and won the West Suburban Conference with […]
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. Assault March 2 Dominic A. Ramundo, 39, of […]
DuPage Narcan Program releases annual report: increase in Opioid related deaths and Narcan saves
The DuPage Narcan Program (DNP) has released its annual report and, according to Dr. Richard Jorgensen, DuPage County Coroner, the county saw a sharp increase in deaths and saves related to opioid overdoses. There were 78 deaths and 145 saves related to opioid overdoses in 2016. The number of deaths […]
Elmhurst Police Department awarded grant
The Elmhurst Police Department has once again been awarded a traffic enforcement grant by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The goal of this grant is to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes with additional enforcement of DUI and seatbelt laws. The next campaign of this grant will begin on […]