By Dee Longfellow For The Independent Voter turnout was reported as 19.37% at press time. Early Voting Ballots as of Tuesday evening at 11:40 p.m. totaled 21,890. Vote-By-Mail Ballots received so far as 35,548, out of 80,380 mail ballots requested. All Vote-By-Mail ballots were required to be postmarked on […]
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Low turnout brings an early end to Election night in Elmhurst; some races too close to call
Veremis, Nardini top opponents; Irby may upset long-sitting Mulliner By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent By about 10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4, Election night was virtually over in Elmhurst, with most races seemingly decided within a few hours of the polls closing. Mayor Scott Levin and former Mayor […]
District 87 Board of Education candidate profiles
Editor’s note: Glenbard District 87 is comprised of four high schools: Glenbard East (Lombard), Glenbard North (Carol Stream), Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) and Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn). Here are the candidate profiles. Margaret DeLaRosa and Jennifer Jendras (vote for 1) are running to serve an unexpired 2-year term on the […]
District 44 Board of Education candidate profiles
Editor’s note: There are four candidates (vote for three) running to serve a four-year term as a member of the Lombard Elementary School District Board of Education. District 44 is comprised of six elementary schools, one middle school and one early childhood center. Here are the candidate profiles, listed in […]
Helen M. Plum Library trustee candidate profiles
Editor’s note: There are seven candidates (vote for three) running to serve a four-year term as a trustee on the Helen M. Plum Memorial Public Library District. Here are the candidate profiles, listed in alphabetical order. Attempts by The Lombardian to reach candidate Bijal Patel were unsuccessful. The Lombardian […]
Addison Public Library issues statement on unauthorized use of logo; Board candidates accused of using logo on campaign literature
The Addison Public Library has issued a statement regarding the unauthorized use of its logo in campaign materials of candidates running for the Addison Public Library Board of Trustees. “The Library is aware of the Library’s logo in these campaign materials and assures that it did not authorize the use […]
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 regular meeting on Tuesday, March 21 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. Six of the board’s seven members attended the meeting. Board member Karen Stuefen was absent from the […]
Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger to deliver University’s annual Schade Lecture
A former six-term GOP Congressman from Illinois, Adam Kinzinger witnessed firsthand the deeply entrenched political divide that he believes is threatening American democracy as never before. After leaving office earlier this year and joining CNN as a senior commentator, Kinzinger is essentially without a political home, yet still a believer […]
School Board approves salary increase for Campbell; D205 superintendent credited for strategic plan implementation
By Chris Fox FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT At the Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board meeting held on Tuesday, March 21, Board members voted unanimously to approve an amendment to the district’s contract with D205 Superintendent Keisha Campbell. The board approved the hiring of Campbell nearly two […]
Gertrude “Trudy” Zakowski, 83
Gertrude “Trudy” Zakowski (nee Quigley), of Bloomingdale, formerly of Elmhurst, passed away in hospice care at Bella Terra of Lombard on the evening of March 26, 2023. She was 83. Trudy grew up in Chicago before her family’s move to Elmhurst in 1955, although she traveled back to Chicago to […]