Services Saturday Marcella “Marcie” Morgan (nee Hayes), age 99, of Elmhurst, died peacefully on Sept. 20, 2021. Marcie grew up in a loving family in Fort Wayne, Ind., where she graduated from Central Catholic High School (now Bishop Dwenger High) and met her husband, Wally, a World War II pilot, […]
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Police Reports
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court […]
Bryan Middle School honored for positive learning environment; Receive prestigious ‘Thrive Award’
Bryan Middle School was awarded GreatSchools.org’s Thrive Award. The award recognizes schools that demonstrate positive learning environments for students and staff. Winners are chosen based on student and teacher responses to a state-wide survey that assesses a school’s leadership, teaching culture, academics, family engagement, and learning environment. Research shows that […]
YDAP names York ‘Dukes of Distinction’ for 2021; Six to be honored Nov. 4
The York Distinguished Alumni Program (YDAP) announces its honorees for 2021. These “Dukes of Distinction” are exemplary alumni who have made significant and/or extraordinary accomplishments, service, and an outstanding contribution to society. In 2013, Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 launched the York Distinguished Alumni Program. The honorees for 2021 […]
DAR Chapter rededicates finial relic from Great Chicago Fire
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Friday, Oct. 8 marked 150 years since the Great Chicago Fire began, and Elmhurst has the distinction of owning and displaying a real artifact—a finial from the top of the Cook County Courthouse in downtown Chicago, one of the few structures that remained […]
Villa Park man charged with robbing bank in Lombard
FBI: Suspect duct-taped sticks of Airborne Troop Parachute fireworks around his waist that looked like a bomb Staff report A Villa Park man has been charged with robbery after the FBI said he walked into a West Suburban Bank location in Lombard on Oct. 4 with sticks of Airborne Troop […]
Charles “Mike” Stapleton
Charles Michael “Mike” Stapleton passed away recently. Beloved husband of Alice; loving father of Lalo; dear brother of Mary A. Stapleton, Margaret J. Ogielo and the late William R. Stapleton; fond uncle of many; loving son of the late Joseph and Bernice Stapleton. Visitation Friday, Oct. 15 from 3 – […]
Francis H “Frank” Chmura, 89
Francis H “Frank” Chmura passed away recently at the age of 89. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Beloved husband of the late Carole nee Luce. Loving father of Lisa (Trace) Lippmann, Teresa Chmura and Felicia Niemann. Cherished grandpa of Sydnee (Matthew) Saporito, Ashley, Jennifer and Michael Niemann. Dear brother […]
John Edward Bade, 85
John Edward Bade, born April 21, 1936 in Elmhurst to Edward Bade and Vera Bade, passed away on Sept. 28, 2021. John met the love of his life, Roberta E. Berg, in 1953 while attending high school. They were wed on June 15, 1957. John and “Bobbi” were married for […]
Police Reports
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court […]
