Wednesday, March 12, 2025
A memorial service for James Wall will be held at First United Methodist Church of Elmhurst at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday, October 2, 2021. Pastor Joseph A. Johnson will be officiating. Masks are required. First United Methodist Church is located at 232 S. York St., Elmhurst. For additional information, please […]
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Sold-out presales and a record-breaking number of walk-ins netted about 2,000 people on the lawn of the Elmhurst History Museum. Along with absolutely beautiful weather – not too hot, not too cold, a nice breeze now and then – Saturday, Sept. 18 turned […]
By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a special meeting on Sept. 15 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. Board member Jim Collins was absent from the meeting. There were no public comments. The open-session portion of the […]
On Monday, Sept. 20, DuPage County Board member Pete DiCianni (2nd District) announced his candidacy for DuPage County Board Chairman. Surrounded by more than a dozen DuPage County Mayors, in addition to union and business leaders and friends and family, DiCianni pledged to bring his leadership, passion for economic development, […]
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent “The safety of our residents is our greatest concern,” Mayor Levin said at the City Council meeting held on Monday, Sept. 20. Levin said most crimes are actually down from previous years, but he noted a rise in vehicle robberies and car-jacking. […]
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent According to a release issued by Police Chief Michael Ruth and the City of Elmhurst, police are currently investigating a robbery that reportedly occurred on Monday, Sept. 20 at about 1:45 p.m. at the Thornton’s Gas Station at 476 No. York. The offender […]
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent According to a release issued by the City of Elmhurst and Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth, there was an incident of aggravated vehicular hijacking that reportedly took place in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven convenience store at 574 S. York St. […]
Dr. Frank Mittermeyer passed away in the early hours on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at the age of 78, in Madison, Wis., surrounded by his family. He was born on Oct. 16, 1942, at the family home in Cornell, Wis., the son of Dr. Edward J. and Adeline Mittermeyer, RN. […]
John Charles Reibsamen, age 76, of Elmhurst, passed away April 28, 2021. John was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Marshalltown, Iowa. He is preceded in death by his parents Bur and Olive (Jondall) Reibsamen. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Margaret (Grabinski). Consummate […]
Bernice E. Hunt, nee Loosemore, of Villa Park, passed away on September 9, 2021, at the age of 96, surrounded by the prayers of her loved ones. Bernice was born on May 3, 1925, in Skanee, Mich., to the late George and Hazel (Barnett) Loosemore. She attended Skanee School through […]
