By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 18 began with quite a few more disgruntled persons speaking at public forum, urging aldermen not to vote for the conditional use of property 272-276 W. Eggleston and 283 W. Eggleston, also known as the […]
Elmhurst News
Joann Maniaci, 87
Services Friday Joann Maniaci, nee Fideler, a longtime resident of Elmhurst passed away October 10, 2021 at the age of 87. Beloved wife of the late Peter Maniaci, Jr. (2016); loving mother of Steven Maniaci, Lisa (Tom) Griess, Carolyn (Don) Cagle, and Nancy (Dan) Stoettner; grandmother of Donald, Jessica, Ryan, […]
Marjorie A. Weeden, 80
Services Thurs. and Fri. Marjorie A. Weeden nee Robertson, a resident of Elmhurst for more than 50 years, passed away October 12, 2021, at the age of 80. Former wife of the late Charold G.; caring mother of Daniel C.; cherished daughter of the late Bruce and Dulice; fond sister […]
Barbara E. Ward Lampa
Services Saturday Barbara E. Ward Lampa was born two days after Christmas in Chicago in 1942, the youngest daughter of the late Vernon and the late Leona Ward. She joined her siblings, Ray (Bobbie), the late Patricia (the late Bob), the late Mary Lou (the late Chuck), and Margaret (the […]
Delphine A. Bush, 92
Delphine A. Bush, age 92, a longtime resident of Elmhurst, passed away Oct. 17, 2021 at her home. She was a proud former employee of the FBI and a longtime member of the Society of FBI Alumni. Beloved wife of 70 years to Victor A. Bush (2021); loving mother of […]
Marcella “Marcie” Morgan, 99
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, […]
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 […]