Mary Catherine “Kay” Revane, nee O’Donohue, age 98, longtime resident of Elmhurst and active parishioner at Immaculate Conception Parish; former employee of Elmhurst College in the Library and Media Center; beloved wife of the late Thomas J; loving mother of Thomas, Brian (Sandra), Joseph, Kathleen (Donald) Gidcumb, Nancy (Michael) Brook, […]
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Community Calendar
Welcome to the Elmhurst Independent’s Community Calendar Upcoming events will be published, whether they are virtual or in person Please remember to be safe at live events by wearing masks, using hand sanitizer and maintaining social distance. If your club or organization is gathering during this time, live OR virtually, […]
Top Crime News
Store employee battered trying to halt theft suspects On Jan. 30, assault and battery were reported at a store in the 600 block of N. York at around 4:27 p.m. Police arrived on the scene for the report of a battery that just occurred. The complainant stated she was battered […]
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 […]
Illinois Attorney General warns of text scam; Bottom line: State will never ask you to update personal info via text
By Dee Longfellow For The Independent As if we’re not going through enough with a pandemic, a struggling economy and job losses, to top it off, there are the scams. The Independent has previously shared news about the many instances of persons stealing another’s identity in order to apply for […]
Judge holds teen accused of Addison car-jacking; Defendant allegedly threatened to shoot officers once out on pre-trial release
On Monday, Jan. 25, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Addison Director of Police Bill Hayden announced that Judge Brian Jacobs had ordered that a Chicago teen charged with hijacking a woman’s car at gunpoint from a Popeye’s restaurant parking lot will remain in custody until at least […]
‘It’s as if my feet still haven’t hit the ground’; Trump grants clemency to Lombard man serving life for conspiracy to distribute marijuana
By Mike Sandrolini For the Independent Craig Cesal, who was sentenced to life in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute marijuana in October 2003, anxiously awaited a life-changing phone call from the White House on the final full day of Donald Trump’s presidency. The day before, on […]
Lombard mom and son killed in accident on I-88; GoFundMe page set up to build memorial garden
By Dee Longfellow For The Independent On Tuesday, Jan. 26, there was an accident with injuries that turned fatal after a semi-trailer crashed into a 2009 Honda Accord driven by 30-year-old Ashley Skrobot, whose 9-year-old son Alex was also in the vehicle. Reports indicated that while traveling on I-88 near […]
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 Jan. 26 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. All seven board members participated in the meeting, with Karen Stuefen and Courtenae Trautmann attending remotely. There were five […]
Seven parents issue ‘passionate comments’ at School Board’s special meeting; One speaker concerned that Moyer ‘has one foot out the door’
By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board heard some passionate comments from residents during the board’s special meeting on Jan. 28 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. Seven residents spoke during the public-participation segment at the start of the […]
