As of 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, there were 13,012 total cases among DuPage County residents, including 525 deaths. Since Saturday, there were 132 new cases and one death of a female in her 90s, related to COVID-19. Number of cases by town At press time, the DuPage Department […]
Elmhurst News
Elmhurst resident, UA executive still missing, last seen Aug. 6; Vehicle found near forest preserve; police, K-9s, volunteers scour area
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Late Friday, Aug. 14, the Independent learned that an Elmhurst resident, an executive for United Airlines, had been missing for more than a week. According to several news outlets, including ABC-7 Chicago, 49-year-old Jake Cefolia, United’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, was […]
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 […]
COVID-19 updates for DuPage County
As of 11 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2, there were 11,458 total cases among DuPage County residents, including 510 deaths. Since Sunday, there were 111 new cases and NO deaths of anyone with COVID-19 reported. Number of cases by town At press time, the DuPage Department of Health reported the […]
Mazzochi files resolution insisting Madigan resign;
‘Illinois has suffered with corruption for decades’ The number one complaint State Representative Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) hears from District residents is Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan. “Illinois has lived with corruption for decades,” Mazzochi said. “The edifice of silence the Speaker has surrounded himself with is finally crumbling. There is no […]
State and IHSA release landscape-altering guidelines for youth sports; High school football moves to February start date; Tournament play scuttled starting Aug. 15.
By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois High School Association last week released revised COVID-19 reopening guidelines that will greatly alter the youth sports landscape into 2021. After Governor JB Pritzker released revised youth sports safety guidelines in […]
Top Crime News; Police cite numerous reports of burglary, theft to vehicles
• On July 29, two incidents of burglary to a vehicle were reported in the 400 block of Avery—the first at around 8:46 a.m., and the second at around 9:57 a.m. and the third at around 10:19 a.m. In the first incident, a victim told police that an unknown suspect(s) […]
Joseph T. Lytle, 43
Joseph T. Lytle, of Edgerton, Wisc., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Mercy Hospital at the age of 43. Joe was born on May 29, 1977 in Illinois to James and Rita (Cucchiara) Lytle. He graduated in 1995 from Addison Trail High School in Addison. On June 25, 2004, […]
Jacky M. Merrill, 90
Jacky M. Merrill, nee Malloy, of Elmhurst, passed away on July 28, 2020 at the age of 90. Wife of the late Curtis J. Merrill. Loving mother of Christy (Brad) Sopko, Susan Lepore, Curtis J. (Alice) Merrill and Patrick C. (Laurie) Merrill. Proud grandmother of Matt, Tim, Kevin, Annie, Grace, […]
Anna L. Ruiz, 94
Anna L. Ruiz, nee Diaz, of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 94. Beloved wife of the late Santos. Loving mother of Anna Gulino, Hermes Ruiz and the late Adam (Cheryl) Ruiz. Cherished grandmother of Jessica Tuttle, Lisa (Bret) Hepner, Jennifer Ruiz and Erica Ruiz. Great grandmother of […]
