By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a regular meeting on Oct. 27 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. All seven board members attended the meeting. Board president Kara Caforio noted that in-person attendance by the public was […]
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Moyer presentation to Board covers COVID-19 related issues; Possible return to in-person learning as early as Nov.; basketball moves ahead
By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent At the regular meeting of the Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held on Oct. 27, District 205 Superintendent David Moyer delivered a presentation related to COVID-19 and the district’s recent move to fully remote instruction. Moyer said that the district adheres […]
City Council continues to juggle COVID-19 issues; Budget discussed for library, history museum, others
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent The regular City Council meeting was held Monday, Nov. 2, which some aldermen attended live in-person, while others attended virtually. Every official was in attendance with one absent (3rd Ward Alderman Michael Bram) and there is a vacant seat in Ward 2, due […]
Robert W. Barrick, 87
Robert W. Barrick recently left us after a long battle with COPD at the age of 87. He was the second son of Lt. Colonel James (Jack) Barrick, a lifelong resident of Oak Park, and Ellen Metz of the Austin area, whose mother was a concert pianist who played at […]
Gene Marie Hogan, 71
Gene Marie Hogan, age 71, of Mount Horeb, Wisc., passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on May 1, 1949, in Waterbury, Conn., the daughter of Eugene and Loretta (Flanigan) Hogan. Gene Marie graduated from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College with a […]
William “Bill” Neuvirth, 92
William “Bill” Neuvirth, of Elmhurst formerly of Chicago and Simi Valley, Calif., died October 26, 2020, at the age of 92. Bill was an accomplished Hand Engraver who designed several awards for the entertainment industry. He was also a very talented artist who would spend his time reproducing famous works […]
Community Calendar
The Calendar is back! The Elmhurst Independent has brought back the Community Calendar to keep its readers up with what is going on around town. Upcoming events will be published, even if they are virtual and only available online. Please remember to be safe when attending live events by wearing […]
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 […]
DuPage County elects ‘Flat Tax’ over alternative Mazzochi retains seat; Casten beats Ives; Lewis wins over Pappas
By Dee Longfellow At 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, with 100% of precincts reporting, the Presidential race had already been declared for Joe Biden in the state of Illinois by many national media outlets. Still the final tally across the nation was not complete yet, so the race was […]
County notes high voter turnout; More than 25% of registered voters have already cast ballots
More than one-quarter of DuPage County’s voters have cast ballots for the 2020 General Election. The combination of 69,499 early voting location voters and 107,018 mail voters totaled 176,516 as of 7:24 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, surpassing 27 percent turnout. “Nationwide, high voter turnout has been predicted for months,” County […]
