On Wednesday, Sept. 2, the DuPage County Clerk Election Division announced that special assistance in voter registration is available to the elderly and voters with disabilities through the Division’s office. The Division can assist in the arrangement of voter registration appointments with deputy registrars for the upcoming General Election on […]
Elmhurst News
County Clerk seeks election judges; Pay is double due to COVID-19 supplement funding
In celebration of National Poll Worker Recruitment Day on Sept. 1, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek’s office has announced that pay will double for election judges for the 2020 Presidential election on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Election judges working on Election Day will receive $130 in base pay and another $130 […]
Uber driver charged with sexual abuse of Elmhurst passenger
On Wednesday, Sept. 2, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael Ruth announced that bond had been set for an Uber driver accused of sexually abusing a 23-year-old woman upon arrival at her destination in Elmhurst. Ghazwan Alani, 32 of Palatine, appeared at a […]
Patricia Joyce Kreibich, 79
Patricia Joyce Kreibich, of Elmhurst, passed away on August 27, 2020, at the age of 79. Patricia was born November 22, 1940 in Glen Ellyn, to John and Ida Obrecht. She was a sister to two brothers, Kenneth and David Obrecht (who preceded her in death) and a sister Ruth […]
Doris G. Revello, 75
Doris G. Revello, nee Baggett, of Elmhurst died September 2, 2020 at the age of 75. Beloved wife of Frank Revello for 52 years; loving mother of Shelley (Rick) Hale, Donna Lynn Revello, Rocco (Donna Marie) Revello, and the late Daniel J. Revello (1990); cherished grandmother of Candace Revello, Sara […]
Top crime news
Man found with loaded pistol, expired concealed carry license On Sept. 1, Salvatore S. Purpora, 49, of Elmhurst, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a valid concealed carry license and disobeying a traffic control device subsequent to a traffic stop near Arlington and Marion at around 4:54 p.m. […]
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 […]
Bond denied for 2 Cook County men accused of breaking into homes in Lombard, Wheaton
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, Chief of the Wheaton Police Department William Murphy and Chief of the Lombard Police Department Roy Newton have announced that charges have been filed against three individuals suspected of breaking into homes in Lombard and Wheaton, and shooting […]
Elmhurst loses Pik a Pot n Paint to COVID-19; Family-owned ceramics studio, open for 22 years, became staple of community
By Julia Locanto For The Elmhurst Independent Elmhurst’s Pik a Pot n Paint ceramic studio is closing after 22 years of business. After closing in March due to Covid-19, it became difficult to keep up with bills, owner Marlene Schraut said. Marlene and her husband Don are sad to close […]
School Board Capsules; Here’s what’s happening at District 205
By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a regular meeting on Aug. 25 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. Six of the seven board members attended the meeting. Board member Christopher Kocinski was absent from the meeting, which […]
