By Jerry Nowicki CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS One month before the scheduled rollout of legalized marijuana in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a follow-up bill to the initial reform Dec. 4 and took questions about the next phases of the implementation. “It’s new territory; we’re seeing that in some of the […]
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Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed! Thursday, Nov. 28 Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot The Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot steps off at 9 a.m. from Park Ave. & Cottage Hill. To register, visit dangibbonsturkeytrot.org. Holiday reminder: Thursday, Nov. 28 Friday, Nov. 29 […]
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 […]
Theresa Marie Klingelhoffer, 94
Theresa Marie Klingelhoffer, nee Koehnemann, of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 94. Beloved wife of the late William L. Klingelhoffer Sr.; loving mother of William Jr. (Jill), Joseph (Karen), Mary (Robert) Stolper, Anne (Martin) Hanley and John (Patricia); cherished grandmother of Sarah (Nathan), Louis (Rochelle), Jacob (Lydia), […]
Mary D. Eastman, 99
Mary D. Eastman, of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 99. Beloved daughter of the late Frank and Anne Dunham; loving wife of the late Lloyd; loving mother of Patrick (Kaaren) Eastman and the late Mary Sue (survived by Donald) McCallum; proud grandmother of Malcolm (Jamie) McCallum, Roxanne […]
Delegation from Ukraine visits City; A glimpse of life through the wide eyes of visitors from overseas
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent There is nothing that expands one’s horizons quite like traveling to foreign lands, but the next best thing is meeting people from other countries. Horizons were broadened on Wednesday, Nov. 20, when City officials hosted a delegation of people visiting Chicago from […]
Kathleen Sue Miller, 64
Kathleen Sue Miller, of Northfield, formerly of Elmhurst, passed away peacefully from cancer on October 21, 2019 at the Marshak Family Hospice CareCenter in Glenview. She was 64 years old. Kathleen was born November 22, 1954 in Elmhurst and lived here into her early 20s. She was a graduate of […]
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 […]
Community Calendar
Pick of the Week – The Elmhurst event NOT to be missed! Saturday, Nov. 23 Elmhurst’s Holiday Kick-Off and Tree-Lighting From 4-7 p.m. join the Hometown Holiday Kick Off in City Centre Fountain Pla-za, where Santa & Mrs. Claus will join Elmhurst Mayor Steve Morley to offi-cially throw the […]
Ukrainian political leaders, parliamentarians to visit Elmhurst
By Dee Longfellow In November of 2018, the Independent brought its readers a story about a delegation of visitors who came to Chicago from Russia, two of whom stayed with a family in Elmhurst. The men were part of the Open World program—part of the Open World Leader-ship Center […]