By Jane Charmelo FOR THE INDEPENDENT Voters on Nov. 5 approved a referendum for nearly $90 million for upgrades and improvements to Elmhurst Park District facilities, and construction of a brand-new 127,250-square-foot Joanne B. Wagner Community Center building—which is currently 32,000 square feet. Park district Executive Director Jim Rogers said […]
Elmhurst News
Celebrating our veterans
DEE LONGFELLOW PHOTO Elmhurst Independent Eric Pulia from the Elmhurst American Legion Post THB 187 served as Master of Ceremonies for the Veterans Day gathering held on Monday. With him is Elmhurst’s own Brian Costello on the bagpipes. Other speakers were Mayor Scott Levin, Elmhurst University students Mary Walsh […]
Early results show Democrats likely to maintain supermajorities in Illinois General Assembly
Sorensen holds on to 17th congressional seat as Trump outperforms past 2 elections Capitol news Illinois Preliminary, unofficial election results show no seats in the state House or Senate have changed party hands, although a few races remained too close to call according to the Associated Press. That means Democrats […]
DuPage County unofficial results from the Nov. 5 general election
Editor’s note: The following are unofficial results of races for federal, state and DuPage County offices, as well as results of referenda and propositions that were on the Nov. 5 ballot. Candidates who ran unopposed are not listed. This list is specific to voters who reside in Lombard, Villa Park, […]
Elmhurst election results
DuPage County Board election results as of Nov. 7, 2024 County Board Member District 1: Cindy Cronin Cahill received 55.71% of the vote over Maria Sinkule’s 44.29% County Board Member District 2: Andrew Honig received 52.70% of the vote and Laura Hois received 47.30% 45th State Representative race: Marti Deuter […]
Elmhurst Park District referendum passes
In local elections, the Elmhurst Park District referendum passed with 14, 764 yes votes to 11,002 no votes as of Nov. 7. The vote approves replacing the Wagner Community Center; building a community bandshell at Wilder Park; adding permanent, heated restrooms at three parks and along the Prairie Path; and […]
Community Calendar
Friday, Nov. 8 Access Sports annual spaghetti dinner. From 5-8 p.m. being held at the Elmhurst Knights of Columbus, 537 S. York, this is Access Sports biggest fundraiser of the year, which brings the entire community (athletes and their families, sponsors, donors, youth volunteers, coaches, community leaders and our board) […]
Elmhurst elementary, middle school students achieve record-high math and ELA proficiency scores; York High School sees a 15 percent drop in chronic absenteeism
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has released the latest State Report Cards, showcasing notable progress for District 205 students. Students in grades 3-8 have achieved the highest proficiency levels in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) since the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) was introduced in 2018. In […]
Elmhurst 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 […]
York football team lends support
John Noldan (center, wearing cap), executive vice president of mortgage lending at Elmhurst’s Rate (formerly Guaranteed Rate), is joined by business development manager Andrew Winton (sitting on curb) and York High School varsity football teammates after a successful day of assembling more than 400 care packages for deployed military […]
