Pick of the week: Sunday, June 23 Old Tyme Base Ball Led by Barrister Dave Oberg, the Old Tyme Base Ball Game returns to the Elmhurst University Mall in front of Hammerschmidt Chapel, with pregame events at 1 p.m. followed by the game at 2 p.m. Come see the […]
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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 […]
Vernell Melka, 102
Vernell Melka, 102, passed away peacefully from natural causes at her home on June 8, 2024. Vernell grew up in the suburb of Maywood, IL, where she lived next door to her cousins and belonged to a horseback riding club in high school. A devout Catholic, Vernell met the love […]
Police activity near York and Vallette Streets
An Elmhurst Police Department evidence technician exits the back entrance at US Bank on the corner of York and Valette Streets at 6:oo p.m. on Thursday, June 13. At approximately 3:25 p.m. Elmhurst Police responded to a bank robbery that occurred minutes earlier. The suspect is described as a male, […]
Community Calendar
Elmhurst Community Calendar Pick of the week: Thursday, June 20 Petty Cash to perform From 6:30-8:30 p.m., all are invited to Music at the Gazebo on Spring Road by the Prairie Path, where the Spring Road Business Assn. welcomes Petty Cash, Chicago’s ultimate Tom Petty and Johnny Cash cover […]
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 […]
Guests include Circuit Court Judge Porter, social justice partners, more First UMC to host Juneteenth Commemoration;
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT The public is invited to the First United Methodist Church of Elmhurst at 232 S. York St. for its annual Juneteenth Commemorative Celebration on Sunday, June 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Held annually, this year’s event is especially not to […]
Pints to host 9th Annual Craft Beer Fest ticket pre-sale
Father’s Day is coming soon and you can be one of the first to secure a ticket for yourself, friends, dad (and/or mom) to the 9th Annual Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest. Pints, 112 S. York, will host this exclusive event, Saturday, June 15, 2024, 6:00PM-8:00PM. Stop in and pick up […]
The Superior Ambulance Services Elmhurst Cycling Classic returns on June 8 with exciting changes
The Superior Ambulance Services Elmhurst Cycling Classic returns to Wilder Park and Elmhurst University on June 8th. Since Elmhurst last welcomed elite bike racers in 2019, there have been several notable and exciting changes. Many Elmhurst residents are familiar with the day of bike racing that took place around Elmhurst […]
Registration for the Inaugural Elmhurst Twilight Mile is Open!
On June 8, area runners can race The Mile around Elmhurst University, immediately after State Championship bike racing ends. Registration is open for the inaugural Elmhurst Twilight Mile on June 8, 2024. The course runs clockwise on the perimeter streets of Elmhurst University, and will finish in front of the […]