Recurring on Sundays Elmhurst Model Railroad Club Sunday open house. From 1-4 p.m. every Sunday at the Elmhurst Model Railroad Club, 111 E. First St., and visit the club’s three operating model railroad layouts. For more information, call 630-530-9584 or email: [email protected] Recurring weekly on Monday nights Trivia night. From […]
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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 […]
Mack’s Golden Pheasant closes after 76 years in business
MIKE SANDROLINI PHOTOS Elmhurst Independent Mack’s Golden Pheasant Restaurant at 668 W. North Ave., one of Elmhurst’s most popular restaurants, closed its doors on Sunday, Dec. 15. Billed as “The oldest continuously owned restaurant in DuPage County,” Mack’s Golden Pheasant—which opened in 1948—featured such dishes as Roast Duckling, the […]
Hometown Holiday Family Fun Day
PETE CRUGER PHOTO Elmhurst Independent Santa made a stop at the City Centre Plaza in downtown Elmhurst on Saturday, Dec. 14, for Hometown Holiday Family Fun Day. Besides a visit from Santa, Anna and Elsa from Frozen greeted kids while the City Centre Penguin entertained families. A DJ was […]
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 […]
The sounds of the season
PETE CRUGER PHOTO Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Centre for Performing Arts Winter Carolers perform on Manchester Lane in Elmhurst on Sunday evening, Dec. 8. The talented Winter Carolers spread the sounds of the season throughout Elmhurst under the direction of Becky Marianetti, York High School drama director and choir […]
Community Calendar
Recurring on Sundays Elmhurst Model Railroad Club Sunday open house. From 1-4 p.m. every Sunday at the Elmhurst Model Railroad Club, 111 E. First St., and visit the club’s three operating model railroad layouts. For more information, call 630-530-9584 or email: [email protected] Recurring weekly on Monday nights Trivia night. From […]
Alternatives to 24/7 holiday music and the Hallmark Channel
Editor’s note: Previously published columns by Mike Sandrolini are being re-published periodically. This column was originally published in 2017. By Mike Sandrolini COLUMNIST I’m not the first to make this observation and won’t be the last: The holiday season seems to be thrusted on us earlier and earlier […]
ELIANE ELIUM nee THIEBAUD, 88
Eliane Elium nee Thiebaud, 88, passed away December 11, 2024, surrounded by family. She is the loving mother of Caroline (Tim) Tess, and Dear grandmother of Christine (Ronnie) Schwaegler, Nathan (Claire) Tess, Nick Tess and Alex Tess. Eliane is preceded in death by her divorced husband James Elium, her […]
MARYLOU JOHNSON, 95
MaryLou Johnson, 95, of Elmhurst, IL, passed away on December 7, 2024. MaryLou was born on July 25, 1929, in Charlevoix, MI, to Floyd & Mary Black. She was a loving wife to Richard, who preceded her in death in 2011. Her legacy of love for family, home, […]