On Saturday, June 18, at approximately 5:10 p.m. Elmhurst police were alerted to a vehicle being driven on westbound Lake Street in Elmhurst that had been reported as belonging to a missing 37-year-old man by the Berwyn Police Department. The information indicated the missing man was reportedly suicidal and in […]
Elmhurst News
No injuries in house fire on Marion St.; Seven communities to provide mutual aid
At 3:45 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, June 15, Elmhurst firefighters were called to the scene of a residential house fire on the 100 block of East Marion Street after a passerby noticed the fire and called 911. Assisting mutual aid departments included Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, York Center, […]
Marvin Sussman
Marvin Sussman passed away in Elmhurst, surrounded by family. He was born in Chicago in 1923, and spent his entire life in Chicago except for his four years of military service in WWII; Marvin was the beloved husband of the late Miguelle, nee Gentry for 64 years; loving father of […]
Community Calendar
Welcome to the Elmhurst Independent’s Community Calendar Thursday, June 23 From 6:30-8:30 p.m., the Spring Road Business Association presents Music at the Gazebo featuring the Brian Petty Orchestra. Info: springroad.com. Saturday, June 25 From 1 – 4 p.m., families are invited the Elmhurst Art Museum to discover the exciting world […]
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 […]
Candidate listings for June 28 primary elections
Editor’s note: The names of candidates running unopposed in their primary races are not listed here. United States Senator Republican Vote for 1 (Winner to face Democratic incumbent Tammy Duckworth in November) Casey Chlebek Peggy Hubbard Robert “Bobby” Piton Jimmy Lee Tillman II Anthony W. Williams […]
Cullerton sentenced to a year in federal prison for fraudulently receiving salary and benefits from labor union
Former State Sen. Tom Cullerton was sentenced Tuesday to a year in federal prison for fraudulently receiving salary and benefits from a labor union. Cullerton, 52, of Villa Park, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal embezzlement charge. U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman imposed the year-and-a-day sentence after […]
Eat Your Heart Out: Iconic Chicagoland foods; Elmhurst History Museum’s latest exhibit takes on Chicago’s famous specialties
Does ketchup ever belong on a hot dog? Is real pizza cut in squares or triangles? And is Italian beef meant to be consumed soaking wet or dry? These confounding conundrums are at the core of the Elmhurst History Museum’s latest exhibit, “Eat Your Heart Out: Iconic Chicagoland Foods,” which […]
The robotic age comes to hospital
Edward-Elmhurst Health has acquired Moxi the robot to assist nurses in obtaining and delivering supplies to the floors, which will be a real time-saver for the nurses. Moxi the robot will give time back for patient care and help nurses focus on patients by helping to take care of deliveries. […]
Single probable case of monkeypox reported in DuPage County
The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) is investigating a single case of monkeypox virus infection in an adult male with international travel in the past month to a country which has also reported monkeypox cases recently. Initial testing was completed on June 10 at an Illinois Department of Public Health […]
