Tuesday, March 4, 2025
This week, the Elmhurst Independent brings its readers coverage of the candidates in the contested race for Elmhurst Alderman who will appear on the ballot in the Consolidated Election to be held April 4. Candidates (vote for one) are running to serve a four-year term on the Elmhurst City Council. […]
ELMHURST, Ill., March 1, 2023—After a sold-out inaugural event, TEDxElmhurstUniversity is back. The theme of this year’s event, to be held on Saturday, April 1, is FIRSTS, and will feature a diverse group of speakers discussing topics ranging from autism to public art to slang and more. This year’s speakers represent a […]
CBE welcomes new IT administrator Community Bank of Elmhurst has announced that Brandon Woolbright has been hired as of Feb. 22 in the Information Technology area working with senior vice president for Information Technology, Abel Rubio. Woolbright is a recent graduate of Elmhurst University. “Brandon will be a great help […]
On the evening of Wednesday, March 8, in front of a sold-out crowd at The Edge arena in Bensenville, the York Varsity Dukes beat Loyola Gold 2-0 in the state final four playoffs to advance to the state championship game for the first time in York Hockey history. Senior Frank […]
Frances T. Borta, longtime resident of Elmhurst, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2023, age 89. Loving wife of the late Frank W. Borta, Loving mother of seven children: Dan (Cheryl), Barb (Jeff Whitney), Bill, Mariann (Matt DuPont), Frank (Lisa), Jim (Karen), Steve (Andreas.) Loving grandma of 18, Loving Great […]
Services Thurs., Fri. Karen Olivi Boozell, of Elmhurst, passed away the morning of March 12, 2023 at Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village. She was 63 years old. She was born on Monday, Aug. 17, 1959 at Little Company of Mary in Evergreen Park, to Adolph and Mary Jane […]
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 Elmhurst Police Department is investigating two reports of burglary to United States Postal Service mailboxes that were reported. On Monday, March 6, at approximately 7 a.m., a concerned citizen reported observing a U.S. Postal Service mailbox with its door ajar at the northeast corner of First Street and Haven […]
On Sunday, Feb. 12, 47-year-old Daniel B. Kidwell, of Elmhurst, was charged with arson, criminal damage to property, and disorderly conduct in the 100 block of S. Pick at 9:17 p.m. Police said that subsequent to a call of screaming and breaking glass, officers located Kidwell walking down the driveway […]
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT On Saturday, March 4, before the City stepped off on the annual Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade, some 150 guests came to the campus of Elmhurst University to hear Dr. Troy VanAken deliver his annual address at the Elmhurst University’s annual President’s Breakfast. […]