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 […]
Elmhurst News
Suspect shot, dies; Lombard police officer wounded, hospitalized in armed robbery at The Smoke Shop
At approximately 4:05 p.m. Thursday, Lombard police responded to a call for an armed robbery in progress at a retail store in the 0-100 block of W. Roosevelt Road. Responding police officers encountered two male suspects in the vicinity of Ann Street and Lincoln Street. A preliminary investigation shows one […]
BMW driver crashes into Elmhurst home.
On Monday, December 5, 2022 at 11:41 a.m. Elmhurst Police and Fire Departments responded to a home on the 700 block of N. Junior Terrace for a traffic crash involving a single vehicle that struck a home. Upon arrival, officers learned a white 2012 BMW X6 M was driving south […]
Juvenile guilty of all charges in Westmont BMW dealership burglary
On Wednesday, Nov. 23, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that a Cook County juvenile had been found guilty of all charges including burglary and assaulting a police officer stemming from an incident at a Westmont BMW dealership on Dec. 31, 2021, that involved an officer discharging his service […]
Family spirit
The Graham family of Elmhurst show off their Thanksgiving Day spirit before the 39th Annual Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot.
ICCP Football wins State Championship; Knights cap season at 13-1; bring home program’s sixth state title
By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT It’s a six-pack for the IC Catholic Prep football team. The Knights capped off a dominating season in apropos fashion with a 48-17 victory over Williamsville in the Class 3A state-championship game held at Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois in […]
Mildred Renn, 95
Services Dec. 10 Mildred Catherine Mares Renn, of Elmhurst, passed away on November 18, 2022 at the age of 95 at Symphony of Tiller’s in Oswego with family at her side. She was born on October 7, 1972, the daughter of John and Katherine Mares in Chicago. She graduated from […]
William “Bill” J. Kucera, 87
William “Bill” J. Kucera passed away November 21, 2022, at the age of 87. He was born June 12, 1935 in Chicago to the late William and Lillian Kucera. Bill attended the University of Notre Dame where he received a B.S. in Metalurgy, and the University of Chicago, where he […]
Frank A. Boehm, 89
Frank A. Boehm passed away Nov. 21, 2022, at the age of 89. Longtime resident of Elmhurst; former member of Immaculate Conception Walk-In Ministry and choir and St. John the Apostle Catholic Church choir; former copy writer for Kenyon & Eckhardt; Foote, Cone & Belding; McCann Erickson; Leo Burnett and […]
Nancy J. Pasternock, 85
Nancy J. Pasternock passed away November 12, 2022, at the age of 85. She was born June 30, 1937 in Oak Park, IL, to the late John and Jean (nee Duncan) MacGregor. She is survived by her children, Patti (Jeff) Reher, Paul (Elizabeth) Pasternock and Sandy (Dave) Koropp; grandchildren, Brian, […]