Monarch exhibit a hit with the kids By Marisa Mancini For The Elmhurst Independent A delightful crowd of women, men, and children enjoyed the Elmhurst Garden Club’s 22nd annual Garden Walk & Faire on Sunday, July 9.  The “An Afternoon in the Garden” event featured six lovely private gardens, a […]

Pick of the Week — Sunday, July 23 – Chicago in the 70s at History Museum From 2-3:30 p.m., in the Education Center, the Elmhurst History Museum offers Chicago in the 1970s: Music, Sports and Radio, featuring Dave Hoekstra, author journalist and WGN-AM Chicago weekend host. Includes a panel discussion […]

Thursday, August 3 Free August summer concert series Villa Park Recreation is presenting a free August summer concert series at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park, 320 E. Kenilworth in Villa Park. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs and appetites to these family-friendly concerts. Concessions will be available at 6 p.m.; concerts begin […]

Addison’s “Rock ‘N Wheels” weekly concert and food fest events continue on Thursday, July 20 at the new Village Green, 1 Friendship Plaza, east of the Village Hall. Included in the festivities will be a concert, food fest, bike & car show, with Historical Museum craft fair. From 6 – […]

Families invited for artistic activities, open house and more; free parking all day! Cantigny Park will commemorate the birthday of its benefactor, Colonel Robert R. McCormick, on Thursday, July 27. Art activities, a living history performance, golf games and a “pop-up” First Division Museum are planned from 12 to 5 […]

Five years ago, a group of self-described “stir crazy” performers wished they had a festival in Elmhurst where they could perform all the things they loved: original music, comedy, improv, and poetry. “Nothing like that really existed in Elmhurst, so that’s how Yesfest came to be,” said Clark Pavlik, co-founder […]

The Addison Police Department will conduct a Roadside Safety Checkpoint, Friday, July 14, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, July 15. Vehicles traveling eastbound on Lake Street/US Route 20 at John F. Kennedy Blvd. will be stopped in a pre-established, systematic fashion for a brief inspection of safety and […]

Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22 • 9:30 – 9:50 a.m. Chicka Chicka Baby Join us under the Alphabet Tree in the Kids’ Library for twenty minutes of songs and rhymes perfect for infants. Make visiting the library a regular part of your baby’s week. For newborns to 11 […]

Only two more weeks of the Block to Block Party summer concert series presented by the Elmhurst City Centre. Join us on July 19, and July 26, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. for free live music in a family friendly environment at the City Centre Plaza and the Elmhurst 255 Plaza at 255 N. […]

Plans come together for professional bicycle race in Collegeview neighborhood By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent It’s almost time for the 5th Annual Superior Ambulance Elmhurst Cycling Classic, which is coming to town on Friday, July 21 in the neighborhood surrounding Elmhurst College. The day features Pro-Am Racing under […]