By Jerry Nowicki CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS After a near-derailment and an all-nighter to wrap up the General Assembly’s spring session, supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House gave final legislative approval to the state budget as the sun rose Wednesday morning, May 29. Despite holding 78 seats in the chamber, it […]
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Ban on ‘captive audience’ meetings, AI regulations among 466 bills to pass this session
Bill allowing digital driver’s licenses also clears General Assembly By Alex Abbeduto, Cole Longcor and Dilpreet Raju CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS A bill banning what unions refer to as employer-sponsored “captive audience” meetings about religion and politics has cleared both chambers of the General Assembly. It was one of 466 measures […]
Democratic, Republican primary candidates, referenda, election results
Editor’s note: The following is a list of Democratic and Republican candidates who were in primary races March 19 in the communities of Addison, Bensenville, Elmhurst, Lombard, Villa Park, Oakbrook Terrace and Wood Dale. The vote totals are unofficial and includes contested races only, as well as referenda. Total number […]
District 87 referendum too close to call
Of the 20 propositions listed on the DuPage County ballot for the 2024 primary elections, the result of the Glenbard District 87 referendum remains too close to call. As of 10 p.m. with 97 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial tallies show that only 90 votes separated whether or not to […]
Five Charged with Felony Retail Theft in 3 Incidents within 3 Hours
The Elmhurst Police Department reported the arrest of five suspects for felony retail theft offenses within a three hour period during three unrelated incidents on the evening of Friday, March 15, 2024. On March 15, 2024, at approximately 7:30 p.m. an Elmhurst Police officer spotted a suspect vehicle that returned […]
Lombard man acquitted of first-degree murder charges
Incident occurred outside Spring Inn bar in Elmhurst in April, 2021 In April of 2021, a Lombard man, Ronald Dunbar, was charged with first-degree murder after stabbing a man from Yorkville in the chest during an incident outside the Spring Inn bar on Spring Road in Elmhurst. However, following a […]
Man charged with burglarizing car dealership – stealing car
On Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, at approximately 1:52 p.m. the Elmhurst Police Department responded to WIN Auto Plaza at 704 W. Lake Street for a 911 call reporting a vehicle theft in progress. It was learned that two dealership employees had arrived at the used car dealership to drop off […]
8TH ANNUAL ELMHURST CRAFT BEER FEST SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Abraham Lincoln would be proud proclaiming his thoughts on beer, “I am a firm believer in the people…The great point is to bring them the real facts and beer.” The Elmhurst Heritage Foundation (EHF) is doing just that, providing the beer, for the people. The 8th Annual Elmhurst Craft Beer […]
Willis Johnson passes away at 86
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent It was quite a stunner last week when the residents of Elmhurst learned the news that Willis Johnson, long-time owner of Classic Cinemas, which includes Elmhurst’s York Theatre, had passed away at the age of 86. Willis Gamble Johnson, 86, was born on […]
Amy Bukovsky prepared to become Montini head softball coach
By Daniel L. Chamness For the Independent The Bukovsky name has been legendary at Montini and in sports at the high school level. Amy Bukovsky, who was recently named the Montini Broncos softball coach, plans to add to that legend. Not only was she a player at Montini, but she […]
