Here’s what going on at District 205 Schools… By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a meeting on April 25 at the District 205 Center. The meeting began with the recognition of outgoing board member Emily Bastedo and the introduction of […]

Owner attorney says denial would be discrimination By Dan McLeister
For The Elmhurst Independent The Federal Housing Amendments Act (FHAA) prohibitions clearly extend to discriminatory zoning practices, according to Scott Day, attorney for Elmhurst Extended Care (EEC). Day spoke at an April 24th meeting of the Development, Planning and Zoning (DPZ) […]

  According to a release from DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Illinois State Police District 15 Commander Captain Robert Meeder, bond has been set for a tow truck driver accused of fatally shooting the driver of a semitrailer truck following an apparent road rage altercation late last week. […]

  DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Winfield Chief of Police David Schar announced last week that bond had been set for a former Central DuPage Hospital employee accused of taking a patient’s cellular phone and illegally sending sensitive, personal photographs from her cellular phone to his cellular […]

DuPage County Stormwater Management is currently operating all of its major flood control facilities, as well as several smaller, gravity-operated flood control facilities, following rainfall over the weekend. Beginning Saturday afternoon, DuPage County received 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rainfall countywide with an additional ¼ of an inch forecasted through […]

Help Support Families Struggling with PANDAS/PANS On Saturday, April 29, PANDAS/PANS Advocacy and Support (PAS) is hosting The PANDAS Bash! at Fitz’s Spare Keysat 119 N. York St. in Elmhurst, Illinois. The PANDAS Bash! will feature a silent auction, raffles, the ever-popular photo booth and more – including terrific music […]

Feedback sought for Vision 2020 Focus on the Future The Elmhurst Park District is hosting two more open house events to garner public input about Vision 2020, Focus on the Future, the Park Board’s in-depth comprehensive and strategic planning process. There will be two events held on Thursday, May 4. […]

District 205 recognizes recently-elected Board members On Tuesday, April 25, the newly elected members of the Elmhurst District 205 Board of Education were seated. They include incumbents Jim Collins and Margaret Harrell, as well as newcomer Kara Caforio. You may read about Mr. Collins and Dr. Harrell, as well as […]

A release was issued by the office of Police Chief Michael Ruth on Friday, April 21, former Elmhurst Police Officer Joseph R. Winkler passed away on April 19, 2017, following a brief illness. He was 81 years old. Joe joined the police department in Elmhurst in 1958 and served the […]

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK The nation celebrated Tax Freedom Day Sunday. That’s the day when the entire country’s taxpayers have earned enough to pay off their collective burden to local, state and federal government. The numbers are crunched by the Tax Foundation, which does the annual exercise to show just how […]