By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent According to a release issued by the City of Elmhurst, the Elmhurst Economic Development Commission (EEDC) has not only appointed two new members but also elected new officers. Elmhurst Mayor Steve Morley recently appointed Julie Coan, vice president of merchandising for McMaster-Carr Supply […]

Dept. of Revenue says effort designed to get rid of logjam By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent It was at the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Summit held in Springfield on Feb. 8 that some people just heard about the “Grand Bargain” being contemplated by the Illinois legislature. The Grand […]

WHEATON – DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that a Bolingbrook man accused of stealing a PlayStation video game system from a man he met via Craigslist has been sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Jason Taylor, 20 (d.o.b. 10/8/1996) of 1491 Breezeway, […]

  Evidence provided via video recording By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent In a conversation with Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth on Monday, Jan. 30, the Independent learned there had been a case of an employee reportedly slapping a disabled resident of an adult group home in Elmhurst. Ruth […]

The League of Women Voters of Elmhurst will host a Candidate Forum on Sunday, Feb. 12 from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York St. Candidates for the April 4, 2017 Consolidated Elections for Elmhurst Park Board, Elmhurst City Council Aldermen, Elmhurst Unit School District […]

Elmhurst College mentioned as possible site By Dan McLeister
For The Elmhurst Independent Elmhurst College might be a partner along with the City and the Park District in a possible indoor sports center. John Quigley, an alumnus of the college and president and CEO of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce, mentioned […]

Suspect charged with eight counts of burglary to motor vehicle By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Early last week, the Independent caught up to Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth who reported that there had been a break in the case of several car burglaries and thefts that had been […]

  Allegedly stole $250k from elderly uncle By Paul DelGuidice For The Independent According to DuPage County States Attorney Robert Berlin, Sharon Cermak, 60, of Villa Park has been charged with one count of Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person (Class 1 Felony) for allegedly stealing nearly a quarter million […]

Glen Ellyn man charged with four counts related to incident By Paul DelGuidice For The Independent Shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23, police from Villa Park responded to reports of a hit-and-run crash on south Ardmore Ave. near the intersection of Jackson St. Two cars were hit; the […]

This photo of the fire at VIP Occasions on York Road in Elmhurst was taken at about 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, when firefighters were still fighting the blaze that broke out sometime around 1 p.m. that afternoon. According to Elmhurst Fire Chief Thomas Freeman, there were a number […]