On Friday, April 8, 2016 the Elmhurst YMCA celebrated the Grand Opening of the new men’s locker room. Dick Malone, President and CEO of YMCA of Metro Chicago, was present alongside Angie Flesch, Elmhurst YMCA’s Executive Director, senior Elmhurst YMCA staff and Charles “Chuck” Weigel, Jr., former Mayor of Elmhurst (1961-1973) and the […]
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Nybo advances EpiPen legislation to train first-responders Action comes on the heels of Annie LeGere tragedy
SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst) is working to expand first responders’ ability to help save people suffering from a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. Nybo was spurred to file legislation that will allow specially trained police officers to administer epinephrine via an auto-injector, or EpiPen, in an […]
Mayor disappointed as School, Park officials skip storm water meeting City trying to expedite storm water project at Bryan Middle School: Grabowski
By Dan McLeister For The Elmhurst Independent Mayor Steve Morley expressed his disappointment last week that elected officials from neither the District 205 School Board nor the Elmhurst Park District attended the last Storm Water Communications Committee meeting held last week. “The best way to characterize it is that […]
Two indicted in armed robbery of Elmhurst gas station, suburban ATMs Charges include unlawful carry or use of firearm
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent According to a release issued by the office of the U.S. Attorney, two men have been indicted for the armed robbery of a gas station in Elmhurst, as well as a series of armed robberies, which took place at various automatic teller […]
By 4-2 vote, Zoning Commission approves six-story Opus rentals Corrado: how much more traffic can the streets take?
By Dan McLeister For The Elmhurst Independent The Zoning and Planning Commission (ZPC) approved by a 4-2 vote the Opus six-story mixed-use project for rental units and retail space proposed on the corner of Addison and First. Three of the nine-member Commission were absent: Dave Garland, Susan McCoyd and Kurt […]
Miscommunication discussed at long D-205 School Board meeting
Resident criticizes Moyers’ “bullying” management style By Dan McLeister For The Elmhurst Independent Discussion about the lack of transparency and miscommunication by the administration of School District 205 about larger class sizes and the need for more teachers at York High School went deeper than just those two topics. Twenty […]
Dist. 205’s new salary ranges start at $100,500 for elementary principal Most administrators at or near bottom in total compensation
By Dan McLeister For The Elmhurst Independent School District 205 Superintendent David Moyer recently discovered that administrators in Elmhurst, with few exceptions, are currently at or near the bottom in total compensation compared with the traditional comparison districts of Barrington, Naperville, Indian Prairie, St. Charles, Geneva and District 200 (Wheaton-Warrenville). […]
Election County, State and National candidates
Republicans in the Primary United States President Donald J. Trump Ted Cruz Marco Rubio John R. Kasich U.S. Senate James T. Marter Mark Steven Kirk 5th Congressional District No Candidate 8th Congressional District Pete DiCianni State of Illinois State Comptroller Leslie […]
Independent makes edorsements
Join the ABT Party… Don’t forget to vote March 15, unless you’re voting for Trump Many community newspapers profile and make endorsements of candidates for political elections, such as the Primary coming up on March 15. Here at the Independent we cover local elections and profile candidates, but we don’t […]
School Board OKs Bryan detention site, but not York, Jackson Members continue to question dual usage options
By Dan McLeister For The Elmhurst Independent Elmhurst School District 205 wants to wait to see how the Madison School storm water detention project goes before it commits to other properties, according to School Board member John McDonough. At a recent School Board meeting, he said the Madison intergovernmental […]
