By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT “It was a very special day that I will never forget. It was right up there with getting married and the birth of my son.” Those were the words of Dick Brooks upon returning to his home on Washington Street in Elmhurst after […]
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Building an international community; Library volunteer shares his experience with English language learning groups
When Allen Polich first moved to Addison in the fall of 2020, he didn’t expect he’d become a regular visitor to the Addison Public Library. But after receiving the library’s newsletter and spotting an intriguing volunteer opportunity, everything changed. The timing worked out perfectly, Polich said. He had just decided […]
Storm batters Elmhurst once more
It’s been a while since Elmhurst has been hit by a bad storm such as the one that blew through town on Monday, June 13, but nature showed her fury once again. This damaged tree is located on the south side of Alexander Blvd. just west of Hawthorne. Neighbors said […]
District 205 Board approves funds for capital projects
The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board of Education held its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 14. At the meeting, the board voted unanimously to approve a resolution providing for the issue of no more than $27.6 million in bonds to account for the fourth and final amount of […]
Elmhurst, Addison police find armed missing suicidal person; Man found, later pronounced dead
On Saturday, June 18, at approximately 5:10 p.m. Elmhurst police were alerted to a vehicle being driven on westbound Lake Street in Elmhurst that had been reported as belonging to a missing 37-year-old man by the Berwyn Police Department. The information indicated the missing man was reportedly suicidal and in […]
No injuries in house fire on Marion St.; Seven communities to provide mutual aid
At 3:45 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, June 15, Elmhurst firefighters were called to the scene of a residential house fire on the 100 block of East Marion Street after a passerby noticed the fire and called 911. Assisting mutual aid departments included Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, York Center, […]
Eat Your Heart Out: Iconic Chicagoland foods; Elmhurst History Museum’s latest exhibit takes on Chicago’s famous specialties
Does ketchup ever belong on a hot dog? Is real pizza cut in squares or triangles? And is Italian beef meant to be consumed soaking wet or dry? These confounding conundrums are at the core of the Elmhurst History Museum’s latest exhibit, “Eat Your Heart Out: Iconic Chicagoland Foods,” which […]
Addison to receive County Stormwater Management ARPA grant
DuPage County’s Stormwater Management Department accepted grant proposals from municipalities for flood control and water quality projects countywide. The selected projects will be partially funded using an allocation of DuPage County’s American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funding from the federal government. Open to municipal governments, DuPage County’s grant will award […]
The robotic age comes to hospital
Edward-Elmhurst Health has acquired Moxi the robot to assist nurses in obtaining and delivering supplies to the floors, which will be a real time-saver for the nurses. Moxi the robot will give time back for patient care and help nurses focus on patients by helping to take care of deliveries. […]
Single probable case of monkeypox reported in DuPage County
The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) is investigating a single case of monkeypox virus infection in an adult male with international travel in the past month to a country which has also reported monkeypox cases recently. Initial testing was completed on June 10 at an Illinois Department of Public Health […]
