Friday, June 2, 2023
United Community Concerns Association (UCCA) will host the 6th annual, Taste of the Town: Dining for a Cause, an Elmhurst food and drink sampling, on Thursday, May 18 from 6-10 p.m. at Wilder Mansion. “We’re so excited to be back at Wilder Mansion doing an in-person event after a three-year […]
Wilder Park’s open green space will grow following the approval to demolish the former Lizzadro Museum building later this summer. The Elmhurst Park Board approved the project at its Monday, April 10 meeting. The building is located at the southeast corner of the park and has been vacant since 2019. […]
Pictured here at the 15th anniversary celebration of the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation held Thursday, April 20 at Wilder Mansion are (front row, from left): former Elmhurst Heritage Foundation Board member Tom Klein, City treasurer Dan Curran, City manager Jim Grabowski, Elmhurst History Museum executive director Dave Oberg, DuPage County Board […]
Historically-significant painting recovered, restored; Heritage Foundation celebrates 15 years Usually, history museums acquire objects that are meaningful to their mission and collections from items handed down through generations or donations from community resources. Occasionally, curators come across a diamond in the rough, a find that is both rare and significant […]
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court […]
On Friday, April 14 at approximately 2:55 p.m., a beige GMC Acadia SUV entered Elmhurst by traveling northbound on Illinois Route 83 and turning eastbound onto St. Charles Road. The vehicle was being pursued by Oak Brook and Villa Park Police Department vehicles for an incident that reportedly originated in […]
Mayor Scott Levin holds little Maclyn Reynolds, while her mother Samantha pins the badge on Steve Reynolds upon his promotion to Battalion Chief of the Elmhurst Fire Department. Their other children are Olivia, 10, and Owen, 8 (not pictured). Other promotions that evening included Elmhurst firefighters Andy Giarratano and Dan […]
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT In Pursuit of Happiness: Immigrants in Our Communities, the current exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum will be closing on Sunday, May 14. It explores the journeys of area immigrants and their descendants, who have carved out a sense of cultural identity […]
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ADDISON INDEPENDENT After Portillo’s production workers in Addison won their union election on Thursday, April 13, despite complaints that there was “significant company intimidation,” workers held a press conference on Saturday, April 15 at Portillo’s flagship Chicago restaurant at 100 W. Ontario (at Clark St.) […]
On Election night, Tuesday, April 4, City officials – former and current – came out to Elmhurst Brewing Company to join First Ward Alderman Jennifer Veremis (3rd from left), who handily beat her two opponents at the polls by a vote of 866-494 over Engy Sutherland (unofficial). A third candidate […]
