By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT In its July 9 edition, the Elmhurst Independent reported the story about 22-year-old Alec Gonzales, who had been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder for allegedly shooting a 55-year-old Elmhurst man who was out walking his dog. Gonzales was also charged with […]

Battery alleged at fitness center Police were dispatched to a fitness facility in the 600 block of N. York at around 5:02 p.m. on July 16 on the report of a battery that had just occurred. The victim told police that he observed the suspect upstairs, standing in front of […]

Elmhurst University has decided to remove the standardized test score requirement for students applying to attend in the fall of 2021, giving prospective Elmhurst students a choice about whether to submit the scores as part of their admission application. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, high school juniors and seniors have […]

State Representative Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) invites residents of the 47th Illinois House District to take advantage of a free document shredding event on Saturday, July 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Elmhurst University, 190 So. Prospect Ave. Drivers will enter the Alexander Parking Lot at the University via […]

By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a regular meeting on July 14. All seven members participated in the meeting, which took place remotely, with the board and staff members communicating online. The meeting lasted nearly 5 hours, 30 minutes. District’s […]

By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent At the Elmhurst City Council meeting held on Monday, July 20, Mayor Steve Morley presented his nominees for the two open aldermanic seats, which were vacated by First Ward Alderman Mark Sabatino and 4th Ward Alderman Kevin York, both of whom left for […]

As of 11 a.m. on Monday, July 20, there were 10,308 total cases among DuPage County residents, including 495 deaths. Since Sunday, there were 123 new cases and one death of a male in his 70s with COVID-19 reported. Number of cases by town At press time, the DuPage Department […]

By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent With a DuPage County Board meeting looming in his future on Tuesday, July 14, County Board member Pete DiCianni (District 2), already under fire for comments he made and behavior exhibited at a “Back the Blue” rally in Elmhurst two weeks ago, decided […]

On Wednesday, July 8, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that a former DuPage County Probation Officer had been sentenced to 30 months in the Illinois Department of Corrections for having inappropriate sexual contact with a female probationer after it was discovered he violated his probation by falsifying documents […]

Victim alleges three masked men attacked him from behind Assault was reported on July 3, when a victim in the 100 block of W. Church told police at around 4:38 p.m. that while walking with a friend, three unknown masked men attacked him from behind. The victim has no information […]