By Chris Fox FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT When Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15, the meeting included a presentation about the estimated tax levy increase for the district for 2022. Chris Whelton, the district’s assistant superintendent of finance and operations, gave […]
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Police Reports
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 […]
Postal carrier charged with stealing checks from those on mail route; Suspect allegedly pocketed 130 checks worth $60,000
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael McLean announced that a postal carrier had been charged with identity theft for allegedly stealing more than 100 checks intended for others from his mail route. Keevon Dockery, 22, of the 7500 block of […]
Results of area races, ballot measures from the Nov. 8 general election
Editor’s note: The following is a list of unofficial results for U.S. House and Senate seats, state-wide and DuPage County-wide races, and ballot measures from the Tuesday, Nov. 8 general elections. This is not a comprehensive list of candidates, races and ballot measures. Results listed here were provided by www.dupageresults.gov, […]
Time for Oglethorpe to step off! Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot registration closes Nov. 20
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT Important dates are coming up to lead into the Thanksgiving morning Elmhurst tradition that is the 39th annual Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot. On Thursday, Nov. 24, almost 4,000 are set to descend onto the streets of downtown Elmhurst, beginning at Park Ave. and […]
Bond denied for Addison man accused of murdering wife
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Addison Director of Police Timothy Hayden have announced that bond has been denied for an Addison man accused of killing his wife in their home earlier this week. Brahim Bakayoko, 44, appeared at a bond hearing where Judge Paul Marchese granted the state’s […]
ECPA Board Spotlight on Jeff Budgell; Organization seeks more board members
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT [Ed. note: This is another in a series of stories about those who sit on the Board of Directors of the Elmhurst Centre for Performing Arts. There is currently a drive to bring more people onto the Board from a variety of backgrounds […]
Elmhurst Children’s Theatre presents fall musical ‘Seussical’
Looking for a Broadway-caliber musical in the Western suburbs? Come join ECT for its production of Seussical from Nov. 11 – 13 at Blackhawk Middle School in Bensenville. Set in the fantastical world of Horton Hears a Who!, Gertrude McFuzz, and Horton Hatches the Egg, among others, Seussical weaves together […]
New ESO executive strikes the right note with community
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT Not since Dave Oberg took the helm of the Elmhurst History Museum has there been another chance to welcome a new person to lead another of Elmhurst’s fine institutions. The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra has announced that Gregory Hughes has accepted the position […]
AT celebrates Italian American Heritage Month
During the week of Oct. 11 to 14, Addison Trail students, staff and community members celebrated Italian-American Heritage Month with numerous activities and events hosted by AT’s Italian Club. The activities included an opportunity for ATHS staff, most of whom wore this year’s Italian-American Heritage Month t-shirt, to enjoy cannoli […]