By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT During the announcements portion of the City Council meeting on Monday, May 6, Mayor Scott Levin shared a letter from Rob Wagner, the asst. principal of athletics at York High School. In the letter, Wagner thanked the City for providing CPR training […]
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Elmhurst 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 […]
Historic organ donated to Addison Historical Museum; Instrument carries rich history in its manufacturers
An 1887 organ, complete with its original “warrantee” (as it was spelled in 1887), was recently donated to the Addison Historical Museum by Addison residents Marty and Judy Hausermann, given in memory of Elmer and Althea Hausermann.. Previously, the organ had been on loan for display in the museum’s Century […]
Under My Father’s Fedora
By Dee Longfellow COLUMNIST Happy Birthday to me! In case it has not yet been posted on every electronic sign in town as per my request, I want our readers to know that my birthday is coming up this Sunday, as it falls on Cinco de Mayo – May 5 […]
Dona Joy Snyder, 91
Dona Joy Snyder, 91, of Elmhurst, IL. and North Redington Beach, FL., passed away unexpectedly on March 16, 2024. Dona was born on October 25, 1932 daughter of Eula Belle and Russell Hendrix. She was the devoted and adoring wife of John, “Tim” Snyder who predeceased her in […]
EYFP celebrates new warehouse acquisition; ECCI, mayor attend ribbon-cutting; demand for services continues to rise
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT The weather was overcast on Sunday, April 28 when the Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry (EYFP) hosted a grand opening celebration of its new warehouse facility located at 501 W. Lake St. in Elmhurst’s north industrial park. The weather didn’t dampen the spirits of […]
Elmhurst goes electric! City purchases first-ever electric hybrid; police to test viability of cost, public safety
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT As the City takes inventory of its vehicles and makes decisions on the fate of the older models, it also prepares to bring on newer editions. At a recent City Council meeting, a recommendation of the Public Works & Buildings (PWB) Committee […]
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Bears pitch $3.2 billion stadium plan, but Pritzker still ‘skeptical’ despite team’s $2 billion pledge
Bears executives, city leaders make appeal for $900 million in public funding, $1.5 billion for infrastructure By Dilpreet Raju and Jerry Nowicki CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS The Chicago Bears laid out a $3.2 billion plan for a new domed stadium on Chicago’s lakefront last week, painting pictures of future Super Bowls […]
Rare cicada emergence expected this spring
By Rhiannon Branch FARMWEEK Illinois will experience a rare phenomenon of nature this year as two broods of periodical cicadas are scheduled to emerge at the same time. And this once-in-a-lifetime occurrence won’t happen again until 2245. Kacie Athey, a specialty crop entomologist at the University of Illinois, said the […]
