Francis “Frank” Hugh Hamill, 96, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2024, in Gainesville, Florida. Born on September 16, 1928, in Elmvale, Ontario, Canada, to Mary McGill and John Hamill, Frank moved to the United States at the age of two. He spent most of his life in Brighton […]
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ROSEMARY DIANE RICHARD, 79
Rosemary Diane Richard, age 79, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2024, after a courageous battle against leukemia for the past year and a half. She was born March 3, 1945 in Burlington, IA to Albert and Dorothy Schreiner. Rosemary was a resident in Elmhurst, IL for […]
York Dukes gear up for historic IHSA 8A State Football Championship!
The spirit of Elmhurst is soaring as the York Dukes prepare to make their first ever appearance in the IHSA 8A State Football Championship! This historic moment will take place on Saturday, November 30, at Illinois State University, and the excitement in the community is palpable. The York Dukes football […]
11/28/24 Print Versions
VIOLET C. BARTELS, 96
Violet C. Bartels, age 96, of Wood Dale and a former longtime resident of Marengo, Illinois, passed away November 20, 2024. Violet’s passions were as colorful as her personality. She was an avid reader, a skilled quilter, seamstress, and crocheter, and she relished in a game of cards […]
DOROTHY C. McANARNEY, 105
Dorothy C. McAnarney, age 105, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2024. There really was a Dorothy from Kansas. Dorothy Cleo Bellman was born in Hammond, Kansas in 1919 and raised in Paola, Kansas where she read every children’s book in her small hometown library before age 10. […]
Community Calendar
Thursday, Nov. 28 Holiday flower show at the Wilder Park Conservatory. Starting Nov. 28 and running through Jan. 12, step into the holidays during Wilder Park Conservatory’s Holiday Flower Show. The conservatory is located at 225 S. Prospect Ave. Free. Hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. through December and 8 a.m.-2:30 […]
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 […]
A reason to celebrate
Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital, which earned an A in The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grades, is one of only 12 hospitals in the country and three in Illinois to achieve straight A’s since the Grades began in 2012. Pictured celebrating the honor are (left to right) are: […]
Honor someone special with a Love Light
EMHF fundraiser an annual tradition By Jane Charmelo FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT If you want to honor someone special this holiday season who has touched your life in some way, or give the gift of a memory to someone else, consider making a donation to the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation’s […]
