By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent You can almost feel a kind of positive energy when you walk into Livia Italian Eatery, the latest addition to the restaurant community in downtown Elmhurst, which recently opened at 116 E. Schiller. All it takes is an introduction to Fred Schaller, the […]
Other News
Two arrests made in recent car, garage burglaries
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent On Saturday, Jan. 27, the Independent learned that two arrests have been made relating to a string of recent burglaries to cars and garages on the south end of town. According to a report, police said that on Jan. 25 at about 3 […]
School Board Capsules
What’s happening at District 205… The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a meeting on Jan. 23 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. All seven board members attended the meeting. Changes in middle school curriculum approved Board members voted unanimously to approve the […]
Man sentenced to three years for Prairie Path attacks
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced last week that a Winfield man charged with attacking two women on separate occasions on the Illinois Prairie Path had been sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Matthew Grover, 32, of 26W603 Lindsey, appeared in Court, where he […]
York Commons packed as community bids farewell to Joe Newton
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent There was scarcely a dry eye in the house on Sunday, Jan. 28, when the Elmhurst community turned out at York High School to take part in a Memorial Ceremony for Coach Joe Newton, who passed away in December. There were a few […]
Police Reports
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named. Assault, battery Jan. 23 A victim […]
Bond Set for Two Men Charged in Elmhurst Burglaries
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael Ruth announced today that charges have been filed against two men suspected in a series of car burglaries and burglaries to unattached garages. Fernando Galvan, 20 (d.o.b.1/8/1998) of 5113 W 23rd Street, Cicero and Tyler Almaguer, 22 […]
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Obituaries
Barbara Sylvester Barbara Sylvester, nee Orth, beloved wife of Robert A. Sylvester; devoted mother of Maura (Butch) Navarro, Barbara Colella, Cadden Kapsalis, and Kate Sylvester; loving daughter of the late Daniel A. Orth Jr. and the late Marion Orth; cherished grandmother of Anthony (Rachel), Michael (Mindy), Taylor, Catey, and Madison […]
Elmhurst Police have two suspects in custody following vehicular hijacking
Elmhurst Police are investigating an Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking incident that occurred Monday afternoon at an Elmhurst College parking lot near Prospect Avenue. At 1:45 p.m. a motorist parked in the parking lot and exited his sport utility vehicle. The victim was approached by four black male suspects in a maroon […]