Web site honors downtown Elmhurst business By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Tannins restaurant and wine bar in downtown Elmhurst has made the very top of the list of Best Wine Bars in Illinois, according to the web site BestThingsIllinois.com. Tannins’ owner Mike Allas admits he was skeptical. “There’s […]
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Beautiful turnout, weather for Garden Walk & Faire
Monarch exhibit a hit with the kids By Marisa Mancini For The Elmhurst Independent A delightful crowd of women, men, and children enjoyed the Elmhurst Garden Club’s 22nd annual Garden Walk & Faire on Sunday, July 9. The “An Afternoon in the Garden” event featured six lovely private gardens, a […]
Elmhurst Community Calendar
Pick of the Week — Sunday, July 23 – Chicago in the 70s at History Museum From 2-3:30 p.m., in the Education Center, the Elmhurst History Museum offers Chicago in the 1970s: Music, Sports and Radio, featuring Dave Hoekstra, author journalist and WGN-AM Chicago weekend host. Includes a panel discussion […]
Sunset for Dukes’ summer season
CHRIS FOX PHOTOS/The Elmhurst Independent Senior Mike Patuovic is ready at first base against Glenbard West on Tuesday, July 11. Jake Hadawi, a senior, pitches against the Hilltoppers. The Dukes lost 5-3 in extra innings to end the summer season. Junior […]
Exploding bats on the 4th of July
COURTESY PHOTO/The Elmhurst Independent The Elmhurst Explosion 8U-White baseball team lines the base path with their Championship Trophy after winning the Hinsdale 4th of July Tournament. The team went 2-1 in pool play, then beat River Forest in the semi final to advance to the championship game where they beat […]
York Summer Baseball
Mike Pastuovic Pastuovic’s RBI hit in the bottom of the seventh sent York’s state summer playoff game with Glenbard West into extra innings where the Hilltoppers eventually won 5-3. In York’s 10-0 win against Westomont to open the state summer playoffs, Pastuovic went 1-for-1 with two RBI, a run scored […]
York summer baseball team wraps up season
Dukes beat Westmont 10-0 in playoff opener. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York summer baseball team concluded its season with a pair of games in the recent Phil Lawler summer state tournament hosted by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association. York opened regional play with a 10-0 victory over […]
Timothy Christian boys basketball team beings Plaisier era
Trojans compete in Riverside-Brookfield summer league. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Scott Plaisier era is officially underway at Timothy Christian. Plaisier, the Trojans’ new boys basketball coach, directed his team through its summer season in June with positive results. “The summer went well,” he said. “We had a lot of […]
IC Catholic Prep boys basketball team accomplishes plenty during summer
Knights win Ferris State team camp title; reach semifinals of Ridgewood league. By Mike Miazga Correspondent IC Catholic Prep boys basketball coach TJ Tyrrell labeled his squad’s summer as “great.” He had plenty of reasons to do so. The Knights reached the semifinals of the competitive Ridgewood summer league where […]
Elmhurst American Legion baseball team qualifies for division tournament
Post 187 reaches championship game of 11th District. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Elmhurst American Legion baseball team is headed to the next level. Post 187 went 2-2 at the recent 11th District tournament hosted by Wheaton at the Wheaton College field behind the Carol Stream American Legion Post to […]