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Multiple vehicle accident on North Avenue

This multiple vehicle accident occurred on Wednesday, November 18, on North Avenue just east of Route 83 at around 6:20 p.m. Police, fire and ambulance crews responded immediately and routed westbound traffic to the north lane of North Avenue. Airbags deployed on an SUV that flipped. There were no details […]

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New Vietnam War Memorial dedicated

A color guard stands over the newly-installed stone built to commemorate the 14 young men from Elmhurst who were killed in the Vietnam War. It stands at the site where the Traveling Vietnam Wall Memorial stood for a week in 1988. A smaller memorial was placed there under a tree […]

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Community calendar

  Pick of the Week – An event not to be missed! Thursday, Nov. 19 – Doc Severinsen appears at Elmhurst College At 11:30 a.m. in Hammerschmidt Chapel on the campus of Elmhurst College, legendary Tonight Show bandleader Doc Severinsen will lead a master class, during which he will talk […]

Police Reports

Elmhurst 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 Nov. 10 Dylan B. Kelenzon, 21, […]

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Recalling the fallen…

This cluster of flags stood at the entrance of York High School on Wednesday, November 11, as part of the Avenue of Flags that lined the circle driveway. There are 101 flags, representing 101 students at York High School who lost their lives serving our country in various wars over […]

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Four arrested in Elmhurst following Chicago shooting

Charges include gun possession by gang member By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent A shooting on the west side of Chicago resulted in four arrests taking place near Berens Park by the Elmhurst Police Department. The Independent learned on Sunday, November 15, that Chicago police reported shots fired between […]

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Another suspicious vehicle approaches child

Victim able to describe suspect, vehicle Elmhurst — On the morning of Monday, November 16, The Independent received the following Special Bulletin from the Elmhurst Police Department: On November 13, 2015, at 5:10 p.m., a male subject driving a truck similar to the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado approached a 12-year-old boy […]