On Tuesday, Jan. 18, U.S. Soccer announced that Shawn Danhouser had won the second annual ADAPTandTHRIVE Disability Award, which recognizes an individual who is making an impact in the United States’ broad landscape of Disability soccer. Danhouser is also a coach at Addison United in Addison. “I am so […]
Other News
2/9/23 Print Versions
State of the City: ‘Excellent,’ says Levin; Optimistic message delivered to packed house at CBE
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT Instead of the usual blustery below-zero temperatures, it was an unusually mild morning on Thursday, Jan. 19 when about 130 people gathered at Community Bank of Elmhurst on Butterfield Road to hear Mayor Scott Levin deliver the annual State of the City address. […]
Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade to step off March 4
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT According to the Jim O’Connor, Chair of the annual Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade, this year’s event will take place on Saturday, March 4, with Jack Island as the Grand Marshal. Island recently stepped away from his ownership of the Silverado Grill on […]
Villa Park juvenile accused of threatening school violence; Says he’ll ‘bring gun to school, finish what he started,’ police say
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Villa Park Chief of Police Michael Rivas announced last week that a 13-year-old male Villa Park resident has been accused of threatening another juvenile and his family. The juvenile appeared at a detention hearing where Judge Demetrios Panoushis ordered that he be detained […]
Dr. Minnie Mathilda “Tillie” Gnewuch, 88
Dr. Minnie Mathilda “Tillie” Gnewuch died Jan 20, 2023 at the age of 88. She was born Nov 25, 1934. Highly regarded as a reading specialist, Dr. Gnewuch taught thousands of children how to read and hundreds of teachers to teach reading. She graduated from Harris Teachers College where she […]
Local leaders come together for 16th annual ‘Shape of Addison’ event
The 16th annual Shape of Addison town hall meeting was held on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at the Addison Village Hall, sponsored by Itasca Bank & Trust Co. and moderated by the bank’s chairman of the board, Jack Mensching. The meeting provided an opportunity for community members to dialogue with […]
Annual financial report presented to D205 School Board; Decision on 2023 abatement resolution due by end of Feb.
By Chris Fox FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT At the Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board meeting on Monday, Jan. 17 included a presentation of the annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2022. Andy Mace and Scott Duenser from the district’s accounting firm—Wipfli—both […]
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 […]
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 […]