Significant property damage in Naperville, Woodridge, Darien; brief radar rotation in Addison Staff report A powerful line of storms moved through the western suburbs late Sunday night, setting off tornado warning sirens throughout DuPage County. The National Weather Service said significant storm damage occurred in Naperville, Woodridge and Darien-caused by […]
Elmhurst News
Illinois High School Association Class 1A State Championships, ICCP action
Alia Johnson (#211) crosses the finish line for Immaculate Conception Catholic Prep. Johnson teamed with Franki Chaidez, Faith Laluya, Ciara Stephens to finish 19th in the state in the event. The Lady Knight foursome ran a time of 53.10 seconds. Photo by Daniel L. Chamness Carly Manchester (#213) runs in […]
EAM hosts virtual conversation with Washington leaders; Casten, Durbin, Foster, Quigley discuss housing, racial and economic segregation
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Congressman Sean Casten, Congressman Bill Foster, Congressman Mike Quigley, and local housing leaders held a virtual conversation on fair housing about the Elmhurst Art Museum’s exhibit “In Focus: The Chicago Freedom Movement and the Fight for Fair Housing.” The exhibit highlights historical and contemporary responses to […]
Homeless man arraigned for aggravated battery, public indecency; Suspect allegedly grabbed someone’s buttock at local fitness club
On Wednesday, June 9, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that Kelvin Brown, 42, believed to be homeless with a last known address in Bellwood, appeared in court where he entered a plea of not guilty to one count of Aggravated Battery (Class 3 Felony) and two counts of […]
Community gathers on Art Museum lawn for first-ever LGBTQ Pride Proclamation
The lawn of the Elmhurst Art Museum was the place to be on Wednesday, June 9, when the Elmhurst Pride Collective (EPC) hosted the City’s first-ever celebration of Pride Month. Rainbow colors were everywhere and free ice cream was on the menu as members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, […]
Excavation begins for stormwater project at York; IGA between City, D205 was ‘beginning of a new chapter in Elmhurst’
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent If you’ve driven past York High School this past week, you’ve no doubt noticed that excavation has begun at the large open area between the school and St. Charles Road, which will be used for underground stormwater storage vaults per an intergovernmental agreement […]
Police investigating aggravated vehicle hijacking; Prospective buyer reportedly pulls gun, steals car
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent On Thursday, June 10, Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth issued a release about the police investigating an incident of aggravated vehicle hijacking. The incident took place on Tuesday, June 8 at 7:50 p.m. in the area of Lake and Emroy. According to the […]
Ming Chwen Lee, 89
Ming Chwen Lee passed away peacefully and quietly in Elmhurst on May 8, 2021 at the age of 89. She was born on November 11, 1931. Ming’s life was full of family, friends, travel, and bridge. Her love of travel took her to all seven continents and cruises on most […]
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 […]
Elmhurst AAUW Used Book Sale returns
The AAUW (American Association of University Women) Elmhurst Area Branch is collecting books and media for its 2021 Used Book Sale from July 8 -11 at Sandburg Middle School, 345 E. St. Charles Road, Elmhurst, IL. The organization needs gently used books (hard and soft cover), CDs and DVDs. Cassette […]
