Tuesday, April 23, 2024
York grads, now adults, work at Elmhurst Hospital – in New York! By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Two York grads are currently serving at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York in the thick of things, with regards to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. The hospital has been referred to as […]
Case Counts* in DuPage County, 2020 Total cases in DuPage County residents total 1,009 (153 outbreak-associated** and 856 nonoutbreak-associated cases), including 39 deaths Willowbrook long-term care facility outbreak-associated cases 51 (34 residents and 17 staff), including 8 deaths *Data are provisional as of 11:00am 4/10/2020 and subject to change. **Outbreak-associated […]
Join York Water Polo teams in a joint effort to give back to the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Teams are raising money through t-shirt sales. Recognizing that sportsmanship goes beyond the pools, tracks, fields and stadiums, the teams are coming together in this difficult time. This is time sensitive as […]
The Independent urges readers to: Stay home, stay well and keep your family safe! For the latest updates on cancelled events, restaurants offering curbside delivery, and other notices concerning the Coronairus, please visit: theindependentnewspapers.com.
By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent On Wednesday, March 25, the Elmhurst Park District posted a reminder that its playgrounds are currently closed due to the order of Governor Pritzker, reminding residents that while it’s okay to be in parks to walk, bike or jog, it is not acceptable […]
Next Council meeting to be held electronically A City Council meeting will be held on Monday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. Elected officials have been encouraged to participate electronically. Residents are also urged to watch the meeting online on ElmhurstTV YouTube Live, Comcast Channel 6 or AT&T U-verse Channel 99. […]
Inez Sather died on March 22, 2020, having reached the not always envious age of 102. She was born in a remote part of North Dakota called Kintyre, on February 25, 1918, the second youngest of four Norwegian children. When her mother died two years later, her overwhelmed father asked […]
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 […]
Governor Pritzker has issued an official Executive Order that mandates the closure of on-premise dining in Illinois restaurants through at least March 30. The following Elmhurst establishments have confirmed with the City that they plan to remain open, offering drive-thru, carryout, curbside, or delivery options to patrons. Please note some […]
April 4, 2020 Media Alert: Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Case Counts* in DuPage County, 2020 outbreak-associated cases 606 (88 outbreak-associated** and 518 nonoutbreak-associated cases), including 19 deaths Total cases in DuPage County residents Total Willowbrook long-term care facility 51 (34 residents and […]
