Elmhurst Police are investigating an Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking incident that occurred Monday afternoon at an Elmhurst College parking lot near Prospect Avenue. At 1:45 p.m. a motorist parked in the parking lot and exited his sport utility vehicle.  The victim was approached by four black male suspects in a maroon […]

According to a WGN-TV news report, Addison Fire Department officials have confirmed two people were found dead inside a home on Ellsworth Avenue near Armitage following a fire that broke out at the home early Monday morning. Addison Fire Department officials told WGN-TV the fire started in the kitchen area, […]

Elmhurst Police are investigating two attempted residential burglaries that occurred on Tuesday evening between 6:30 &  7:10 p.m. in the area of North Avenue & West Ave in Elmhurst. At 6:33 p.m. in the 300 Block of River Glen, a resident heard a window screen being opened and an outside […]

Here’s what’s happening at District 205…   By Chris Fox For The Elmhurst Independent   The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. Commissioner Jim Collins was absent from the meeting, which was the […]

Three keys to City’s success: planning, planning and planning   By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent   Tuesday, Jan. 9 was one of those unseasonably warm mornings we’ve had lately when 150+ business and community leaders gathered at Community Bank of Elmhurst (CBE) for the annual State of the […]

The League of Women Voters of Elmhurst will host a Candidate Forum on Sunday, Jan. 21 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York St. Candidates for the March 20, 2018 General Primary have been invited to participate, if their race is contested.  Candidates […]

To be honored at upcoming Awards Gala Brewpoint Coffee, now with three locations in Elmhurst, will receive the A.J. “Toche” Terrones Business of the Year Award for 2017 at the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s 99th Annual Awards Gala held at The Drake Oak Brook Hotel in Oak Brook […]

Firefighters respond to house fire at 815 N. Howard; no injuries reported By Dee Longfellow For the Elmhurst Independent According to release issued by the City of Elmhurst by authority of Fire Chief Thomas K. Freeman, Elmhurst firefighters were dispatched to 815 N. Howard at 9:42 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. […]

By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent The City of Elmhurst released a statement provided by Elmhurst Police Chief Michael K. Ruth that police have been investigating several residential burglaries, which reportedly occurred in north Elmhurst on Wednesday, Jan. 3, between the hours of 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. According to […]

All alumni offered free membership to receive benefits Following some 18 months of exploratory discussions by an interim board and committees, the first York Community High School Alumni Association (YCHSAA) Board of Directors was elected. Serving two-year terms areJay Webb (’75), President; Kathy Wilson (‘65), Vice President; Trish Harper (’62), Membership; […]