Gurrie elected Chairman; Muchow, Ahlgrim accept top spots on Board ELMHURST – The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Board of Directors elected three officers for its six-member Executive Committee for 2016 at its regular monthly meeting held November 10 in the Hammersmith Community Room at Community Bank of Elmhurst. […]

Pictured here in the arms of her parents Caitlin and Matt Todd is Clara Ann Todd, the first baby of 2016 born at Elmhurst Hospital. Clara was born at 1:56 a.m. on January 1, weighing 9 pounds, 5 ounces and measuring 21-1/2 inches long. She is the first child born […]

Foundation event on Feb. 20 offers chance to sample equipment By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent What exactly is a Playground for Everyone? Do you think of it as having a wide variety of features that playsets outdoor grounds have? Do you think of it being something where all […]

  Present task force ideas to reduce govt., save billions “with a B” By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti were in Oak Brook on Monday, January 4 to attend a meeting of the DuPage County Mayors and Managers Conference (DMMC). […]

On December 29, 2015 at 12:30 a.m. Elmhurst police received a call for a possible man with a gun at 165 E. North Ave. While details were limited, a third party complainant revealed that a person inside of the house was holding his cousin against his will. The victim told […]

Superintendent reaching out to students after winter break By Dan McLeister for The Elmhurst Independent Students and teachers protested Superintendent David Moyer’s move to pull morning announcements by LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender) students at York High School earlier this school year. After the December 15th meeting of the […]

Suspect now in jail, charged with eight counts of burglary By Dee Longfellow For The Independent Last week, the Independent learned that a worker at an Elmhurst senior living facility had been accused of stealing from the homes of at least eight elderly residents of Park Place. In a call […]

Ask where is transparency, after learning of move by form letter By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Last week, the Independent learned that some parents at Field School were calling District 205 to task after learning their multi-needs student would be transferring from Field to Emerson for instruction next […]

  Superintendent Moyer offered little response, no real reasons By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent Many York High School parents, teachers, family members and others attended the District 205 Board meeting on Tuesday, December 15 to protest the decision to no longer make daily announcements over the loudspeaker for […]