Graydon Megan

Elmhurst blotter: Car windows smashed during burglaries

July 10, 2023 at 4:41 p.m.

The following items were taken from area police department reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Elmhurst Battery Refugio Fernandez-Ortiz, 50, of the 200...

Elmhurst Children's Theatre is renting the former Pink Elephant shop space on West First Street across from the Metra station for its classes and rehearsals.

Elmhurst Children’s Theatre has a new home for rehearsals

June 27, 2023 at 1:46 p.m.

After years of preparing shows in rented and borrowed spaces, Elmhurst Children's Theatre has found a downtown Elmhurst home for its classes and rehearsals. The 86-year-old organization recently announced it...

Elmhurst police arrest Florida man after high speed chase

June 24, 2023 at 2:14 a.m.

Bond was set at $100,000 Friday for a Florida man arrested by Elmhurst police following a high-speed chase that looped along Route 83 from North Avenue south to 16th Street...

Joseph Schumacher has been hired as Elmhurst School District 205 assistant superintendent of human resources.

Elmhurst School District 205 hires veteran educator as assistant superintendent of human resources

March 12, 2024 at 12:02 p.m.

Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 has announced the hiring of Joseph Schumacher as assistant superintendent of human resources. The appointment was unanimously approved by the District 205 school board,...

Elmhurst Police: DuPage County bomb squad disposes of device discovered while cleaning

June 19, 2023 at 10:00 p.m.

The following items were taken from area police department reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Explosives A grenade found on the afternoon of...

At the start of the June 4 vintage baseball game, barrister (umpire) "Dandy" Dave Oberg (right), executive director of the Elmhurst History Museum, met with team captains Elmhurst Mayor Scott "Da Mare" Levin (left) and Elmhurst University President Troy "Diesel" VanAken to review game rules.

Elmhurst Vintage Baseball series has a new champion

June 14, 2023 at 5:39 p.m.

By Graydon Megan What it was, was baseball – a seven inning demonstration game pitting players from the City of Elmhurst captained by Mayor Scott "Da Mare" Levin against a...

First United Methodist Church of Elmhurst set out this sign after the vote at the United Methodist Church's General Conference in February 2019 to maintain bans against gay marriage and gay clergy.

Three Chicago-area churches to sever ties with United Methodist Church following split over LGBTQ inclusion

June 14, 2023 at 3:13 p.m.

More than three years after The United Methodist Church announced it would split over long-standing disagreements regarding LGBTQ inclusion, three Chicago-area churches are preparing to finalize their disaffiliation by the...

A high-wheeler and an iron-and-wood "bone shaker" are part of the Elmhurst History Museum's new exhibit on The Bicycle.

Elmhurst History Museum’s, The Bicycle: Two Wheels to Adventure, opens June 9

June 6, 2023 at 12:46 p.m.

The Elmhurst History Museum's new summer exhibit, "The Bicycle: Two Wheels to Adventure," is an ideal fit for Elmhurst, where bike routes crisscross the city for travel ranging from family...

Elmhurst Blotter: Five residents gathered under I-290 near Hampshire Avenue cited for trespassing

May 19, 2023 at 10:34 p.m.

The following items were taken from area police department reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Elmhurst Alcohol Erica Torres, 19, of the 700...

Elmhurst Blotter: Menu sign stolen from drive-in area of Nana’s Hot Dogs

May 12, 2023 at 10:30 p.m.

The following items were taken from area police department reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Elmhurst Cannabis Saniece Anderson, 28, of the 2700...

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