Elmhurst News

Elizabeth Ainsworth was named to the USA Volleyball Great Lakes All Region Team for the 2012-13 club volleyball season.

In January 2012, Lindsay Slovey got the news no parent ever wants to hear. Her 10-year-old son, Riley, has a an inoperable brain tumor.

The Hinsdale home of state Sen. Kirk Dillard, whose 24th District includes Elmhurst, is among those that have been burglarized this spring and the senator says he's pushing for state legislation that will help local law enforcement investigate such burglaries.

The following items and postings were found on Craigslist for the Elmhurst, Wheaton and Glen Ellyn area.

A former Concordia University baseball player claims he was forced to perform sex acts on his coach in exchange for the promise of connections with major league scouts, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court.

Gordon Davis Bednorz, 83, a lifelong resident of Elmhurst, died Sunday, May 12. Mr. Bednorz was chairman of the Albert H. and Iona Glos Foundation.

Kids can chat with President Lincoln during Civil War Days, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19 at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville.

"Music for Film and Theater" by the Elmhurst Symphony String Ensemble is the final concert of the season for performances held at Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook.

While Elmhurst residents are getting ready to pay the first portion of their DuPage County tax bills, Elmhurst Unit District 205 School Board officials now know how much money they will receive from the county once the checks have been written.

A 30-year-old Elmhurst woman has been charged with engaging in a scheme to defraud the Medicare program.

The Illinois House of Representatives Wednesday passed legislation that will allow DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin authority to reduce the size of local government.

York Community High School in Elmhurst will be honored for the excellence of its music program Thursday when school officials receive a Grammy Foundation Signature Schools Gold Award.The award, which comes with a $5,500 grant, recognizes York's music program as one of the top three in the country."The top three are chosen based on overall ... (more)

Cheryl and Jon Bergstrom, of River Forest, walk with their five daughters in Oak Park's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk on Saturday.

Following an incident in which a drunk limo driver drove 23 Oswego East High School students to prom, House Republican Leader Tom Cross and state Rep.

The former head of the Maywood Housing Authority in suburban Chicago has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $400,000 in public money.

Edwyna P. Newman Edwyna P. Newman, a resident of Elmhurst for more than 60 years, died at Lexington Healthcare Center on May 10.

Did you know that this week-May 13-20-is officially Police Week in the United States? According to PoliceWeek.org : In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week .

The US Bank branch at 536 S. York Road was robbed by two men who implied they had a weapon at 4:50 p.m. Monday, May 13, according to a bulletin issued by Elmhurst police Chief Michael Ruth.

In grand fashion, IC Catholic Prep in Elmhurst bid farewell to long-time teacher Joe Schram at 7:25 a.m. Friday, May 10.

With school funding a perpetual problem for Illinois school districts, Elmhurst Unit District 205 School Board members are working to get ahead of the curve by engaging state legislators.