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By staff reports
Fri Nov 06, 2009, 11:06 AM CST
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Fri Nov 06, 2009, 10:55 AM CST
By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 06, 2009, 10:51 AM CST
For years, the Monsignor Plunkett Monument at Immaculate Conception High School’s Lewis Stadium was missing its head: a large granite football.
No longer.
By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 06, 2009, 10:48 AM CST
Citing an approval from the city attorney, the City Council granted Monday a conditional use for a vacant residential lot adjacent to 1015 S. Route 83 as additional parking for CE Rentals.
Fri Nov 06, 2009, 10:42 AM CST
As Illinois student performance standards get tougher each year, more schools are falling short of the mark, according to statewide report cards released this week.
By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 04:04 PM CST
Elmhurst Police charged two men Friday, Oct. 30 for robbing two Elmhurst College students as they were walking home from class.
By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 02, 2009, 09:28 PM CST
By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 02, 2009, 10:29 AM CST
Immaculate Conception High School cross country coach Jeff Fredrickson saved two lives in September.
Kittens’ lives, but still.
By staff reports
Mon Nov 02, 2009, 10:25 AM CST
A familiar GOP name in Illinois has decided to enter next year’s gubernatorial election.
By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Oct 30, 2009, 01:47 PM CDT
Most mornings, Elmhurst resident John Pesek doesn’t need an alarm clock.
By staff reports
Fri Oct 30, 2009, 01:43 PM CDT
By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Oct 30, 2009, 01:31 PM CDT
An economic downturn and new sales tax for candy won’t stop residents from trick-or-treating Saturday, Oct. 31 but might affect how much you spend on your child’s costume.
That’s the finding of a brief survey of local candy and costume stores. Check out what they said.
By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Oct 30, 2009, 01:21 PM CDT
The season of giving is near, and more than 50 Elmhurst businesses are celebrating with inaugural event, Arte at Nite: Food for Life.
By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Oct 29, 2009, 05:57 PM CDT
Federal investigators have charged an Elmhurst man with mail fraud after he allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme that received $28 million in investments toward a company promising to rebuild and resell printers that never existed.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Oct 29, 2009, 04:51 PM CDT
The Hinsdale Township High School District 86 Board of Education president is attempting to seek a seat on the DuPage County Board.
By Adam Rosen & Eleni Demertzis, arosen@mysuburbanlife.com & edemertzis@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Oct 29, 2009, 02:57 PM CDT
While construction on St. Charles Road has already begun, Villa Park voters will have the final say on whether the village should repair bumpy roads elsewhere in the community. Voters will be asked in February's election whether the village should sell $27.5 million in bonds and raise its sales tax rate to fund work on local roads.
By Staff reports
Wed Oct 28, 2009, 03:07 PM CDT
The DuPage County Sheriff’s Department will test suspicious or questionable Halloween treats beginning at noon Saturday, Oct. 31, as part of a special initiative to make the holiday safer for trick-or-treaters, the department announced.
By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Oct 27, 2009, 11:31 PM CDT
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 proposed a 4.61 percent tax levy for 2009, the lowest increase since 2002.
By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Oct 27, 2009, 08:34 AM CDT
John Kline is bringing 10 years of experience in the restaurant industry to his newest venture — Beef ‘O’ Brady’s in Elmhurst.
By Dave Matthews, dmatthews@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Oct 26, 2009, 09:36 PM CDT
In an attempt to soften the blow on Public Works and present a tax levy on time to city staff, the City Council Committee of the Whole moved to establish a “wall” of property tax revenue totaling $4.6 million at its meeting Monday, Oct. 26 night.