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York fell to Marist Friday afternoon in the IHSA Class 4A state championship semifinal game in the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign.
Elmhurst University has announced that the Rev. Amanda Gott will join the campus community as its new university chaplain
DuPage County Undersheriff Eddie Moore pledged Sunday to continue his campaign for sheriff, despite an investigation into reports he struck someone with his car last month and left the scene without contacting police
Endeavor Health is seeking more dogs for its animal-assisted therapy program at Edward Hospital and Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
From Capitol News Illinois: Illinois honored 28 schools with Blue Ribbon Schools awards at an event at the Governor’s Mansion.
Elmhurst University has received a gift of $265,000 that will benefit the university’s jazz festival and two scholarship programs for students who participate in the Elmhurst University Jazz Band
After more than 15 years of service to the Elmhurst community and a career of three decades in local government, Elmhurst city manager James Grabowski has announced his retirement, effective this summer
The single-family residence located at 409 East Church Street in Elmhurst was sold on Feb. 10, for $1.15 million, or $380 per square foot
Two men have been accused of falsely claiming that they were robbed of more than $1.5 million worth of jewelry
Performances of “Pride & Prejudice & Murder” will be at Angelo’s Ristorante in Elmhurst at 247 N. York Road at 7 p.m. Feb. 27-28 and March 6 -7, and at 6 p.m. March 8.
Bradley-Bourbonnais seniors Derek Otero and Calvin Kohl and Elmhurst resident Katie O'Neil, a 2018 York graduate, were the delegates from Special Olympics Illinois that met with members of congress and the senate for Special Olympics in Capitol Hill earlier this month.
Author Michael Beschloss will present “Leadership Through the Ages: America at 250,” this year’s Rudolf G. Schade Lecture on History, Ethics and Law, on March 17 at Elmhurst University
The Rev. James Shannon, pastor of the Peoples Community Church in Glen Ellyn, draws parallels between the Civil Rights movement and the political unrest threatening the nation today. Shaannon recently presented “The Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.” at the Elmhurst University
A single-family residence located at 231 South Arlington Avenue in Elmhurst has a new owner since Feb. 5.
In partnership with the Elmhurst Park District, the Elmhurst Art Museum announces the return of Art in Wilder Park to the heart of Elmhurst.
Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) recently secured more than $9 million in federal funding for local projects in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District through government funding bills passed by the House of Representatives
The new Elmhurst Art Museum's new Mobile Museum program brings pieces of art into the community
Charges have been filed against two individuals accused of stealing merchandise from an Oak Brook and an Elmhurst retail business in two unrelated incidents
The American Association of University Women Elmhurst Area Branch is accepting applications for three $3,500 scholarships for women in need of financial assistance to continue their education at the undergraduate or graduate level
A Melrose Park man accused of opening fire on another automobile following a traffic altercation in the fall of 2017 has been sentenced to 18 years in prison
A single-family residence located at 266 North Oak Street in Elmhurst changed owners on Jan. 20.
The single-family residence located at 611 South Fairfield Avenue in Elmhurst was sold on Jan. 12, for $1.28 million, or $399 per square foot.
The single-family residence located at 193 North Elm Avenue in Elmhurst was sold on Jan. 12, for $1.82 million, or $874 per square foot.
The recently built townhouse located at 262 North Addison Avenue in Elmhurst was sold on Jan. 9, for $1.43 million, or $380 per square foot.
The Rev. James Shannon, pastor of Peoples Community Church in Glen Ellyn, will present “The Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.,” this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Intercultural Lecture at Elmhurst University
Gerald Wolin, a former village trustee in Oak Brook who served as an alderman on the Elmhurst City Council before that, died Jan. 17. He was 86.
A single-family home in Downers Grove that sold for $2.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County over the past week.
Four individuals have been charged this week with fleeing and eluding police in unrelated incidents, a crime that has sharply increased over the past few years, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office
An Aurora man is being kept in jail pretrial on charges that he possessed a stolen vehicle and fled police.
A 3,131-square-foot single-family residence, built in 1928, has changed hands.
The Elmhurst History Museum will debut a new, original exhibition, “Anatomy of Healthcare: DuPage County Medical History,” which will open Jan. 23 and run through May 3.
The single-family residence located at 187 East Orchard Street in Elmhurst was sold on Dec. 19, 2025, for $1.96 million, or $402 per square foot.
DuPage County prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for an Elmhurst man accused of killing a woman in his garage, due to the brutality of the attack.
Elmhurst University alumna Alyssa De Jesus recently was among the winners of a nationwide contest for independent filmmakers, with her heartwarming comedy “40 Before 40.”
An Elmhurst man has been accused of beating and stabbing to death a woman he lured to his home
Four individuals have been charged with stealing merchandise from three DuPage County businesses in separate incidents this past weekend, prosecutors said.
The Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale will hold its 40th anniversary concert, “Wintersong 2025,” a celebration of four decades of music and community
Here's a look at the countywide races in DuPage County
The stable of DuPage Democrats running for county board seats or countywide office far outnumber those on the Republican side.
One person was killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on westbound I-290 in Elmhurst, authorities said.
An Army reservist and Elmhurst University student developed an AI tool to help veterans learn more about their benefits.
After spending much of his life in the military as the son of a veteran, Downers Grove resident Donnie Fields has held various civilian job helping vets
DuPage County Board members not receptive to clerk’s request for additional funding
Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?
Three DuPage County men have been charged with conspiring to impersonate a peace officer while traveling to numerous No Kings protests on Saturday, prosecutors said.
Protests are planned Saturday at several locations in DuPage County as part of the nationwide No Kings rallies
Local pro-democracy group Indivisible DuPage is planning a day of protests Oct. 18 as part of a national No Kings effort.
Elmhurst University celebrated the opening of its new, state-of-the-art Health Sciences Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 3.
John Carter Cash, an award-winning producer, singer-songwriter and author and son of music icon Johnny Cash, will speak Oct. Oct 30 at Elmhurst University
"U.S. News and World Report" ranks Elmhurst University a top performers for social mobility