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Elmhurst football falls 44-0 at Illinois Wesleyan
Elmhurst University's football team lost 44-0 at Illinois Wesleyan on Oct. 24, dropping to 1-6 overall and 0-5 in CCIW play, with a home game against Millikin on Oct. 31 up next.
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District 205 board adopts FY2027 budget with $501K surplus
Elmhurst District 205's board unanimously adopted a fiscal year 2027 operating budget projecting a $501,095 surplus and approved health insurance plan changes that cut a projected 12.6% rate increase to 8.6% for staff, while also accepting a private donation to fund a disability-awareness program at all district elementary schools.
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Elmhurst permit delays draw complaints as applications jump 18%
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Elmhurst group says city lost 3,000 trees in a decade
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Elmhurst's Fred Lorenzen becomes first NASCAR driver with CTE
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Elmhurst committees weigh $1.3M bike path, speed limit raise
City Council committees meet Monday evening to decide whether to pursue state funding for a Church Road bike path and whether to advance a consultant's recommendation to raise speed limits from 20 to 25 mph on southeast Elmhurst streets.
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DuPage committee approves $1.6 million for weatherization, homeless services
DuPage County's Human Services Committee unanimously approved more than $1.6 million in weatherization and homeless services contracts on Aug. 4, including a $1 million multi-family weatherization deal and $302,830 in HUD homeless services grants that will serve low-income residents countywide.
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Bandshell petition rejected as illegal; Elmhurst Park Board meets Monday
The Elmhurst Park Board meets Monday, Aug. 10, as residents and an election attorney challenge Executive Director Jim Rogers' rejection of a 1,183-signature petition seeking an advisory vote on the Wilder Park bandshell site.
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