Local Government
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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DuPage committee approves $31,000 budget shift after storms hit Elmhurst area
The DuPage County Stormwater Management Committee approved a $31,000 budget transfer on Aug. 4 to cover overtime and temporary salaries partly driven by flood operations after severe storms closed Route 83, knocked out power to 62,000 customers and flooded Courts Plus in Elmhurst.
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Villa Park police down five officers in a decade; board moves to hire two
Villa Park's police department has shrunk from 43 to 38 officers over the past decade, and the Village Board unanimously backed a 2027 budget amendment to hire two new officers entering the August police academy. The same July 13 meeting produced a new rodent-nuisance ordinance and a 4-1 vote ordering the village clerk to release an executive session recording to Village President Kevin Patrick.
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DuPage ethics panel clears forest preserve commissioner over name-pin complaint; Elmhurst alderman faced same issue
The DuPage County Forest Preserve ethics commission dismissed a complaint against Commissioner Barbara O'Meara for wearing her government name pin at a Democratic Party event, calling it "legally insufficient." The ruling connects to a documented pattern that includes Elmhurst Alderman Guido Nardini, who admitted to the same conduct last fall.
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