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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 council approves 140,000-square-foot warehouse near Salt Creek Elementary
The Elmhurst City Council voted 12-1 on Monday, July 20, to approve a 140,000-square-foot warehouse at 933 S. Riverside Drive near Salt Creek Elementary School, overriding resident opposition over truck traffic and pollution concerns.
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Elmhurst Park Board approves commissioning contract, security upgrades for Wagner Community Center
The Elmhurst Park District Board approved a building enclosure commissioning agreement and a security camera change order for the Wagner Community Center at its Monday, July 13 meeting, as the project's stormwater system passes the halfway mark and a Prairie Path restroom heads to a July 21 zoning hearing.
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Elmhurst zoning panel approves $48 million police station rebuild, ending free parking on First Street block
Elmhurst's zoning committee unanimously approved a two-story, 54,000-square-foot police station plan on Monday, July 13, converting a free public parking lot to police vehicle spaces and reshaping the First Street block for 20 months of construction starting this winter.
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