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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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DuPage County committee votes Tuesday on watershed plan that would unlock state flood-reduction grants
The DuPage County Stormwater Management Committee meets Tuesday, July 7, to vote on adopting the Upper West Branch DuPage River Watershed-Based Plan, which would make municipalities across a 47-square-mile area eligible for state grants to fund flood-reduction and water-quality projects.
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DuPage County panel to vote Monday on expanding 911 radio network used by Elmhurst, Villa Park first responders
The DuPage ETSB Policy Advisory Committee meets Monday, July 6, to vote on expanding access to the county's shared 911 radio system used by Elmhurst, Villa Park, and Oakbrook Terrace first responders, including MOU modifications with Wheaton College, Cook County ETSB, and Tri-Com Central Dispatch.
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Downtown Elmhurst block could be demolished for 550-seat theater and 185-unit apartment complex
The nonprofit Encore Center for Performing Arts has signed a new developer after Ryan Companies backed out in March, moving closer to presenting a plan for a 550-seat theater and 185-unit apartment building that would demolish much of the 100 block of West First Street in downtown Elmhurst.
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