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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 gas bills to rise $2, not $6, under Nicor settlement
A settlement between Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office and Nicor Gas cuts the utility's $221 million rate hike request by 63%, adding about $2.21 per month to average residential bills instead of the $6 originally proposed, with new rates set to take effect Nov. 16 pending regulatory approval.
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Elmhurst alderman says state law blocks ICE jail in city
Alderman Guido Nardini told the Elmhurst City Council that a new Illinois law banning federal detention centers near homes, schools and parks effectively rules out an ICE facility anywhere in the city.
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Elmhurst Rep. Deuter's newborn screening bill becomes law
Gov. Pritzker signed Elmhurst Rep. Marti Deuter's unanimously passed bill modernizing Illinois newborn disease screening, giving the state flexibility to add conditions as federal advisory guidance disappears.
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