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Events

Today,  10:00 am

Elmhurst Artists' Guild presents Stringer's PolyChromatic

Elmhurst Art Museum
Today,  1:00 pm

“Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow: Living with the Atomic Bomb, 1945-1965”

Elmhurst Historical Museum
Today,  4:00 pm

Winter Pottery Class

Litavsky Pottery Studio
Today,  7:00 pm

Movie Night at the Library: The Bucket List

Elmhurst Public Library

News

An artists rendering shows what the library's Circulation area will look like after the installation of new self-checkout stations.

News

Elmhurst Library Director Leading the Charge to Revamp the Circulation Department

14 hours ago

Police & Fire

Man Arrested for Photographing Victim in the Nude, Crash Involves DUI and a Burglary Reported on West

Yesterday
161 W. Jackson St., open Sunday 1 to 4 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, $490,000

Business

Looking to Buy a House—Or Just Looking?

Yesterday

Elections

League of Women Voters will Hold Candidate Forum Feb. 12

Yesterday

Obituaries

Obituary: Mary Ann Greenwood, 82

Yesterday

Opinion

Paulette Delcourt: Scofflaws And Bloody Paws In The Park

2 days ago

Government

No Surprises: Elmhurst District 205 School Board Bringing Facilities Needs Into the Light

2 days ago

Obituaries

Obituary: Laurie A. Witzke, 59

2 days ago

Local Voices

Patch Blogs

Well-meaning Helicopter Parents Do a Disservice to Their Children

Retired elementary principal

Helicopter parents who want to shield their kids from life’s ups and downs strip their children of the ability to gain confidence through accomplishment and disappointment.
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No More GOP Scholarships, Comptroller Report Grim, Quinn Announces Closures, More Pension Abuse Found

State Senator for the 21st District

A review of activities in the Senate and state for the week of January 16-20
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Have You Ever Gotten the Lice Letter? Here's a Survival Guide

Elmhurst Mom and Pediatrician at Loyola …

As a Hawthorne parent, I cringe when I see the dreaded lice letter from the school staff. When that note comes out of my kid’s backpack I get a sinking feeling.
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