City Council Roundup: Garbage Info, Deadlines for Sign-ups, Recycling Event, Early Voting

Nine things discussed at Tuesday's Elmhurst City Council meeting you may want to know about.

UPDATE: 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 The City of Elmhurst released an announcement Thursday evening stating that City Hall will, in fact, be an early-voting location for the April Consolidated Election. Previous information shared at the Tuesday, Feb. 19, City Council meeting is no longer valid. Information below has been updated to reflect the correct information. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Among other business, aldermen at the Feb. 19 City Council meeting: Let Patch save you time. Get more local stories like these delivered right to your inbox or smartphone with our free newsletter. Fast signup here. For a different take, like us on Facebook.

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Doremus Jessup

9:45 am on Monday, February 25, 2013

E Rutledge, You posted what my order of comments on a thread where "(numbers 22, 25, 39, 49 & 54), I applaud your due diligence, but getting in a comment thread at number 22 is not what I consider being saturated. I am taking a week off from political posts but I could be expected to post again starting Saturday. Until Saturday I will keep my posts on other topics. P.S. Maybe you should play …   more ›

Elmhurst Chamber's Request for 'Got It' Money Met With Questions from Aldermen

Development Committee will look at effectiveness of marketing strategy.

When the “Got It in Elmhurst” campaign was created two years ago, the economy was in free fall and city officials and businesses wanted to remind residents that dollars went further when spent locally. Two years later, the city is seeing a rebound in sales tax revenues, and both the city and the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry want to keep it that way. But while City Council agreed Monday to continue its financial support of "Got It in Elmhurst," aldermen also are asking if the “Got It” campaign is having the hoped-for impact. Last week, the Development, Planning and Zoning Committee approved spending $9,900 of a $25,000 fiscal year 2012-2013 budget for the Chamber to purchase both web and print ads in local media outlets. The …

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Karen Chadra

2:00 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013

Journalism Major, I would love to talk to you about different elements of new media, and how journalism ethics, the immediacy of the Internet and an open exchange of ideas can create unique challenges for reporters and editors. I'm sure your professor would agree that not every issue is black and white, and there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to every story. Ethics and truth first, always. …   more ›

Elmhurst Chamber Planning Major Shop Local Campaign

"Got it!" in Elmhurst set to launch; City Council expected to give $50,000 to the campaign.