Elmhurst Patch

06/03/2025

The 17-year-old and 16-year-old were found dead in a car over the weekend.

The GoFundMe campaigns were set up to cover funeral expenses and other costs for the two Conant High School students who died last weekend.

06/03/2025

Police say the children, ages 2 and 4, were left in the car for nearly an hour while their mother was inside the liquor store.

The kids were left in the car outside Rte 30 Liquors on Feb. 25, police said.

05/03/2025

An audit firm has been hired to look at Elmhurst School District 205's credit card spending and bids for building projects.

The district's finances have been under a cloud for the last few months.

The inquiry is expected to cost at least $20,000 and take a few months.

05/03/2025

A few York High School students won't have to walk far from their cars to class next year.

That privilege costs thousands.

The athletic boosters auctioned off parking spots and graduation packages.

05/03/2025

Occupancy at the new downtown Elmhurst apartment complex is leveling off.

Patch tracks the numbers each month because some residents assert that Elmhurst has enough apartments already.

Studios and one- and two-bedroom units remain available.

05/03/2025

Elmhurst firefighters put out a garage fire in about 20 minutes Tuesday, the city said.

Firefighters said they encountered heavy smoke and flames.

05/03/2025

Red Robin said it is “evaluating alternatives for approximately 70 underperforming restaurant locations, including closure, upon expiration for the current lease term.” Between 10 and 15 Red Robin locations could close in 2025.

Red Robin has 17 restaurants in Illinois​.

05/03/2025

“This case has never been forgotten,” the police chief said. “We believe that someone out there knows something—perhaps a detail that seemed insignificant at the time but could now be the missing piece to this puzzle. We urge anyone with information to come forward.”

Nancy O'Sullivan went missing on March 9, 1974. Now 51 years later, her case remains unsolved.

05/03/2025

The initial list had included some of the country's most recognizable buildings, along with courthouses.

05/03/2025

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05/03/2025

The price of a wide array of products will likely soon be going up as a result — affecting everything from food to electronics.

05/03/2025

The 61-year-old was found dead in a home Sunday night.

05/03/2025

The weather service has issued wind advisories for the Chicago area starting at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

05/03/2025

Will you go?

The Grammy Award-winning band will perform after the NASCAR Xfinity Series race July 5 in downtown Chicago.

05/03/2025

An Elmhurst man sent explicit videos of himself to someone and then became a victim, police said. Check the latest Elmhurst blotter.

The resident then found himself the victim of a scam, according to a report.

05/03/2025

A man with a gun tucked in his waistband at an Elmhurst gas station was arrested, police said. Check the latest Elmhurst arrest log.

In another case, a hospital patient gave multiple names in an attempt to get drugs, authorities said.

05/03/2025

An Elmhurst man was arrested over the weekend after leaving a harassing voicemail that violated an order of protection against him, local police said. He also got in trouble with the law in 2022.

In 2022, he was accused of puncturing two tires and cracking the windshield of a man's car, police said.

05/03/2025

Though his charges were downgraded after police say he fatally attacked another nursing home resident, the case has now been closed.

William Paschall ended the life of another Salem Village resident in November 2023, attacking the man in the laundry room, police said.