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Also on today's calendar: North Shore Artisan Market - Winnetka (This Sat-Sun, May 30-31) and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Elmhurst Panel OKs Controversial Warehouse Plan; Neighbors Opposed (patch.com) — Elmhurst residents are watching closely after the city’s Zoning and Planning Commission unanimously backed a proposed warehouse on Riverside Drive, near Salt Creek Elementary School. Neighbors raised concerns about truck traffic, noise, and fears it could become an immigration detention facility, while the developer promised deed restrictions and fewer loading docks as the plan heads to the City Council.
2. Disgraced Ex-Elmhurst D205 Official Collects Pension (patch.com) — Elmhurst residents are learning more about the pension now being collected by a former District 205 facilities director who oversaw major voter-approved building projects. Public records show he began early retirement payments in 2024 after resigning, while separate criminal charges and alleged financial misconduct are unfolding in Rockford. Local taxpayers may note that his pension and salary stemmed from his Elmhurst role.
3. String Of Thefts At Elmhurst Businesses Reported (patch.com) — Elmhurst police recently responded to several local crimes, including catalytic converter thefts at multiple Riverside Drive and Lake Street businesses and fraud involving a car purchase. Officers also made DUI and resisting arrest arrests at key Elmhurst intersections and residences. These incidents highlight active investigations and enforcement affecting everyday safety around town.
4. How a suburban Chicago university shaped Mike LaFleur into the Arizona Cardinals head coach (fox32chicago.com) — A new profile of Arizona Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur traces how his playing and early coaching days at Elmhurst University in Elmhurst shaped his leadership style. Former teammates and coaches recall his selfless position switch from quarterback to safety, his strong football IQ, and the no-excuses culture that helped elevate the Division III program and later informed his rise through the college and NFL coaching ranks.
5. Man killed by FBI on Chicago's West Side linked to ‘100K' bank robbery gang (chicagotribune.com) — Federal court records now link a man killed by FBI agents in Chicago’s West Garfield Park to a bank robbery crew, and note he previously faced a stolen-car charge after an arrest in Elmhurst earlier this year. Authorities say he drove an SUV boxed in by agents before shots were exchanged, and another alleged ringleader later admitted involvement in multiple suburban bank robberies.
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