Here's How Often Elmhurst Aldermen Show Up

ELMHURST, IL – The Elmhurst City Council on Monday saw something relatively unusual – perfect attendance.

All 14 aldermen showed up for the meeting. That's the first time since May 1.

The council has seen perfect attendance for three of its 14 regular meetings since January. For the remaining 11, at least two were missing from nine of them.

The Jan. 3 meeting was the high point for absences, at four.

Aldermen Brian Cahill and Jacob Hill have the most absences so far this year, at four each. Emily Bastedo and Mike Brennan are at three.

Those with perfect attendance this year are Marti Deuter, James Nudera, Michael Bram and Rex Irby, though Bram and Irby took office in May.

Aldermen also attend committee meetings twice a month, where much of the work gets done.

Of the 14 City Council meetings since Jan. 1, here are how many each alderman has missed:

Brian Cahill 4
Jacob Hill 4
Emily Bastedo 3
Mike Brennan 3
Tina Park 2
Noel Talluto 2
Jennifer Veremis 2
Chris Jensen 1
Guido Nardini 1
Karen Sienko 1
Michael Bram 0
Rex Irby 0
Marti Deuter 0
James Nudera 0

Note: Bram, Irby, Nardino and Sienko took office in May.

Here is a listing of the City Council's regular meetings and which aldermen missed them:

Aug. 7
Mike Brennan

July 17
Guido Nardini and Karen Sienko

June 20
Jennifer Veremis and Jacob Hill

June 5
Brian Cahill, Noel Talluto, Mike Brennan and Jacob Hill

May 15
Jennifer Veremis and Tina Park

May 1
Everyone present

April 17
Tina Park and Emily Bastedo

April 3
Brian Cahill

March 20
Bob Dunn and Emily Bastedo

March 6
Brian Cahill and Michael Honquest

Feb. 24
Noel Talluto and Brian Cahill

Feb. 6
Everyone present

Jan. 17
Mike Brennan and Jacob Hill

Jan. 3
Michael Honquest, Emily Bastedo, Jacob Hill and Chris Jensen