'This Means War,' Elmhurst Man Tells City Hall: Report

ELMHURST, IL – A resident upset over a traffic issue threatened to harass an Elmhurst City Hall employee last month, police said.

On the morning of Jan. 2, the resident yelled into the phone and said he wanted a meeting about the issue, according to a police report.

The resident said police harassed him and his wife and that he was going to harass an employee in kind, the report said. "This means war," the man was quoted as saying.

When an officer contacted the man, he said he was upset, not feeling well and had no intention to harass anyone, police said. He said he was upset because he was unable to get a meeting with the city manager and police about the traffic issue near his home, police said.

The officer told the man not to make threats to public officials or their families. The man promised not to make any threats, police said.

The incident was labeled as disorderly conduct.

With some redactions, the police released the report on the incident in response to Patch's public records request.

However, in a case of disorderly conduct last April at City Hall, the city declined to release the report. It said such disclosing the information would constitute a "clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy."

The clerk's office said it arrived at its decision after consulting with the city attorney and the attorney general's office, which rules on appeals of denials of records.

Given the recent release of records, Patch has filed a new request for the report in last year's case.