200 Great Words Could Win You a Cafe / Baby Formula Thievery at Mariano's / Firefighter Hurt in Blaze / Man Uses Toys, Candy to Lure Kids

Cafe Owners Will Give Restaurant to Essay Contest Winner

• The winner will get the ready-to-run Borrowed Earth Café space to create their dream restaurant.

Man Tries to Steal $470 Worth of Baby Formula from Elmhurst Mariano’s

• When the man saw police officers, he abandoned the cart full of formula and fled the store.

Clarendon Hills Firefighter Injured in Apartment Complex Blaze

• The firefighter’s injuries were not life threatening, reports say.

Man Accused of Offering Candy, Toys to Children in Attempted Kidnappings

• The man is accused of attempting to abduct children in Lisle and Addison in recent weeks.

Elmhurst District 205 Names New Superintendent

• David Moyer will be introduced to the Elmhurst District 205 community at its July Board of Education meeting.

Elmhurst Residents Sue ComEd over Damage from Utility Pole Fire

• The lawsuit alleges ComEd is responsible for the pole fire because electrical wires were exposed to outside elements.

Dennis Hastert Center at Wheaton College Gets New Name

• The suburban Christian college has renamed its former J. Dennis Hastert Center for Economics, Government, and Public Policy.

World’s Largest Swim Lesson at the Lions Park Pool

• Dive Into the Guinness Book of World Records on June 18!

Woman Gets Driver’s License in Mail with Her Info, Someone Else’s Face

• The mail was labeled “found,” according to Elmhurst police.

Lilly Pulitzer Store Coming to Oakbrook Center This Summer

• The store is expected to open in July.

Beehives to Sweeten Clarendon Hills Police Station

• The village board has approved a plan to place beehives on police department property.

• Woman Refuses to Pay for Pedicure that Wasn’t ‘Tremendous:’ Cops
• Help Sought Catching Naperville Flasher
• Video Game Consoles Stolen from Elmhurst Library
• Suburban Toughs Knock Down Mailboxes, Get Lippy With Cops: Police
• Cops Capture Gunman Wanted In Lisle And Pick Up Two More With Drugs: Police
• 12 Teens Arrested for Drinking After Elmhurst Police Called to Loud Party

GOOD NEWS

• Hinsdale South High School Reports $17.6 Million in College Scholarships for the Class of 2015
• Elmhurst Native Wins Founders Award, Senior of the Year Award from Elmhurst College
• Former Marine Earns ‘Planking’ World Record

LOCAL VOICES

• Park Police to Join Special Olympics Torch Run through Naperville June 7
• Former COD Theater Major Researches Microbiology in South Africa
• Monarch Landing Takes 60-Day Exercise Challenge to Combat Alzheimer’s

THINGS TO DO

• African Children’s Choir Returns to Clarendon Hills June 20
• Digital Bookmobile Rolls into Naperville June 27
• Midnight at the Tivoli Series Returns June 26 with ‘Top Gun’
• SonicSoul Blues Band Performs at Elevate Gallery, June 6

WOW! HOUSE

• Stone Patio, Giant Tub, Two Dishwashers
• Italian Pool, Veranda, Indoor/Outdoor Bar
• Pool, Ponds, Vaulted Ceilings, Game Room, Bar
• French Manor, Chef’s Kitchen, Designer Baths

FIND A JOB

• City of Elmhurst Hiring Part-Time School Crossing Guards
• Local Jobs: Boy Scouts, Fresh Thyme, Marriott, Verizon

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