99th Annual Memorial Day Parade

The Memorial Day Parade will step off at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 29, 2017, from the Elmhurst City Centre at Third and York and will proceed to the Elmhurst Veterans Memorial in Wilder Park.  Following the parade will be a Post-Parade Military Ce...

Elmhurst Fire Department currently accepting applications

The City of Elmhurst Fire Department is currently accepting applications for the position of Firefighter!

Click on this link for additional information and to apply

Bike to Work Week: June 19 – 23

June 19 – 23 will be observed as Bike to Work/Metra Week in the Chicago area.  For those who take Metra to work, the Elmhurst Metra station offers free bike parking. There are also additional bike racks in the Addison Parking Deck. A bi...

Latex Paint Recycling

The DuPage County Public Works Department is accepting latex paint for recycling from June 1 through July 29. Residents can drop off their usable, unwanted latex plait free of charge. The recycled paint will be filtered and re-blended into a variety of co...

Pool Safety: Drowning Prevention Tips

The typical drowning victim is age 4 and younger and doesn’t make any noise when slipping into the pool to go after a toy or other object. To keep your child safe near water, remember the ABC & D’s of drowning prevention: Adult Sup...

City Earns AAA Bond Rating for 4th Consecutive Year

Elmhurst, IL - On May 18, 2017 the City of Elmhurst was informed that Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings assigned the AAA rating to the Series 2017A General Obligation (GO) Bonds and affirmed its AAA rating to the City’s existing GO Bonds. ...

Click It or Ticket Campaign

As summer kicks off and travel increases, The Elmhurst Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation to remind motorists to Click It or Ticket. Click It or Ticket is a program to enforce seatbelt and car-seat use to keep a...

City’s New Utility Payment Web Site Interface: Click2Gov

City’s New Utility Payment Web Site Interface: Click2Gov

Elmhurst, IL — The City is preparing to roll out a new web site interface for Utility Bill payments, called Click2Gov. This service offers up-to-date, online views of customer u...

Elmhurst Police Video-Sharing Partnership

Video-Sharing Partnership

In an effort to reduce crime by identifying and apprehending individuals involved in criminal activity, the Elmhurst Police Department is proposing a Video-Sharing Partnership with the Elmhurst community. Residents and business ow...

Elected Officials Sworn in at May 1 City Council Meeting

A number of elected officials took their oaths of office at the City Council meeting on Monday, May 1, 2017. Those who were sworn in included Mayor Steve Morley, City Clerk Patty Spencer, Treasurer Elaine Libovicz, and Council Members Marti Deuter (1^st Wa...

2nd Fly Quiet Runway Rotation Test may impact Elmhurst Residents

The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has submitted a second Fly Quiet Runway Rotation Test (Test 2) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for approval of a twelve-week test period. The purpose of the test is to:

1. Test the capabilities of the diff...

Elmhurst Fire Department thankful for training opportunity

Elmhurst Firefighters recently had the opportunity to train in a house scheduled for demolition on the 100 block of South Arlington. The location of the home was ideal for the fire department to conduct drills, being that it was close to the center of tow...

Water Reclamation Facility – Aeration System Update

A wastewater treatment plant’s aeration system is the heart of the  biological treatment of wastewater  and  is often the largest consumer of energy on site.  The City of Elmhurst Water Reclamation Facility ai...

Fire Department Releases 2016 Annual Report

The Elmhurst Fire Department announces the release of their 2016 Annual Report. The 2016 Annual Report includes highlights of the Department’s training, public education, fire prevention, and emergency service disaster agency. The Annual Report gives the ...

2017 Election Results

The Consolidated General Election was held on Tuesday, April 4 for the election of Municipal officials. The City of Elmhurst had Mayor, City Clerk and Treasurer, and seven seats of their City Council available for re-election. Most of the races within the...