Elmhurst firefighters are working to raise $150K to memorialize 9/11 in a new piece of public sculpture designed by Jason Peot featuring a piece of rail recovered from below the Twin Towers in downtown New York for display near Fire Station No. 2 on South York Street.
Thanks to all who sent their kind thoughts, well wishes and offers of assistance in advance of my June 21 right knee replacement surgery at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, and cards and food since. I have recovered well enough to spend time in the office every day this past week, but I look forward to a long weekend off in celebration of the Fourth of July.
Starting June 2 and running through September 16, the Explore Elmhurst Express Trolley offers visitors and residents a FREE 30-minute ride connecting downtown Elmhurst, the Spring Road Business District and York & Vallette Business District.
Elmhurst’s Umbrella Sky Project made its official debut in the Schiller Walkway in downtown Elmhurst the evening of April 29, with additional displays going up along north York Street and outside the Elmhurst Art Museum over the next two weeks, respectively.
Early voting for the April 4 Consolidated Elections will be available at Elmhurst City Hall (209 North York Street) and polling places across DuPage County will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Any eligible voter in DuPage can access any polling location within the county.
The Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee on which I serve will stage its 26th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade down Spring Road on Saturday, March 4, at 12 noon, stepping off north from Wilson Street and marching to the former Silverado Grill.