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General Information
- Ideal for Your Business, Your Family, Your Life!
- 43,298
- 1882
- Elmhurst had a two-runway airport 1923-1956; 160 acres surrounded by Lake Street, Grand Avenue, Church Road and Route 83.
- 60126
- 41.89228, -87.943762
Featured Photos
- The interior of the gallery of the Elmhurst Art Museum is quite Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe-ish with high ceilings, windows, and steel beams. Marcelle Bright | Staff
- 77 year-old Gerry Hopkins of Elmhurst runs back towards his home during an early morning 7-mile run along the Prairie Path. He's the oldest runner in the upcoming Chicago Marathon. Scott Sanders | Staff
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New observatory at Elmhurst College.
Mark Timko, Assistant Professor of Physics, takes a look through the new scope . Paul Michna | Staff - Elmhurst College students Sarah Roe, left, and Maggie Hillard study at a table surrounded by the works of Calvin B. Jones at the Frick Center in Elmhurst. The art exhibit, entitled "Life's Patterns Transformed, runs through Februrary 26th. Daily Herald Staff Photo
- (L TO R) Isabel Tschurr 5.5 of Dallas TX and her grandmother Ruth Lava of Oakbrook and her mom Liz Tschurr of Dallas TX enjpy some popcorn as they sit on a blanket , as they get set to watch a movie at Wilder Park in Elmhurst. Ed Lee | Staff
- (L TO R) Brenna Langan 8, her brother Sean Langan10 hand her sister Tessa Langan 4 all of lmhurst kick back on some bean bag chairs as they get set to watch a movie at Wilder Park in Elmhurst. Ed Lee | Staff
Points of Interest
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- Community Colleges
- Libraries
Schools
Community Colleges
Libraries
- Immaculate Conception High School
(High School) - 217 Cottage Hill
Elmhurst, Il 60126 - 630-530-3460
- 630-279-1365
- www.ichsknights.org
- Knights
- Navy Blue/White
- Timothy Christian High School
(High School) - 1061 S. Prospect Ave.
Elmhurst, Il 60126 - 630-833-7575
- 630-833-9821
- www.timothychristian.com
- Trojans
- Red/White
- York Community High School
(High School) - 355 W. St. Charles Rd.
Elmhurst, Il 60126 - 630-617-2400
- 630-617-2396
- www.elmhurst205.org
- Dukes
- Kelly Green/White
- College of DuPage
- (630) 942-2800
- 425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 - www.cod.edu/
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School Districts
- DuPage High School District 88 (High school)
- www.hsdist88.dupage.k12.il.us/
- Elmhurst Unit District 205 (Unit)
- www.elmhurst205.org/
- Salt Creek District 48 (Elementary)
- www.saltcreek48.org/D48_Welcome/D48_Welcome.html
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County Information
- DuPage County
- www.dupageco.org
Notable People
- Carl Sandberg
- Poet, historian, novelist, Abraham Lincoln biographer.
- Elmhurst Historical Society
- Eugene Debs
- Socialist and former presidential candidate. Founder of the Industrial Workers of the World. Admitted to a sanitarium in Elmhurst in 1926 and died there.
- Eugene Debs Foundation
- Fred Lorenzen
- Won the 1965 Daytona 500. Drove Nascar from 1958 to 1972; member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame.
- Motorsports Hall of Fame
- Jim Ryan
- Former DuPage State's Attorney, Illinois Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate.
- Daily Herald
- John Witt
- Famous for catching more than 5,000 baseballs at Major League games over 34 summers.
- Witt's blog

