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UpdatedMon, Mar 15, 2021 at 7:55 am CT Reply Roberto's Ristorante and Pizzeria, 483 Spring Road, is proposing two parking lots, which neighbors oppose. Late last week, mayoral candidate Mark Mulliner returned a $5,000 donation from Elmhurst Neighbors United, which opposes the parking lots. (Google Maps) ELMHURST, IL — Amid a controversy, Elmhurst mayoral candidate Mark Mulliner late last week returned a $5,000 contribution given by a group of residents opposed to a restaurant's parking lot plan. Elmhurst Neighbors United, which opposes the plan by Roberto's Ristorante and Pizzeria, gave t...

UpdatedTue, Mar 2, 2021 at 3:43 pm CT Replies(7) Roberto's Ristorante & Pizzeria, 483 Spring Road, is proposing a parking lot expansion that neighbors oppose. An online petition has attracted nearly 800 signatures, but only about a third are local. (Google Maps) ELMHURST, IL — Residents opposing a parking lot plan at Roberto's Ristorante & Pizzeria have noted an online petition with hundreds of signatures in support of their cause. But only about a third of signers are Elmhurst residents. The group, Elmhurst Neighbors United, disclosed its Change.org petition signatures to the city, includ...

UpdatedMon, Mar 1, 2021 at 11:50 am CT Reply Elmhurst School District 205 is requiring coronavirus testing for students attending in-person classes. However, the Illinois State Board of Education says a district has no such authority. (Shutterstock) ELMHURST, IL — The state told Patch last week that school districts have no legal authority to require saliva testing for in-person learning. But Elmhurst School District 205 is setting aside that legal advice, saying it believes it has the power to mandate such screening. On Friday, Elmhurst Patch obtained an email from Superintendent Dave M...

UpdatedThu, Feb 25, 2021 at 7:12 am CT Reply Elmhurst says it is exempt from a law that requires towns with less than 10 percent affordable housing to turn in plans to bring more such housing. (Google Maps) ELMHURST, IL — Elmhurst has failed to submit an affordable housing plan to the state because it says it is exempt from the law requiring such submissions, an official said Wednesday. This issue came up after candidates for city office were asked during forums last weekend why the city has not filed an affordable housing plan, which the state says is required for towns where less than 1...

Replies(10) The Elmhurst Teachers Council has filed a complaint against Elmhurst School District 205 related to the beginning of in-person learning. The state Educational Labor Relations Board is set to take up the case Thursday. (Shutterstock) ELMHURST, IL — The state's labor board for schools is set to hear the Elmhurst teachers union's grievance accusing the local district of starting in-person learning "regardless of circumstances" and in violation of its own metrics. In early January, the Elmhurst Teachers Council issued a statement on its Facebook page announcing it would file unfai...