E-Newsletter: June 25, 2021
Summer is for Sidewalk Sales

City Centre is hosting a sidewalk sale next weekend, June 25 - 27. Come enjoy special discounts from all of your favorite places. Make a day of it and stay for cocktails or a meal!
Ward 5 Aldermanic Seat Application Deadline
Extended to June 30

Mayor Levin will appoint a replacement to the 5th Ward aldermanic seat that became vacant on May 3, when he took office as mayor. The application deadline has been extended to June 30, 2021 in order to ensure residents are adequately notified and have time to submit an application. Applications can be found here. Learn More.
College View Stormwater Project

The College View Stormwater Improvement Project is currently under construction at the York High School site along St. Charles Road. This project will provide almost 9 ac-ft of new underground detention to reduce flooding for 17 homes in the immediate neighborhood. The project will be under construction during the summer months of June, July, and August with the goal of being completed around the time the 2021-2022 school year commences. Once the City has completed the storm detention installation School District 205 will begin installation of a new synthetic turf athletic field on top of the stormwater system. This project has been made possible by a cooperative partnership, solidified by an Intergovernmental Agreement, between the City of Elmhurst and School District 205 for the betterment of the community. Learn More.
Outdoor Dining

The City supports outdoor dining and has expanded outdoor dining opportunities for businesses. Sidewalk cafes are allowed to locate on both the business and curb side of the sidewalk, but a 60” ADA compliant pedestrian pathway be maintained at all times through the café spaces. In order to help identify this area, the city has marked these pathways with reflective white tape throughout the City Centre. When dining in an outdoor café space this summer, please remember to keep your chair within the marked café space outside of the required pathway. Check out Spring/Summer 2021 Restaurant Guide for a complete listing of restaurants in the City.
Business Assistance Grants: DuPage County/Choose DuPage

To assist those impacted by COVID-19, DuPage County, in conjunction with Choose DuPage, is providing grants to eligible businesses, nonprofits and 1099 workers to use for business expenses such as payroll, utilities, and rent. Small businesses and nonprofits with annual gross revenue of less than $20 million may apply for a grant up to $50,000.
Applications will be accepted online beginning Monday, June 28, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.
Leave Fireworks to the Professionals

Each July 4th, thousands of people, most often children and teens, are injured while using consumer fireworks. Despite the dangers of fireworks, few people understand the associated risks - devastating burns, other injuries, fires, and even death. The only safe way to view fireworks is to attend a professional show.

Fireworks Facts:
  • More than 19,500 reported fires are started by fireworks annually.
  • Burns account for 44% of the 9,100 injuries treated in emergency rooms seen in the month around July 4.
  • Half of the fireworks injuries seen at emergency rooms were extremities: hand, finger, or leg. One-third were to the eye or other parts of the head.
  • Children ages 10–14 had the highest rate of fireworks injury, with more than one-third (36%) of the victims of fireworks injuries under age 15.
  • Sparklers account for roughly one-quarter of emergency room fireworks injuries.

Have a fun and SAFE 4th of July!
To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA

New exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum! Just before the first man landed on the moon, Snoopy soared through space with NASA’s Apollo 10 mission in May of 1969. This new touring exhibition, organized by the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, CA, examines the history of Apollo 10 and the Peanuts characters’ role in that historic flight and NASA’s Manned Flight Awareness safety program. Learn More.
Sign up for Elmhurst Connect! Elmhurst Connect is an online and mobile reporting system for the City of Elmhurst. The community can use this service to easily identify issues and report them directly to the City of Elmhurst. There are a wide variety of report types available through this system. As always, if the issue you are reporting is a public safety emergency, please call 9-1-1 or for other issues that require immediate attention please call the City’s 24/7 phone line, 630-530-3050.

To download the Elmhurst Connect mobile app, search for “Elmhurst Connect” in your app store. 


If you are using a computer and would like to report something without downloading the app select this link: elmhurstil.citysourced.com. The system is also available on the City’s website, elmhurst.org/servicerequest. 
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