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Located just 16 miles from the Chicago Loop, Elmhurst is a premier family community of almost 43,000 residents. Elmhurst has successfully merged superior local services with consistently lower property tax rates than most other communities in DuPage County. The City also boasts healthy and increasing residential property values (190% increase in average sales price from 1994 through 2005 according to Chicago Magazine, and continued increases through 2008 according to the Chicago Tribune). 

Education is highly valued in Elmhurst. Elmhurst School District 205, which consistently receives gold medal status, features the $90 million dollar York Community High School, along with elementary and middle schools that have all been expanded and upgraded. The community also features the outstanding $24 million Elmhurst Public Library, which opened in October 2003. Along with District 205, Immaculate Conception, Timothy Christian, and Immanuel Lutheran Schools provide parochial education at the primary and secondary levels. The community is also home to Elmhurst College. Elmhurst College, which was founded in 1871, and offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is rated as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the Midwest by U.S. News and World Report Magazine. 

Elmhurst enjoys a beautiful downtown district featuring the iconic York Theatre, along with many trendy boutiques and restaurants around the City’s commuter rail station. The City also provides many cultural offerings, including its own Symphony Orchestra, Art Museum, Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Arts, Historical Museum, and Theatre Historical Society. The Elmhurst Park District has received international recognition for its programs and environmental efforts. In addition, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital operates a state-of-the-art Center for Health. 

The City of Elmhurst has a longstanding history of public/private cooperation in the retail and industrial real estate sectors. Also, the City uses a variety of tools to encourage new sources of commercial property tax revenue, and as a result, the City of Elmhurst’s property tax rate is one of the lowest municipal tax rates in DuPage County. (For more details about Elmhurst’s tax rate versus other municipalities, visit the “What’s Hot” section of the City’s website at www.elmhurst.org).

Elmhurst operates under a council/manager form of government. The City Council consists of the Mayor and fourteen aldermen – two from each of the City’s seven wards. Elmhurst City government also includes an elected City Clerk and City Treasurer.

Contact Information:
City of Elmhurst, Department of Planning, Zoning & Economic Development
Martha H. Corner AICP, Economic Development Manager
209 N. York Street
630.530.6017
630.530.3014 (fax)
Martha.Corner@elmhurst.org
www.elmhurst.org/econdev

Other local websites:
City of Elmhurst: www.elmhurst.org
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce: www.elmhurstchamber.org
Elmhurst City Centre: www.elmhurstcitycentre.com

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