Are you looking for the perfect place to go sledding this winter?! Elmhurst has 4 great options, three of which have lights for nighttime fun! 🗻 Eldridge, Berens, and Crestview Parks all have lights from 4-11 PM for after-dark sledding. 🗻 Ben Allison Park has a junior hill better suited for younger kids. Whichever hill you pick, just be sure to ONLY bring old school saucers, plastic sleds, or tubes! No snowboards, toboggans, or other objects allowed! 👉 Save this for your next snow day! #elmhu

Did you know one of Illinois' oldest colleges is right here in town?! Elmhurst University opened way back in 1871...but not how you might think! It actually started as Elmhurst Proseminary to train ministers for German schools and churches. And all classes were actually taught in German! Now, EU's name has changed quite a few times throughout the centuries. They first started as Elmhurst Proseminary, then changed to Elmhurst Academy and Junior College in 1919, then to Elmhurst College in 1924, a