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Elmhurst announces veterans sticker benefit, teen mental‑health panel, holiday pickup and new service app
Summary
At the Jan. 6 meeting the council heard multiple community announcements: a household city sticker benefit for veteran households, a Jan. panel on teen mental health, holiday tree and lights recycling information and the Jan. 8 launch of the Elmhurst Connect service‑request app.
Several community announcements were made at the Elmhurst City Council meeting on Jan. 6, 2025.
Alderman Hill thanked staff and the Finance Committee for a change to the household city sticker policy that provides each veteran household with one free city household sticker for vehicles, and he expressed appreciation on behalf of veterans.
An announcement described a panel event about teen mental health organized in partnership with York Community High School District 205. The event will feature specialists addressing anxiety, depression and conflict resolution, including speakers from Linden Oaks (listed in the record), private practice clinicians and Dr. Hurt, identified as York’s principal; the format will be an open Q&A panel.
City manager announcements covered holiday cleanup and service changes. The city will collect Christmas trees free of charge during the first two weeks of January when trees are placed at the curb on regular pickup day; non-organic decorations such as lights, tinsel and ornaments must be removed and will be sent to a landfill if left on the tree. The city and park district are running a holiday lights recycling program with collection containers at five locations: City Hall, Courts Plus, the Park District administrative office on First Street, Wagner Community Center and Keyes Recreation Center; the recycling containers will remain through Jan. 10. The city manager said the administration is encouraging residents to reuse or drop off lights rather than throw them in the trash; the transcript included an unclear numeric phrase for the program goal and that figure is not specified here.
Finally, the city manager said the new Elmhurst Connect service‑request system and mobile app will be active Jan. 8. Current users should continue to use the older system until Jan. 8; new mobile users should download the new app and the transition is intended to be seamless for web-based users.
The mayor also noted the council is short one alderman following a recent resignation; he said state law requires an appointment within 60 days and that he may wait until the April 1 election results to select an interim appointee, and that he would avoid appointing an individual who plans to run for the seat.
