Elmhurst has three local papers: the Press, the Doings, and the Independent. So why is it so hard to find out what's going on in town? If you want stories about house walks and new administrators at Elmhurst College, then fine, these papers are great. But what about news?
As much as I hate to admit it, one of the first things I like to look for are the police reports. I kinda like to know if houses in my neighborhood have been hit by a rash of burglaries - or if my teenagers friends have been busted drinking at a party - or if I need to again steer people clear of the Holiday Inn due to hookers and bar fights.
But where is this information?
Not in the Press. Not in the Doings.
Oh, wait, you're still reading the printed paper? Silly me. The print editions have some info - not much, but some.
In fact, buy all three and compare the police reports. It's amazing - almost like they're covering different towns, or sections of town, of weeks. Perhaps 30% of the blurbs cross into each paper.
The on-line editions - well, forget that.
Today is September 12. The most recent police blotter in the Press is dated August 24. The Doings? August 23. (And hey, Doings? You're owned by the Sun-Times News Group - SHAPE UP!!) The Independent? Hell, they're not even on-line.
Elmhurst, the news vacuum. Unless you like housewalks.
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