Elmhurst
Americannoun
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Mares — whose parents are originally from Mexico — was born and raised in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens and was studying to be a veterinarian at LaGuardia Community College.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025
The video went viral, which led to Anthony receiving a scholarship to study at the prestigious Elmhurst Ballet School in England for seven years.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024
"So when I got the scholarship, I was surprised but really happy," the teenager, who has now been at Elmhurst for just over a year, tells the BBC.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2023
Elmhurst told the BBC it did not accept many of the assertions made.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2023
“What do you bet all those cities on that list are suburbs of Chicago? I think I’ve heard of Evanston before. But...Buffalo Grove? Northbrook? Elmhurst? Wheaton?”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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