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Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members tour a newly renovated classroom at Hinsdale Central High School, one of the projects funded by the 2019 bond referendum.

Low interest rates allow Hinsdale District 86 to increase their referendum’s buying power

August 31, 2020 at 3:53 p.m.

Newly renovated and refurnished classrooms await Hinsdale District 86 students if and when they return to school. Six classrooms at Hinsdale Central and five at Hinsdale South High School were...

Western Springs police blotter: Another homeowner falls for water department scam and lets burglars in his house

August 31, 2020 at 10:01 a.m.

Western Springs Deceptive practice A resident of the 4200 block of Gilbert Avenue reported at 3:25 p.m. Aug. 18 they let a person claiming to be with the water department...

Lines from one of Ms. Hotchkin's favorite poems, "Invictus" appear in the background of her portrait which hangs in The Community House in Hinsdale.

Longtime Hinsdale volunteer and Burr Ridge resident Ly Hotchkin dies at 95

August 28, 2020 at 6:31 p.m.

Ly Hart Hotchkin, an outgoing, generous mother, grandmother and community volunteer for almost all her 95 years, died Aug. 23. Ms. Hotchkin, who was the executive director of The Community...

John Milota of Burr Ridge (center) and Burr Ridge Police Officer Rob Wisch (left) donate blood during a Versiti mobile blood drive at the Burr Ridge Police Station.

Blood drives cancelled during coronavirus shutdown leads to need for more blood donors

August 31, 2020 at 9:56 a.m.

Keeping an adequate blood supply has become even more challenging for medical centers, because of the shortage of blood drives. Schools, churches and workplaces were frequent locations for blood drives...

A worker from Sinnott Tree Service cuts the Keebler truck close to the ground.

No elves seen as Keebler tree is removed from Western Springs corner

August 27, 2020 at 1:58 p.m.

The Keebler tree in Western Springs was carried away on a trailer Thursday morning from its home of more than 80 years on the corner of Prospect Avenue and Reid...

Hinsdale police blotter: Debit card in wallet stolen from unlocked vehicle used for $930 purchase

August 26, 2020 at 3:24 p.m.

The following items were taken from area police department reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Hinsdale Alcohol Francisco E. Valencia, 28, of the 300...

Willowbrook Village Board looks to replace trustee who is moving out of state

August 25, 2020 at 3:04 p.m.

Willowbrook's Village Board will get a new member. Terrence Kelly, who has served on the board since 2008, stepped down Monday, as he is moving out of state. "Trustee Kelly...

Willowbrook to hire more police officers and raise sales tax

August 25, 2020 at 3:02 p.m.

Willowbrook will receive a federal grant to hire three additional police officers, and is raising its sale tax to pay the cost of the new officers and other operating expenses....

Hinsdale High School District 86 administration building

Hinsdale High School District 86 improves digital security after nudity, racist remark interrupt online classes

August 23, 2020 at 9:59 a.m.

Hinsdale High School District 86 has adjusted its remote learning network to prevent people outside the district from joining online class meetings, after an incident involving nudity happened the second...

Salwa Saleh enjoys her free ice cream at last year's ice cream social hosted by the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation's Junior Board.

Ice Cream Social in Hinsdale Sunday will be scaled back due to COVID-19

August 21, 2020 at 2:21 p.m.

Hinsdale Hospital Ice Cream Social Sunday will bear little resemblance to the traditional summer event of past years, due to the coronavirus. The ice cream social, usually run by the...

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