Kimberly Fornek

A woman studies Verne Jo Ya's hand embroidery art during the Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival in 2018.

Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival and Uniquely Thursday concerts in June rescheduled

May 4, 2020 at 3:21 p.m.

The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce has rescheduled its Fine Arts Festival to August and cancelled the June concerts in its Uniquely Thursday summer music series. The Fine Arts Festival, held...

Methodist Preschool families in La Grange find ways to celebrate teacher’s retirement despite social distancing

May 4, 2020 at 1:55 p.m.

The families who benefited from La Grange preschool teacher Martha Jackson's knowledge and caring will show their affection for her with a car parade this month. Jackson is retiring, but...

A line of women wait to tour a home on Sixth Street on the Hinsdale Cooks! Kitchen Walk in 2019.

Hinsdale Kitchen Walk asks people to share pictures of what make their kitchen special

May 1, 2020 at 5:49 p.m.

Instead of seeing fabulous kitchens in Hinsdale homes this year, people can share what makes their own kitchen wonderful to them. Hinsdale Cooks! Kitchen Walk, a fundraiser in which people...

Cost of emergency housing during pandemic rises to $300,000 and more for DuPage Pads and BEDS Plus

April 30, 2020 at 3:58 p.m.

Organizations providing housing and other services/food to homeless individuals and families during the coronavirus pandemic need help more than ever. Since DuPage Pads stopped operating its overnight shelters in churches...

The Meals On Wheels Foundation of Northern Illinois is one of the organizations affected by the coronavirus that received a grant from the Community Memorial Foundation, based in Hinsdale.

Community Memorial Foundation awards $250,000 to social service agencies in western suburbs

April 29, 2020 at 2:18 p.m.

The Community Memorial Foundation has awarded a total of nearly $250,000 in emergency grants to non-profit social service agencies in the western suburbs to help community members affected by the...

A sign outside a La Grange home lets people know the house is for sale.

Suburban home sales are slower, but potential buyers are more serious, real estate agents say

April 28, 2020 at 2:49 p.m.

Home sales are slower than usual, due to stay-at-home orders and health and financial concerns related to the coronavirus, but local realtors say the people who are shopping for new...

The owners of the house, built about 1910, at 419 S. Oak St. in Hinsdale want to demolish it to build a new house on the site. By Kimberly Fornek March 4, 2020

Public hearing on whether Hinsdale should have temporary moratorium on demolishing historic homes delayed by coronavirus restrictions

April 27, 2020 at 2:54 p.m.

Homeowners and those who appreciate historic architecture are very interested in what steps Hinsdale officials will take, if any, to slow the demolition of houses of historic or architectural significance....

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