Kimberly Fornek

A view from the second floor balcony in the Hinsdale Public Library of a jazz group performing below.

Hinsdale Public Library’s ‘After Dark’ series fills the room with jazz

February 4, 2020 at 1:54 p.m.

The sounds from a cover of Aretha Franklin's "Until You Come Back to Me" recently filled the Hinsdale Library, and it wasn't from a recording. Instead, it was the library's...

Darien 2020 Citizen of the Year: Aleta Peknik, active church member, hospital volunteer and former teacher

February 4, 2020 at 11:19 a.m.

Darien's Citizen of the Year for 2020 is a 45-year resident, former teacher and volunteer with numerous civic organizations and her church, Our Lady of Peace in Darien. Arleta Peknik,...

An order issued by the Illinois EPA in February 2019 was posted on the door of Sterigenics' Willowbrook plant, forbidding the company from using ethylene oxide.

76 lawsuits have been filed over ethylene oxide emissions at Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook and more may be coming, attorney says

January 30, 2020 at 12:11 p.m.

Six women who worked at Hinsdale South High School for at least 18 years filed a lawsuit against Sterigenics, alleging they contracted cancer because of ethylene oxide emissions from the...

First United Methodist Church of Elmhurst set out this sign in February 2019 to show it welcomes all people regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation.

Local Methodist congregations at a crossroads, waiting to ‘see what happens’ with possible church split over LGBTQ issues

January 30, 2020 at 10:01 a.m.

An international group of United Methodist Church members on Jan. 3 announced they had developed a way for members with the traditional perspective, referred to as traditionalists, to leave the...

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Hinsdale Public Library’s ‘After Dark’ series fills the room with jazz

Darien 2020 Citizen of the Year: Aleta Peknik, active church member, hospital volunteer and former teacher

76 lawsuits have been filed over ethylene oxide emissions at Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook and more may be coming, attorney says

Local Methodist congregations at a crossroads, waiting to ‘see what happens’ with possible church split over LGBTQ issues

Hinsdale District 86 science teachers vouch for curriculum changes amid concerns from residents

Hinsdale High School District 86 considers longer summer breaks over the next few years

Clarendon Hills student dances and lip syncs his way to ‘Mr. Hinsdale’

Shout Out: Laura Hamer of Western Springs, dance enthusiast

Hinsdale awarded $400,000 state grant to help fund repairs to community pool

District 86 summer school to be held at Burr Ridge Middle School this year