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The U.S. Post Office Chicago headquarters in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020.

U.S. Postal Inspection Service offering $25K reward for information on armed robbery of mail carrier in Hinsdale

May 12, 2022 at 3:08 p.m.

Following an armed robbery of a United States Postal Service worker in Hinsdale on May 9, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering up to $25,000 for information leading to...

Giuliano's is one of 13 businesses participating in Hinsdale Restaurant Week, May 13-May 22.

Hinsdale Restaurant Week returns May 13 with authentic Italian pizzas, homestyle brunch, contemporary sushi, sweet fixes and more

May 10, 2022 at 3:51 p.m.

Village organizers have been touting Hinsdale as the "culinary gem of the Western suburbs" with a growing restaurant scene of family friendly Italian fare, pub-style bites, brunch options and pizza,...

The Hinsdale Township HIgh School District 86 School Board held its regular meeting, Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Darien, Illinois. About 50 people were in attendance. (Jon Langham/for Pioneer Press)

Questions, concerns about report showing academic racial disparities between students surface at Hinsdale District 86 meeting

April 29, 2022 at 5:15 p.m.

Following a presentation on academic disparities between students at the April 14 board meeting, Hinsdale High School District 86 community members came bearing questions on Thursday about the data shown....

Hinsdale Central teacher Fawn Kwiatkowski works Hinsdale Central student Zoe Levin during a basic self-defense training following the R.A.D Systems program. R.A.D stands for Rape Aggression Defense. Hinsdale Ill.

Hinsdale Central students learn self-defense using ’empowering’ Rape Aggression Defense program

April 27, 2022 at 5:02 p.m.

In April, students in an elective gym course at Hinsdale Central High School began a self-defense unit that follows the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) system, where instructors are able to...

Bartlett police Officer Maha Ayesh sets up her SUV before the start of a shift on April 21, 2022. Ayesh has been a police officer in Bartlett since October 2020.

With Ramadan nearly over, a cop who wears hijab, an imam and a green-living leader reflect on a month that just hits different

April 27, 2022 at 12:07 p.m.

There's a shared notion between all those who celebrate, that Ramadan just hits different. Even though you're objectively hungry or thirsty, your soul feels quenched, said Tariq El-Amin, imam at...

Dr. Patrice Payne, director of instructional equity, presents her report to the board. The Hinsdale Township HIgh School District 86 School Board held its regular meeting, Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Darien, Illinois. About 50 people were in attendance.

Hinsdale District 86 equity leader highlights impact of implicit bias, achievement gaps between students of different racial groups

April 26, 2022 at 5:26 p.m.

On April 14, Patrice Payne, Director of Instructional Equity at Hinsdale High School District 86, flipped through a 26 slide presentation that pointed to a disproportionality between students from different...

Bids for work coming in lower than expected will allow the Oak Brook Park District to add some things, such as another basketball court, to its new Central Park North on land purchased from McDonald's. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Illinois Tollway begins work on Ogden Avenue, bridge over I-294 to fix operational issues caused by heavy traffic merging

April 12, 2022 at 4:44 p.m.

As part of the $4 billion project reconstructing the Central Tri-State Tollway, or I-294, the Illinois Tollway will begin work on the Ogden Avenue Interchange to reconfigure ramps on the...

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