News
Fri Jul 03, 2009, 11:00 PM CDT
The Fourth of July Parade in Darien is scheduled to step off from Hinsdale South High School, 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, parade officials say.
Wed Jul 01, 2009, 04:48 PM CDT
Jim Gill will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 at Darien Community Park, 7100 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien.
By John Bachmann, jbachmann@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jun 26, 2009, 12:45 PM CDT
Residents who live or own a business in Lemont must get a vehicle sticker and have it displayed on their vehicle by July 1.
By staff reports
Mon Jun 22, 2009, 04:09 PM CDT
A car crash in West Chicago closed down two lanes of traffic on eastbound Route 64 (North Avenue) for part of the afternoon Monday and seriously injured one person, according to police.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 18, 2009, 07:04 PM CDT
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 plans to introduce the two veteran educators who will replace outgoing Principal Kevin Pobst at a special “meet and greet” this summer.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 18, 2009, 05:00 PM CDT
Hinsdale’s Center for the Arts lost $50,000 in funding from the village this year and could see more reductions as the Illinois Arts Council faces its own budget cuts.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 18, 2009, 01:40 PM CDT
Recent rainy weather may be conducive to making gardens and lawns grow, but it is making havoc with public swimming pools serving customers.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 18, 2009, 11:55 AM CDT
Students at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools who enroll in drivers education will have to shell out $350 to take the course starting in the 2010-11 school year.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Jun 17, 2009, 05:14 PM CDT
Between sundown June 10 and daybreak June 11, 13 cars and garages were burglarized in Darien, with property loss estimated at more than $5,000.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Jun 17, 2009, 04:39 PM CDT
A group of 46 volunteers from the Hinsdale and Burr Ridge recently made their way through Costa Rican communities, providing medical assistance, performing construction services and ministering.
By Staff reports
Wed Jun 17, 2009, 01:49 PM CDT
Hinsdale Central High School and Hinsdale South High School both have been named to the “Newsweek” magazine’s annual list of top public schools nationwide.
Mon Jun 15, 2009, 03:37 PM CDT
The Woodridge Community Pantry is accepting registration for “A Job For Me,” an outreach program to prepare high school students and adults seeking employment and to provide comprehensive job-seeking training.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jun 12, 2009, 03:24 PM CDT
Ann and Bill Crilly were not sure they would drive 150 miles from Wyocena, Wis., to attend Sunday’s 20th Annual Hinsdale Humane Society Pet Walk.
By Catherine Leyden, cleyden@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jun 12, 2009, 01:40 PM CDT
For the second year in a row, Downers Grove North High School student Mandy Winslow participated in the Abraham Lincoln Book Award.
But this year, she read every book in the selection.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 11, 2009, 07:30 PM CDT
At about 9 a.m. Wednesday, Hinsdale Police Department dispatchers sent out a transmission stating Hinsdale Central High School reported a vehicle on fire in front of the building.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 11, 2009, 01:04 PM CDT
One of the first things Hinsdale Village President Tom Cauley did Thursday, June 11, was to e-mail long-time friend Kirk Dillard to congratulate him on his plans to run for governor in 2010.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Jun 10, 2009, 05:15 PM CDT
Lace School Principal Martin Casey is a man of his word, and because of it, he has become a man with much less hair on his head.
Tue Jun 09, 2009, 02:24 PM CDT
One out of every four motor vehicle crashes is the result of driver distractions ad inattentive driving, according to DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Jun 08, 2009, 04:59 PM CDT
Robert A. Pawlak, 19, a former Hinsdale South High School student, died after plunging seven stories to his death in an Ames, Iowa apartment elevator shaft last weekend.
By Staff reports
Mon Jun 08, 2009, 04:16 PM CDT
Adventist Hinsdale Hospital will conduct a free program on ovarian cancer awareness and treatment from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, at the Hinsdale Community House, 415 W. State St., Hinsdale.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Jun 08, 2009, 12:30 PM CDT
For the last five years, Hinsdale resident Madeline LoPresti has found a way to wedge volunteering at the Hinsdale Humane Society into her busy schedule, which includes working as an insurance agent and raising five children.