As Illinois student performance standards get tougher each year, more schools are falling short of the mark, according to statewide report cards released this week.

Because a proposed addition to The Birches in Clarendon Hills will not bring additional students into Hinsdale Township High School District 86, the developer will not have to provide impact fees to the district.
 

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Hinsdale officials appear poised to ask voters once again to approve a retail sales tax increase, but even if the referendum succeeds, it will not solve the village’s budget woes.

A fire that caused about $3,000 in damage at the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale Sunday, Nov. 1, is being investigated as an arson by Hinsdale police.

The next principal to guide Hinsdale Central High School could be named before school breaks for the holidays.