Construction on a 2.4-acre park to serve residents living on the south end of Clarendon Hills could begin as early as spring.

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.

In 1999, Jeanne Osgood’s children were attending Elm Elementary School in Burr Ridge when she said she noticed animosity among students.

Check out police and fire reports from Hinsdale and Darien.

Community High School District 99 will host a special meeting Monday, Nov. 2, to review district and superintendent goals.

The Friday, Oct. 30, first round IHSA playoff football game between Hinsdale Central and Sandburg high schools has been moved to Benedictine University in Lisle, school officials announced today.

The Hinsdale Township High School District 86 Board of Education president is attempting to seek a seat on the DuPage County Board.
 

Hinsdale Community Service was created in 1938 toward the end of the Great Depression to provide assistance to those in need following the prolonged economic collapse.

The bubble has likely burst on installing an inflatable dome at either Hinsdale Central or Hinsdale South high schools this year.

After months of contemplating cuts, a rise in the Consumer Price Index and large number of teachers set to retire could reduce District 181’s deficit by about $1 million.

The Darien City Council is expected to decide Mondaywhether  to spend up to $100,000 and accept a Commonwealth Edison proposal to bury power lines near the site of the city’s annual tree lighting ceremony.
 

Community Consolidated School District 181 has published the 2009 Illinois School Report Card on its Web site.

The DuPage County Sheriff’s Department will test suspicious or questionable Halloween treats beginning at noon Saturday, Oct. 31, as part of a special initiative to make the holiday safer for trick-or-treaters, the department  announced.

A recent increase in coyote and wildlife sightings in Hinsdale should not alarm residents, according to police.
 

Dr. Alix Charles has plenty of patients he serves both at his home office and abroad. He visited Haiti for a week in early October to provide medical services to more than 2,000 Haitians.