Real Estate
New-build home at 718 Justina Street closes at $1.99 million, 57% above DuPage County average
A 2026-built home at 718 Justina Street in Hinsdale closed July 15 for $1.99 million, or $463 per square foot, illustrating how new construction prices against older homes on surrounding blocks.
Government
DuPage state's attorney defends county board salary vote as clerk cries foul
DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin filed a 12-page defense arguing the county board's April 28 vote to raise the board chair's salary from $154,390 to $185,000 did not violate the Open Meetings Act, while County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says the same-day amendment denied the public required notice.
Real Estate
New-build home at 718 Justina Street closes at $1.99 million, 57% above DuPage County average
A 2026-built home at 718 Justina Street in Hinsdale closed July 15 for $1.99 million, or $463 per square foot, illustrating how new construction prices against older homes on surrounding blocks.
Real Estate
New-build home at 718 Justina Street closes at $1.99 million, 57% above DuPage County average
A 2026-built home at 718 Justina Street in Hinsdale closed July 15 for $1.99 million, or $463 per square foot, illustrating how new construction prices against older homes on surrounding blocks.
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Government
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Government
DuPage state's attorney defends county board salary vote as clerk cries foul
DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin filed a 12-page defense arguing the county board's April 28 vote to raise the board chair's salary from $154,390 to $185,000 did not violate the Open Meetings Act, while County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says the same-day amendment denied the public required notice.
Government
Hinsdale homeowners face $67-a-year mental health tax on November ballot
Downers Grove Township placed a mental health tax referendum on the November 3 ballot that would add about $67 a year to the tax bill on a $400,000 home in Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, and surrounding communities, creating the township's first community mental health board.
Government
District 86 and its former law firm are fighting over who caused the costly Prentiss fallout
District 86 and former law firm Robbins Schwartz are suing each other over who caused the costly fallout from Superintendent Tammy Prentiss's 2023 ouster, with the firm seeking $228,000 in unpaid bills and the district alleging bad legal advice forced a $300,000 settlement.
Government
Hinsdale trustees split on who pays for lead pipe replacement, with thousands per home at stake
Three Hinsdale trustees want homeowners to pay the full cost of replacing lead water lines, while Village President Greg Hart and a fourth trustee back a plan to cover half the private-side expense up to $6,000. A deciding vote is expected in August.
Community
Community
Community
Community
Free outdoor sculptures, a handmade flag and a library lecture mark America 250 across DuPage County
Hinsdale-area residents can mark the nation's 250th birthday this summer and fall with a free outdoor sculpture exhibition in Glen Ellyn, a community-made flag on display in Warrenville, and a Tuesday, July 28 lecture at the Hinsdale Public Library on Illinois's role in the American Revolution.
Community
Free grief support group for adults who lost a parent starts August 6 in Hinsdale
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth St. Thomas Hospice in Hinsdale launches a free six-week grief support group for adults who have lost a parent, starting Thursday, August 6, at 119 E. Ogden Ave., led by bereavement coordinator Maureen Jordan.
Community
Clarendon Hills athlete Cavanagh named 2026 Chicago Ducky Derby ambassador
Clarendon Hills' Becky Cavanagh, a 13-year Special Olympics Illinois competitor, has been named the 2026 Chicago Ducky Derby ambassador and will pull the winning duck from the Chicago River on Thursday, Aug. 6.
Community
Hinsdale Central soccer coach to lead new reading club at Community House this fall
Hinsdale Central head boys soccer coach Michael Wiggins will lead the Champions Reading Club at the Community House on Wednesday evenings from late August through late September, pairing District 181 parents and young readers for shared book time.
Community
Hinsdale library reopens Thursday with storytime, free family programs through July
The Hinsdale Public Library reopens Thursday, July 16 after a three-day construction shutdown, with Summer Storytime returning that morning and free family programs scheduled through late July as the $4 million renovation continues.
Education
Education
Education
Education
Hinsdale South seniors to present civic research to District 86 board after Darien internship
Hinsdale South seniors Shivani Joshi and Ahmed Farooqui completed Darien's six-week civic internship, rotating through police, planning, and the mayor's office, and will present capstone projects to the District 86 Board of Education later this summer.
Education
Hinsdale Central freshmen can pick up Chromebooks at four walk-in sessions before school starts
Incoming Hinsdale Central High School freshmen and new District 86 students can pick up school-issued Chromebooks and take ID photos at four walk-in sessions starting July 29, but only if families have completed online registration first.
Education
HCS pantry packs 140 bags a day as Hinsdale-area kids lose school meals for summer
About 225 children are projected to receive groceries this summer from the HCS Family Services pantry at Anne M. Jeans Elementary in Willowbrook, while lead volunteer Peggy Callahan and her team pack up to 150 bags per distribution day at the Hinsdale location on Elm Street to meet surging demand.
Education
District 86 posts nearly balanced $147 million budget as Nvidia pilot remains on hold and board member alleges retaliation
District 86's fiscal year 2027 tentative budget projects a $260,000 surplus on $146.86 million in revenue, while the board's proposed Nvidia AI pilot remains stalled over a data privacy agreement and an Illinois Attorney General investigation, and board member Liz Mitha alleged retaliation by board leadership at the June 25 meeting.
Education
New District 86 superintendent proposes outside benchmarks, calls Central-South comparisons 'not healthy'
Incoming Superintendent Chip Pettit told the District 86 board on Thursday, June 25, that directly comparing Hinsdale Central and South is "not healthy" and proposed benchmarking each school against demographically similar peers, a shift that could reshape how South families argue for equal course access.
Business
Business
Business
Business
AdventHealth Hinsdale to run first-aid operations at Presidents Cup in September
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth, Hinsdale's largest employer, will operate first-aid stations and wellness services for as many as 25,000 golf fans per day at the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club, Sept. 22-27.
Business
Fuller's Car Wash remains closed pending engineer inspection after SUV strikes exit bollards
Fuller's Car Wash at 102 W. Chicago Ave. in Hinsdale has been closed since July 1 after a black Ford SUV struck the exit bollards; Village President Greg Hart says the business cannot reopen until a licensed structural engineer clears the site.
Business
She spent a year convincing a skeptical village to try a farmers market. Now it's turning 50.
The Hinsdale Farmers Market opened its 50th season on Monday, June 15, with founder Sue Nibeck returning to celebrate the institution she launched in 1976 on a downtown parking lot now occupied by Fuller House restaurant, whose owners have Plan Commission approval for a new eatery next door.
Business
Humble Patty smashburger spot to fill five-year Garfield Street vacancy in downtown Hinsdale
Sam and Patricia Vlahos, co-owners of Fuller House, are bringing a smashburger-and-dipped-ice-cream restaurant called Humble Patty to the long-vacant former Dips & Dogs space at 50 S. Garfield St. in downtown Hinsdale, with Village President Greg Hart publicly welcoming the new tenant.
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Hinsdale police pension board to address $20.5 million funding gap, elect officers Wednesday
The Hinsdale Police Pension Fund Board meets Wednesday, July 29, at 4 p.m. to elect officers and review a $20.5 million unfunded liability, while the downtown necklace robbery suspect awaits an August 3 court date and Fuller's Car Wash remains closed after a July 1 crash.
Public Safety
Police report: brake failure caused July 1 crash at Fuller's Car Wash
A newly released Hinsdale Police Department report reveals brake failure caused the July 1 crash at Fuller's Car Wash, where upgraded bollards installed after 14-year-old Sean Richards' 2023 death stopped the SUV. No tickets were issued, the business remains closed, and the Village Board meets Tuesday, July 21.
Public Safety
ComEd issues severe weather alert Monday evening; no Hinsdale damage reported
ComEd warned of possible tornadoes, straight-line winds, and lightning Monday evening across the western suburbs, pre-staging utility crews; no damage or outages were reported in Hinsdale.
Public Safety
Hinsdale necklace robbery suspect denied release; case may link to Chicago theft pattern
A DuPage County judge denied pre-trial release for a 24-year-old Chicago man charged with robbing a woman of a gold necklace near the Hinsdale Metra station on July 10, and CWB Chicago reports the crime bears similarities to approximately 10 daylight necklace robberies along Chicago's lakefront.
Public Safety
Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage with nine drives near Hinsdale through Aug. 13
The American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage after a 25 percent supply drop in June, with nine donation drives scheduled near Hinsdale between July 22 and August 13 and two year-round centers in Westmont.
Sports
Sports
Sports
Sports
Hinsdale South students shut out of lacrosse while Central fields two teams
FOIA-obtained emails reveal then-Superintendent Michael Lach questioned why Hinsdale South students couldn't play lacrosse at Central after a parent's December 2024 complaint, but IHSA rules blocked a co-op and no plans to add the sport at South exist.
Sports
Hinsdale South Back-2-School Bash offers free sports physicals before fall practice
Hinsdale South hosts a free Back-2-School Bash on Sunday, August 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the football field, where student-athletes can get their required sports physical on a walk-up basis before fall practice begins.
Sports
Hinsdale South parents demand independent review of athletic director at District 86 meeting
Hinsdale South parents led by the Parent Athletic Club president publicly called for an independent review of athletic director Art Ostrow at a special District 86 board meeting Monday, July 13, citing more than 30 coach resignations in the past year and a perceived decline in Hornets programs.
Sports
Hinsdale South fall sports registration opens July 15; here's what District 86 athletes need on file
Hinsdale South's fall sports registration portal opens Wednesday, July 15, and Hinsdale Central's is already active. Both schools require a current physical, online registration, and an IHSA video before the first practice.
Sports
Nine Red Devils head to college athletics, from West Point soccer to Big Ten baseball
Nine recently graduated Hinsdale Central athletes are heading to college sports programs this fall, spanning six sports from West Point soccer to Indiana baseball, in the first of a three-part series profiling college-bound Red Devils.
Real Estate
Real Estate
Real Estate
Real Estate
New-build home at 718 Justina Street closes at $1.99 million, 57% above DuPage County average
A 2026-built home at 718 Justina Street in Hinsdale closed July 15 for $1.99 million, or $463 per square foot, illustrating how new construction prices against older homes on surrounding blocks.
Real Estate
1937 Birchwood Road home sells for $1.15 million, raising teardown questions
A 1937-built home at 411 Birchwood Road in Hinsdale sold July 7 for $1.15 million at $449 per square foot, well below new-construction pricing and in the range that has historically flagged teardown candidates in the village.
Real Estate
19 homes proposed for long-vacant IBLP site near Ogden and Adams
The Hinsdale Village Board referred a 19-home subdivision proposal for the northeast portion of the former IBLP site to the Plan Commission on Tuesday, July 21, marking the first code-compliant development plan for the long-vacant property in six years.
Real Estate
Hinsdale's $5.3 million sale adds to South Park Avenue's luxury streak
A six-bedroom home at 132 S. Park Ave. in Hinsdale sold for $5.3 million on July 2, the highest-priced closing in the village's latest deed recording, as South Park Avenue continues its run as one of the western suburbs' most expensive residential corridors.
Real Estate
S&P 500 REIT pays $7.5 million for York Road building as Hinsdale logs 22 property transfers
Realty Income Corporation, an S&P 500 REIT, paid $7.5 million for the commercial building at 724 N. York Road on June 24, marking a national investor's entry into Hinsdale's York Road corridor, while a $4.8 million new-construction home sale on Washington Street and more than a dozen other residential closings round out the latest DuPage County deed recordings.
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Community
Free outdoor sculptures, a handmade flag and a library lecture mark America 250 across DuPage County
Hinsdale-area residents can mark the nation's 250th birthday this summer and fall with a free outdoor sculpture exhibition in Glen Ellyn, a community-made flag on display in Warrenville, and a Tuesday, July 28 lecture at the Hinsdale Public Library on Illinois's role in the American Revolution.
Community
Clarendon Hills athlete Cavanagh named 2026 Chicago Ducky Derby ambassador
Clarendon Hills' Becky Cavanagh, a 13-year Special Olympics Illinois competitor, has been named the 2026 Chicago Ducky Derby ambassador and will pull the winning duck from the Chicago River on Thursday, Aug. 6.
About the Editor
About the Editor
About the Editor
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel has experience covering communities across the Chicago, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City areas. She earned her marketing degree from Illinois State University and is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel has experience covering communities across the Chicago, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City areas. She earned her marketing degree from Illinois State University and is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel has experience covering communities across the Chicago, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City areas. She earned her marketing degree from Illinois State University and is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
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