A 17-year-old Darien boy faces a criminal property damage charge at the vacant Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) building at 707 W. Ogden Ave. in Hinsdale.
Hinsdale police say surveillance video caught the teen breaking a garage door window at the property about 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 30, as first reported by Patch. Officers saw a car driving away from the scene. The teen was identified through the footage, police said.
Days later, a second break-in was reported at the same building.
Between 1:30 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, suspects were caught on surveillance video damaging a window and entering the building, police said. No arrests have been reported in that incident.
The Hinsdale Police Department said it has seen more problems at the IBLP site in recent months. On the night of July 13, officers and firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the building and found a door open and two fire extinguishers discharged inside. No one was found.
Later that month, police cited three 17-year-old boys from Joliet for trespassing at the property. The teens were given court dates and released.
The building served for decades as the headquarters of the IBLP, a religious organization. The group relocated to Texas, and the Hinsdale property has sat vacant for years. No court date for the arrested teen was available as of publication.
Two redevelopment proposals are now moving through the village. Developer John Pembroke of Island Construction submitted a plan in April for 19 houses on the northeast portion of the 37-acre property. The Hinsdale Village Board sent that application to the Plan Commission for review in July.
A separate proposal for the northwest portion of the site calls for 11 duplexes and a 169-unit senior living complex by Burr Ridge-based McNaughton Development and Houston-based Belmont Village Senior Living. At a developer open house in May, Fullersburg neighborhood association member Elaine Gilman said past proposals for the site had failed because "the conceptual designs were very institutional. They were too large."
Until those plans advance, the building sits empty and drawing repeat police calls.







