The five-member board that oversees retirement benefits for current and retired Hinsdale police officers and their beneficiaries meets Wednesday, July 29, at the police department, 121 Symonds Drive, with officer elections and a tax levy request on the agenda.

The Hinsdale Police Pension Fund Board of Trustees will convene a special meeting at 4 p.m., according to the official village agenda. The session replaces the regular quarterly meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, July 15, which was cancelled.

Board President Grant McElroy will preside over an agenda that includes electing new officers (president, vice president, secretary, and assistant secretary), reviewing the fund's actuarial valuation, and approving a tax levy request to the village. Vice President Donald Klink's appointed term is expiring, so the board will fill at least one vacancy.

What it means for residents: The pension fund carries a $20.5 million unfunded liability, according to the fund's January 2026 actuarial report. That gap represents the difference between the $53.1 million the fund owes its 61 participants and the $32.6 million it holds. The village's statutory minimum contribution for 2026 is $1.81 million, paid from property tax revenue. As of May 31, the fund's market value stood at $36.95 million, according to IPOPIF records.

The fund covers 23 active officers, 25 service retirees, six beneficiaries, and two disability retirees. The board will also review an independent medical examination for officer Jonathan Durfor and address a deceased pensioner matter involving Steven Ruban.

The meeting is open to the public. No public comment period is listed on the agenda.

Necklace robbery suspect due in court August 3

Jesus Enrique Paredes-Castillo, 24, of Chicago, remains held without pre-trial release in DuPage County Jail after a judge denied bond following his Thursday, July 16, arrest. Paredes-Castillo faces one count of felony robbery in the 18th Judicial Circuit for allegedly ripping a gold rope necklace valued between $2,000 and $3,000 from a woman seated on a bench near Washington Street and the BNSF railroad tracks on the evening of Friday, July 10, according to Patch reporting.

Hinsdale detectives tracked him to a Chicago gas station and followed his gray 2015 Ford Focus to the 3800 block of West Gladys Avenue, where he was taken into custody. His next court appearance is Monday, August 3, in DuPage County Circuit Court.

Chicago police have separately warned of at least 10 strong-arm jewelry robberies across the city between July 2 and July 14, with suspects fleeing in a gray or green two-door sedan. As of July 16, authorities had not publicly connected Paredes-Castillo to that string.

Fuller's Car Wash still closed after July 1 crash

Fuller's Car Wash, 102 W. Chicago Ave., has not reopened since an employee lost control of a 2018 Ford Expedition that struck bollards outside the business at approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 1. As of early July, bankruptcy trustee Neville Reid said his team was "still actively investigating the cause of the accident and seeking to determine the conditions that would need to be satisfied before the car wash is re-opened." No update has been issued since.

The crash was the second major vehicle incident at the site. In July 2023, a Fuller's employee lost control of a car that struck and killed 14-year-old Sean Richards on the sidewalk. The village subsequently installed stronger bollards at the family's urging.