Latest reporting from the Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Government desk.
Government
A proposed settlement between Illinois AG Kwame Raoul and Nicor Gas would cut the utility's $221 million rate increase request by 63 percent, dropping the monthly fixed charge from $21.30 to $15 for Hinsdale customers starting Nov. 16 if the Illinois Commerce Commission approves the deal.
Government
A proposed settlement between Illinois AG Kwame Raoul and Nicor Gas would cut the utility's $221 million rate increase request by 63 percent, dropping the monthly fixed charge from $21.30 to $15 for Hinsdale customers starting Nov. 16 if the Illinois Commerce Commission approves the deal.
Government
The DuPage County Board approved $665,000 in emergency election funding at a contentious Sept. 1 special meeting, but the clerk's office told trustees it cannot guarantee the money will be spent on printing and postage, leaving Hinsdale's early voting plans uncertain.
Government
DuPage County's early voting for the Nov. 3 General Election begins Sept. 24 at the county fairgrounds, with mail ballot requests accepted through Oct. 29 and accessibility services available for elderly and disabled voters.
Government
Hinsdale trustees on Sept. 2 approved $275,000 in private donation agreements for the Burlington Park pavilion, awarded a nearly $500,000 sewer rehabilitation contract, and authorized historic preservation incentives for a 1940 Colonial Revival home on Forest Road.
Government
MC Development Group is seeking height and parking variances to build a four-story, six-unit mixed-use building at 136 Burlington Ave. in Clarendon Hills, with a Plan Commission hearing set for Thursday, Sept. 3.
Government
Flood Brothers replaces Republic Services as Hinsdale's refuse and recycling hauler starting Monday, Nov. 2, with new green carts arriving between Oct. 19 and Oct. 31 and the existing Monday/Thursday collection schedule staying the same.
Government
ALMAS hosts a free, nonpartisan candidate forum covering all six DuPage County Board districts on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Wheaton, with the District 3 panel most relevant to Hinsdale voters whose seat is on the November ballot.
Government
Woodlands neighborhood residents pushed the Village of Hinsdale to install a crosswalk at County Line Road and Third Street, giving children a safer route to schools and downtown. Trustees also approved a $65,000 traffic study near Monroe and Oak elementary schools.
Government
The Hinsdale Village Board voted 5-1 to approve a $441,121 contract with Dave Knecht Homes for a Burlington Park pavilion, with Trustee Neale Byrnes dissenting over concerns that a slim $7,000 donation surplus could leave taxpayers exposed to cost overruns.
Government
Nomination packets for six Hinsdale municipal offices — mayor, clerk, treasurer and alderman in Wards 2, 4 and 6 — became available Aug. 25 at Village Hall, kicking off the formal race for the April 6, 2027 Consolidated Election.
Government
State Rep. Marti Deuter, whose District 45 includes parts of Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills, has twice declined to comment on House Speaker Welch's handling of sexual harassment allegations against former Rep. Harry Benton, despite receiving $1.4 million from Welch's political committee for her 2024 campaign.
Government
Candidates for the District 181 Board of Education can begin circulating nominating petitions as of Tuesday, Aug. 25, the first step toward the April 6, 2027, Consolidated Election, with filing set for Nov. 16-23.
Government
The Hinsdale Public Library Board meets Tuesday to preview the FY2027 budget and vote on an updated property disposal policy, giving residents their first public look at next year's spending plan for an institution funded almost entirely by property taxes.
