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 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.
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DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says a $2.5 million funding shortfall could mean fewer polling places, delayed early voting and fewer election judges for the Nov. 3 election, with Hinsdale Village Hall's early voting status potentially at stake.
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Clarendon Hills trustees are expected to vote Monday on a $25,000 contract with Christopher Burke Engineering to study why Aug. 1 flooding overwhelmed drainage near Middaugh Road and Walnut Street, stranding residents from their homes.
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DuPage County's Finance Committee received a clean audit opinion for fiscal year 2025 and heard the Recorder's Office pitch its self-funded FY2027 budget, as rising costs signal a tight budget season ahead for Hinsdale taxpayers.
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District 181 received 20 FOIA requests in eight weeks heading into the new school year, a sharp increase driven mostly by out-of-state commercial data firms, though two Hinsdale families filed a detailed request challenging the removal of school-route safety hazard designations.
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The DuPage County Board voted Aug. 11 to place a countywide referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot asking voters whether to abolish the elected coroner's office and replace it with an appointed medical examiner, a question every Hinsdale voter will weigh in on.
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DuPage County's Legislative Committee directed staff to invite State's Attorney Bob Berlin to present on Flock camera policy guardrails, raising questions about how license plate reader data is stored, shared and used by local police departments including Hinsdale's.
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The Pleasantview Fire District has formally denied liability in the April 2025 crash that killed Hinsdale residents Brett and Melissa Lane, arguing its paramedics followed a seizure-impaired driver from a safe distance and that the family's lawsuit does not meet Illinois's "willful and wanton" legal standard.
Government
Sparrow Coffee's $622,000 TIF-subsidized renovation at 100 Park Ave. in downtown Clarendon Hills has blown past its original one-year deadline and received two six-month extensions, with no grand opening date set nearly two years into construction.
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Hinsdale Village President Greg Hart publicly rejected racially charged criticism from local resident Kristina McCloy, founder of Concerned Parents of Illinois and a figure tied to the Darren Bailey gubernatorial campaign, saying her views "belong in 1826."
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Water seeped into three Hinsdale-owned buildings during the July 28 storm, adding flood damage to a Memorial Building already slated for a $3.1 million HVAC replacement, while neighbors at Fuller and Elm streets waded waist-deep to clear clogged drains and protect homes.
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Village President Greg Hart announced Friday, July 31, that power has been restored to nearly all Hinsdale residents after a week-long ComEd outage following the July 27 storm, crediting direct advocacy with ComEd executives and state legislators for the resolution.
