Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
DuPage County will resurface Lemont Road between Bluff Road and 87th Street with overnight paving from Sept. 14 through Sept. 26, part of the county's 2026 Roadway Resurfacing Program.
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DuPage County will resurface Lemont Road between Bluff Road and 87th Street with overnight paving from Sept. 14 through Sept. 26, part of the county's 2026 Roadway Resurfacing Program.
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A severe thunderstorm watch with tornado risk is in effect through 1 p.m. Wednesday for DuPage County, the third weather emergency to hit Hinsdale in 16 days, while 753 homes remain without power from Tuesday's derecho.
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Cook County prosecutors declined reckless homicide and aggravated DUI charges against the driver who killed Hinsdale residents Brett and Melissa Lane in April 2025, citing overwhelming evidence of a medical event, leaving civil lawsuits as the family's only active legal proceeding.
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A severe storm knocked out power to portions of Hinsdale on Tuesday, Aug. 11, just 15 days after the July 27 storm left 1,200 homes dark for up to a week; Village President Greg Hart confirmed the outages and said the village is coordinating with ComEd on restoration.
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The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Hinsdale on Tuesday, Aug. 11, warning of 80 mph gusts and possible tornadoes, just 15 days after the July 27 storm that left 1,200 homes without power — and hours before the Village Board is set to vote on who pays for $6 million in mandated lead pipe replacements.
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UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale has earned the Joint Commission's Comprehensive Stroke Center certification, the highest stroke designation available and one held by only about 3% of U.S. hospitals, enabling the Oak Street hospital to treat complex stroke cases locally rather than transferring patients elsewhere.
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The DuPage County Judicial and Public Safety Committee on Aug. 4 approved a $47,117 cold case unit truck for the State's Attorney's Office, $110,250 in electronic warrant software for the Sheriff's Office, a $162,255 forensic science grant and a $52,000 family violence grant, all affecting how crimes are investigated and prosecuted in Hinsdale's jurisdiction.
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Village President Greg Hart sent a formal letter to ComEd CEO Gil Quiniones and committed to an after-action review and infrastructure hardening exploration after the July 27 storm left up to 1,200 Hinsdale homes without power for days.
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The Clarendon Blackhawk Mosquito Abatement District will spray the Hinsdale area Friday night, Aug. 7, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. after declaring West Nile virus levels high enough for likely human transmission.
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The Hinsdale Fire Department responded to 43 emergency calls during Tuesday's severe storm, including Lt. Tom McCarthy's rescue of a woman trapped in a flooded car, as nearly 3 inches of rain and 70 mph winds battered the village.
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Four teens were cited for criminal trespass at the vacant IBLP building on Ogden Avenue on July 24, the second police incident at the property in two weeks, while the week's beat also logged a DUI on 55th Street and an e-bike curfew stop at Garfield and Hickory.
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Village President Greg Hart said Wednesday afternoon that roughly 180 Hinsdale customers remain without power three days after Monday's storm, with ComEd now targeting Thursday morning or midday for full restoration after missing its earlier Wednesday-morning goal.
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Village President Greg Hart says the July 31 restoration date showing in ComEd's outage portal is a generic placeholder, not a real timeline for the roughly 600 Hinsdale customers still without power after Monday's storm.
