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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The DuPage County Health Department issued a rabies alert on July 29 after two bats tested positive in 2026 and 82 residents were advised to seek preventative treatment, warning that even finding a bat in your home without a visible bite may require medical evaluation.
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Most of the roughly 700 Hinsdale homes still without power after Monday's severe storm should have electricity restored by Wednesday morning, Village President Greg Hart said Tuesday, as the village deployed woodchippers on both sides of town to clear downed trees.
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The Hinsdale Police Pension Fund Board meets Wednesday, July 29, at 4 p.m. to elect officers and review a $20.5 million unfunded liability, while the downtown necklace robbery suspect awaits an August 3 court date and Fuller's Car Wash remains closed after a July 1 crash.
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A newly released Hinsdale Police Department report reveals brake failure caused the July 1 crash at Fuller's Car Wash, where upgraded bollards installed after 14-year-old Sean Richards' 2023 death stopped the SUV. No tickets were issued, the business remains closed, and the Village Board meets Tuesday, July 21.
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ComEd warned of possible tornadoes, straight-line winds, and lightning Monday evening across the western suburbs, pre-staging utility crews; no damage or outages were reported in Hinsdale.
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A DuPage County judge denied pre-trial release for a 24-year-old Chicago man charged with robbing a woman of a gold necklace near the Hinsdale Metra station on July 10, and CWB Chicago reports the crime bears similarities to approximately 10 daylight necklace robberies along Chicago's lakefront.
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The American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage after a 25 percent supply drop in June, with nine donation drives scheduled near Hinsdale between July 22 and August 13 and two year-round centers in Westmont.
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Federal investigators have linked shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by California-based Taylor Farms to Taco Bell restaurants as a potential source of a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened at least 1,645 people in 34 states, including Illinois, where at least 141 cases were confirmed as of early July.
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Four vehicles were burglarized overnight Sunday-Monday, July 12-13, across three Hinsdale residential blocks, all left unlocked, marking the second such cluster reported in the village in five weeks.
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Clarendon Hills' Board of Fire and Police Commissioners will vote Wednesday, July 15, on rule changes to allow lateral police officer hires, a staffing decision with mutual aid implications for neighboring Hinsdale.
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A second heat dome arrives in Hinsdale the week of July 13 with forecast highs in the 90s and feels-like temperatures up to 115°F, posing a serious public safety risk two weeks after a heat wave killed at least four people in Illinois.
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A woman's necklace was grabbed from her neck near Washington Street and the railroad tracks on Saturday, July 11, and Hinsdale police are seeking a person of interest as Village President Greg Hart called the crime "very uncommon" for the village.
