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 Johns Hopkins longitudinal study found mild hearing loss doubles dementia risk, with the danger rising as loss worsens. Brian Bessey, hearing care practitioner at Beltone Hearing on Hinsdale's Ogden Avenue, urges residents to get a baseline hearing test at 60.
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The National Weather Service recorded "incredible" rainfall across the Chicago suburbs from July 2-4, canceling fireworks shows region-wide and flooding the DuPage River, but Hinsdale's parade went ahead as scheduled. Storm chances return Thursday, July 9.
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A Hinsdale-area driving school owned by Bryan Kearney lost its Illinois license on May 7 after a state attorney documented it operated without a licensed instructor, insurance, or a safety certificate, and repeatedly falsified student attendance records.
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Illinois State Police will conduct IDOT-funded Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement patrols across DuPage County and three neighboring counties throughout July 2026, targeting impaired driving, open containers, suspended licenses, and seatbelt violations.
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The Hinsdale Police Department warned residents Monday, June 22, about a wave of phone scams in which callers mispronounce the town's name as "Hinesdale" while impersonating law enforcement and demanding immediate payment over fabricated legal matters.
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Two rounds of severe storms in June 2026 knocked out power across Hinsdale neighborhoods, with the first outage lasting more than 48 hours for some residents and a second storm days later hitting over 1,100 customers including the Hinsdale Public Library. Village President Greg Hart publicly pressured ComEd and said he personally contacted utility leadership to demand faster restoration.
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Suspects caught on surveillance video entered unlocked vehicles in three Hinsdale neighborhoods overnight June 9-10, and a suspected drug-impaired driver who crashed at County Line Road and Ogden Avenue on June 12 refused a breath test, prompting officers to obtain a search warrant for a blood draw.
