Suit: Let disabled athletes go to IHSA state meet

The Illinois High School Association girls state track and field meet will be held this weekend ­— and Fenwick’s Mary Kate Callahan won’t be taking part. But a lawsuit to be filed Wednesday by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan in federal court aims to make it possible for student-athletes with disabilities, like Callahan who is paralyzed from the waist down, to compete in future IHSA state meets.

Former Elmhurst College student convicted of hate crime

A former Elmhurst College student faces up to five years in prison after he was found guilty of a hate crime Tuesday for carving racist epitaphs outside a school dorm.

Clarendon Hills police blotter for May 15

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Clarendon Hills Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.

DRUGS

Lucas Samaras, 19, of 18 E. Hickory …

Property Transfers

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn IL 60119; telephone (630) 557-1000; and fax (630) 557-1001. BURR RIDGE 112 Carriage Way Drive, Unit 111a: Dorothy T. Nichols to Clara and Jaime Villamizar, $100,000, April 10 1141 Woodview Road: Lori D. Cesare …

Pizza party to come for winners in Boots Versus Badges blood drive

Police officers and firefighters from four local municipalities were still waiting Monday afternoon to find out who was going to be treated to a pizza party. Pizza is to be the prize in the Boots Versus Badges blood drive, which was hosted May 7-10 at …

Offering honors options for elective classes working well at Hinsdale Central

The first school year in which students were able to take some elective courses for honors credit has been successful, said Hinsdale Central Principal Michael McGrory. The option to have more rigorous class requirements and earn honors credit, which has a weighted effect on students’ …

District 181 cancels committee meeting

The Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at Hinsdale Middle School has been cancelled due to a lack of a quorum, according to a memo from district officials. …

For guys, it’s still more ‘schleppy’ than preppy

Jim Foster didn’t know what kind of pants he had on. But he knew how much he paid for them: $1. Foster lives in Glencoe, which Bundle.com says is the second-most fashionable town in America. In terms of spending dough for duds, Foster is not doing his part.

Man found fit to stand trial in killing of Indian Head Park teen

John L. Wilson of Chicago, accused of killing Indian Head Park 14-year-old Kelli O’Laughlin in her home, is fit to stand trial, a Cook County judge ruled Monday.

Voterama in Congress, week ending May 11, 2012

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on matters relating to defense spending, lobbyists’ federal pensions, funding of two federal departments, voter ID laws and funding for the Export-Import Bank. Senators failed to end GOP blockage of a bill preventing interest rates on student loans from doubling, to 6.8 percent, on July 1.

Robert Crown Center for Health Education fights heroin with program

The Robert Crown Center for Health Education in Hinsdale is coordinating one of the nation’s first heroin education and prevention projects. The Crown Center has been in partnership since May 2011 with the Reed Hruby Foundation and the Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy for the …

Heroin offers challenge for law enforcement officials

While law enforcement officials in Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills don’t often come across cases involving heroin in their respective villages, they say it’s very important to remain proactive in the fight against the dangerous drug.

The Lane, Oak schools earn physical education awards

Two schools in Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 have been designated as recipients of the Blue Ribbon Schools Award from the Illinois Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. The Lane School and Oak School, both in Hinsdale received the designation, which is effective …

Lions Park Pool opening soon with new equipment

Users of Lions Park Pool in Clarendon Hills will see the first of some new additions when the pool opens for the season at 11 a.m. May 26. A new diving pool, water-play feature and bubbler splash pad all are part of the projected $1.3 …

Oak Street Bridge replacement likely to be two lanes

A replacement for the one-lane Oak Street Bridge in Hinsdale almost certainly will be a wider structure that allows traffic flow both northbound and southbound at the same time.

That was a key piece of information announced at the fourth community-working group meeting May 10 …