Kirk moved to Chicago rehab center

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke nearly three weeks ago, was transferred Friday to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Bail lowered for Hinsdale-area man charged with abusing student

Sandburg High School teacher Steven Reynolds had sexual contact with a 17-year-old student in his Hinsdale-area home while his wife was out of town, prosecutors said Friday as Reynolds sought to lower his bail.

CHMS eighth-grader wins District 181 spelling bee

Paul Cumberland was in familiar territory when the championship of the Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 Spelling Bee came down to himself and Nick Speziale Feb. 9 at Clarendon Hills Middle School. The two students were down the same road about a week earlier during …

Snow makes its way back to the area Friday

Feeling a chill in the air? Snow will be back as soon as Friday when lake effect snow could hit the city and Northwest Indiana with six inches.

Clarendon Hills saves money by refinancing debt

Clarendon Hills will save $217,000 over 13 years by refinancing about $2.4 million in outstanding debt, a move approved Feb. 6 by the Village Board. The debt being refinanced was issued in 2002 to purchase fire safety equipment and in 2005 to fund the construction …

Catholic cemeteries offer to bury 300 bodies stacked at morgue

The Archdiocese of Chicago is offering to pay for up to 300 burials for the bodies being held at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Service News

Volunteers honored in Springfield Three west suburban men were among 16 volunteers honored in Springfield Jan. 28 for donating hundreds of hours of service to the Illinois Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve agency. The U.S. Department of Defense established the agency in 1972 …

Police: Man faked own kidnapping to take $1,000 from family

A Willowbrook man who wanted to get money from his family staged his own kidnapping to demand $1,000 ransom, according to police who later arrested him.

Police say while gangs not a problem, they keep ears and eyes open

While local law enforcement officials said there is no evidence of gang activity in Hinsdale or Clarendon Hills, they continue to be proactive in keeping up with gang-related information from neighboring towns. “That’s the key, to stay proactive,” Hinsdale Police Chief Brad Bloom said. “By …

Fuller’s may open shop in Clarendon Hills

Fuller’s, which has been operating an auto repair business in Hinsdale since 1946, is planning to open a similar facility in neighboring Clarendon Hills.

The Clarendon Hills Village Board approved first consideration for a permit Monday that would allow for the new facility to open …

Clarendon Hills Village Board considers super majority for tax hikes

The Clarendon Hills Village Board is likely to adopt an ordinance at its Feb. 21 meeting that will require near-unanimous approval to increase property taxes if voters support a March 20 referendum seeking home rule.

The board approved first consideration of the ordinance Monday, with …

District 86 approves bond sale

The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board authorized the issuance of nearly $18 million in bonds Monday to pay for air conditioning at both Hinsdale Central and South high schools. After a lengthy debate over the attorney’s preparation of the resolution and the actual cost …

Sen. Kirk upgraded to ‘good’ condition, watched Super Bowl

Sen. Mark Kirk’s condition has been upgraded from “fair” to “good.”

Doctors hope to be able to re-attach the 8-inch-by-4-inch section of his skull that had to be removed after he suffered a stroke two weeks ago.

Then the Highland Park Republican can begin physical …

Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills eye savings due to lack of snow

Public works employees in both Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills have been keeping busy with work, despite a mild winter with relatively little snowfall to date. A year ago, a Feb. 1-2 blizzard that dumped about 20 inches of snow in the area resulted in about …

Even without any snow, Mayslake celebrates the Wonders of Winter

It may seem like winter is missing in action, but that didn’t stop families from enjoying the Wonders of Winter event at the Mayslake Peabody Estate Saturday afternoon. “Last year we had the blizzard with snow 2 feet hight,” said DuPage County Forest Preserve Senior …