Woman killed when Metra train hits car in La Grange

A Chicago woman died Friday night after a Metra train collided with her car at a crossing near the La Grange Stone Avenue station. No passengers were on the train at the time.

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.

Girl, 11, struck by vehicle at First and Garfield

Today at about 3 p.m., an 11-year-old girl crossing the street at the intersection of First and Garfield in downtown Hinsdale was struck by a vehicle while walking within the crosswalk. The girl was walking with at least two other pedestrians when a vehicle turning …

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.

Hinsdale trustees turn down funding request from Graue Mill residents

The village likely won’t apply for a $1.44 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Administration that would have been used to cover 75 percent of a $1.93 million project for flood control measures in the Graue Mill area.

Hinsdale Village Board members said Tuesday …

So far, so good for new four-way stop in Hinsdale

The first week of having four-way stop signs at Garfield Avenue and First Street has gone by without any problems. Police Chief Brad Bloom said he has received positive feedback from residents who believe the intersection if safer with the four-way stop signs in place. …

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 …

Hinsdale man named president of high school

St. Rita of Cascia High School, 7740 S. Western Ave., Chicago, announced the promotion of several key leaders and the addition of a new position in order to further strengthen the leadership team of the school and enhance the experience of its students in the …

Teacher charged with sexually abusing student at Orland Park high school

Steven Reynolds of Hinsdale, a substitute teacher and freshman basketball coach at Sandburg High School in Orland Park, has been charged with sexually abusing a 17-year-old student.

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 …