District 86 teachers tweak curriculum to meet standards

HINSDALE — More than 60 Hinsdale High School District 86 teachers are working on modifying the English and math curricula to meet the new Common Core standards.

Illinois is one of 46 states that have adopted the new standards to measure student achievement, starting next …

Hinsdale Scouts and their dads get down and dirty

HINSDALE — Chris Borg had a full day planned Friday for the crew who was helping him earn the rank of Eagle Scout outside Monroe Elementary School in Hinsdale.

Borg, 17, and his team from Troop 8 in Hinsdale planned to drain a pond, remove …

Driver ticketed for crash on Ogden and York in Hinsdale

HINSDALE — The 46-year-old driver of a vehicle that crashed into a light pole on the corner of Ogden Avenue and York Road in Hinsdale Friday afternoon was issued a citation for not having a valid drivers license and failure to reduce speed to avoid …

La Grange man loses life after saving grandson

LA GRANGE — La Grange resident Dennis Murphy lost his life in a recent canoeing accident, but he was able to save his grandson from drowning.

Murphy, 70, suffered a heart attack just after guiding his 9-year-old grandson to safety in the arms of the …

Burr Ridge CEO is weekend gearhead

BURR RIDGE — Cars are more than vehicles to Rich Panico of Burr Ridge. When he’s done with them, they’re works of art. Panico will join other car enthusiasts when he takes his fully restored 1957 Corvette to the 6th annual car show on the …

Clarendon Hills residents steal the show at Daisy Dash

CLARENDON HILLS — Clarendon Hills residents stole the show when it came to Sunday’s Daisy Dash.

Billy Fayette, a Hinsdale Central alumnus who now runs at Wake Forest University, broke the course record in the adult 5K race, finishing in 15 minutes, 40 seconds. That …

Hinsdale Humane Society’s operation manager’s clients are dogs and cats

HINSDALE — In August, Jennifery Vlazny, operations manager for the Hinsdale Humane Society, at 22 N. Elm St., will mark her 28th year working for the organiztion.

Q. How did you first come to work for the humane society?A.

I had always loved animals and …

Two injured in crash at Ogden and York Road in Hinsdale

HINSDALE — Two people were taken to the hospital Friday after their vehicle crashed into a light pole on the corner of Ogden Avenue and York Road in Hinsdale about 5 p.m. Witnesses said the driver of a silver Nissan Versa and her grandson were …

DuPage County officials investigate 4 cases of E. coli

Health officials in DuPage County are investigating a possible connection between four confirmed cases of E. coli infection.

Jewelry stolen from Hinsdale home

HINSDALE — A home on the 200 block of North County Line Road in Hinsdale was burglarized Thursday, the Hinsdale Police Department reported.

Between 11:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. June 13, a burglar entered the home through an unlocked window in the sunroom and stole …

Gurnee looks ahead to digital streaming

Libraries long ago stocked more than books as they evolved with modern media, adding vinyl record albums, cassette tapes, laser discs, and then CDs and DVDs.

Checking out the future: Libraries look beyond the shelves

Jeff Weisensel doesn’t have a job, not for the past 14 months anyway, since Kraft Foods restructured him out the door after 22 years. But he does have a library — the $28 million Glenview Public Library, opened in 2011 — whose inviting lobby is part art gallery, part cafeteria — patrons are welcome to eat and drink there ­­— and part social center.

Burr Ridge Hawks fan recovering after puck hit her ‘like an arrow’ to the face

Dr. Patricia Higgins, 55, a family practitioner from Burr Ridge, was having a girls’ night at the Hawks game with her daughter Caitlin, 26, when a puck flew over the glass toward their seats. “I heard the stick hit the puck and then I just heard a thud,” Caitlin said Thursday. “I looked over, and my mom had her hands to her face and she took them away and there was a lot of blood, and she said, ‘I can’t see.’ ”

Daddy Day at the Hinsdale Library Saturday

HINSDALE — Have some fun with dad prior to Father’s Day at the Hinsdale Public Library. The library is hosting a Daddy Day Sports Arcade from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 15. Children can compete either with their father or against him in …

Hinsdale police blotter for June 13

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Hinsdale Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination. ALCOHOL Klari Senk Templeton, 25, 148 E. Fourth St., …