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COUNTY OFFICIALS TAKE OATH DuPage County hosted an inauguration ceremony Dec. 5 for 23 elected officials who took office. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin presided over the event. Board members who took the oath of... — Updated 12/21/2022

CENTRAL TEENS ARE STATE SCHOLARS More than 200 students from Hinsdale Central High School were named Illinois State Scholars by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Students were selected for this honor based on their SAT... — Updated 12/14/2022

CENTRAL HOLDS DAY OF SERVICE Some 200 students and staff members participated in Hinsdale Central’s annual Day of Service Oct. 29. Teams completed services projects at several area locations, including the Hinsdale Humane... — Updated 11/16/2022

COUNTY LINE JOINS WITH LARGER FIRM Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Connections today announced that County Line Properties in Hinsdale has joined with the company and will now operate as Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate... — Updated 11/9/2022

COMMUNITY house RECEIVES GRANT The Community House in Hinsdale received a $250,000 grant as part of $3.8 million in transformational grants the DuPage Foundation and DuPage County Board awarded to 17 social service nonprofit... — Updated 10/26/2022

FASHION SHOW supports HHS Rino Burdi and Burdi Clothing in Hinsdale held a fundraiser Oct. 6 and raised $12,000 for the Hinsdale Humane Society. The community came out in force. Guests were greeted by canine ambassadors from the... — Updated 10/12/2022

PROJECT RISE DONATES TO HCS Members of the Chicago Project Rise team donated several boxes of laundry soap, dish detergent and personal care items to HCS Family Services Sept. 15. This is the third donation Project Rise has made to... — Updated 10/5/2022

SEPPANEN RECEIVES VOLUNTEER AWARD Hinsdale’s Stephanie Seppanen received the 2022 Katharine Van Dusen Sylvester Service Award from The Community House earlier this month. Seppanen’s involvement with The Community House began... — Updated 9/28/2022

CENTRAL TEENS ARE SEMIFINALISTS The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, including several from Hinsdale Central.... — Updated 9/21/2022

ARTIST’S WORK ON DISPLAY A painting by artist William Blake of Hinsdale is part of the University of Illinois Springfield’s physical and digital art exhibit titled “Making Our History: Artists Render Lincoln’s Legacies.... — Updated 8/31/2022

Agency Collects 453 Pounds of Food Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago is pleased to announce that the Hinsdale, Downers Grove and La Grange offices collected 453 pounds of nonperishable food items for the Downers Grove Area... — Updated 8/10/2022

Best Maternity Hospitals List AdventHealth Hinsdale has been named on Newsweek’s list of Best Maternity Hospitals 2022. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and... — Updated 7/27/2022

Hospital earns recognition AdventHealth Hinsdale and AdventHealth La Grange have received the American Heart Association’s Silver Plus Get With The Guidelines — Stroke quality achievement award for their commitment to ensuring... — Updated 7/20/2022

HINSDALE CENTRAL HONOR ROLL Hinsdale Central has released the names of students who earned a place on the dean’s list or honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2021-22 school year. Dean’s list Seniors Masa Abboud, Eliza... — Updated 7/13/2022

HJWC AWARDS 24 GRANTS Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club raised more than $364,000 during the 2021-2022 club year. The record breaking total was distributed to 24 nonprofits through HJWC’s philanthropic giving process. The club’s... — Updated 7/13/2022

PHYSICIANS NAMED TOP CANCER DOCS Five AdventHealth physicians have been recognized as top cancer doctors in the Chicago area according to a study conducted by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a healthcare research and information... — Updated 7/6/2022

HMS LISTS HONOR ROLLS Hinsdale Middle School has released the names of students who earned a place on the honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2021-22 school year. Sixth grade HMS honor roll Hassan Ads, Javier Aguilar, Emma... — Updated 6/29/2022

D181 NAMES NEW ADMINISTRATOR Nick Shepkowski will be the new director of communications in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 effective July 1. The school board approved his appointment June 20. Shepkowski has... — Updated 6/29/2022

NAZARETH ACADEMY Lists GRADUATES Nine students from Hinsdale participated in commencement ceremonies May 22 with 153 other members of the Class of 2022 at Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park. They are Sarah Battaglia, Lorraine... — Updated 6/23/2022

WALK THE WALK A SUCCESS More than 400 people came out to the Walk the Walk for Mental Health at The Community House May 15, raising almost $50,000 in support of equitable mental health services in the community. The top... — Updated 6/15/2022

HINSDALE CENTRAL LISTS GRADUATES More than 650 members of the Class of 2022 graduated from Hinsdale Central High School May 26.  They are Masa Abboud, Eliza Abdullai, Althea Abrusci, Obada Abuzneid, Amy Ackerman, Jaydon Adams, Je... — Updated 6/1/2022

STUDENTS WIN AWARDS AT STATE Several Hinsdale Central students won awards during the recent Family, Career and Community Leaders of America’s state competition. • Toral Bhatt, gold, apparel construction casual category ... — Updated 5/25/2022

YOUTH AWARD $30,000 IN GRANTS Sixty students participating in Community Memorial Foundation’s youth philanthropy program have awarded $30,000 in grant funding to four local nonprofit organizations working to meet people’s... — Updated 5/18/2022

HINSDALE FUMC OFFERS SUPPORT Members of the Hinsdale United Methodist Church delivered 24 boxes of food and 10 boxes of children’s books to Olivet United Methodist Church in Chicago’s West Garfield neighborhood on Palm Sunday,... — Updated 4/20/2022

Students place first and second Hinsdale Central junior Victor Ferrell and sophomore Patrick Redding took the top two spots in a competition organized by Sports Career Consulting LLC, which tasked students with the development of a... — Updated 4/13/2022