Clarendon Hills News

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.

Kate Melvin, a Clarendon Hills Middle School student from Hinsdale, receives her first-place award from event organizer Derek Berg at Saturday's Clarendon Hills Idol competition.

Administrators in District 181 plan to continue looking into why third-graders in most of its schools saw scores slip in growth on MAP testing during the 2012-13 school year.

The SWA Architects team in front of their new Downers Grove office. From left, Tess Kliros, office manager; Gregg Stahr, licensed architect, NAHB accredited Green Verifier, LEED, AP; Bill Styczynski, firm principal, licensed architect, NAHB accredited; Tom Fend, licensed architect, and ManHo Lam, CAD manager.

While recorded backing music was the norm for the 23 performers in the first-ever Clarendon Hills Idol competition at Daisy Days, the Clarendon Hills Middle School student from Hinsdale decided to sing "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone using only her voice.

Every weekday morning in July 2012, Ryan Patrick Walsh got up to spend the morning taking art and architecture classes in Paris.

The Illinois 83 resurfacing expected this summer by officials in three area municipalities won't be taking place in 2013.

The Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 Board followed the wishes of residents Tuesday by voting against implementation of a proposed pilot math program for the 2013-14 school year.

The 2013 'Daisy Days' festival produced by the Clarendon Hills Chamber of Commerce will hit the Clarendon Hills downtown next weekend, and organizers are pledging that it will be bigger than ever, with two days of food vendors, carnival rides, an all-new craft show and more.

TUESDAY, MAY 28 Fireworks Found Discharged fireworks were found in the faculty staff parking lot at Monroe School, 210 N. Madison St., at 9 a.m., police said.

Kids and parents are sure to enjoy listening to the lively music, watching the dancers and even trying some of the dances at Viva la Fiesta! The festival of Hispanic culture is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, June 1-16, in the West Mall at Brookfield Zoo, 8400 31st St., Brookfield.

Jeffrey Tumpane of the school's religion department delivered the baccalaureate address, senior class President Esha Gandhi offered a reflection and Valedictorian Sarah Swade of Western Springs gave the graduation address.

Address: 417 E. 3rd St. , Hinsdale Cost: $3,950,000 Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 5.5 Square footage: N/A Built: 1895 Details: Hinsdale's "Tara" is ready for a new owner to step in and treasure this vintage Greek revival home.

Name: Matt Ramsey Hometown: Clarendon Hills College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Major: Bioengineering Sample of High School Activities: Roadrunner Club, Football, Wrestling, National Honor Society, Math Club, Youth Initiative What's your best memory from high school? Chemistry Labs in Mr.

HINSDALE Neighbor Becomes Peeping Tom A female at her home on the 800 block of Chanticleer Lane reported that someone was looking through a window at her on May 14 while she was partially undressed.

The following items and postings were found on Craigslist for the Burr Ridge, Darien, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills and Lemont area.

For those who have a soft spot for the police blotter, we're looking back at all the crime stories published this week on the Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills , Darien and Burr Ridge Patch sites.

The DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group has arrested a Hinsdale man and charged him with eight felony counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, after, police said, seizing a variety of illegal drugs from his downtown Hinsdale apartment, the Doings Hinsdale reports .

We have some exciting news to share about Patch: we're getting a whole new look! It's coming next week and it's going to make Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Patch easier to use, and a better place to connect and share.

Hey, Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills! When you're done getting gas and packing the car, check out the live results from MapQuest above to see what's standing between you and the start of your three-day weekend.