The sun was shining, the tunes were blaring and the water was cold Friday at the Polar Plunge at Hinsdale Central High School ...

Julie Mersine Romeli had an inkling of what her future career would be when she was a little girl. "When I was young, I loved ...

Fans of Holiday Magic each December might find a new favorite event at Brookfield Zoo this spring. "That has been such a special memory for so many generations of families that have visited the zoo," ...

By Ken Knutson kknutson@thehinsdalean.com The Red Devils are heating up the turf as spring seasons get underway. The girls ...

For agent Dan Litzhoff, real estate is about so much more than buying and selling homes. It's about changing a furnace filter ...

My first official spring break trip was March of my senior year of college. I turned 21 on a Monday and we left on a Thursday, driving almost 1,300 miles to Bonita Springs, Fla. Seven of us shared a ...

In skilled hands, felt can evoke the feels in any season. Even a pontiff can get the woolen treatment. "What I'm sculpting ...

Secretary Alexi Giannoulias is warning residents about a new surge in text message scams that falsely claim to be from the Illinois Secretary of State or the DMV. These messages threaten vehicle ...

In honor of National Puppy Day this past weekend, Penny is getting her well-deserved spotlight! Penny is a playful, affectionate puppy with a big personality and an even bigger heart. She loves people ...

The library has been humming lately with the usual late-March busyness that precedes spring break, which for many readers of The Hinsdalean, begins tomorrow. (Of course, if you don't have time to make ...

Yard waste collection for Hinsdale residents begins Thursday, April 2, and runs through the week of Nov. 30. Residents whose regular refuse pickup occurs on Thursdays will begin receiving yard waste ...

April Fools’ Day is a strange holiday. Its origins date back to 1582, according the History.com, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. With the change, the start of ...