Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills 2018 Year In Review: Most Read Stories

HINSDALE-CLARENDON HILLS, IL — As we head into 2019, it can be a good time to take a look back at the past year and what stories were the most read. These stories include new businesses, crime and community events.

So let's take a few moments to have a stroll down memory lane and peruse Patch's most memorable Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills stories of 2018:

District 86 Eliminates Football, Marching Band, Swimming

• To address a budget shortfall and infrastructure improvements, Hinsdale Central and South will no longer have football, wrestling, cheerleading, dance, boys and girls' swimming, boys and girls' water polo, and marching band for the 2019-20 school year. Several other sports and activities were also eliminated. The District 86 Board of Education voted for the eliminations at the Monday, Dec. 17 meeting....Read more.

Violent Hinsdale Jewelry Store Robbery: 3 Suspects Charged

• The men took more than $200,000 in merchandise, including watches by luxury brands Frederique Constant, Patek Phillipe, and Tudor, the indictment states. They allegedly sold or disposed of some of the stolen items in the Chicago area and in Atlanta, Georgia....Read more.

DuPage Candidate Turned Away At Hinsdale Polls

• A DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner candidate faced problems at the polls in Hinsdale, where he was told he was an inactive voter. Irfan Ibrahim, a Hinsdale resident and a candidate for District 3 Commissioner for the forest preserve, was first asked for two forms of ID and was then told he was not an active voter....Read more.

Clarendon Hills Ranked As Best Place To Live In Illinois: Niche

• Other grades Clarendon Hills received were: an A- for housing, A+ for good for families, B+ for crime and safety, A- for nightlife and B for diversity. According to Niche, the worst grade for Clarendon Hills was a C+, which was for weather....Read more.

Hinsdale Speller Competes In National Bee

• A Hinsdale 12-year-old and student at Hinsdale Middle School competed in Scripps National Spelling Bee. Although Atman Balakrishnan, speller No. 153, didn't make it to the finals, he made it through two rounds, spelling two words correctly....Read more.

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