Top 10 Most-Read Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Stories In 2023

HINSDALE, IL – By page views, the story about a woman labeled "Angry Karen" was the most-read in 2023 on the Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Patch.

Check out what made this year's list, ranked by page views:

1. Hinsdale 'Angry Karen' Goes Viral Resisting Cops (March 29): A Hinsdale woman who tried to bite a local officer has racked up hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube. On Monday, 12 minutes of Hinsdale police footage was posted showing the arrest of 45-year-old Shawn N. Mullarkey at her $1 million house in the 100 block of West Walnut Street.

2. Hinsdale Central Coaches' Resignation Letters All The Same (Dec. 13): The three Hinsdale Central High girls basketball coaches who resigned more than a week ago submitted the same resignation letters. Patch obtained the emails through a public records request. The one-sentence letters' formats were the same, and each included the same error.

3. 'Devastated': Hinsdale Teen's Parents Speak (July 21): The Hinsdale teen who died Thursday after the crash at Fontano's Subs graduated in May from St. Isaac Jogues Parish Catholic School in Hinsdale, his family said Friday. "Our hearts are broken as we inform you that our precious angel, Sean Patrick Richards, went to heaven Thursday, July 20," Kristine and Brian Richards said in a statement released through Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago.

4. Frustrated Hinsdale D86 Official Resigns (Sept. 18): Debbie Levinthal, a Hinsdale High School District 86 board member, resigned Monday night, saying she was fed up with a "toxic exercise in futility and frustration."

5. Hinsdale D86 Leader Leaving Unexpectedly (Dec. 19): One of Hinsdale High School District 86's interim superintendents is set to leave Friday, an unexpected turn of events. In July, Linda Yonke took the reins as co-interim superintendent along with Ray Lechner.

6. This Reality Show Family's Link To Hinsdale (May 31): The Duggar family of reality show fame were known for their religious virtues until a sex abuse scandal came to light a few years ago. The stars of TLC's "19 Kids and Counting" live in Arkansas, but were connected for a quarter century to the Institute in Basic Life Principles.

7. Hinsdale Central Coaches Walk Out (Dec. 6): More turbulence has rocked Hinsdale High School District 86's basketball programs. On Monday, Erin Navolio, Hinsdale Central's girls basketball head coach, and two assistant coaches resigned from their positions, the school confirmed Wednesday afternoon.

8. Hinsdale Car Wash Sued In Deli Car Crash (July 27): Three customers of Fontano's Subs in Hinsdale who were injured when a car crashed into the deli are suing the car wash across the street.

9. 4 Injured In Hinsdale Deli Crash: Cops (July 17): Four people were sent to hospitals Monday afternoon after a car drove into a Hinsdale restaurant, police said. About 2:30 p.m., a car was leaving the parking lot across the street when it crashed into Fontano's Subs, 9 S. Lincoln St., according to a Hinsdale police statement.

10. 10 Sickened At Hinsdale Golf Club: Official (Dec. 18): Ten people were sickened earlier this month at Hinsdale Golf Club in Clarendon Hills, an official said Friday.