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🌱 Patch AM: How Hinsdale helped one neighbor thrive for 65 years and counting

Make time for 2026 Invisible Wounds Foundation Evening of Honor on the Hinsdale Patch calendar

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Hello Hinsdale! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Hinsdale helped one neighbor thrive for 65 years and counting
  • Where Hinsdale Central now stands in Illinois' latest high school rankings

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Invisible Wounds Foundation Evening of Honor and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hinsdale's newest centenarian looks back on a 'very nice community in which to build a life' (chicagotribune.com) — A longtime Hinsdale resident, Betty Bauer, is celebrating her 100th birthday in the same home she and her husband built near St. Isaac Jogues more than six decades ago. Her story traces how Hinsdale's churches, schools, parks and neighbors shaped her large family's life, and why she still treasures the village's walkability, close-knit feel and support during challenging times like COVID.
   

• On North Shore, Stevenson tops U.S. News & World public high school rankings, New Trier lands fourth (chicagotribune.com) — Hinsdale families may be pleased to see Hinsdale Central ranked second among Illinois' non-selective public high schools in the latest U.S. News & World Report list. The piece mainly compares top suburban schools, especially on the North Shore, to Chicago's selective-enrollment powerhouses, underscoring how competitive public education has become across the region.
   

📸 Around Hinsdale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hinsdale

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★ Featured events ★

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Other local events
    Wednesday August 26
  • Mona's Eyes at the Art Institute of Chicago
    Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday August 27
  • Severe Weather Drill #1
    Oak Elem School Hinsdale, IL 60521
    5:30 pm
    • Saturday August 29
  • Teen Volunteer Opportunity
    Hinsdale Public Library -
    10:00 am
  • Donuts with Dads
    Hinsdale Public Library -
    10:00 am
    • Sunday August 30
  • Ice Cream Social - UChicago Medicine AdventHealth →
    Burlington Park, 30 Chicago Ave, Hinsdale
    1:00 pm
    • Monday August 31
  • Fall MAP Window
    Madison Elem School Hinsdale, IL 60521
    7:00 am
  • ??????????? / Registration Session - English Language Class
    Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
    9:30 am
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Hinsdale Memory Cafe Fall 2026
    Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
    10:30 am
  • High School Peer Tutoring - With P.A.S.S. Peer Tutors
    Hinsdale Public Library -
    4:30 pm
    • Sunday September 13
  • NAMIWalks DuPage →
    St. James Farm Forest Preserve, St James Farm Forest Preserve, Warrenville
    9:00 am

📣 Hinsdale Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • HIRING! Energetic, smiling faces to teach kids soccer! —K C Read on Patch
  • Looking for a landscape company to level property, put in sod and an irrigation system and a french drain.
    Please let me know who you would recommend. Thanks. (Nextdoor Hinsdale Village)
  • Crescent Hotels & Resorts posted a job opening for Banquet Houseperson - $18 per hour in Oak Brook. Apply here.
  • Collegis, LLC posted a job opening for Associate Director Technical Partner Management in Oak Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hinsdale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westmont

La Grange

  • Long-Awaited La Grange Flood Work Nears With Litigation Out Of Way (patch.com)
  • Another Sleepy La Grange Election? Maybe Not With Critic Jumping Into Ring (patch.com)
  • Kiss Video At Lyon Township In Limbo; Official Says She Wants It Released (patch.com)

Oak Brook

  • OPRF flag football looks to the next chapter (oakpark.com)

Ok Hinsdale! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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