By Suburban Life Media

Source My Suburban Life

Five members of the Hinsdale Fire Department were awarded a Unit Citation for demonstrating exceptional skill and proficiency during a Hinsdale house fire in February.

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By Annemarie Mannion

Source Chicago Tribune

Hinsdale’s new tree ordinance may be revamped after village officials said they might want allow more circumstances to be considered when residents ask to remove a parkway tree.

The ordinance approved last summer imposes a $5,000 fee for removing a parkway tree with village permission and a $25,000 for removing one without village permission.

It requires residents to go to village staff first to get approval. The staff’s decision is based on whether the tree is diseased, dead, dangerous or declining. If the request is rejected, residents can ask the Environment and Public Services Committee, which acts as a tree board and has the ultimate power to make the decision.

Three requests to remove or relocate parkway trees were presented recently to the committee which, in a couple cases, considered ways to allow residents to find a way to bypass the hefty tree removal fee.

One resident, Thomas Mitchell, asked to remove two Douglas firs from in front of his house in the 500 block of West Seventh Street. He said he bought the house a year ago and has improved the exterior, but thinks the fir trees are unsightly.

He said he is not in a position to pay $10,000 to remove two trees, but offered instead to pay for constructing a portion of sidewalk in front of the house, which currently does not have one.

Though the trees don’t meet the conditions in the ordinance, committee members agreed they are unsightly, and said they might be willing to consider such an arrangement. They asked Mitchell to work with staff on a preliminary design for a sidewalk.

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By:Suburban Life Media

Source:My Suburban Life

HINSDALE – Hinsdale Central High School ranks No. 8 on the newest Best High Schools in Illinois list put out by U.S. News and World Report. The ranking not only places Hinsdale Central in the top 10, but also ahead of some other schools usually credited for their superior academics, such as New Trier Township and Lane Technical high schools.

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By: Joe O’Donnell
Source: Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Patch

The three buildings at 227-231 Burlington Avenue in Clarendon Hills have become an “attractive nuisance” and could be coming down soon.

The Village of Clarendon Hills has gotten permission to demolish three vacant Burlington Avenue buildings near downtown Clarendon Hills, director of community development Dan Ungerleider said at Monday’s Village Board meeting.

A DuPage judge has ruled the village has the right to tear down the buildings at 227-231 Burlington, which have become an “attractive nuisance” for vandals, according to village manager Randy Recklaus, and overall unsafe places.

“That thing has to come down,” Recklaus said of the stretch of buildings.

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