Chuck Fieldman

Chuck Fieldman is a freelance writer for the Pioneer Press.

August 25, 2026 at 5:02 a.m.

Betty Bauer and her husband, Bob, moved from Hegewisch to Hinsdale 65 years ago to a home where she is celebrating her 100th birthday.

August 21, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

The Drake Gardens at Drake Oak Brook hotel recently earned arboretum status in a program administered by the Morton Arboretum.

August 17, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

The only railroad crossing in Clarendon Hills will be temporarily closed, detouring drivers to the Hinsdale or Westmont crossings.

August 14, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

Oak Brook’s America 250 is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. at the village’s Sports Core fields and a Healing Fields display nearby.

August 11, 2026 at 2:11 p.m.

Oakbrook Center will be host the first RPM Raceway outside New York, with the longest multilevel go-kart track in the Midwest.

July 31, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

All public elementary schools must be compliant with the new Illinois cellphone standard by the beginning of the 2027-28 school year.

July 28, 2026 at 12:15 p.m.

Clarendon Hills President Eric Tech said he plans to meet with board members after they voted down a contract downtown improvements.

July 28, 2026 at 11:47 a.m.

The Hinsdale Mahjong Society, started earlier this year, has grown into a community and opened a place to play the tile game in Westmont.

July 14, 2026 at 5:02 a.m.

Hinsdale’s new Mayor for a Day program will give local school children an inside look at how their hometown government operates.

July 13, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

Carole Thoeming and her husband, Gerry, who named Joelle's Hallmark Shop after their daughter, closed the shop June 30 after 51 years.

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