Chuck Fieldman

Chuck Fieldman is a freelance writer for the Pioneer Press.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, right, and Elmwood Park Village President Angelo "Skip" Savian discuss efforts to replace lead pipes in municipal water systems during a news conference Nov. 14 at Elmwood Park Village Hall. (Village of Elmwood Park)

Elmwood Park’s lead pipes become poster child in push for EPA funds for replacement

November 21, 2025 at 5:31 p.m.

Politicians gathered in Elmwood Park to make a plea for financial support for efforts to replace aging lead pipes in area water systems.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Young Men's Service League members Logan Douglass, left, and Miles Johnson volunteer recently during a Saturday Meals Program. (Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills YMSL)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills moms, sons form Young Men’s Service League and build bonds along the way

November 20, 2025 at 1:05 p.m.

A new Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills chapter of the Young Men’s Service League, has brought about 175 boys and moms together for a worthy cause.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 educators said its new StarLab brings an immersive planetarium experience to students by projecting the night sky, planets and other astronomical and scientific concepts onto the inner surface of a dome. (School District 181)

StarLab lands at Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills schools to offer kids a chance to see the night sky

November 18, 2025 at 11:20 a.m.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 has brought a taste of outer space into its schools with the recent addition of StarLab.

Jaida Arain, from left, Isla Chow, and Ashley Pionke are witches in the Hinsdale Central High School production of “Mac Beth.” (Hinsdale Central High School)

Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ gets a modern update in Hinsdale Central production

November 11, 2025 at 11:49 a.m.

Hinsdale Central High School's production of “Mac Beth,” is an adaptation of the tragedy “Macbeth,” by William Shakespeare.

Signage showing that USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is accepted, is displayed at Wild Onion Market, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Chicago. A Hinsdale restaurateur is offering free food items to those with SNAP cards while benefits are suspended. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Page’s Restaurant offers food to SNAP recipients because even in Hinsdale ‘your neighbor might be hurting’

November 10, 2025 at 2:43 p.m.

The owner of Page's Restaurant in Hinsdale is offering free milk and bread to SNAP card holders because help is needed even in rich areas.

Hinsdale is resuming its tree pruning program this autumn, which helps the village's mature tree population weather storms, officials said. (Kimberly Fornek/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale tree pruning program resumes through April

November 7, 2025 at 1:46 p.m.

The benefits of a tree pruning program include tree preservation, reduction in service calls and damage related to storms, officials said.

Madison School in Hinsdale is among Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills schools that received Exemplary ratings on the latest Illinois Report Card for schools. (Pioneer Press file)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 schools grade well on state report card

November 4, 2025 at 11:44 a.m.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 performed very well on the recent Illinois Report Card for schools.

Hinsdale Central is the only school in the state to be among the National Speech & Debate Association's top 100 schools in the country for having the largest number of new degrees in the group’s Honor Society. (Hinsdale Central)

Hinsdale Central speech, debate teams lauded as among best in nation

November 4, 2025 at 10:47 a.m.

Hinsdale Central High School is the only school in Illinois to be listed by the National Speech & Debate Association among the top 100 schools in the US.

Prospect Avenue in downtown Clarendon Hills will have a new shopping option this fall. (Pioneer Press file)

New ‘flagship’ interior design store planned for downtown Clarendon Hills

November 3, 2025 at 5:17 p.m.

Jacaranda Boutique & Interiors in Clarendon Hills will offer furniture, lighting, textiles, tableware, home scents and decorative objects.

Children climb on a Clarendon Hills Fire Department truck during Clarendon Hills Fire Department’s Open House on Saturday Oct. 7, 2023. Officials in Clarendon Hills have hired a consulting firm as they mull a new fire station that would be built at the site of the existing police department and public works sites. (Troy Stolt/Chicago Tribune)

Clarendon Hills enlists consultant for public safety campus plan

October 27, 2025 at 5:02 p.m.

Clarendon Hills has hired a consultant to advise on a new fire station at the site of the police department and public works sites.

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