George Wiebe

George Wiebe is a former staff reporter with Pioneer Press, covering Hinsdale and the DuPage County Board. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's School of Journalism and previously covered local news in Houston.

DuPage County Auditor Bill White . (File photo)

DuPage auditor seeks help after failing to file state-mandated financial report for 4 years of dysfunction

June 28, 2024 at 3:11 p.m.

For nearly four years, the DuPage County Auditor’s office has not provided a quarterly financial report, a detailed accounting of the county government’s revenues, appropriations, expenditures, and encumbrances.

Sign outside Hinsdale South High School in Darien.

Hinsdale District 86 school board approves ADA settlement with former Hinsdale South band director

June 18, 2024 at 3:58 p.m.

The Hinsdale D86 school board settled a lawsuit against former Hinsdale South band director Kirk Hickman, June 13.

Brian and Kristine Richards speak on Dec. 13, 2023, in front of a family portrait about the death of their 14-year-old son, Sean Richards, pictured at right, in an accident in July at Fuller's Car Wash in Hinsdale.

Hinsdale car wash considers closure to settle lawsuit from victim’s family

June 17, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

Nearly 11 months after a catastrophic car crash outside Fuller's Car Wash, the owner considers closing the business a condition of a settlement with the family of 14-year-old, Sean Patrick...

DuPage County Board member Liz Chaplin, a Democrat, takes part in a board meeting in Wheaton. File photo.

DuPage County looks to the public for feedback on next year’s budget

June 10, 2024 at 10:15 a.m.

Budget season has begun in DuPage County, and the six month process leading up to the adoption of a 2025 fiscal year budget was kicked off with the release of...

Hinsdale Central students and rally organizers, Ayesha Ahmed and Insiyah Moosabhoy, call for a ceasefire in Gaza in front of Hinsdale Village Hall. (George Wiebe/Pioneer Press)

Two Hinsdale Central students organize pro-Palestine rally outside village hall

June 4, 2024 at 1:26 p.m.

Ayesha Ahmed and Insiyah Moosabhoy, rising seniors at Hinsdale Central High School, wrapped up their final exams Friday, but the end of the school year was not on the top...

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek, File photo.

DuPage County Board chair hopes legislation will end ongoing fight with clerk over unpaid bills

May 30, 2024 at 3:04 p.m.

Legislation approved by the Illinois General Assembly this week should end the months-long stalemate between the DuPage County clerk and the DuPage County Board over competitive bidding and bill payment...

Principal Patrick Hardy talks to the Class of 2024 during the Hinsdale South High School commencement ceremony on the football field Thursday, May 23, 2024 in Darien, Illinois. ( John Konstantaras-Pioneer-Press )

Revisiting the past and looking to the future Hinsdale grads revel in their final day of high school

May 28, 2024 at 4:21 p.m.

As the sun began to set on a clear, warm May day, roughly 800 seniors of the Hinsdale Township High School District received their diplomas in view of their friends...

Elmhurst police engage in 3-hour standoff after responding to reports of a knife attack inside Portillo’s restaurant

May 22, 2024 at 1:45 p.m.

A man attacked his girlfriend inside a Portillo’s on the northside of the Elmhurst Crossing shopping mall, Wednesday morning, according to a news release from the Elmhurst Police Department.

Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess speaks during a public gathering of municipal leaders Monday who joined forces at Elmhurst University to call on Illinois General Assembly to increase local government funding. (George Wiebe/Chicago Tribune)

Suburban Chicago leaders call on the state of Illinois to increase local government funding

May 20, 2024 at 4:40 p.m.

Monday, nearly 50 mayors, village presidents and other municipal leaders representing nearly 4.5 million suburban Chicago residents, gathered outside the quad of Elmhurst University to call on the Illinois General...

The DuPage County State's Attorney's Office has confirmed it plans to sue DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek, seen here in a 2023 photo, over her handling of four invoices that remain unpaid, officials said. (DuPage County Clerk's Office)

DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office to sue county clerk over unpaid bills

May 16, 2024 at 12:52 p.m.

The DuPage County State's Attorney's Office plans to file a civil lawsuit against DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek and her office over $224,000 in invoices submitted for purchases not properly...

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