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.

Computer outages at the DuPage County Courthouse and sheriff's office Monday are being caused by a cyber incident, officials said. DuPage County Courthouse

DuPage County State’s Attorney takes first step towards legal action against clerk’s office

May 14, 2024 at 5:13 p.m.

In a memo to DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy on May 7, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek threatened to instruct the State’s Attorney to commence legal action if invoices...

Eyeing water independence DuPage Water Commission buys former Northbrook golf course for $80 million

May 14, 2024 at 2:12 p.m.

A 127-acre parcel of land in the north suburb of Northbrook was purchased by the DuPage County Water Commission to the tune of $80 million, in order to construct a...

More Hinsdale community members call for safety measures outside Fuller’s Car Wash

May 9, 2024 at 3:31 p.m.

Three weeks after parents of Sean Patrick Richards, 14, who died from injuries sustained in a crash outside Fuller’s Car Wash on July 17, sent demands to revoke the permit...

Kari Peronto, who spent 20 years as an educator and administrator at Hinsdale South High School, will become the school's latest principal on July 1. (Hinsdale High School District 86)

Promoting from within, Hinsdale South assistant principal will step into top job next school year

May 3, 2024 at 3:22 p.m.

Assistant principal for operations at Hinsdale South High School Kari Peronto will become the Hornets’ next principal at the start of the 2024-25 school year, on July 1.

Teachers stand in the Hinsdale South cafeteria, supporting the Hinsdale High School Teachers Association on April 25, 2024 (George Wiebe/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale District 86 school board maintains status quo after calls for reorganization

April 30, 2024 at 1:41 p.m.

Hinsdale Township High School District 86’s Board of Education elected to preserve its leadership roles during a special meeting Monday.

Students and teachers, many wearing shirts in support of the Hinsdale High School Teachers Association, look on as the Hinsdale District 86 School Board meets at Hinsdale South High School in Darien on April 25, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Hinsdale District 86 teachers square off against school board, call for reorganization and new president

April 28, 2024 at 4:31 p.m.

Teachers, parents and students packed the Hinsdale South High School cafeteria during Thursday’s District 86 School Board Meeting, following calls by the Illinois Education Association (IEA) and Hinsdale High School...

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek, File photo.

DuPage County clerk says county board has no right to question her no-bid contracts

April 26, 2024 at 10:48 a.m.

DuPage County Clerk Jane Kaczmarek refused this week to comply with a request that she attend a DuPage County Board meeting to answer questions about two contracts she approved without...

DuPage County Board ponders legal action after clerk’s refusal to answer questions over no-bid contracts

April 24, 2024 at 12:09 p.m.

DuPage County Clerk refuses to answer questions from County Board about no-bid contracts.

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.

Nine months after fatal car crash parents of victim lament lack of accountability and call for change

April 22, 2024 at 5:10 p.m.

Sean Patrick Richards, 14, of Hinsdale, died from injuries sustained in a crash outside Fuller’s Car Wash on July 17. Nine months later, Sean’s parents, Kristine and Brian Richards, feel...

A decision that baby raccoons would no longer be rehabilitated at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center, which is part of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, raised the ire of some wildlife advocates. District officials say the move is necessary because raccoons spread disease, take a long time to raise to maturity and have a penchant for eating endangered Blanding's turtle eggs. (The Associated Press)

Proposed referendum would strip DuPage County Forest Preserve Board of its autonomous authority

April 18, 2024 at 3:24 p.m.

An Oak Brook Village Board trustee said a draft referendum has been written asking voters to return control of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County to the DuPage County...

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