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Fun, and Not So Fun, Facts about D181

Thanks to Dr. Warren Shillingburg and others for recently sharing concerns and, more importantly, information, on this site about the District 181 fin...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 10/08/09)

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Hinsdale's Got Nothing on the Brits

Discussions about "civility" in local government are important, but it's illustrative -- and fun -- sometimes to revisit how the pros handle themselve...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 06/16/09)

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How low will she go?

“Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures.” Ever wonder who spoke those words? Probably Cindy Williams did when speaking to her campaign ...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 03/25/09)

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The Cindy Williams Plan to Nowhere

Cindy Williams is working hard to persuade voters she, and she alone, can solve all of our infrastructure problems without any new taxes. Sound like a...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 03/23/09)

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The Williams Track Record Speaks Volumes

As I noted in my last post, history gives us ample reason to be suspicious of the claims or promises Cindy Williams will make as she seeks your vote f...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 03/17/09)

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Confessions of a One-Time Bob Schultz Supporter

"Hello. My name is Jerry Hughes, and I'm a recovering Bob Schultz supporter." Why the confession? Why now? Because, as Santayana said, “Those ...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 03/11/09)

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Full Disclosure: My Picks for Village Office

So it's election season in Hinsdale again. I feel strongly about this race, and plan to post extensively on the merits, and demerits, of some of th...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 03/08/09)

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Plan Commission Faces Down Bellicose Developer

At the close of a three-hour Plan Commission meeting on Wednesday, February 11, Richard Gammonley attempted to bully the commission into cutting off t...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 02/14/09)

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Garfield III Just Doesn't Make Sense

Tonight the Plan Commission will consider changes in our zoning code to permit the construction of Garfield III, a twice-failed effort to inflict a mo...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 02/11/09)

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Amling's Owner Sues Village, ZBA, ZBA Members

The owner of the Amling's property at Ogden and Madison filed a suit in the DuPage Circuit Court claiming it's rights to continue using the property a...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 01/30/09)

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Bonfire of the Composition Books

Is handwriting dead? That's the claim in an interesting post I just found, and with which I profoundly disagree, that argued that we should stop te...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 01/15/09)

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Busy Plan Commission Meeting Set for Tonight

The Plan Commission is meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. and will consider some significant and controversial issues. Exterior Appearance and Site Pl...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 12/10/08)

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Who's Watching Hinsdale's Piggy Bank?

Have you seen a shiny new fire truck around town recently? I knew this was coming (it was approved over a year ago), and was expensive. But I didn't...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 12/09/08)

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Media Manipulation in Hinsdale

Why on earth is the village broadcasting daily stock prices during prime time on Channel 6? One of the legitimately positive steps taken by the Woe...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 10/29/08)

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Reason #5 for Opposing the Sales Tax Increase: Let's Have Fair Taxes

As I’ve argued in Reasons 1 – 4, if our infrastructure needs additional investment (and I agree it does), then the first steps should be to cut th...

(Jerry Hughes, Hinsdale Resident, on 10/27/08)