Top 25 Most-Read Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Stories In 2025

HINSDALE, IL – The stories about a Hinsdale car wash's bankruptcy filing drew much reader interest in 2025. A judge suggested the business wanted to cheat the IRS or its creditors.

Check out what made this year's list of top stories in Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills, ranked by pageviews:

1. Hinsdale Car Wash Files For Bankruptcy (Jan. 30): Fuller's Car Wash filed for bankruptcy, a year and a half after one of its employees struck and killed a Hinsdale teen with a car.

2. Mom Of Central Student Who Died Suggests Changes (Oct. 31): The mother of a Hinsdale Central High School student who died in April is suggesting the school district make changes.

3. Why Woman Stayed On Hinsdale Tracks Before Train Crash: Village (Dec. 10): A Hinsdale official explained why a woman did not move her car off the railroad tracks when a train approached the Monroe Street crossing.

4. Hinsdale Car Wash Hides Assets From Family Who Lost Son: Court (Dec. 10): Fuller's Car Wash purposely hid its assets from a Hinsdale couple suing the business over their son's death, a judge said. The judge suggested the family owners wanted to cheat the IRS or their creditors.

5. Billionaire To Visit Hinsdale For Shop's Opening (Aug. 1): A billionaire plans to visit Hinsdale to celebrate the opening of a "high-end" sports card and memorabilia shop, the business announced.

6. Hinsdale Pursues Fuller's Car Wash Debt (March 19): Hinsdale is in a dispute with Fuller's Car Wash over what the business owes to a village engineer who oversaw the construction of bollards.

7. Facts In Crash That Killed Hindale Couple: Cops (April 28): La Grange police released more information about a crash that resulted in the deaths of a Hinsdale couple.

8. Injured Coyote Seen In Clarendon Hills (Nov. 4): A coyote with an injured leg in Clarendon Hills is attracting attention, the village said.

9. $50K Bonuses, Luxury Cars At Hinsdale Car Wash (March 12): Fuller's Car Wash and Service Center in Hinsdale, where a pedestrian was killed in 2023, did not appear to be headed toward bankruptcy before it filed for such protection in January – if court records are any indication.

10. Hinsdale's 'Backdraft' Home In Disrepair: Owner (April 24): The Hinsdale house that was filmed in the 1991 Ron Howard-directed movie, "Backdraft," is in disrepair, its owner said.

11. Hinsdale Woman Explains AR-15 Under Bed: Cops (Oct. 20): A Hinsdale woman who repeatedly trespassed on neighbors' properties explained to officers how she ended up with a gun, local police said.

12. New Hinsdale Italian Restaurant To Replace Old One (Sept. 17): Hinsdale is getting a new Italian restaurant, replacing an old one.

13. Video Shows Train Hit Vehicle In Hinsdale (Dec. 8): A Metra commuter train crashed into a car at the Monroe Street crossing in Hinsdale, local police said.

14. Hinsdale Couple Who Died In Crash Leave Behind 5 Kids: Obituary (Aug. 28): The Hinsdale husband and wife who were killed in a crash had five children, according to their obituary.

15. One Of Hinsdale's Oldest Homes May Be Torn Down (Aug. 4): One of Hinsdale's oldest homes may be demolished soon to make way for a new house.

16. 2 Injured In Downtown Hinsdale Crash: Village (Sept. 29): Two people sitting on a bench in downtown Hinsdale were struck by a driver and taken to Hinsdale Hospital, according to the village.

17. Ex-Lawmaker Defends Hinsdale Car Wash Owners (Sept. 11): A former state lawmaker defended the owners of Hinsdale's Fuller's Car Wash, which has been sued for a crash that resulted in the death of a local 14-year-old boy.

18. 'This Is Ridiculous': Clarendon Hills OKs Condo Complex (Sept. 16): Just about every speaker at a Clarendon Hills Village Board meeting opposed a planned four-story condo complex. But the Village Board majority voted for it anyway, approving zoning exceptions to make it a reality.

19. Hiker Found Hinsdale Woman's Torched Car: Police (Sept. 29): A Hinsdale resident's car was found torched near a trail in western Arkansas, but it's unclear why, a police report indicates.

20. $2.3M Hinsdale Home To Be Torn Down (March 3): Another historic house in Hinsdale is set to be torn down and replaced.

21. Fight Involves Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills Men: Cops (Aug. 11): A fight occurred at a downtown Westmont bar, resulting in the arrests of five men, police said.

22. E-Bikers Cause Hinsdale Disturbances: Cop (July 23): A man told police that someone threw a rock that broke his car window after he confronted a group of people riding electric bicycles.

23. More On Hinsdale Woman Disrupting Neighborhood (Sept. 24): A Hinsdale woman has been issued trespass warnings for 17 houses in her northwest Hinsdale neighborhood.

24. Hinsdale D86 Official Who Left Unhappily Gets Big Job (Oct. 20): Hinsdale High School District 86's human resources chief left under unclear circumstances five years ago, but he landed on his feet in a big way.

25. Fire Severely Damages Hinsdale House: Authorities (June 16): A fire severely damaged a house in a Hinsdale neighborhood, the local fire department said. No one was reported injured.