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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Hinsdale's Brad Bloom Named 2013 'Police Chief of the Year' by ISCC

The Illinois State Crime Commission will honor Bloom in June at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace.

Hinsdale Police Chief Brad Bloom has been named 2013 Police Chief of the Year by the Illinois State Crime Commission (ISCC). Jerry Elsner, ISCC's executive director, confirmed that Bloom will be honored with the award. The chief said he was notified at the end of January with a letter in the mail. “I’m honored and I’m humbled,” Bloom said. The ISCC will hold its annual awards dinner on June 19 at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace, Cauley said. Last year’s chief of the year was Oak Lawn’s William Villanova. See a full list of 2012 award recipients here on the ISCC website. Hinsdale Village President Tom Cauley made a brief statement during the Feb. 28 meeting highlighting Bloom’s outside-of-Hinsdale work, including his membership on the boards…

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Hinsdale Takes a Stand Against Distracted Driving

In narrow vote, village board approves a new ordinance that would fine drivers $75 for the offense

It’s rare for there to be much drama surrounding a vote by the Hinsdale Village Board of Trustees, but there was some Tuesday night at Memorial Hall. Realizing that her vote was going to decide whether or not the village adopted a new ordinance establishing a $75 fine for distracted driving, Trustee Laura LaPlaca took a long pause before finally casting an affirmative vote. Trustee Bob Saigh, who had made clear his support for the idea, then voted yes to give the ordinance a 4-2 victory. For most of the meeting, it looked like the ordinance would be defeated. Only Saigh expressed unreserved support for it. In the end, his impassioned defense of the measure and the arguments presented in favor of it by Police Chief Brad Bloom swayed Trustee…

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