Author: Jeff Vorva
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View all postsJeff Vorva is a longtime Chicago-area journalist and contributor to Hinsdale Magazine Group. He has covered community news, sports, and local features for more than 30 years, bringing readers stories that celebrate the people and places of DuPage County.
TITANIC TURNAROUND
Tortorello, Surowiec lead Nazareth to second in state after tough 2024 BY JEFF VORVA | PHOTOS BY JEFF VORVA Hinsdale’s Tess Tortorello comes from a volleyball... Read more.
Red Devil Redemption
Hinsdale Central’s Lauren Panveno and Sophia Virmani take second in state after tough draw in 2024 BY JEFF VORVA In 2024, the Hinsdale Central tennis doubles team... Read more.
‘Passionate and Supportive’
Former York running star Newman mourned BY JEFF VORVA The cross-country season in the fall and track season in the spring will go on without Mike Newman, but to... Read more.
It’s All About the Benjamins
Downers Grove North’s Nora Benjamins follows in her mother’s footsteps in sports and academics BY JEFF VORVA Like mother, like daughter. Downers Grove North... Read more.
BROTHERLY GRIND
Gene and Tommy Riordan help fuel the Red Devils BY JEFF VORVA Cookies and cream ice cream may have saved Tommy Riordan’s football career. It’s a time-honored... Read more.
Never Forgetting Weber
Former Governor Quinn continues to talk about Hinsdale hero Lester Weber By Jeff Vorva Lester Weber is a Hinsdale native and war hero who may be forgotten by some.... Read more.
Fauske “Rated” High
Nazareth grad taken in the second round and signed by the White Sox By Jeff Vorva Longtime White Sox fan Jaden Fauske has been on Rate Field before. “I got to... Read more.
Ready for the Big Time
York grad Reiff prepares to shake down the thunder with Notre Dame By Jeff Vorva Joseph Reiff V had been to college football games before. His father, Joseph IV,... Read more.
‘Side Thing’ Now a Main Thing
By Jeff Vorva Timothy Christian graduate Samantha Drye took soccer and basketball seriously. Those were the sports she spent a lot of time and energy working on,... Read more.
Wish Granted
Reaching out a second time helps Schroder make it to Harvard By Jeff Vorva First, Grant Schroder was denied. But then things changed. The Downers Grove North track... Read more.