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Matt Ruth Clarendon Hills What goals have you set for your senior year in volleyball? My goal for our team is I want us to win regionals again this year, If we win that, it would be our fifth year in a row as a school. Personally, I want to make at least Second Team All State. What do enjoy about the sport? I really enjoy how much of a team sport it is and getting close with my teammates. How long have you played? I started playing in eighth grade. That’s when my older b...
John Giannelli wanted his final shift with the Hinsdale Fire Department to feel like his first. "I found my old pillow and blanket," said the 33-year veteran of the force, who retired as chief on Friday. "I cooked dinner and stayed the night. Went on my last call. I made (the crew) breakfast. It brought back memories of how I started." It was a poignant conclusion to a career spent in the fire service. "It's all I've done since I was 18 years old," remarked Giannelli, who...
One point from victory in the Rising Stars semifinal during the NBA's All-Star weekend in February in Indianapolis, former Hinsdale Central basketball player Matas Buzelis got control of the ball after a teammate's miss. Posting up his defender, the 19-year-old took two dribbles, spun to his left and drained a fadeaway 10-footer to clinch Team Detlef's championship berth in thrilling fashion. The clutch bucket also helped fan the already strong interest around the...
For 100 years, the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce has been working to grow and galvanize the village's economic enterprises for the benefit of merchants, residents and all who visit town. "The chamber helps bolster Hinsdale's reputation as one of the most desirable suburbs in the Chicago area. It's here to see that the reputation continues, by providing services for the demands of our residents, and the organizational network on which the business community thrives," declares...
What's important to know about home care? Sheri Kupres of Home Helpers in Hinsdale was meeting with a family about senior care when the daughter asked her elderly parents about some dents she noticed on their car. "They said, 'Oh, we hit this pole'," Kupres relayed. "And the daughter replied, 'Well, what if it was a person?' " Finding the couple a senior living facility may be the next step for some. But employing a caregiver - as the family mentioned chose - also is an...
So have you heard about the solar eclipse happening on Monday? The answer is likely yes, given the level of attention it is commanding. And rightfully so, as the moon's shadow will sweep from Texas to Maine on April 8 in an event not to happen again in the U.S. until 2044. And the Chicago area lies in close proximity to the "path of totality," prompting many to trek to southern Illinois or neighboring Indiana to experience it. Alan McCloud, Hinsdale Central earth science teach...
The celebrated sounds of the Camerata Chicago Orchestra will serenade Hinsdale in a performance commemorating the group's 20th anniversary season. The chamber orchestra will present its concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at the Hinsdale Seventh-day Adventist Church, with a program including Dvorak's "New World Symphony" and Rossini's "William Tell Overture" and guest pianist Marta Aznavoorian performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. Music director Drostan Hall was...
When the Lohans first moved into their Hinsdale home, they discovered some unexpected neighbors: feral cats. "Then two years ago, one of these cats had kittens under our air conditioner," Amy Lohan said. "I called the Hinsdale Humane Society and said, 'What do I do?' " The lifelong dog lover and cat allergy sufferer was not exactly receptive to the humane society's suggestion that the family foster the two kittens. "I was like, 'Absolutely not. I have a dog, I don't know what...
The Hinsdale Central baseball and softball squads' competitive schedules are already underway, while the two-time defending state champion boys tennis team faces its first test Monday in a quest for a third straight title. This is the final installment in a four-part series previewing Central's spring sports programs. Baseball First game: March 16 @ Palatine (V won 2-1) Last year: 18-15, lost in regional final Head coach: Jason Ziemer Seasons as head coach: 11 No. varsity...
Chloe Chang Hinsdale What are you excited about this season? I'm focused on being a good teammmate. How were you introduced to the sport? I've been swimming since I was really young, but I didn't really know about water polo until freshman year. My friends encouraged me to try it. What's your goal? My goal is to play well and be kind of a mentor to the juniors, sophomores and freshmen. I really hope that they have the opportunities to play in challenging games and take leaders...
Hinsdale Central sophomore Arielle Shah didn't truly appreciate the gift of a good education until she entered into the young lives of those who had been denied it. The last three summers, Shah has taught English at a school for Venezuelan refugee children on the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad (and Tobago). Huellitas de Amor, whose name means "Prints of Love," is the sole educational option for the displaced kids. "They've been deprived of education for so long, so they...
More details have emerged about what led to the temporary closure of Magnolia Dial Senior Living at the start of this month. In response to The Hinsdalean’s March 7 story on Magnolia suspending operations on March 1, relatives of Magnolia residents reached out to the paper detailing anxious months leading up to the shutdown and expressing frustration with parent Dial Senior Living over a lack of transparency throughout the process. Lynn Issleib’s 84-year-old mother moved into the facility about five years ago when it was Eve...
In response to calls for additional village action to discourage the demolition of historic homes, Hinsdale trustees are considering requiring design review meetings for those looking to tear down and build new. At Tuesday night’s village board meeting, Village President Tom Cauley introduced an ordinance to modify the current process overseen by the historic preservation commission, which must issue a nonbinding certificate of appropriateness for a new construction application before demolition can occur in the Robbins Park...
Avoid the teeming airports and bumper-to-bumper expressways out of town this spring break and make a short trip to Chicago, where world-class science and cultural facilities await with fresh attractions to enjoy. Here are a few enticing options. Adler Planetarium Join an imaginative Chicago pre-teen, on a visually stunning Afrofuturist journey in the Sky Show “Niyah and the Multiverse.” Niyah has a lot of questions about space and time. How can a special mask help us understand who we are in the world? Do we really need all t...
How did you unearth vintage bottles? That which lurks beneath has been preoccupying Hinsdale's Bronson Welch recently. The Clarendon Hills Middle School sixth-grader recently visited Graue Mill on an unseasonably warm winter day to explore Salt Creek, flowing considerably shallower nowadays due to a dam removal. "All I was doing was just trying to walk the creek because it was cool," Bronson said. As he walked, his sharp vision spied long buried bottles that had been exposed b...
Hinsdale Central's 2024 spring sports action continues this week with a look at the perennially competitive girls badminton squad and the reloading boys gymnastics and volleyball programs. Last week's opener in our four-part season preview series featured girls and boys track, and boys and girls water polo. Next week swings into baseball, softball and boys tennis. Girls badminton First match: March 12 @ LT Quad (V places XX) Last year: conference & sectional champion, 6th at...
The former homes of an acclaimed opera singer, a 19th-century local dance instructor and the visionary behind the village’s pioneering ice plant are among the latest candidates for Hinsdale’s Historically Significant Structures Property List. At the March 6 historic preservation commission meeting, commissioners voted to recommend seven homes for the list. Inclusion on the list is required to be eligible for incentives to help with historically sensitive home improvements, including matching grant funds, a property tax reb...
Few places mark St. Patrick's Day like Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. And with several local events already green-lighted for this weekend, there are plenty of opportunities to soak up lucky vibes between now and March 17. Check out these offerings. • Elmhurst's 27th annual St. Patrick's Day parade will step off at noon Sunday, March 9, from Wilson Street and Spring Road. The procession will head north on Spring and end at the railroad crossing one block south of St. C...
Magnolia Dial Senior Living in downtown Hinsdale has temporarily suspended operations, The Hinsdalean has learned, as the parent company considers "a comprehensive remodel" of the facility. Last month, officials at the Nebraska-based Dial Senior Living, which purchased the former Eve Assisted Living in 2021, notified The Hinsdalean that Magnolia would be suspending operations as of March 1. In an email response to questions about the firm's plans for the property, Alie Hrabe,...
Hinsdale trustees Tuesday night signaled their support for a plan to run the Montessori Gifted Prep Preschool out of Hinsdale United Methodist Church beginning in the fall. In a first reading of the application for a special-use permit to operate the program, village board members were apprised of the proposal for the Monday-to-Friday preschool with hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The preschool would serve up to 77 children ages 6 weeks to 5 years and have a maximum staff of 17 at the church located at 945 S. Garfield Ave. The...
Leave no doubt. That was the mantra driving the Hinsdale Central boys varsity swim and dive team into last weekend's IHSA state final. The Red Devils, the defending state champions and a prohibitive favorite to repeat, were not interested in coasting on their substantial laurels. "The pressure was on," said head coach Bob Barber. "The expectation was that we would win and that we'd have the ability to win by a lot." Any doubt was submerged as the Red Devils unleashed their...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board lifted the pause on social studies curriculum work last week. But the hiatus clearly hasn’t healed board divisions over how and what courses are implemented. By unanimous vote, the board voted to allow staff to resume crafting a social studies program for both Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South campuses to follow in pursuit of the goal to align offerings at the schools. “The social studies department has not worked on curricular alignment work” since June 8, said board Presi...
Sales tax revenue in Hinsdale is up and vacant storefronts are relatively low, according to the village’s latest economic development report. At yesterday’s quarterly economic development commission meeting, commissioners learned that last year’s third quarter sales tax receipts totaled $1.55 million, a nearly $3,000 increase from the same period in 2022. Assistant Village Manager Andrianna Peterson said the numbers continue a positive trend. “Our sales tax is still doing very well,” Peterson said, pointing out the leading c...
After five moves, Kassandra Fisher and her family settled down in Hinsdale in 2018 to put down lasting roots. She quickly sought out service opportunities to connect with her new neighbors. "The best way to meet people is just to jump right in and get involved," Fisher said. She accepted an invitation to attend Tablescapes, the annual fundraiser put on by the Infant Welfare Society-Hinsdale Auxiliary. She went away not only introduced to network of like-minded ladies but also...
Keeping Hinsdale Community Pool staff home during bad weather last season helped offset increased expenses in other areas, according to village officials. At the village’s parks and recreation commission meeting Feb. 13, Mike Hayes, superintendent of parks and recreation, told commissioners that a concerted effort to cut staff hours during times of inclement weather last summer saved the village $30,000. “If I wake up in the morning and it’s raining from 9 a.m. to noon, I’m going to call the staff and be like, ‘All right, we...
