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The north end of Hinsdale felt more rural than suburban when Virginia Feller and her husband, Bernie, moved there in the 1950s. "This was like a country town then," said the 102-year-old Feller. "The Salt Creek Club was a meadow." The village could boast at having three grocery stores, three drug stores, a bank "and reasonably priced clothing stores with nice merchandise," she noted. Just as today, one just had to make sure not to exceed the downtown parking limit. "They had...
Rino Burdi said 24 W. Hinsdale Ave. is the perfect fit for Burdi Clothing shop. "It's like my man cave," he said with a smile. Burdi started in the menswear business with his father at the flagship shop in Chicago. He said the Hinsdale space, which opened last September, is three times the size of the downtown store but has just half the merchandise. "This is just meant to be a little more relaxed and easy. Not in your face," Burdi remarked. Open is the feeling of the store,...
John Naisbitt took over as Hinsdale Central head boys varsity tennis coach in 2010, shepherding the program to runner-up and fifth-place state meet finishes his first two seasons. Impressive, right? Not by the Red Devil standard, which prescribed adding to the three straight titles captured from 2007 to 2009. "We came in second, and it was very disappointing, with a bunch (of players) that had won three titles," Naisbitt said of the 2010 outcome, "That was the real reality...
At the time of the infamous Brown's Chicken Massacre in Palatine in early 1993, Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King was a detective with the Wilmette Police Department. The horrific incident, in which seven restaurant employees were killed by two robbers, led to groundbreaking interjursidictional collaboration to solving murder cases - and a new opportunity for King. "I was lucky enough to get on a start-up task force that supervised homicide investigations for the towns just nor...
Hinsdale's downtown parking deck marked one year of operation last month, and its inaugural performance review seems favorable. "It's served the intended purpose, and that was to relieve some of the parking demand in the downtown area," Brad Bloom, Hinsdale's assistant village manager, said of the 319-space facility. "I certainly think it's worked very well and surpassed our expectations." The main expectation - and hope - was that employees of downtown businesses would avail...
Hinsdale High School District 86 students will have some latitude in choosing science classes starting in the 2022-23 school year under a compromise plan. After more than two hours of discussion on the contentious issue of science sequencing at the July 22 meeting, board members came to consensus. They directed administrators to plan to offer the previously approved physics-chemistry-biology model while also allowing students to take the newly developed courses in the traditional biology-first order. “I want to see students a...
By Ken Knutson [email protected] "We're all in this together!" cast members belt out in the catchy "High School Musical Jr." theme song. The lyric takes on new meaning in light of the last 18 months as Hinsdale's BAMtheatre's Youth Theatre Mainstage brings Disney Channel's hit movie musical to life in the troupe's return to in-person shows next weekend. It's the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes all find their...
Singer Patricia Hurd had just returned to Chicago from a multi-year working tour of Europe in the late 1980s. She needed to earn some money before pursuing a new opportunity across the Atlantic. Then Hurd got word auditions were being held for the runaway Broadway hit "Phantom of the Opera." "It was like 'Hamilton' was the first year. You couldn't get tickets to save your life," Hurd remarked. She gave it a shot. "I went in literally 36 hours after I'd gotten back from...
Hinsdale's Caroline Dolehide experienced a fortnight to remember at The Championships at Wimbledon earlier this month as the pro tennis player reached the tournament's semifinals in women's doubles. She and partner Australian Storm Sanders found a winning formula, defeating their first four opponents in straight sets en route to the final four. After a hard-fought three-setter in which the pair had three match points, a spot in the finals ultimately eluded their grasp. It was...
Dan Deeter was working as an engineering consultant on private construction projects in 2008 when the Great Recession took a wrecking ball to the market. "I was designing and developing subdivisions for a variety of different home builders," he said. "When the bottom dropped out, there was a whole bunch of civil engineers who were out of jobs." Deeter decided to explore the municipal sector, applying for the village engineer position in Hinsdale. He was asked if he planned to...
Theater fans of all ages need to put “Freaky Friday: The Musical” on their calendar. For their summer production, the youth of Stage Door Fine Arts are performing the double-casted show from Friday to Saturday, July 23-25, at The Community House, 415 W. Eight St., Hinsdale. Based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers that was made into two hit Disney films, the story focuses on an overworked mom, Katherine, and her teenage daughter, Ellie, who magically swap bodies. Wit...
Nancy Parkinson has learned that helping children heal from the loss of a loved one is less about leading and more about listening. "Really what you're there for is to just normalize things and to help them feel like they're not the only one this has happened to," said Parkinson, a volunteer group facilitator for Buddy's Place childhood grief program. "You're not the therapist for these kids." Buddy's Place is a dimension of Pillars Community Health, which is celebrating 100...
Sultan the German shepherd was hit by a car last November, leaving him with a broken front left leg. It was left untreated for months and, by the time he was taken in by Aurora Animal Care & Control and subsequently handed over to the Hinsdale Humane Society, the leg was infected. Addressing the injury previously would have stretched the humane society beyond its financial means. But thanks to the newly created Zach Leathers Emergency Medical Fund, Sultan's leg was removed and...
A Hinsdale Devils 12U youth travel team journeyed to Cooperstown, N.Y., for a week-long tournament last month, blazing their way through victory after victory against a roster of squads from around the country. Head coach Ryan McLaughlin said the week was one to remember. "The kids played well," said McLaughlin, whose 12-year-old son, Luke, is on the team. "I would venture to say that there hasn't been a team that's done that well (in Cooperstown) from Illinois." McLaughlin...
Directing a municipality's development requires keen negotiating skills, according to Robb McGinnis. "You're trying to thread the needle between helping to protect the status quo in a neighborhood and helping the builder and homeowner get the home built," he explained. McGinnis joined Hinsdale's staff as building commissioner in 2006 and added community development director to his portfolio in 2009. He said his department is responsible for regulating development within the...
Hinsdale residents heard sirens the night of June 20 when a fast-moving tornado tore through parts of nearby Woodridge. The intergovernmental agency responsible for sounding the sirens is the DuPage Public Safety Communications, known as DU-COMM. Brian Tegtmeyer, executive director of DU-COMM, said residents heard a pair of blasts from the Emergency Outdoor Warning Siren System. “We activated them twice: first on the tornado warning and the second time on the reported tornado,” Tegtmeyer said. DU-COMM operates as the cou...
Before Hinsdale Central assistant coach Noah Lawrence even began discussing sophomore Dan Watcke's performance at the IHSA state track meet, he wanted to put the runner's two titles into perspective. Watcke is only the second male athlete to win a state track championship for Hinsdale Central. "When Dan won state in the 800, he became the first athlete to win a state championship in 44 years," Lawrence said. "He is also the first sophomore to win the 800 since the 3A division...
In 2019, Tim Hansen had a wedding coming up. It was his daughter's, but the father of bride had his own vision for the big event. "I actually was about 400 pounds," said the longtime Hinsdale resident who recently moved to Oak Brook with wife Jande. "I wanted to look good in the pictures, and I needed exercise." Hansen turned to cycling, an activity he enjoyed in his youth before life's demands steered him away. He went to Hartley's Bike Shoppe - among its last customers befor...
The Hinsdale Central girls lacrosse team captured third place at the IHSA state finals Friday, the program's third consecutive top-three finish. The Red Devils defeated Benet 18-6 in the consolation game Friday after falling to eventual state champion Loyola Academy 7-14 in Thursday's semifinal. Varsity head coach Matt McNiff said the team's sights were on a first-place trophy but he was proud of the way the team battled through a challenging year. "We had discussed a state...
The talent. That's what sets Hinsdale Central boys tennis apart, according to varsity head coach John Naisbitt. It's why the team entered this season as the two-time defending Illinois champion. It's why they've won of nine of the last 13 state titles. And it's why they own more first-place trophies (26) than any other program. "We are just a school that has incredible tennis talent," Naisbitt remarked earlier this month. "It's been a tradition for over 50 years." Having lost...
Name: Tim Song Year: graduated senior Hometown: Willowbrook How does it feel to be a high school graduate? It feels good. It's a relief. When did you get into wrestling? I started wrestling in fifth grade, but I didn't start taking it seriously until eighth grade. What prompted you pursue it more seriously? I think after I learned more techniques and stuff and just saw that I was getting better every day, that motivated me. What's the toughest part of the sport? For me, the...
Nick Newlin had a rather strenuous introduction to fatherhood 19 years ago with the birth of his daughter, Emmanuelle. "She didn't sleep outside of our arms for the first two, if not four, months," he related. Today, as dad to twins Henry and Sloan, 15, and William, 12, in addition to Emmanuelle, Newlin regards his parenting debut as a precious experience that marked the start of a new life chapter. Father's Day is an opportunity to reflect on the unique individuals he's...
Hinsdale eateries Egg Harbor and Yia Yia’s Pancake House would like to serve cocktails like mimosas and Bloody Marys to their morning breakfast patrons. But under the class B liquor license each currently possesses, alcohol consumption on the premises can’t begin until 11 a.m. At the Hinsdale Village Board meeting Tuesday, officials discussed creating a new license category to address the demand. Trustee Matt Posthuma, chair of the administration and community affairs committee, introduced a proposed class that would pertain...
In the third set of a tennis match at University of Chicago two years ago, Kenyon College's Erika Oku started to cramp up, a familiar nemesis during grueling contests. "I told my coach I needed to retire," Hinsdale's Oku recounted. But her coach exhorted her to keep fighting. And her resilient spirit responded. "Something kicked in and I got back up and was able to finish the match and beat her in three sets," she said. "The fact that I was able to fight through the pain, I...
Bison aren't roaming through Hinsdale these days, but a vestige of the landscape they once inhabited survives on the western edge of the village: the Hinsdale Prairie. "That's not just a prairie, that's a remnant prairie," said resident Kathleen Thomas. "Here it is. A suite of plants that have been together for thousands of years." Saturday is National Prairie Day, celebrating the beauty and environmental value of the ecosystem once so vast it gave Illinois its "Prairie...
