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Warm up this winter season with the stimulating experience of live theater. The curtain will soon be raised on productions in and around Hinsdale, offerings that promise to provide entertainment for all audiences. • The Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave., opens 2023 with its production of "The Father," running Jan. 26-Feb 5. The play follows Andre, a cantankerous old widower suffering from dementia, who receives regular visits from his caring but frustrated daughter Anne. His mood swings and fits of temper r...
Mary Osanloo and her family moved to Hinsdale from Chicago right before the new school year, and their fifth-grade daughter knew no one. A touching "Welcome to Oak School" sign appeared on their front yard within the week, courtesy of the school's PTO. Osanloo reached out to the group, hoping to connect with others before the first day back. "(The PTO) responded within 24 hours and they asked any fifth-grade girls available to come to Corner Bakery to meet her," she...
With a new year comes new laws for Illinois. Here are a few notable additions to the state’s rule book: Education • To address a shortage of substitute teachers throughout the state, students enrolled in approved teacher training programs who have earned at least 90 credit hours are now allowed to obtain a substitute teaching license. Before, applicants had to hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education. Cheryl Moore, director of human resources for Hinsdale High School District 86, w...
Every January, The Hinsdalean checks in with the leaders of the seven nonprofit agencies in the village, inviting them to share highlights of the previous year and a wish for the new one. This is the first of two installments. The second on Jan. 12 will feature Candor (formerly Robert Crown), Community Memorial Foundation, HCS Family Services and The Community House. Hinsdale Historical Society One woman took center stage at the Hinsdale Historical Society last year. “Loie Fuller was the poster child for the HHS in 2...
It took Alyssa Harris a few months to come to terms with settling down in the town of her upbringing, now with offspring of her own. "I felt a bit of impostor syndrome," she confessed of the move in April of 2021, "where I'm walking around seeing my friends' parents or my parents' friends, saying, 'Hi Mrs. and Mr. So-and-so,' feeling like I was a kid playing an adult." Alyssa, husband Alec and son Theo, 2, lately have been adjusting to being a family of four after the arrival...
The seventh annual Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic will tip off tomorrow, setting in motion what has become one of the top winter break prep basketball tournaments in the Chicago area. Sixteen teams representing 15 different conferences will vie for the tourney crown over four days - Dec. 23 and 26-28 - in Central's gym at 5500 S. Grant St. (see the bracket for the schedule and teams participating). The field includes eight programs that won 20 or more games last year and...
How can holiday trash be kept out of landfills? From the dazzling displays of decorations to the parties teeming with presents and plates of goodies, the holidays are not exactly a time of moderation. Amidst this celebratory crescendo of consumption, we can offer a gift to Mother Nature by making recycling and repurposing seasonal traditions as well. While the holidays come and go in a wink of St. Nick's eye, the garbage left behind in landfills leaves an impact on the...
The Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board has given administrators the green light to prepare the specifications and bidding documents for $3.5 million in facility improvement projects proposed for the summer of 2023. At Monday night’s meeting, board members authorized the projects following a presentation by Mike Duggan, the district’s director of facilities. The costliest projects on the list include an estimated $500,000 for floor replacement and moisture mitigation at The Lane School; $476,000 for rem...
Noah Priest senior Hinsdale When did you start swimming? I've been swimming since I was 6, first on the Hinsdale Town Team, then I moved to the Hinsdale Swim Club until age 10. Now I train with FMC Aquatics out of Westmont on their national team (when not competing for Central). What are your strongest events? The 50, 100 and 200 freestyle. I used to swim butterfly but I switched to freestyle. My favorite race is the 200 freestyle, because you have to conserve your energy a...
December is the month for baking. Cookies, pies and other assorted treats are mixed liberally into the season, serving up tasty comfort in the midst of winter's tightening grip. Into this season of oven-rendered treats, Toni Patisserie and Café serves up a lesser known delight: Stollen. The traditional German holiday bread took a few years to catch on, said proprietor Toni Cox, who opened her shop in 1994. "We probably started out the first couple years making about 100 loaves...
In early October, Nazareth Academy's football team had a unusually scheduled Thursday night game. Hinsdale's Brady Linn, a reserve senior linebacker/wide receiver, recalled his coach's message after the victory. "He said, 'I want to give you Friday off to experience what it's like not having football on Friday, because it's going to be gone soon for you seniors,' " Linn said. "From that point we were playing to just stay together, and that kept us going." The team kept going...
The property tax is largest single tax in Illinois and is the major source of revenue for Community Consolidated District 181 and Hinsdale High School District 86. The village of Hinsdale also relies on property taxes as a significant source of funding, as does the Hinsdale Public Library, although the village has several other revenue streams to support operations. Taxing bodies are required each year to file a levy, or a request for property tax revenue. Setting the levy...
The final installment in the Hinsdale Central winter sports preview series takes the matter to court — the basketball court, that is. The Red Devil boys and girls hoops squads are both looking for steady improvement as the season unfolds. The tough West Suburban Silver conference will undoubtedly put them to the test, but they’re eager to show they can rise to the challenge. Boys and girls hockey were featured Nov. 24, and boys swimming, girls gymnastics and wrestling were previewed in th Dec. 1 issue. Boys basketball Fir...
What do you enjoy about performing this season? Folk musician and composer Jennifer Cutting was searching for songs that expressed the essence of the winter solstice, but found the landscape rather barren. So she crafted her own. "I like the idea of contributing new holiday carols for people to sing in contemporary society." Cutting said. "I've tried to dig down into the heart of why we celebrate this time of year." She and her OCEAN Celtic Quartet hope many celebrate with...
Craig Milkint is likely a familiar face to many in Hinsdale as a mainstay of the Community Revue shows that grace The Community House stage every other spring. Poking a little fun at the place Milkint loves to entertain audiences is rewarding, as is serving on the village's board of fire and police commissioners to ensure the hiring and promotion of top police officers and firefighters to protect residents' safety. The Evergreen Park native, who works as the major gifts...
Ben Oosterbaan senior Hinsdale What are you most excited about going into your final basketball season? We have a lot of offensive talent. We just need to string everything together. We want to realize our maximum potential as a team. Most of us have been playing together since we were little kids. We really want to win conference this year and make a little playoff run. What do you enjoy about the sport? I like that the hardest workers seem to get the most success on the...
The lights have been hung 'round the downtown with care, which means the village's Christmas Walk soon will be here. And so it will, as the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce and Razny Jewelers present the 56th annual holiday event from 5 to 7 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 2, throughout the downtown business district. This highly anticipated kickoff to the holiday season will include all the favorite participants and activities that have made it such a must-attend gathering for families. Keep...
On the cusp of becoming an empty nester last spring, Terri Sasnau was intent on giving back through volunteerism. "It had been on my list of things to do for a very long time," Sasnau said. "So I signed up for several different organizations." One of those was Hinsdale-based HCS Family Services, which needed help distributing food at its pantries in Memorial Hall and at Anne M. Jeans School in Willowbrook. It wasn't long before Sasnau became a regular presence. "I enjoy the...
The three-year legal battle continues between the village of Hinsdale and the U.S. Department of Justice and Trinity Sober Living over the right to convert a single-family residence into a living unit for those recovering from substance use disorder. A mediation session between the parties is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 5, village manager Kathleen Gargano reported. Reached for comment this week, Trinity founder and executive director Michael Owens said he’s willing to go to trial if necessary. “Absolutely we’re prepa...
While the daylight may be in short supply these days, there's plenty of illumination inside as Hinsdale Central winter sports move into the spotlight. The Hinsdalean kicks off its three-part preview series looking at each of the season's eight teams with boys and girls bowling and hockey. The second and third installments will follow on Dec. 1 and 8. Boys bowling First game: Nov. 5 at Naperville Baker Invite (V placed 3rd) Last year: 2-6, 5th in regional Head coach: Alex...
What's involved in planning a church's 100th anniversary? While gathering materials for Hinsdale's Redeemer Lutheran Church's centennial, anniversary committee Co-chairs Marilyn Lindberg and Marge Chapello came across a compelling video clip. "Ralph Klein (former Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago professor) was the speaker at our 75th anniversary event, and he was trying to think ahead to our 100th, how life would be," related Lindberg, whose husband found the footage....
Hinsdale's Jim Prisby relishes raising his own brood in the community where he grew up. The village native is husband to Lisa and dad to Andrew, pursuing a career in medicine; Christopher, studying construction management at Purdue University; and Sarah, a senior at Nazareth Academy. He's also kept his professional life close to home, operating Caprio Prisby Architectural Design firm with his partner right in the downtown. Jim also serves as a historic preservation...
Hinsdale village clerk Chris Bruton took her seat at the board room dais for the final time Tuesday night. Bruton will retire Dec. 2 after 16 years in the post, having taken minutes at more than 340 village board meetings, answered countless calls from residents and processed more than 5,500 Freedom of Information Act requests during her tenure. “Believe me, that is the worst part of her job,” Cauley said of the FOIA responses, eliciting laughter. Village officials spoke in tribute to Bruton at the start of the meeting. “No...
Salt Creek Ballet dancer Ella Backus has an inkling why "The Nutcracker" has become a mainstay production of the holiday season. "It captures the way Christmas feels on the stage," said the Hinsdale Central senior and Clarendon Hills resident. Backus and fellow Central senior Olivia Costello will inhabit the role of Clara in the company's staging of the classic ballet Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 26-27, in the Hinsdale Central auditorium, 5500 S. Grant St. Costello, also of...
How has acting enriched your high school experience? An eccentric, sanctimonious woman with an alcohol problem? That's a character Mickey Norton can sink her teeth into. The Hinsdale Central senior gets to show off her acting chops as Mrs. Peacock in the drama club's production of "Clue: On Stage" Nov. 17-19 in the school's auditorium (see Page XX for details). "I'm an old lady who's batty and prone to hysterics," Norton related. "I can be wild as her." A longtime fan of the 1...
