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Jack Treiber Senior Hinsdale At what age did get you hooked on tennis? Probably when I was around 10, going into middle school. That's when I started playing serious tennis. My sister plays tennis at the U of I. What do you love about the sport? Just the energy when you're playing a really tough, gritty match. You have to hone in on yourself and find a different head space to finish and win the match. What does it mean to be part of the Central tennis program? It's very...
Sydney Collignon's family flew to the Mile-high city from Hinsdale last weekend. They were there for the University of Denver women's lacrosse Senior Day on Saturday, celebrating Sydney's final regular season home game as a Pioneer. "It was definitely emotional, with the end of my lacrosse career kind of looming," said the attacker and 2019 Hinsdale Central grad. "It was fun that all of us seniors started, and my parents and brother were there to see me play." Denver is among...
How should people plan for retirement? James Flanagan, owner of Bentron Financial Group in Downers Grove, identifies three main categories when it comes to retirement readiness. "Nearly 60 percent of people don't plan at all," he said. "Less than 10 percent are navigators who have managed their finances for future outcomes. The majority of the rest are troubleshooters who have been able to plan because they've overcome hardship like divorce or job loss." Flanagan will provide...
Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future. The village of Hinsdale hopes to project that two-fold spirit in its 150-year sesquicentennial celebration this year through various expressions in the months ahead. Assistant village manager Andrianna Peterson said a proclamation will be read commemorating the milestone anniversary of Hinsdale's 1873 incorporation following the village board meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 2. "We've invited legislators and community and organization...
When the Hinsdale’s parking deck opened in 2020, the pandemic was suppressing activity in the village’s central business district and leaving the new facility’s usage patterns in neutral. Almost three years later, officials have found that the 189 village-controlled lower level spaces are typically filled during prime daytime hours. The investment has paid off, suggested Hinsdale Village President Tom Cauley at the April 18 village board meeting, with central business district merchants and employees parking in the deck...
Tommy Webster Senior Hinsdale What drew you to the sport? I like fast-paced sports and had been playing soccer. I thought being to hit people with sticks was kind of fun. What did it mean to set the program record for career goals earlier this month? It was a surreal feeling, just being able to get a record even though COVID took my freshman season away. What's special about the team? I just really like being around a group of guys that all want to go out and do the same thing...
Two years ago the Salt Creek Quilters Guild marked 40 years as part of Hinsdale's artistic fabric. Unfortunately the pandemic put the kibosh on the public show planned to commemorate the milestone. But just as patience can lead to exceptional craftsmanship, the intervening time has produced a party worth waiting for. A Celebration of Quilts will be held tomorrow and Saturday, April 21 and 22, at Union Church, 137 S. Garfield Ave. The event will feature more than 200 quilts on...
It was Valentine's Day six years ago, and Hinsdale's Bob Klinger had just recovered from prostate cancer surgery. He eagerly anticipated his first post-op outing: Wellness House's annual Valentine's couples dinner. Mother Nature had another agenda. "It was a blizzard, so they called all the couples and said, 'We might cancel the event,' " Klinger recounted. "I told them, 'I will crawl there in the blizzard because I need this.' They said, 'OK, well, I guess we'll have it.'...
Hinsdale Central High School will soon welcome a new assistant principal to campus. At their April 13 meeting, Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members approved the hiring of Christopher Cirrincione to serve as Hinsdale Central’s assistant principal for curriculum and instruction. Cirrincione has served as assistant principal at Palatine High School for the last two years. Prior to that he was a social studies and Spanish teacher in Prospect and Elk Grove high schools for six years. He also was an adjunct professor a...
Crown Castle will be allowed to install 137 additional wireless facilities in the village over the next two years to provide enhanced 5G service, according to a settlement agreement Hinsdale trustees approved Tuesday. And for the second board meeting in a row, consideration of the controversial pact drew a roomful of residents concerned about the project’s potential adverse health consequences and affect on property values. Village President Tom Cauley said rejecting wireless infrastructure provider Crown Castle’s req...
Imagine 16 skaters gliding and twirling across the ice in perfect unison. It's not imaginary for Hinsdale residents Methuli Jayesinge and sisters Elia and Ammie Hsieh. They all competed at the 2023 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships March 1-4 in Peoria, testing their timing and skills against the best troupes from across the country. "It was a really huge, fun experience," said Ammie, a seventh-grader at Hinsdale Middle School. Members of the Dazzlers program based in...
What should we know about climate change? When Mike Zanillo began giving climate change presentations as community outreach coordinator for Citizens' Climate Education seven years ago, skepticism and even hostility from listeners was not unusual. "I've been outwardly accused of being a socialist and a communist," Zanillo related. To his encouragement, audiences today seem to be more receptive. "The awareness level has increased, and people are more alarmed about the crisis today," he said. To mark Earth Day next week,...
Hinsdale has welcomed several newcomers to its business community in the last several months. Learn about the most recent shops and service providers to call the village home. Peak Lifestyle Hinsdale resident Tiffany Cruickshank was excited to finally be able to open her running equipment store Peak Lifestyle in her hometown after being an established presence in Downers Grove, La Grange, Burr Ridge and Breckenridge, Colo. "Being in Hinsdale is so fun," Cruickshank said of ope...
Nikolas Theotikos Junior Hinsdale What's your earliest memory of gymnastics? I remember my coach, when I was like 8 or 9, teaching me how to do circles on the pommel horse, which helped make me good on the pommel horse all these years later. What do you enjoy about the sport? It's just really incredible when there's a trick you think you could never do, and a year later you're doing it. I love the gymnastics community as well. How have you evolved since freshman year? I was definitely more timid and afraid as a freshman. But...
The reopened post-pandemic society is one that has also seemingly created more room for conversations about mental health issues. That is certainly true in Hinsdale, which plays host to two mental health-related programs and one on Alzheimer’s in the next couple of weeks. Here’s a little about each of them to provide some food for thought. Overcoming anxiety Dina Scolan from The OCD & Anxiety Center said she’s seen an increase in adolescent and teen anxiety since the pandemic. “Kids are having difficulty socializing normall...
In the second half of Gargi Girotra's freshman year at Hinsdale Central, the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. Amidst the tumult and tragedy, Gargi found herself drawn to issues concerning mental health, joining the Operation Snowball and Strong Minds Bring Change clubs, which later merged to become Evolve. "Being a leader and going on the clubs' yearly retreats and seeing the impact we were able to have amongst our peers and community is what really sparked my interest,"...
The Hinsdale Central baseball and boys volleyball team are locked in on conference success and deep postseason runs this season, while the softball team looks to both veterans and newcomers to power their performance. This is fourth and final installment in the series of spring sports previews. Baseball First game: March 21 vs. Neuqua Valley (V lost 2-4) Last season: 20-10, conference champs, lost in regional final Head coach: Jason Ziemer Years as head coach: 10 No. of varsit...
The new aligned social studies curriculum that will be rolled out over the next few years in Hinsdale High School District 86 is aimed at helping students “see themselves” in the content, educators submit. But some district board members questioned the wisdom of doing away with popular courses like AP European History in pursuit of creating “global citizens.” At the March 23 meeting, members of the District 86 Social Studies Alignment team laid out the plan to, as detailed in the presentation, “create a single program o...
Spring break is nearly here, a perfect chance to enjoy some of Chicago’s most renowned — and family-friendly — attractions. Here are few to consider when planning a Windy City outing. Adler Planetarium The year is 2096. Space tourism is booming, and you’ve signed up for a quick trip around the Solar System with Space Express Tours! The Adler Planetarium’s Destination Solar System sky show takes visitors on board the fastest ship in the Space Express fleet, traveling hundreds of millions of miles in just seconds to see the h...
Kelci Bednar relishes the scenes around The Community House that accompany summer's arrival. "It's great to see the building so full," she said, noting the many activities also are held outside in adjacent Robbins Park. "Parents come and go, 'My kid's here for camp.' And we'll answer, 'Which one?' because we'll have, at any given day, like 15 camps going on." Bednar was recently hired as program director, returning to the organization she served as recreation supervisor from...
The Red Devil boys gymnastics team, and boys and girls water polo squads are already into their regular season schedules, with postseason hopes on the horizon. This is the second in a four-part series of spring previews. Next up: girls badminton, girls soccer and boys tennis. Boys gymnastics First meet: March 4 vs. Wanner Invite (V placed 2nd with 133.65 points) Last season: 2nd in sectional, 7th at state Head coach: CJ Johnson Years as head coach: 5 Number of varsity members:...
Hinsdale's Grace Carstensen and the Nazareth Academy girls basketball team had an IHSA 3A state title in their sights, and winning their first five games by an average margin of nearly 38 points projected the unstoppable will of a champion. Then the Roadrunners met an actual champion in the form of Notre Dame Academy, two-time defending rulers of Wisconsin's hard courts. It didn't go so well. "After we had that one loss to Notre Dame, I think we all started to realize that we...
The April 4 election will determine the next set of local officeholders, so what a perfect time to look back at Hinsdale's election history - with a note of gratitude to the Hinsdale Historical Society for opening its archives. After residents cast a majority of ballots to incorporate March 29, 1873, the freshly minted suburb needed to form a government. As Timothy Bakken chronicles in his book "Hinsdale," 44 residents - or about a third of those eligible - cast ballots and...
Recent assessment data on reading and math achievement indicates students in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 are on a positive performance trajectory following the challenging COVID-impacted years. Results from Winter MAP testing in January shows that 76.1 percent of students were able to meet or exceed the benchmark 69th percentile in reading, Tracey Miller, director of assessment, instruction and evaluation, told board members at Monday night’s meeting. The figure was even better in math, with 80.1 percent m...
The former site of Hinsdale Animal Hospital is poised to be subdivided into two separate lots to accommodate single-family homes. At Tuesday’s Hinsdale Village Board meeting, trustees held a first reading of an ordinance approving a site plan and exterior appearance plan for 218 W. Ogden Ave., as well as a request to accept a tentative and final plat to subdivide the property. In reviewing the proposed ordinance from property owner KAL Development, Trustee Luke Stifflear said the two resulting lots would be of roughly e...
