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During this season of social distancing and sheltering in place, operating a small business has arguably never been more challenging. Paula Goss, owner and manager of Fuller's Home & Hardware, 35 E. First St., is grateful to just be open during the stringent COViD-19 restrictions. "We're lucky that we're considered essential," Goss remarked. She said the store experienced high demand for household and cleaning supplies at the outset of the pandemic, just as other area...
This week the Rombergers were expecting to be sharing stories about their spring trip to Rome with friends, coworkers and Hinsdale neighbors. The trip, of course, didn't happen, thanks to COVID-19. And there hasn't been much sharing of anything with anyone due to shelter in place restrictions. But Lisa Romberger said her passion for promoting community mindedness has not been confined. Last week, she and her family created and displayed more than 100 luminaria on their block a...
To help outfit local health care workers with the personal protective equipment needed to treat COVID-19 patients, the Hinsdale Public Library and community school media resource centers have teamed up in a special dimension. In response to a request from AMITA Hinsdale Hospital, the library and schools this week began using their 3D printers to produce band components for the face shields being worn by frontline workers. Ridgeway Burns, the library's youth and young adult...
With the downtown parking deck scheduled to be completed in a couple of months, Hinsdale officials are exploring ways to optimize use of an expanded central business district parking supply for visitors, business employees and commuters. The two-level, 319-space deck going up at First Street and Garfield Avenue will be shared with the adjacent Hinsdale Middle School. The village will have exclusive use of the 189 spaces on the lower level, which represents a 40 percent...
Talk about an ending with a twist. E-learning without classmates is certainly not the way Hinsdale Central senior Lillian Niemeyer saw her final semester in high school unfolding. But she said the experience is equipping her with some useful life skills. "It's very easy to procrastinate, for sure. I'm having to schedule my own times to study and find some tools I can use, like a planner, to help me," Niemeyer related. "I think that this is definitely going to benefit me when...
Hinsdale Rotary this week answered calls for help in the fight against the impact of COVID-19 with monetary donations to support those in need. Hinsdale Rotary President Tom Norton said the organization gave $5,500 Monday in response to an urgent request from the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation for the purchase of a new portable patient monitor to serve the increasing patient load at Amita Adventist Hinsdale Hospital. Then on Tuesday, Hinsdale Rotary cut a $3,000 check to enable People’s Resource Center in Westmont to buy a f...
The race to stop COVID-19 has meant unfortunate halts to many normal rhythms in society, with sports disruptions being among the more high-profile. Locally, Hinsdale student-athletes competing at the college level have seen their seasons abruptly ended, while Hinsdale Central spring athletes remain in limbo. Village-based leagues have also had to make significant adjustments. Central graduate Mia Chiappe was preparing to swim with her Denison University teammates at the NCAA...
Hinsdale trustees are aligned on the notion of steering central business district employees to the soon-to-be-completed parking deck. But they diverge on whether residents and nonresidents should have the same access to on-street parking. At a special village board meeting Monday, trustees conducted a first read of a proposal to convert the current metered spaces in the downtown to free three-hour parking (see map) and making the 189 spaces in the deck free for up to six...
Name: Ammar Hussain Year: senior Hometown: Oak Brook When did you start throwing discus? In seventh grade, a bunch of my friends were doing track, and my wanted me to run. I started running, and (the coaches) wanted me to try discus. I was pretty good at it. My junior high didn't have a track team, but then I started throwing again here freshman year. How have you evolved as an athlete since freshman year? I didn't have a lot of technique coming out of middle school. I came...
Six years ago Hinsdale's Laura Alter was invited to Hinsdale Infant Welfare Society's Tablescapes, an annual benefit for the Angel Harvey Family Health Center in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. Stirred by the auxiliary group's mission, she joined up. Heading into this year's Tablescapes Sunday, March 22, at the Westin Hotel in Lombard (see Page 20 for details), Alter is now the organization's president, leading the effort to provide care for families in need. "What we're...
The village of Hinsdale and local school districts report that they are closely monitoring developments regarding the coronavirus. Brad Bloom, assistant village manager and director of public safety, said Wednesday that village manager Kathleen Gargano has been participating in COVID-19 informational conference calls at the state, county and regional levels. No village events or meetings had been canceled due to the pandemic, but that crews hired to clean its facilities were asked to provide additional cleaning sessions, he...
The Hinsdale Central boys swimming and diving team placed eighth over the weekend at the IHSA state meet at Evanston Township High School. The team's total of 54 points placed it in the state's top 10 for the 10th straight season. Champion St. Charles North garnered 137 points, followed closely by runner-up Loyola Academy and third-place Glenbrook South with 135 and 128, respectively. "We couldn't be prouder," Red Devil coach Bob Barber said of the outcome. "We exceeded...
What's the secret to speech team success? Last year's IHSA state speech final was triumphant for Hinsdale Central, which took home the first place trophy. But team member Daniel Leung said his nerves and lack of confidence hampered his individual humorous interpretation performance. This year, a self-assured Leung placed second in original comedy and third in humorous interpretation at the state meet Feb. 21-22 in helping lead Central to a third-place finish. "With the...
In an effort to stem the teardown tide of historic homes in the village, officials are exploring ways to promote preservation. At Tuesday night's village board meeting, trustees discussed measures including a moratorium on demolitions after Village President Tom Cauley said 716 S. and 419 S. Oak St. were poised to be razed. Both sit in the National Register's Robbins Park Historic District in southeast Hinsdale. Cauley told trustees that the village's historic preservation com...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board of Education has awarded the second set of bids as part of the $145 million Future Ready Facilities project. At its meeting Feb. 26, board members approved 24 bids totaling about $47 million in work at both Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools. The construction to improve both campuses was approved by voter referendum last spring. In his remarks to board members, project director Marty Platten of Pepper Construction characterized the bidding period as successful. “We had...
Hinsdale Central senior Perry Zhao said he was pretty proud of his chess skills coming in to high school. Now, four years later, he credits his involvement on the school's chess team for prompting adjustments in his own attitude. "I was really cocky as a freshman," admitted Zhao, one of three team co-captains. "I think being on the chess team has really taught me about being a good person in general and a lot of valuable skills in leadership and dealing with people and...
Hinsdale Central’s voter-approved improvements took a step closer to reality last week after the Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals both granted and recommended variance requests from Hinsdale High School District 86. At the Feb. 19 ZBA meeting, board members approved their final decisions to grant variances under their authority related to athletic field fencing and another to provide relief from height and screening requirements for the construction of two soccer field team shelters and a press box. Favorable recommendations...
The Hinsdale Central High School field house is hotbed of activity on winter Sundays. Hinsdale Inferno Basketball is setting the courts ablaze - competitively speaking - from morning to late afternoon, girls and boys squads ranging from third to eighth grade. A couple of games were also held in the school's gym, along with a day-long slate of matchups at The Max athletic facility in McCook on Saturday. Court availability is precious with 23 teams and nearly 250 athletes, an...
How can people care for their hearts? February is National Heart Month, a nudge for people to show some love to their cardiovascular system. Cardiologist and Hinsdale Central graduate Noura Dabbouseh said our blood pump works better when the whole body keeps pumping. "We've always known that exercise is good for you. It helps keep the heart's rhythm in check and controls blood pressures," said Dabbouseh, who practices at Amita Health's Hinsdale and La Grange hospitals. The...
The Hinsdale Central cafeteria was transformed last week into a political stage for a Republican U.S. Senatorial debate. But the event wasn't the product of DuPage County GOP coordination. It was arranged by Central students themselves, specifically the Student Conservative Organization and its leader, junior Mikhail Essa. "Our purpose for today's event is to bring voters insight into a very important election," Essa said in his remarks to open the debate. "We hope this event...
Hinsdale continues to welcome new businesses to town, providing even more destinations for village shoppers. The latest arrivals to the town's merchant community - along with signs of growth from longstanding proprietors - are highlighted here. A market for renovation A growing family vacating a stylish modern Chicago condo for a forever Hinsdale home built in the 1970s is likely to seek remodeling help. John Bohnen of County Line Properties envisioned an answer in County...
Monday is Presidents Day, an occasion to celebrate locally, perhaps, with a stroll along Washington or Lincoln Streets - or any of the dozen other Hinsdale roadways named after past U.S. commanders in chief. The village, of course, has its own lineage of leadership. Whether one's a history buff or just a fan of the town that a 147-year evolution has produced, enjoy getting to know a little about the individuals who had a prominent hand in Hinsdale's story, courtesy in large pa...
ave to guess how they're performing. This coach doesn't sugarcoat it. "I'm definitely not a passive coach. Everybody's going to work hard," Pacioni said of her Jodie Harrison youth basketball teams. Yes, teams. The Hinsdale mom of three daughters coaches each of their squads. That makes for busy winter weekends with games on Saturdays and Sundays. But she prefers that to the alternative. "I'd rather coach than sit in the stands," Pacioni remarked. And she believes girls...
