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Mike Lach doesn’t mind resolving disputes between staff members, debating policy decisions, responding to a host of emails or spending lots of time in meetings. “I want to do this work because I like the work and I believe in the work,” said Lach, who is three months into his first year as Hinsdale High School District 86’s superintendent. “I think public schools are a wonderful institution — this idea that you get together with the people on your street and the next block and the block over, and you put in your taxes to cr...
After months of waiting, members of the Hinsdale Central girls swim team were able to return to their own pool for practice Monday. Monday morning, representatives of the Illinois Department of Public Health inspected Don Watson Aquatic Center pool, which had been undergoing repairs since May, and gave the OK for it to open. "We had everyone in the water in the pool Monday after school. It was nice," varsity head coach Bob Barber said Tuesday. Crews have been working for five...
I knew Montana had its own Hinsdale, as I visited the small town for a series we authored on other Hinsdales across the country in honor of our 10th anniversary. What I did not realize is that Montana is home to many Illinois Hinsdaleans. One is Rob Svendsen, who emailed me a while back to let me know that he, his former business partner and his accountant all hailed from the village. After spending 25 years as a commodity and financial futures trader, he moved to Missoula,...
Kristi Smith, owner of Sweet William in downtown Hinsdale, spent a lot of time on her phone last Tuesday as the rain continued to fall. "I kept checking the weather. Every hour that I looked at the weather, it still said sunshine the following day," she said. The forecast didn't lie - and the weather was beautiful for the outdoor fashion show Smith and her staff hosted for customers Sept. 25 on Village Place. "We pulled it all together and it turned out remarkably well. I neve...
Attending a sporting event at Hinsdale Central High School isn't the only way to support a student-athlete - or a good cause. Many Red Devil teams make it a practice to hold annual fundraisers or drives to benefit causes close to members' hearts. Since the start of the school year, the cheerleaders have held a fundraiser at Fuller House, the girls swim and dive team held a car wash at the school, the boys and girls golf teams held a food drive for HCS Family Services and the...
Thanks for taking time out to read this column in the midst of your National Newspaper Week celebrations! What? You haven't been attending countless cocktail parties and dinners to celebrate this momentous week? Well, I will forgive you. Newspaper Week hasn't quite gained the traction of everyone's favorite fall holiday (perhaps because it's tough to decorate for), but we do observe it here at The Hinsdalean. And in honor of this week, I'd like to present my Top 10 list of rea...
Hinsdale High School District 86 had to respond to a threat posted on social media just as first period was starting Sept. 13. “You may have heard that over the past couple of weeks, these kinds of social media threats have been cropping up in just about every state, all over the country,” Superintendent Mike Lach said during his report at the Sept. 26 school board meeting. “We have to take them seriously.” District officials quickly learned the threat was not viable and had notified students and parents in less than an hour,...
Hinsdale has welcomed several new businesses in recent months, which means it's time for another installment of our "Good Reasons" series. This is the second of a two-parter, with the first article running Sept. 26. Sharp dressed man Frederick Lynn Haberdasshere, which offers custom clothing and accessories for men, is open by appointment on the second floor of 33 E. First St. Founder and owner Aaron Comes said the right wardrobe, custom-made using premium fabrics, can help...
A Western Springs woman has confirmed that a Jeep she owned that was involved in a crash at Fuller’s Car Wash in 2007 was not included in a review of incidents at the site at the May 21 Hinsdale Village Board meeting. Village President Tom Cauley discussed the accidents at that meeting after hearing from residents following the fatal crash that killed 14-year-old Sean Richards in July 2023. Sean’s dad, Brian Richards, then attended the June 11 village board meeting to offer additional information following Cauley’s review. Th...
Emma Marquardt Willowbrook What do you love most about running? What I love about running is the feeling after. It feels really good, especially on Saturdays, to be able to say it's only 9 in the morning and I already ran 5 miles. It's a good start to the day. After school, it's a good break between school and homework. It gets my energy up. It's nice to talk to my friends at practice, too. Where do you most like to run? My favorite place to run is Graue Mill. We go there a lo...
On Dec. 14, 2012, 26 people were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The shooting, which took the lives of 20 children ages 6 and 7 and six adults, prompted Community Memorial Foundation staff members to take action. "The day after the shooting happened, we decided this is the time for the foundation to be bold and proactive and collaborative," CMF President and CEO Greg DiDomineco said Tuesday. "That's when we pulled together a group of community leaders...
Eighteen years ago this week, residents received the very first issue of The Hinsdalean on their doorsteps. (Or maybe in their bushes, and for that we apologize!) To say we were excited is an understatement. Jim Slonoff and I had dreamed of owning our own newspaper, and a number of things lined up in 2006 to make that possible. We were bought out of our old jobs at The Doings and a beautiful office at 7 W. First St. became available for us to sublet. My husband called it the...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board will hold a public hearing tonight on the fiscal year 2025 budget (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025), which shows projected expenses of $142.9 million and projected revenues of $141.3 million. The $1.6 million deficit is due to expenses in the capital projects fund, which has paid for Future Ready Facilities projects approved in the 2019 referendum. The district is working to close out remaining projects and shut down the fund, Josh Stephenson, the district’s chief financial officer, w...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board is considering whether it makes sense to hire an in-house attorney in an effort to reduce legal bills. The board held a special meeting Wednesday night, after The Hinsdalean went to press, to hear the report of a working group assembled to investigate various legal strategies, one of which is hiring an attorney to be on staff. The group was put together at last week’s board meeting. Board member Asma Akhras asked about hiring a district attorney last week. Board member Jeff Waters as...
I have a daughter who is obsessed with Halloween. I might be partly to blame for this, as I am an enthusiastic observer of all things holiday. From the time Ainsley was little, she had several items of Halloween apparel - T-shirts, barrettes, socks, earrings, pajamas and more. She had a whole stack of Halloween board books we would read before bed. We've always decorated the house and hosted an annual "spooky dinner" for family and/or friends, with menu items like mummy hot...
Two Hinsdale men who have experience as elected officials might run for village president next spring. Former DuPage County Board member Greg Hart and Hinsdale Trustee Luke Stifflear told The Hinsdalean this week that they are contemplating a run. “As you know from my time at the county board, I truly believe in public service,” Hart said. “I was mulling over this run for a time. I have been encouraged by friends and neighbors.” While Hart said he has yet to make a final decision, he is leaning toward a run. “I have a de...
If Hinsdale Central seniors Elyssa Abdullah and Toral Bhatt make it to the IHSA girls golf meet next month in Decatur, it will be their fourth appearance at the tournament. The two competed in their first state meet as freshmen varsity team members, with Hinsdale's Abdullah placing fourth that year and Oak Brook's Bhatt tying for 60th. Abdullah's best finish was second place her sophomore year, while Bhatt improved to 15th last year. Varsity girls golf head coach Nick Latorre...
It's a common refrain in Hinsdale. "We pay high taxes to live here." And residents do - in part because their homes are worth a lot of money. But when they make that statement to Village President Tom Cauley, he has some additional information he shares with them. "People assume that their property taxes go mostly to the village, and I tell them it's only 7 percent, and people are usually surprised by that," he said. The village's portion of the tax bill - including the...
Every week for the entirety of her reign, Queen Elizabeth II met with her prime minister. No one was privy to the discussions that took place in a room on the first floor of Buckingham Palace. But Peter Morgan, before writing "The Crown" for Netflix, based his 2013 play "The Audience" on those imagined conversations. That play is now on stage at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, which handles the work - which played in London's West End and on Broadway starring Helen...
Ashley Ashbaugh Hinsdale What made you want to play flag football? I've always wanted to play a school sport. I've been playing hockey my entire life. I do play on a high school team that is considered the school team, but there are six other teams that are part of it. When I saw flag football was coming in, I thought that would be awesome. I think girls that play sports grow up to be good leaders. I think it's awesome how girls sports are evolving from where they were. What...
"Are you sad your TV show ended?" read the subject line of an email I received last week. "Of course!" I thought to myself. I'm also sad when a book that I love ends. According to Dr. Tabatha Greene, a psychologist at Advocate Health Care, it's common for people to feel a strong sense of identity with or connection to characters. "Humans are wired for connection," Greene said in the emailed article. "Books or movies can fulfill that need to some extent." I would say personal...
This fall’s presidential election is still two months away, but some candidates already are gearing up for the spring 2025 consolidated election. A total of 16 seats will be up for election among the four main Hinsdale taxing bodies — four each on the Hinsdale Village Board (including village president) and the Hinsdale Public Library Board, three on the Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board and a historic five on the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board. Tom Cauley’s fourth term as Hinsdale village president...
The girls flag football team, new this year to Hinsdale Central and the IHSA, along with the boys football and soccer teams and the girls tennis team are the focus of this third and final installment of the season preview series. Previous installments ran Aug. 22 and 29. Girls flag football First game: Sept. 3 vs. Hinsdale South (V loses 48-0) Head coach: Nick Gebhart Seasons as head coach: 1st No. varsity team members: 35 Strengths: Our work ethic is tremendous. We try to...
"Sisterhood, oh sisterhood, it means so much to us. It lasts a long, long, time. It lasts forever." Forty years ago I went through Rush at Illinois Wesleyan University, pledged the Sigma Kappa House and soon after learned that chant. On Bid Day, I didn't know a single one of the 20 or so girls in my pledge class. Two weekends ago, nine of us got together for a mini-reunion in Edwardsville. Only one regular attendee was missing - celebrating her mom's birthday. One came all...
Thirty minutes before 7th Heaven is scheduled to take the stage at the final Uniquely Thursdays concert of the season, chairs and blankets already have filled a good portion of Burlington Park. Many of their owners are in front of the food trucks parked along Chicago Avenue between Garfield Avenue and Washington Street, looking to indulge in some pirogies, barbecue, pizza, tacos, snow cones and other items. Some folks are waiting in line for a cold beverage at the Hinsdale...
