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In part two of our annual feature looking back at the past year — and one wish for the year ahead — for the seven major Hinsdale-based nonprofit agencies, the leaders of Candor Health Education, Community Memorial Foundation, HCS Family Services and The Community House offer their reflections. The first installment ran Jan. 4. Candor Health Education Candor Health Education began the overhaul of its programming in 2016. This past year saw that effort reach completion. “Every program is now infused with social-emotional skill...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members were poised to name Michael Lach as the new superintendent at a special meeting Wednesday night after The Hinsdalean went to press. Approving a new superintendent contract for 2024-27 at a base salary of $255,000 was one of two action items on the agenda. No additional information was provided. Lach’s name first appeared on an email sent Tuesday night announcing that a welcome reception for him will be held at 5 p.m. today, Jan. 11, in the Hinsdale Central library. The board m...
Marko Ivanisevic Hinsdale When did you start wrestling? Wrestling wasn't big to me until my sophomore year in high school. As a kid I wasn't very good, and I didn't have a lot of wins. I stuck with it, thanks to my mom and dad, and I ended up taking fifth at state my sophomore year. That's when I really fell in love with the sport. What do you love about it? Just the grind. I love working hard in the sport. I gave up football my senior year to wrestle more, and that was a...
Basketball, boys Jan. 9 vs. Downers North V wins 52-40 Jan. 6 @ Conant V loses 44-53 Jan. 5 @ Downers South V loses 48-55 Basketball, girls Jan. 9 @ Downers North V loses 35-46 Jan. 6 vs. New Trier V loses 57-63 Bowling, boys Jan. 9 @ Naperville North V loses 1,624-1,806 Berger, 418 Kwon, 401 Dynis, 311 Hyland, 272 Westerberg, 222 Gymnastics, girls Jan. 6 @ Naperville North Invite V places 3rd with 130.325 points All-around Driscoll, 9th, 32.7 Hannah, 11th, 31.8 Vault Hamelka, 3rd, 9.25 Driscoll, 9th, 8.65 Hannah, 11th, 8.5...
The Hinsdale Central South Asian Student Union hosted a Garba in Central's fieldhouse in November. The event is an Indian communal dance form involving dancing in a circle. Several parents from the group were on hand to teach their children, and others joined in to learn the custom. Other dance forms were also included, such as Dandiya Raas and Bhangra. Please turn to Page 30 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
It's January in Hinsdale! You know what that means - after the New Year's champagne glasses are washed and the holiday decorations come down, we inevitably start thinking about escaping to a warmer climate. Some of us are working on spring break plans and some of the snowbirds among us have already flown south for the winter. (Florida and Arizona, I'm lookin' at you!) Well, if you're finding yourself dreaming of in-line skating on the beach like Barbie (and Ken), the Hinsdale...
DILLARD MAKES ‘WHO’S WHO’ LIST Chicago Partner Kirk Dillard was recently named to 2023 “Who’s Who in Chicago” by Crain’s Chicago Business. The list recognizes Chicago movers and shakers, from Fortune 500 CEOs to civic leaders and philanthropists. Dillard, a former Illinois State Senator, is one of more than 300 names compiled to the authoritative list. Dillard concentrates his practice in business and governmental relations and in the representation of manufacturers in product liability prevention and litigation. H...
Mary Barbara "Barb" Schlesinger, nee Wren 72, of Wilmington, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Jan. 5, 2024. She was born in 1951 in Chicago to Richard and Letty Wren. Barb had a zest for life and enjoyed various hobbies throughout her years. She loved skiing when she was younger and time at the lake. She spent most of her recent days at the gym, doing workouts with her friends in Wilmington. Barb's educational journey began at St. John Fischer Primary School and continued at...
Adeline Joy Bauer, infant daughter of Julie and Matthew Bauer, was born with a extremely rare brain tumor on Dec. 22, 2023, and passed peacefully on the day of her birth. Baby Adeline Joy was loved greatly and will be deeply missed by all of her family and friends who awaited her birth. She is survived by her parents, Julie and Matthew Bauer of Mechanicsburg, Penn., formerly of Hinsdale; her paternal grandparents, Patrick and Mary Bauer of Hinsdale; her paternal great-grandmother, Betty Mae Bauer of Hinsdale; her maternal...
Nancy D. Sale, nee Gies, 84, of Burr Ridge, died Dec. 30, 2023. Nancy was an active member of Hinsdale United Methodist Church and a Girl Scout Leader to many. She was a retired nurse and loved scrapbooking, knitting and genealogy. She is survived by her husband, Richard; her children, Donna (Barry) Robertson, Mary (Martin) McQuillan, Laura Candela, and the late Karen Sale; her grandchildren, Emily, Katie and John Robertson, Brendan, Melissa and Elizabeth McQuillan and Natalie and Jenna Candela; and her sister, Jean...
"Why would I want to go see 'Hamilton' in Chicago?" I asked a couple of months ago as we were talking about the show in the office. I've seen the original New York cast perform more times than I can count - even if it has been on my TV screen. How could anyone top Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs and Renée Elise Goldsberry, I asked my co-workers. Lisa, who has been to see the show two times - once for $10 when she won the ticket lottery - assured me I should...
The effort to provide equitable access to classes across both Hinsdale High School District 86 campuses faces financial and functional constraints. In a staffing framework presentation at the Dec. 21 district board meeting, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Cheryl Moore laid out the process through which students’ course requests, number of faculty and classroom availability are fashioned together into daily schedules. The enrollment disparity between Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South, which has roughly half the n...
According to the American Red Cross, the country is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as it faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. With January’s designation as National Blood Donor Month, this is the perfect time to help address this critical situation with a donation of blood and/or platelets to help alleviate the shortage and help ensure lifesaving medical procedures are not put on hold. “One of the most distressing situations for a doctor is to have a hospital full of patients and an empty blo...
Kids had fun learning to follow directions and competing in scrimmages during the 5 Star Winter Soccer Camp last week at Hinsdale Central. The camp for ages 7-12, offered by The Community House, focused on teaching the fundamentals and unlocking the game within. (Photos for The Hinsdalean by Jon Langham)...
Members of the Hinsdale Central South Asian Student Union hosted a Garba at the school in November. Shreemann Patel (left), John Gallagher and Aadi Deshmukh practice all the right moves. Natasha Bhatia (above) joined in the dance. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Meet Hal, a 5-year-old black cat who is bound to grant you good luck. This outgoing boy is great with kids of all ages and loves to talk, always asking for attention from any visitor to the Cat Lodge. Hal is fully vaccinated, neutered, and microchipped. His adoption fee is $75 and he's ready to go home today. Stop by the Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center, visit www.hinsdalehumanesociety.org or call (630) 323-5630 for more information. (photo...
Deeds for these properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County between Nov. 22 and Dec. 20. 1. 123 W. Fifth St., 720 Bodin LLC to Samer and Kimberly ElShafei trusts, Nov. 22, $1,638,853 2. 620 S. Bruner St., Christian and Amanda Hmura to Luke and Rachel Harangody, Dec. 1, $1,275,000 3. 9 S. Bodin St., Jennifer Lambert Trust to Tonia Gooden and Maarten VanDiest, Dec. 1, $950,000 4. 722 N. Elm St., Najah Mirza and Mohammed Azam to Qiulan Jiang and Hong Dong, Dec. 4, $1,500,000 5. 915 N. Madison St.,...
More than a year ago, Hinsdale Central drum major Deona Julary was given an umbrella along with an invitation for the Hinsdale Central Marching Band to participate in London's New Year's Day Parade. Her instructions? Keep the umbrella on her person to ensure good weather for the parade. She did as she was told. "The umbrella did work," Julary said Monday after returning home from a six-day trip to London. "It was raining every single day in London except parade day, and we are...
What is your train exhibit about? Frank Rozich's interest in model trains goes back to childhood, when he would occasionally be allowed to play with a train that once entertained his father as a child. Decades later, that train now sits on Rozich's mantle and is the flagship piece in what has grown into a prolific collection. A portion of that collection now fills the display cases inside a room at the Hinsdale History Museum at 12 Clay Street. Titled "Miniature Rails, Massive...
Sometimes high school feels like trying to board a train at a busy station. Platforms and classes and trains and deadlines and tickets and papers and times and due dates and people and people — so many people trying to hold on and get to their destinations. When winter starts to approach, all the passengers turn their focus toward riding to the end of first semester, waiting to finally be able to rest from the flurry of activity. But, for the past few years, final exams a...
Dick Resseguie's high school Spanish is being tested in a way he never could have imagined. Since last month, the retiree has been serving alongside fellow members of Hinsdale's Grace Episcopal Church to help care for 25 asylum seekers being housed by a congregation nearby. "They're all about 20- to 30-year-old single men," Resseguie said of the migrants, who arrived on buses from Texas in late November. Grace Episcopal Church in Oak Park has been providing and food and...
Metra riders will experience some changes in the early months of 2024. Metra closed its remaining ticket windows at outlying stations on the BNSF Line Monday and windows at all other lines, including downtown stations, will close Feb. 1. Tickets will be available for purchase through the Ventra app, the new ticket vending machine at the Hinsdale station and on the trains. A new fare structure also will go into effect Feb. 1, with a variety of new fare prices, products and rules. The new structure reduces the number of fare zo...
The village of Hinsdale is offering free Christmas tree collection services for residents to help keep the community clean and green after the holiday. Trees may be placed at the curb; all decorations and trimmings must be removed. The final Christmas tree pickup will take place on the week of Jan. 15, on the regular pickup day. Artificial trees will be treated as bulk items. To have them collected, affix two garbage stickers....
Places from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, a Hinsdale Central graduate, moved to Hinsdale in 1971 and spent many years here in his youth. Having spent more than 40 years with the village, there isn't a lot about Hinsdale he doesn't know or hasn't photographed. This photo from 1979 is of Griffin's in the Village, which was located at 18 E. First St. It is the current home of Nabuki. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Jan. 9. Forgery reported Someone intercepted a check issued by the village of Hinsdale, 19 E. Chicago Ave., changed the payee information and fraudulently deposited it between Nov. 15 and 22. The incident was reported Jan. 5. Identity theft reported The identity of a resident of the 800 block of North Oak Street was used to open a cellular phone account and purchase three phones between July 1 and 30. The incident was reported Jan. 8. Arrests do not constitute conviction of a...
