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This building at the southwest corner of First and Washington streets, numbered 2 W. First, was built in 1888 to house the successful tailoring business of German-born John Papenhausen. It was the first commercial structure built on the south side of First Street, according to "Images of America - Hinsdale" by Sandy Williams. Papenhausen lived on the second floor with his wife and their six children, Williams wrote. Walter Davidson, plumber, was also a tenant, as the sign...
The Hinsdale Humane Society's Junior Board held a Jingle Ball party last month. Families were invited to enjoy pup time, a bake sale, cookie decorating, playing games, writing letters to Santa and filling stockings for cats. The guests were asked to bring wrapped, stocking-sized gifts for adoptable cats and dogs and wear a favorite ugly sweater. Allie Downes works with party guests Gwenyth Burtker and Miya Schmid on some snowflakes during the evening. (Jim Slonoff...
Charlie is a beautiful 6-month-old mixed breed dog. She is very sweet and loves to play and snuggle with other dogs and cats and is adoptable to families with children 10 years and older. She has been spayed and is up to date on her vaccinations. Her adoption fee is $350. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is open to the public from noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays....
When Clarendon Hills mother Bridget O'Meara was pregnant with her son Liam, doctors learned the left side of her baby's heart wasn't developing. It was a condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS. At 1 week old, Liam underwent his first open heart surgery to repair the ventricle in his heart, followed by another surgery one month later and his third at 2 years of age. Now, 16 years later, Liam is a thriving sophomore at Nazareth Academy. To celebrate this...
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...
HOSPITAL Greets FIRST BABY OF ’23 AdventHealth Hinsdale welcomed the first baby of 2023 on New Year’s Day. A boy, Abyudh, was born to Niharika Reddy Donda and Sheshidhar Reddy Donthi of Westmont at 1:31 p.m. Jan. 1. Abyudh weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He was delivered by Dr. Shamim Patel. A photo appears online at www.facebook.com/thehinsdalean. SOLSTICE FINALIST FOR CROWN AWARD For the third straight year, Solstice, the art and literary magazine produced by students and staff at Hinsdale Central, has...
What is the new law regarding smoke alarms? Homeowners might have more than one reason why a smoke alarm isn't working. "They go dead maybe when you're on vacation, so you don't hear the chirps," said Deputy Chief Jon Carlson of the Hinsdale Fire Department. "You don't test it, so you don't know it doesn't have a useful battery in it." Or a homeowner might take the battery out of a beeping detector, intending to replace it, and then forget. A law passed in 2017 addresses...
William "Bill" Townsend Weaver, 79, formerly of Hinsdale, died unexpectedly Dec. 27, 2022, as a result of Parkinson's Disease and complications from COVID. Bill was born in Chicago in 1943 and raised in Hinsdale. A proud Red Devil, he graduated from Hinsdale Township High School in 1961. A member of the 1960-61 state champion golf team, he was named Illinois Junior Boys Golf Champion and was a member of the high school band (as well as a founding member of the Tom Cats, who...
Judith A. Tumbarello, nee Ziegenbein, 83, died Dec. 30, 2022. She is survived by her husband, Tony Tumbarello; her children, Timothy (Kimberly) Tumbarello, Thomas (Debbie) Tumbarello, Terrence (Cheryl) Tumbarello and Patricia (Paul) Rosland; her nine grandchildren; her three great-grandchildren; her sisters, Nancy (Larry) Zumbrock and Mary Lou (Al) Mueller; and many nieces and nephews. A service was held Jan. 7 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hinsdale. Interment was private....
Charles Marron, 86, of Hinsdale passed away peacefully Jan. 7, 2023, at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hospital, surrounded by family. Charles was a proud graduate of Mount Carmel High School in Chicago and St. Mary's University in Winona, Minn. He retired from IBM Corp. after many successful decades of computer hardware sales. Charles enjoyed golf, travel, and spending time with family and friends in his decades of retirement. He was preceded in death by his wife,...
Marjorie Jean Soltwisch, 98, passed away peacefully Dec. 31, 2022. She was raised in the Joliet area by loving adopted parents William and Katherine Bush. Marj married Wilburn Lee Soltwisch in 1944 and started a family in Hinsdale. She raised three children and spent her summer vacations in Twin Lakes, Wis., and winters in Naples, Fla. Marj loved her community and was a member of the Hinsdale Woman's Club. She played bridge regularly, loved gourmet cooking and hosted extended...
Arlene Heretik Glavin, 86, formerly of Oak Brook, passed away peacefully Jan. 2, 2023 in Fairlawn, Ohio. Arlenes was born in Chicago in 1936 to John and Rose Jirsa and spent many happy years in the greater Chicago area. She started working at First Federal Savings and Loan, eventually moving to Lancaster Investment Corp, where she retired after many happy years of service. Arlene's love of business was surpassed only by her joy in being a mother and grandmother. She spent her...
My husband and I have a running annual competition to see who can go the longest without complaining about the winter weather. This year he won swiftly when the blizzard-like conditions settled in just ahead of Christmas. Though I've lived in the Midwest all my life and am not unseasoned to the climate, I find myself on Zillow daydreaming about a Florida address once the temperature drops. I lament the frigid weather, sunless skies and days cut short by darkness, so when I...
The doorbell rang shortly after dinner Tuesday night. As I flipped the deadbolt and opened the door, I expected to find someone trying to sell me more popcorn or more cookies (both of which I'm currently trying to avoid!). Instead I saw a woman and her young son, who was holding a package, standing on my front stoop. "Does Ainsley live here?" the woman asked. "She does," I answered, and they explained that a package for her had been delivered to their house, which has the...
The start of the new year marks National Blood Donor Month, a time to both celebrate those who generously roll up a sleeve to keep blood products stocked for hospitals providing critical care and encourage more of us to do likewise. The confluence of exhaustion after a busy holiday season, the rise of seasonal illness and threats of severe winter weather annually render January a tough time for donors to make and keep appointments. But the need for blood doesn’t go into hibernation. According to the American Red Cross, every...
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...
Hinsdale police released the following reports Jan. 3 and 9. Trespass to vehicle arrests Hinsdale police arrested four individuals for criminal trespass to vehicle in connection with a Dec. 1 incident at Continental Motors, 420 E. Ogden Ave. They are Rahul Nair, 19, 928 Thomas Ave., and Donnie Valdez, 18, 916 Elgin Ave., both of Forest Park; and Lathan Fields, 18, 1194 S. Kenilworth Ave., and Terrell L. Herron, 18, 328 Wisconsin Ave., both of Oak Park. Police were dispatched to the dealership for a report of suspects...
The DuPage County Health Department reported eight new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 4,398, compared to 4,390 last week. The Cook County Health Department no longer reports on cases specific to Hinsdale. The community level remains at medium in DuPage County. District 181 reported eight new cases Jan. 5-9, including four students, one teacher and three staff. The district has reported a total of 177 cases since school opened....
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at their Jan. 3 meeting, trustees • learned that the online parking permit system experienced some delays but should be ready to go by the end of the week. Drivers also will have the option to scan a QR code to pay for short-term parking by the hour or day in certain lots. • heard an update on the Trinity Sober Living litigation from Village President Tom Cauley. In a Dec. 19 decision, a federal court refused to allow Trinity to amend its complaint to claim the village had fil...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: weapons detection system, updated 2023-24 calendar, contract with ProCare Staffing Services, bid for security cameras, policy first reads Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org...
In the final article in this annual two-part series, leaders of Hinsdale’s nonprofits take a look back at 2022 and share one wish for 2023. The Hinsdale Historical Society, Hinsdale Humane Society and Wellness House were featured in the first installment Jan. 5. Candor Health Education After offering more than 90 percent of its sex ed and drug eduction courses online in 2021, Candor Health Education is back to putting educators in front of students. “March picked up and April and May were just crazy,” Executive Direc...
Down by the riverside - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of Graue Mill from an 1874 drawing. "Built on the banks of Salt Creek at the site of an earlier sawmill, Frederick Graue completed this gristmill in 1852. The bricks were made of clay from the family farm and likely fired at Jacob Fuller's brickyard. The one-ton burrstones used to grind the corn and wheat were imported from France. Immediately successful, the mill remained Brush...
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...
The Community House held an Adult & Tot Sports Stop class last month. With an eye on developing basic sports movement and motor skills, the tots and with their dads were all in on the activities. Fathers Bill Boyd and Ben Kester join in with their children A. J. and Claire. Frances Giordano and her dad Brad set the pace for one of the activities. And Georgia Croghan is off to the races in a game of Duck, Duck, Goose. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The University of Chicago Medicine and AdventHealth have closed on a transaction to form a joint venture called UChicago Medicine AdventHealth. The two organizations announced a definitive agreement to affiliate in September, with plans for UChicago Medicine to acquire a controlling interest in AdventHealth’s Great Lakes Region, which includes its four Illinois hospitals in Hinsdale, La Grange, Bolingbrook and Glendale Heights, along with a network of nearly 50 physicians’ offices and outpatient locations. The Adv...
