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Hinsdale's Steve Foster took a good friend to Wrigley Field last Labor Day to watch his beloved Cubbies. Suddenly a foul ball sailed their way and landed just behind their row. Steve was quick to retrieve it. "Just as quickly he handed the ball to me with a request to give it to the young girl siting across the aisle from us," according to an account by that friend, relayed by Steve's brother Jim at a Nov. 13 memorial service. Jim held back tears as he read how the girl's...
Red goes green - Members of Hinsdale Central's FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) Club work on creating an entree for 128 clients of the DuPage PADS program earlier this month. Shelby Rastorfer, Keira Leech, Xi Xi Liu, April Wo and Chloe Chang work on completing the entree, stuffed green peppers. Please turn to Page 5 for more photos. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
No one likes being sick. But sometimes, a wet cough, fever and all-over aches and pains are more serious than your average flu. Caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae, pneumococcal disease is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia and middle ear infection. And that could be bad news for certain at-risk people. Not counting mothers giving birth, pneumonia is the most common reason for being admitted to a hospital. Seniors face the most risk, with about 85...
At first, 8-year-old Elise Allison noticed she was feeling tired and getting bruises on her legs. When she turned very pale after running in the Madison School Dash & Bash at the end of September 2019, her mom, Maggie, knew something was wrong. A trip to the doctor confirmed every parent's worst fear. Elise had cancer. Leukemia. After receiving the devastating news, Maggie and Matt had to figure out how to deliver it to their daughter. "That night when we came home, my mom...
MUSIC STUDENTS earn ALL-STATE Ten students from Hinsdale Central High School earned All-State selections for band, chorus and orchestra from the Illinois Music Education Association. They were chosen from among the more than 10,000 individuals who auditions for this honor. They are Ann Ascher, honors chorus, soprano I; Evan Carlson, All-State Chorus, tenor II; Athena Deng, orchestra, violin; Lely Gerami, honors chorus, alto I; Vanessa Ivanov, honors chorus, soprano I; Arun Marion, band, oboe; Grace Stafford, honors chorus,...
How should families approach the college search? New York Times financial columnist Ron Lieber and his wife had set aside money for their daughters' college education, and he'd used his platform to provide college saving and spending guidance. But feedback from readers revealed they were seeking criteria by which to justify the level of outlay. "I realized I had missed the question of 'What to pay for college?' and that was a question about value," Lieber said in a phone...
David Charles Ferguson, 59, retired master sergeant of the United States Air Force, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 3, 2022, at the age of 59 in San Antonio, Texas. David was born in 1962. He grew up in Clarendon Hills and attended Hinsdale Central. At 18 years old, David proudly joined the U.S. Air Force and served 20 years. His service took him all over the world, where he worked on the J-85 and the F-110, or as he called them, "the sound of freedom." He carried that...
Patricia Anne Geraghty, nee Rowe, 83, a longtime Hinsdale resident, died Jan. 16, 2022. She is survived by her husband, Martin James Geraghty; her children, Angela Catherine (David) Rouse, Kerry-Anne Morgan, Vincent James (Susan) Geraghty and Jennifer Margaret Grace (Don Reimus) Reimus-Geraghty; her grandchildren, Richard (Esther) Rouse, Rebecca (Tristan) Bowman, Hannah (fiancé James Holding) Rouse, Samantha (Charles Willey) Rouse, Grace, Liam and Emmet Morgan, and Walter,...
Wilfred Edward Shea, of Monroe, Wis., died peacefully Jan. 13, 2022 at Monroe Clinic Hospice Home. He was born in Hinsdale in 1930 to Wilfred and Kathleen (Hague) Shea and was raised in Clarendon Hills. Wil was the eldest of five children in his proud Irish Catholic family. He attended St. Isaac Jogues School in Hinsdale and Quigley High School in Chicago. He committed his life to the Catholic faith for approximately 40 years. He loved to travel and was fortunate enough to have been around the world twice. He had an expansive...
Leonardo D'Alessio 65, passed away peacefully in his Burr Ridge home Jan. 7, 2022, after a long illness. Leonardo was born in Bologna, Italy, in 1956. He came to the United States in 1977 for a vacation, but the sounds of the city made him stay. He began a culinary path at Orso's restaurant and continued onward. He was the founder of Via Emilia Ristorante in 1996; founding partner of Trattoria Roma in 1983; and founding partner of critically acclaimed La Locanda Ristorante in...
The last two years have been very difficult. The stress caused by the pandemic has splintered our school community. Knowing this, we should strive to meet each other on common ground, not engage in conduct that drives us further apart. For this reason, it was wrong for D86 to consider hiring The Valbrun Consulting Group as a diversity, inclusion and equity consultant. It was likewise wrong for Superintendent Prentiss to share Valbrun’s withdrawal letter at the recent D86 BOE meeting and in a districtwide mailing. V...
I've spent a lot of time thinking about 2021 lately. It's not because I'm stuck in the past. Like many of you, I was ready for a new year (and the hope that it would be our last with COVID as a pandemic!). I've been immersed in 2021 for two reasons. 1. We are preparing our "Year in Review" special section, which will be inserted in next week's paper. So we've been looking for quotes and photos to include on the pages of this annual retrospective. 2. We are selecting our entrie...
Happy New Year! Like every other New Year's Eve, this one was no different. We rang in the new year with a festive and fun-filled celebration with the family. Lots of hugs, kisses and high-fives in my household. But then, out of nowhere, my daughter Anna dared to blurt out the words I will never forget as long as I live: "Happy wedding year!" Wait, what? What are you talking about? And how dare you utter those words in front of your father. Clearly, she recognized the...
John Augustyn is running out of places to display his collection of trophies, plaques and medals, but that's not stopping the three-time national geography champion from pursuing even more accolades. Augustyn's ascent into the world of academic competition began in fifth grade at the 2018 Chicago Regional National History Bee. Then a student at Notre Dame School in Clarendon Hills, he competed against students older and far more experienced. "I somehow won the whole...
Men behaving badly. That admonishment is essentially the conclusion of investigation into an October parking lot incident between board members Erik Held and Jeff Waters. The attorney hired to conduct it, Dana Crumley of Franczek P.C., presented her findings at last week’s Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting. We’re not sure how much the district will have to pay for this ruling, as the firm has yet to submit a final invoice. Whatever the amount, it’s too much. We’re not suggesting the district should have ignored...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Jan. 18. DUI arrest Amy L Caveney, 45, 421 N. Bruner Place, Hinsdale, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, failure to give information after striking an unattended vehicle, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and driving without a front license plate at 2:57 p.m. Dec. 2 in the parking lot of ManorCare, 600 W. Ogden Ave. after a hit and run crash in the lot. Police located the suspect crashed int...
The Hinsdale Police Department made one impaired driving arrest during the recent holiday enforcement effort. Hinsdale police also made one battery arrest, cited one individual for distracted driving and cited two drivers for having an invalid/suspended/revoked license. In addition, they issued 19 speeding citations and three citations for other Illinois Vehicle Code violations. Law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois participated in this effort to save lives by getting impaired drivers off the roads and more people...
District 86 is partnering with Jewel-Osco to host a COVID-19 vaccine and booster shot clinic in the auditorium at Hinsdale Central from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24. This event is open to community members who are 12 or older, District 86 employees and their family members, and employees from feeder districts and local villages and their family members. The Pfizer vaccine and booster are the only ones that will be offered during this event. Those who wish to receive the booster shot must have completed the two-dose series of t...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: CSCI results, Illinois School Report Card Results, resolution to prepare tentative budget Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25 Virtual meeting, https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda:...
One hundred and twenty-three Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 117 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported 6 new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,155, compared to 3,032 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 36 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported 44 positive cases, 8 in isolation...
Members of Hinsdale Central's FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) Club spent some time after school earlier this month creating an entree for a meal to be served to DuPage PADS clients. The students prepared 128 servings of stuffed peppers. Nancy Wang, Ivy Shen and Alex Yang place the roasted peppers in serving containers. Shelby Rastorfer and April Wo work on creating the mix of beans, rice, onions, sausage and seasonings with which to fill them. (Jim...
An angry exchange between Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members Erik Held and Jeff Waters after a meeting was a “bad moment” and should underscore the importance of public officials behaving respectfully toward one another, according to an investigation into the Oct. 28 incident. In presenting the report of the investigation at the district’s Jan. 13 school board meeting, attorney Dana Crumley of the law firm Franczek P.C. said the intent was to “give everyone a bit of grace.” She said board policy had not been viol...
Vintage view - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," contains several photographs of what the central business district looked like in the 19th century. "This scene, looking north on Washington Street, was taken about 1880. The trees are the most obvious changes but also the number of buildings and general activity on the street. On the left is one of the downtown's kerosene streetlamps." Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to...
Trevor Lorek, a senior at Elmhurst University, introduced a group of boys to T-ball last month as part of a winter break multi-sport camp offered at The Community House. In addition to working on throwing and hitting, he taught the kids how to run to first base. (photos by Jon Langham/for The Hinsdalean)...
Teachers in Hinsdale High School District 86 now have a contract through June 30, 2023. The current contract was set to expire June 30, 2022. The extension was ratified by Hinsdale High School Teachers Association members the week of Jan. 3 and approved by the school board Jan. 13. The board, administrators and teachers union representatives have had a positive dialogue about the future of the contract, according to a joint statement released last week. “While that dialogue has reinforced our commitment to working toward a...
