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Carol Jean Hanson passed away Jan. 16, 2021. Born in Chicago in 1924, she was raised in a Norwegian, Christian family by her parents, Magnus and Henrietta Ronning, in the Logan Square neighborhood. She remained close with her older brother, John, younger brother, Paul, and sister, Mary, throughout their lives; they moved to La Grange and subsequently to the Hinsdale area. Carol earned her nursing degree at Lutheran Deaconess Hospital in 1945 and began her career at the Army...
Butler Elementary District 53 and Gower Elementary District 62 students have spent most of the school year attending class in-person full-time, and their superintendents would like to see kids in other districts doing the same. The two made a presentation to the Illinois Association of School Boards on Thursday explaining how they have implemented on-site COVID-19 testing to keep schools open. The districts are offering rapid antigen (nasal swab) tests, rapid antibody (fingers...
Among the categories of essential workers exempted from Gov. JB Pritzker's shelter-in-place order last March were those in construction and building trades. That was good news for Linda Ritter, owner of Hinsdale's Tiburon Homes. But would the market have an appetite for projects during a pandemic? The answer was "Yes." "We've actually found that our business has gotten even busier in the past 12 months," Ritter said. That's due in part to a continued - and perhaps accelerated...
Resurrecting British men's fragrance firm St. James of London in 2013 made Hinsdale's Todd Fisher feel at times like he was channeling the protagonist in Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court." "When I was doing the largest fragrance trade show in Italy, brands are located in different pavilion buildings based on origin," Fisher said. "I could have chosen to be in either the U.S. or UK pavilion, but I always choose UK due to our brand origins and also the...
As the state prepares to move into Phase 1b of vaccinations Monday, village officials are focused on making sure residents will have access to the vaccine. “The village is working with its community partner, Tammy Prentiss, from District 86 to see if there is an opportunity to use the (Hinsdale Central High) school to have a vaccination site in town to do the distribution,” village manager Kathleen Gargano reported at Tuesday’s village board meeting. She said more information about the partnership will be available in the c...
At the first Trivia Night the Hinsdale Historical Society hosted five years ago, about 80 people filled Immanuel Hall to take part in the event. "Last year we had close to 200 people," said Joanna Gatzulis, noting the event outgrew Immanuel Hall and was moved to The Community House two years ago. What might this year's attendance be? It's hard to predict, with no constraints on room size as the event goes virtual. "The numbers could be unlimited," said Gatzulis, who is...
Lillian Piontkowski, 94, formerly of Hinsdale and longtime resident of Downers Grove, passed away peacefully Jan. 3, 2021, with her family at her side. Lillian was born in 1926 in Chicago to Frank and Stella Kurpiel. Lillian met her future husband, Eugene, at a dance hall, and ever since they have danced gracefully through life together, both on and off the dance floor. First on the dance floor and last ones off, no party or event was complete until Lillian and Eugene...
William M. Snyder Jr., 80, of Florence, Ariz., and formerly a longtime resident of Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills and Downers Grove, died Jan. 4, 2021, of COVID-19. Bill was born in Schenectady, New York, in 1940, the oldest of a family of six boys. He attended Hinsdale Central High School (Class of ’58) and graduated in 1962 from the University of Notre Dame, where he played football. Bill was one of the few walk-on-to-scholarship football players at Notre Dame. After a stint in the Marine Reserves, he joined Snyder Sales Co. a...
Joyce Francis Pagano, 93, passed away Jan. 16, 2021, at her Oak Brook home, surrounded by loved ones. She was born in 1927 in Belleville. A partner/owner of Ferrara Pan Candy Co., she was an artist, yoga instructor, supporter of animal rights and a parishioner of Ascension Church in Oakbrook Terrace. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis V. Pagano; and her granddaughter, Alyssa Pagano. She is survived by her children, Thomas (Karen), Louis (Ann), Tara (Thomas) Hartmann, Christopher and Barry; her grandchildren,...
Rachel Diana (Cherry) Hudson, 43, of Hinsdale passed away Jan. 13, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. Rachel was born in 1977, to Maureen McMahan and Dr. James Cherry in DuBois, Penn. She grew up in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa., and graduated from the Taylor Allderdice High School in 1996. Rachel graduated from Colgate University in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in history. She was awarded the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which allowed her a year...
Imagining what the inauguation would look like in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic was difficult for me. Would Planet Fitness sponsor "pods" for first responders to view the events, as they did at Times Square on New Year's Eve? Would 6-foot circles be chalked on the ground, with invitees bringing their own lawn chairs to sit in them? Would everything be broadcast on Zoom or Google Teams? Having stood - wedged shoulder to shoulder - with other attendees at the first inaug...
When it comes time to apply to colleges later this year, Hinsdale Central junior Shivani Rao's list of accomplishments will include presenting her own medical research study at the American Society of Hematology's annual meeting. Rao planned to spend the summer of 2020 in a laboratory as part of her summer Science Inquiry and Research class at Hinsdale Central. With classrooms, laboratories and most other things closed due to COVID-19, Rao found a way to complete the class...
Welcome, Tier 2! Now we can get back to high school basketball games, eating at our favorite restaurant and inviting 49 of our closest friends over to watch the playoffs, right? Wait a minute, that’s Tier 1. Tier 2 is much less exciting when it comes to life in Hinsdale. Museums (one) and casinos (none) can open at limited capacity, and indoor fitness classes can be conducted with up to 10 participants. The move to Tier 2 is good news, though, for high school athletes. Teens on the boys swimming, boys and girls bowling, girls...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Jan. 20. Arrest for striking security guard Anthony J. Loss, 28, 65 E. Harris Ave. GB, La Grange, was arrested on two misdemeanor counts of battery after punching a security officer who was performing official duties at midnight Jan. 11 at Amita Hinsdale Hospital, 120 N. Oak St. The suspect was attempting to punch a family member but instead struck the security officer, who stepped between them. He was charged and released to appear in court. Drivers cited for license...
Fifty-four Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 46 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported eight new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,186, up from 1,132 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 13 confirmed COVID-19 patients and had three patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported 10 new cases from Jan. 13 to 19,...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: COVID-19 update and testing, quarterly financial report, amended 2021-22 school calendar and tentative 2022-23 school calendar, memorandums of understanding with HCHTA and the board, resolution to prepare tentative 2021-22 budget Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets h...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday, trustees • voted 5-0 against a request for a special use permit and an exterior appearance site plan for Lakeside Bank to build a two-story facility with a drive-through at 222 E. Ogden Ave., immediately east of the Shell gas station. The Hinsdale Plan Commission had voted 8-0 to recommend approval of the project, but trustees said they did not think it was the best use of the property. They would like to see more retail businesses along that stretch of Ogden Avenue, and ha...
Watch out below! - With even a small amount of snow on Saturday morning, the sledding hill at Madison School was the place to be in the village. And even though the snow wore down quickly, the hill was still slick enough to bring out dozens of sledders. Palmer and Flora Nelson were among the children, and a few adults, who took advantage of the wintery conditions. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Can’t sleep? Can’t blame you. Is it the COVID-19 pandemic? The economy? Your children’s school situation? Climate change? We all have something that keeps us up at night. Sleep can’t solve these kinds of problems, but it can help us cope with them. Sleeping well improves our mood, alertness, concentration and memory. It helps dispel anxiety, depression and irritability. In short, getting enough sleep every night is essential to our physical, mental and emotional health. So how do you sleep when you just can’t? These sim...
In September 2019, I thought it would be wise to get my doc's clearance prior to running 26.2 miles on a Sunday the following month. In my check up, he asked something typically not asked by a doctor - "What do you eat?" Although I ate relatively healthy at the time, he strongly encouraged focusing on a plant-based diet. He recommended some Netflix documentaries ("Forks Over Knives" and "The Game Changers"), a website (NutritionFacts.org), and a book ("How Not To Die" by Dr. M...
Responding to Reid McCollum’s letter last week (Jan. 14) regarding Republicans, it is hypocritical to say one party uses racial stereotypes when your party has the history of racial exploitation and seeking power by maintaining a permanent underclass. Cancel culture and media bias are real. How can we have an honest dialogue and any reconciliation when one side’s facts are labeled as propaganda but then replaced with the other side’s false narratives? — Joe Craig, Hinsdale...
Station envy - After the Highlands station was built in 1873, it didn't take long for O.J. Stough, who was developing much of the west side of Hinsdale at the time, to request to build another station in West Hinsdale. The railroad agreed and in 1874 this two story station was constructed. According to the book published by Sandy Williams, "Images of America - Hinsdale," the station master sold tickets and signaled trains when passengers were waiting. He lived above the...
Kirby is a handsome, large mixed-breed dog who is looking for his new family with kids 10 and older. He's a playful and happy 1 1/2-year-old whose adoption fee is $250. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is currently closed to the public, but anyone who is interested in adopting a pet can fill out an online application at https://www.hinsdalehumanesociety.org and then call (630) 323-5630 for an interview. Temporary adoption hours are 1 to...
