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Mark Lin can hardly contain his disbelief that his king has fallen to Dominick Levinthal's queen in an after school chess match at Elm School. More that a couple dozen Elm school students were participating in the chess club under the direction of the Illinois Chess Teachers. The group that offers the club to schools across District 181. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
What should parents know about teens and their emotions? Consider emotions like a member of one's personal board of directors, advised psychologist and author Dr. Lisa Damour, borrowing a colleague's metaphor. "Emotions help inform our decision-making and how we want to live," she explained. "They're very important to helping us navigate our lives, but very rarely are the ones calling the shots." Adolescents, however, can often seem at the mercy of their emotions. Damour will...
Theodore "Ted" Clark Walters, 81, a longtime Hinsdale resident, died Jan. 28, 2023. Ted was a veterinarian in the Chicagoland area for 37 years, spending the last 27 years co-owning West Suburban Veterinary Clinic in Westmont, and the Western Springs Veterinary Clinic. After retiring in 2003, Ted enjoyed golfing, travel, winters in Pawleys Island (more golfing), annual summer family trips to Eagle River in Wisconsin and the luxury of being part of his grandchildren's lives....
Edmund R. Wallens, 87, of Willowbrook died Jan. 21, 2023. Edmund graduated from Tri-State College as a civil engineer in 1959. He was a member of Sigma Phi Delta international engineering fraternity. He worked for the Illinois Department of Transportation for 37 years and was named district bureau chief in 1992. He was also a member of the Illinois Association of Highway Engineers and the American Society of Professional Engineers. He was outgoing, loved to read and was a...
William Kendall Rodi of Wilmette, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Jan. 22, 2023. Bill grew up in Hinsdale and was a graduate of Hinsdale Central High School, a 1990 graduate of St. John's College in Annapolis, Md., principal founder of RPM Advertising and a recipient of numerous advertising awards, including several EFFIE's. He was a beloved inspiration to the Chicago advertising community. Bill will be remembered for his brilliant and creative mind; as being a wordsmith;...
Malcolm Holmes "Shep" Shepherd of Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Clarendon Hills, passed away Jan. 7, 2023, at the age of 95. Shep was born in 1927 in Independence, Mo., to Fred and Mabel Shepherd shortly after their immigration to the United States from England. He grew up in Clarendon Hills and as a young man joined the Army Air Corps, ultimately serving during World War II. Shep attended Grinnell College in Iowa and graduated in 1951. Just a few years later, in 1953, he marri...
Evelyn Graham Peterson, 95, a longtime resident of Clarendon Hills, passed away Jan. 22, 2023, with her family by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas D. Peterson; her grandson, Brandon Hardy; and her siblings, Raymond J. Graham and Alice G. Kaide. She is survived by her children, James (Elaine) Peterson, Celeste (Don) Hardy and Glenn (Ann) Peterson; her grandchildren, Alanna (Erin Childs) Peterson, Adam (Laura) Hardy, Diana Peterson, Shawn (Karlie)...
Whose idea was it to absolve the D86 superintendent of responsibility for last year’s alleged lapses in loyalty and ethics? Superintendent employment terms are not set by the superintendent, HR or counsel to D86. These are set by the D86 board. This unjustified change is nothing more than an expression of spite by departing board members. The community needs a real board, not a board of three, plus four who blindly follow the superintendent, wherever she points. — Creighton Meland, Hinsdale...
Dritha P. McCoy, 81, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Jan. 15, 2023, surrounded by family following a brief illness at her daughter's home in Virginia. Dritha was a devoted homemaker, artist and volunteer. She loved traveling, poetry, reading, and crafting. Dritha cherished the friendships and memories she made over the years. She is survived by her sister, Anne P. Gardner; her four children, John R. Vaughey Jr., K. Duffy Sturgeon, Kevin C. Vaughey and Amy V. Alley; her...
When songwriters Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz penned the country song “When You Say Nothing At All,” they didn’t mean keep your mouth shut when your loved one does something trivial that nonetheless annoys you. From the lyrics, it’s clear that we’re being told that a smile, a look or the “touch of your hand” says “I love you” just as clearly as speaking the words aloud. But I want to make the case that sometimes, keeping your mouth shut sings out how much you care. The din...
The District 86 School Board presented a master class in abuse of power and obfuscation at its Jan. 26 meeting, when the majority bloc (Erik Held, Kathleen Hirsman, Cynthia Hanson and Terri Walker) voted, with only 48-hours notice, to extend the employment contract of Superintendent Prentiss by a mere 31 days (to 7-31-24) without any clear explanation of how the extension served the interests of the district and with no analysis of the financial impact to taxpayers. Simultaneously, the majority amended Prentiss’ contract t...
For the first time in The Hinsdalean’s history, there is a single contested race on the spring ballot. Only Hinsdale High School District 86 has attracted more candidates than there are open seats in the Tuesday, April 4, election. Asma Akhras of Darien, Andrew Catton of Hinsdale, Kay Gallo of Clarendon Hills, Cat Greenspon of Burr Ridge and Debbie Willoughby of Westmont are seeking three open seats on the board. We typically begin covering the election in January so we have space for all of the articles we run on each of the...
Next week we will begin our coverage of the Tuesday, April 4, election. Unlike most years, we have a single contested race to cover — the Hinsdale High School District 86 board, in which five candidates are running for three open seats. Election season is one of my favorite times of the year. I firmly believe that helping readers learn more about the individuals who want to represent them in local government is one of the most important things community newspapers can do. Y...
As someone who spent her childhood in Hinsdale and returned after college to live and work in the area, Laura Liss has watched her hometown grow and change. Now, she's helping to keep that growth and change going, both as a business attorney and as chair of the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. "It's both a personal and a professional sense of pride to be involved," said Liss, who joined the chamber as a member in 2019 and served as a board member and vice chair...
Hinsdale once again is offering is snow shoveling program to connect residents in need with residents seeking ways to volunteer and contribute to their community. Individuals looking to give back, or who are seeking community service/volunteer hours are encouraged to complete the application on the village website at www.villageofhinsdale.org. Contact information of participating individuals will be shared with residents in need of snow shoveling assistance. Residents will contact the volunteers directly when assistance is...
Imagining what life was like when the village was founded in 1873 is almost impossible, given the changes that have taken place in just the last quarter century. . But a look back at early issues of The Doings, which started covering Hinsdale in 1895, offers not only a flavor of village life, but a sense of how local reporting has changed over time. Consider these news briefs from the 1930s, 1960s and 1980s. Hinsdale club’s opening stag to be held tonight Nov. 3, 1928 — All traffic rules will be thrust aside — lives of the ...
As of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Hinsdale police had not distributed this week’s reports....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public hearing on 2 Salt Creek Lane (Mouse Automotive), public meeting on 218 W. Ogden Ave. (Karimi Estates)...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business Jan. 26, board members: • discussed proposed changes to district fees for the 2023-24 school year. The schedule includes proposed increases to 13 course fees related to issues such as newly created courses and rising textbook costs. • approved one-year contract extensions with First Student for regular and special education transportation services. Prices for regular morning and afternoon routes are increasing from $142.78 to $180.62 per bus. • approved the distr...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 14 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 4,437, compared to 4,423 a week ago. The Cook County Health Department no longer reports on cases specific to Hinsdale. The community level has dropped to low in DuPage County. District 181 reported 11 new cases Jan. 25-30, including nine students, one teacher and one staff member. The district has reported a total of 215 cases since school...
Commuters who aren't traveling into the city every day now have the option of paying for daily parking. Instead of having to purchase a six-month blue permit for $316.50, commuters now can pay by $3.50 a day, plus a small processing fee, to park in the village lot north of the tracks off Washington Street. Signs posted at the lot include a QR code for drivers to pay by text. Blue permits also will be sold by the week for $22.50 and by the month for $53.50. "I don't know if...
A three-and-a-half year legal battle between Trinity Sober Living and the village has come to an end. Hinsdale trustees Tuesday approved a consent decree with Trinity Sober Living and the U.S. Department of Justice to settle a lawsuit regarding Trinity’s attempt to operate a group home in a residential neighborhood for those recovering from substance abuse. Village President Tom Cauley said continuing to litigate against the DOJ and “its virtually unlimited resources” has become too costly and that a settlement was finan...
A beer for all seasons - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of the Henry Schramm Bottling Works. "In 1884 German immigrant Henry Schramm started this bottling company in Fullersburg. Dealing in soda and mineral waters, birch beer, root beer, ginger ale and Weiss beer, he became one of the best-known bottlers in northern Illinois. The sizeable plant and barn burned to the ground in 1905, the worst fire in Fullersburg histo...
Local veterans and first responders were invited to Hinsdale Central's basketball game against York Friday night. Former Hinsdale resident and store owner Charlie Hartley was even forgiven for being a York alum, after it was mentioned he sent his five children to Central. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board split along familiar fault lines last week in approving a 31-day contract extension for Superintendent Tammy Prentiss along with added contract language intended to protect her from early termination. The board voted 4-3 at its Jan. 26 meeting to extend Prentiss’ contract to July 31, 2024, at which time she plans to retire. The additional days enable her to retire with a full pension. A clause was also added to the contract prohibiting Prentiss from being fired for allegations r...
