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Someone other than D86 candidate Andrew Catton purchased a website and used it to share a letter that Catton emailed to the board of education last year. Distasteful political tactics aside, the contents of that email are alarming. Catton calls for the firing of those associated with D86 equity work and singles out the director of instruction equity, Dr. Payne. Catton writes, “The real risk from the DIE/ anti-racist agenda is that it has an active subculture of violence and is a proponent of it.” He goes on to ask, “Ho...
Before heading out to California to compete in the 2023 Junior Theater Festival West, members of the BAM Conservatory Ensemble presented a special showcase performance of "Into the Woods Jr." for family and friends Feb. 16 at Avenue Christian Church in Clarendon Hills. To find out how the performers did in the competition, turn to Page 15. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
If you're doing more and more of your reading and watching online, you're not alone. Digital sales and streaming services continue to grow. But before you give your credit card number to one more service, check out the thousands of books, ebooks, magazines, TV shows and movies you can borrow from your local library. Getting started is easy. Just open the "Digital Library" tab on our website. For most of the resources listed here, there's a "Show Me How" video link right below...
Harper is a handsome 1-year-old mixed breed dog. He is a silly guy who loves to play with stuffies and is adoptable to families with children 5 years and older. He has been spayed and is up to date on his vaccinations. His adoption fee is donated by a generous donor. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is open to the public 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays to Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Interested...
Of the three primary theater disciplines - acting, singing and dancing - BAMtheatre artistic director Melanie Lamoureaux knew dance was an area where her young troupe needed to step it up. So earning the top Freddie G Excellence in Dance award at last weekend's Junior Theater Festival West in Sacramento, Calif., was a showstopper. "We generally have students who can sing very well and act very well," Lamoureaux said. "This year it was really our goal to perfect every single mo...
Bea Wolfe already was familiar with at least five languages when she moved to the United States from Europe three years ago. She quickly learned yet another - the language of the U.S. Realtor. "I had to learn to understand everything," said Wolfe, who despite her extensive background in the field was unfamiliar with the terminology and laws of her new home. Originally from Hungary, Wolfe began her real estate career in 2003 before taking on a series of positions that put to...
Maureen A. McQuaid, née Morwice, 75, formerly of Hinsdale, died Feb. 11, 2023. She is survived by her husband, James D. McQuaid; her daughter, Danielle Catherine (Peter) Panuncialman; her step-children, Debra McQuaid and James P. (Susan) McQuaid; and her five step-grandchildren. A funeral was held Feb. 17 at Adams-Winterfield & Sullivan Funeral Home in Downers Grove. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the ALS Foundation, P.O. Box 37022,...
Joseph Sterling Goddard Jr. of Palos Heights, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully at home Feb. 17, 2023, at age 85. Joe worked for the Chicago Sun-Times for 44 years, 27 of them as a sportswriter covering the Cubs and the White Sox, where he spent countless hours in the press box and on the road with the team, while also befriending fellow writers, along with many baseball players, managers and owners. His prowess in reporting led him to be a two-time runner-up for...
Paul Hilts, 71, of Tucson, Ariz. passed away in Naperville on Feb. 13, 2023, after a brief and unexpected illness. Paul grew up in Hinsdale and attended Hinsdale Central High School, where he served as an editor of the Courier, the school newspaper, and developed many of the skills that he would put to good use throughout his professional life. During his high school years, Paul became an avid fan of the Chicago White Sox, and, true to his nature, dove in to learn the team's...
DuPage County voters may cast their paper ballots in the 2023 Consolidated Election starting today, Feb. 23, at the early voting location at the DuPage County Fairgrounds (Building 5), 2015 Manchester Road in Wheaton, just off County Farm Road, east of the county’s government administration buildings. DuPage County now features 100 percent paper ballots on new voting equipment for both early voting and Election Day. Voting hours at the fairgrounds are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays through March 17; 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays t...
Voters will elect three candidates Tuesday, April 4, to serve four-year terms on the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board. None of the three who are elected will serve in isolation. They will be part of a seven-member governing body. The following information is about the individuals currently serving on the board, whose terms expire in 2023. It is provided to give voters additional insight as they evaluate the candidates. Additional election coverage is on Page...
I am pleased to submit this endorsement letter in support of Kay Gallo for a seat on the District 86 Hinsdale Township High School Board to be elected in April. I recently served with her for two years — in 2015-17 — and came away impressed with her performance in many ways. With well over a decade as a local school board member in two different districts, I saw firsthand that she really knows the job, grasps local educational issues from A to Z and understands the commitment and considerable time and hard work that the job...
It might be an unpopular opinion, but I genuinely like snow. I'm not referring to the icy, slushy nonsense we've experienced thus far - I'm talking about that snowman-making, sled-racing, will-the-pool-parking-lot-be-usable-by-opening-day kind of snow. It's been noticeably absent this season and honestly, I'm kind of bummed. A winter without the white stuff is straight-up weird to me. I'm an East Coast kid, one who woke up at the crack of dawn and stared at the television...
I spent many years confused by Lent. I’d watch my Catholic friends and acquaintances give up something they either wanted to give up, like chocolate, or thought they needed to give up, like alcohol, only to indulge/over-indulge on Easter Sunday. Or I’d attend a fish fry scheduled on a Friday night during Lent, with platters of food and dessert tables that said anything but “abstinence.” It made no sense to me. I don’t know if I am older and wiser or the thinking around Le...
February is National Black History Month, a time to recognize the legacy of Black Americans who have helped make this country a more perfect union through their talents, sacrifice and inspiring leadership. The National Museum of African American History and Culture cites Carter Woodson as the annual observance’s originator, first creating Negro History Week in February 1926 “to ensure that school children be exposed to black history.” As only the second black American to receive a PhD in history from Harvard (after W.E.B. Du...
TIME for Kids reporter Celsey O'Hare was about to conduct her first big interview, a Q&A by Zoom with Ugandan climate activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate. The Hinsdale Middle School sixth-grader had permission to interview from school and was ready to go. As the time approached, she suddenly realized her school computer didn't permit recording. "I was like, 'What do I do?!' " Celsey recounted. Smartphone to the rescue. "I just had to record off of my...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Feb. 21. DUI arrest Matthew Hinojosa, 23, 301 Chatelaine Court, Willowbrook, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, improper lane use, failure to signal when changing lanes and driving with one headlight at 2:43 a.m. Feb. 19 at Ogden Avenue and York Road. He was charged and released to appear in court. Man arrested on warrant Michael R. Kearney, 34, 3821 Arthur Ave., Brookfield, turned himself in at 9:21...
Do you know how streets in the village acquired their names? If you said they're named after U.S. presidents, you'd be right 16 times. But village founder William Robbins intended for the street named after the country's 20th president to have a different name, according to Timothy Bakken's 1976 book, "Hinsdale." "The north-south streets of the new village were named for some national heroes: the recently martyred Abraham Lincoln, the victorious General Ulysses S. Grant, and, of course, George Washington," he writes. "Robbins...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 16 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 4,474, compared to 4,458, 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 five new cases Feb. 11-21, involving four students and a staff member. The district has reported a total of 232 cases since school opened. District...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 Hinsdale South High School 7401 S. Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation On the draft agenda: settlement agreement with former employee, Central classroom furniture purchase, Transition Center lease amendment, athletic trainers bid Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 1 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: continued public hearing on properties for...
To help build community and connect with residents, state Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass (D-45, Elmhurst) is hosting an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at 1 S. Cass Ave. in Westmont. “Building relationships with community members and learning about the issues that are important to them are essential to my job as a state representative. The voices of my constituents help me craft my legislative agenda so I can best represent them in Springfield,” Ladisch Douglass said. “That’s why I invite everyone to attend our ope...
Back to school - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of what was then called South Side School. "While reincarnated over the years, a Hinsdale school has always been located at Third Street and Garfield Avenue. Two years after this building's 1866 construction, William Robbins sold it to the newly created Hinsdale School District. At that time it was renamed South Side School to differentiate it from the Fullersburg School farther north....
When the curtain came down on Stage Door Fine Art's production of "Matilda," the heavy lifting began. The next morning staff and volunteers packed up a large semi-truck with the set pieces. The set has traveled to community theaters across the country. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
"I remember putting on the uniform for the first time and looking in the mirror. And I was proud," assistant village manager/director of public safety Brad Bloom told Hinsdale trustees Tuesday, reflecting on nearly four decades of village employment that began as a patrol officer. "These 38 years have gone by like that," he said, snapping his fingers. Bloom, who is retiring Friday, was honored by the village board at its meeting with a proclamation lauding a career that...
