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Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County from Jan. 19 to Feb. 4. 1. 615 N. Grant St., Elizabeth W. Buczkowski Revocable Trust to Charles and Margaret VanSlambrouck and the VanSlambrouck Family Trust, Jan. 19, $1,100,000 2. 1401 Burr Oak Road, Katherine Brebner and the Thomas J. and Virginia H. Kenny Revocable Living trusts to O Properties Inc., Jan. 20, $315,000 3. 427 S. Thurlow St., Mark and Laurie Thomson to Michael O’Gorman and Meeli Patel, Jan. 20, $1,175,000 4. 2...
Ollie is a handsome, large mixed-breed dog who is looking for his forever home. He would do well with kids 10 and older. He's a smart and sweet 1-year-old whose adoption fee is $200. 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...
There are five main sources where students may learn about sexual health and drugs: school, friends, family, media and their environment. Many schools offer programs focusing on these important topics, allowing students to have access to information from reliable sources. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more students have been learning through online classes and remote learning. These unprecedented times are difficult for both students and educators, as they have had to...
With favorite authors, it often doesn't matter what their next book is about. Their fans know they want to read it. "There are certain writers, they could write anything and you know you're going to love it. It could be a grocery list and it's amazing," said Hinsdale's Cristina Henriquez, author of two novels and a collection of short stories. Writer Susan O'Byrne of Hinsdale has her list as well. "I will read anything these women produce - it doesn't matter," she said....
How can parents prepare children for adulthood? Working as a dean at Stanford University, Julie Lythcott-Haims was dismayed both by the basic life-skill deficiencies she observed in many first-year students and the frequent parent interventions to try to ease their near-adult children's burdens. Then she looked in the proverbial mirror. "My 'Aha!' moment was when I came home one night, sat down at the dinner table, leaned over my 10-year-old's plate and began cutting his...
I read with some interest The Hinsdalean’s recent article (Feb. 25) regarding the rezoning application for the property located at 505 S. County Line Road. This property is owned by Fred Krehbiel, a third generation Hinsdale resident. Fred had a very successful business career and has been a major benefactor to the village and other Chicago area non-profits for many years. I suspect that the request for a zoning modification is to preserve the residence. The statement by the ZBA chairman that this request is to enable the o...
Death brings up deep emotions and a desire to honor deceased loved ones. While we feel compassion towards those motivated to express their grief by partaking in the new ritual of tying plastic ribbons around parkway trees, our circle of compassion also includes the health of the environment. We are finding fragments of plastic ribbons on sidewalks, parkways and streets. We are facing a growing global plastic pollution crisis. There is no end in sight as virgin plastics continue to be produced. Plastic doesn’t biodegrade a...
The D86 BOE needs Debbie Levinthal at the table. I know Debbie Levinthal first as a neighbor, but when D86 started discussing curriculum changes, Debbie stepped up to advocate for our kids and the academic excellence of our schools. More than a concerned parent, Debbie approached the proposed curriculum changes calmly as a seasoned teacher — sitting down with teachers and administrators to understand what motivated the changes and what metrics demonstrated these changes would improve outcomes for all students. As a former hig...
It's not as if my teenage son needs more reason to be embarrassed of me, but at lunch recently, I know he wanted the earth to swallow him alive, right there at the cash register. I had been working at home that day as a mom. A mom whose kids were about to go back to school after a summer that had started the day before, in fact, had barely even happened. As such, I was online all morning filling out forms, ordering supplies, synching calendars, buying books, etc. On this parti...
Many Hinsdale Central students who said they wanted to attend classes two days a week in person haven't been showing up. "There are a good portion of students, who even though they're in the hybrid, are actually not coming to the hybrid on a regular basis," Chris Covino, assistant superintendent for instruction, said at the Feb. 23 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting. "Given those trends, we want to talk about a change." Under the district's new "fill every seat"...
Eleven Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 10 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported one new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,341, up from 1,330 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had no confirmed COVID-19 patients and had two patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported one new cases from Feb. 24 to March 1, which was a...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 8 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: COVID-19 update, math/ELA/ACE placement approval appeals process, winter MAP update, administrator contracts, capital improvement projects award, dismiss and non-renew probationary teacher(s) Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 11 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien, https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Parks and...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday night, trustees: • indicated support for converting the two-way stop at Maple and Washington streets to a four-way stop. The item will be on the consent agenda at the March 16 village board meeting. • heard Mark Margason ask them to revise the policy regarding memorial ribbons on trees to give it more teeth. He said he and other residents in his group would like ribbons to be tied only on trees at the Memorial Building. They also believe residents should have to fill out...
Green thumb – Sandy Williams, in her book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," writes about Englishman Fred Morris. "Morris established Morris Florists in 1894. Shown about 1907 in the greenhouse near his home at Hickory and Grant Streets, Morris produced shrubs, vegetables and herbs as well as flowers. When the government encouraged victory gardens during the war, Morris volunteered to teach residents proper planting methods." Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 y...
Cookies and Canvas is a perfect match - The Cookies and Canvas class held monthly at The Community House offers a chance to create a masterpiece and have a few treats along the way. Parents have the opportunity to take a class with their kids, and all participants have the opportunity to experiment with several different painting approaches. Hazel Murphy moves in for a close up while adding paint to her project. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff...
CENTRAL HOLDS SIGNING DAY The Hinsdale Central Athletic Department recognized nine student-athletes Feb. 3 in conjunction with the National Letter of Intent Signing Day. They are: • Michael Brescia, Colgate University, football • Jack Costello, Washington University in St. Louis, football • Nyme Hussain, University of Rochester, football • Nolan Lahmann, Emory University, swimming • J.P. McClear, Rollins College, rowing • Brandon Minor, St. Ambrose University, football • Ryan Orput, Miami of Ohio, football • Erkan Ozgen, Ba...
What could be better than creating art with a helping of cookies on the side? Gabrielle Tufano teaches several painting techniques in her monthly Cookies and Canvas class at The Community House. Dahlia Raad adds some paint to her work. Parents are offered the opportunity to enroll with their children, and Melissa took the class with her daughter, Caroline Brown. Each month Tufano teaches a new technique to the students. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Vijai Kumar Moses, 83, died unexpectedly and peacefully in his home in Clarendon Hills on Feb. 15, 2021. He was born to Kollory Venkiah Moses and Mary Moses in 1938. Vijai came to the United States from India in the 1950s and graduated from Simpson College in Iowa. An employee of the University of Illinois Chicago, he was one of the three longest-serving members of the staff, receiving recognition for 40 years of service. He was active in the Hinsdale Methodist Church and volunteered for the church’s DuPage Pads homeless s...
Raymond A. Fylstra, 73, of Hinsdale died Feb. 25, 2021. Ray was a graduate of Northwestern Law School and practiced corporate litigation for 45 years, becoming a proud member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. An active member of Christ Church of Oak Brook, Ray served as an elder and trustee. Wanting to give back to the community, Ray became a board member and president of the United Way of Hinsdale, as well as a board member and vice chair of the United Way...
Barbara Jean Morgan Chimenti, formerly of Hinsdale, died peacefully Feb. 22, 2021, surrounded by family and beloved pets, after courageously fighting a rare cancer for several months. BJ was born in St. Joseph, Mo., in 1943 to Edward and Barbara, nee Morey, Morgan. A graduate of St. Joe Central High School, she put herself through college and became a flight attendant for TWA. She and Norm met on March 16, 1965, on a TWA flight, and were married five months later. BJ's career...
Women are making history. At the top of the list is Kamala Harris, the first woman to serve as our country’s vice president. She also is the first Black American and first South Asian American to be elected vice president. She is not alone. Women’s Public Leadership Network, which educates, organizes and inspires women to enter public office, compiled this list of “firsts” from the November election. • Yvette Herrell (New Mexico) — first Native American Republican woman elected to the U.S. Congress • Nancy Mace — first Repub...
I remember when my mom first uttered the words. "The doctors are all kids!" she told me. My father, who was a brittle diabetic, had been hospitalized again. My mom - younger at the time than I am now - couldn't believe how youthful the medical professionals looked. From then on, she would periodically offer this assessment of any adult who was under the age of 30. They all looked like kids to her. I heard a similar comment from a co-worker's husband at an office Christmas...
She could have been secretary to the president of a major company, the young bride of a military leader or even a professional musician. But Mary Ellen "Ditty" Reck didn't let any obstacle or opportunity get in the way of her dreams of going to college and becoming a teacher. "I was determined," said Reck, who in her 100 years of life saw that dream, and many others, become reality. Born in 1921, Reck was just a few months old when she faced the first obstacle to realizing...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports March 2. DUI charge in December crash Darrien J. Watson, 28, 1334 S. Lorraine Road, Wheaton, was arrested Feb. 23 for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing great bodily harm and disobeying a stop sign for a traffic accident that occurred at 4:24 p.m. Dec. 19 at Lincoln Street and Hinsdale Avenue. Police responded to an accident involving three vehicles; four occupants were taken to the hospital for treatment. An open container of alcohol and two bags...
