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Just sing, sing a song - Kiki Sikora performs "What it Means to be a Friend" from the musical "13" at BAM Theatre's master class Sunday. Chicago Shakespeare Theater casting director Bob Mason listened to more than a dozen students perform in a mock audition and then offered feedback, covering everything from how they interpreted their songs to how they wrote their resumes. For the full story, turn to Page 17....
DAVIS RANKed As TOP advisor Hinsdale’s Jim Davis was recognized as a Best-In-State wealth advisor in Forbes annual industry list. Davis, who works for Merrill, was ranked 69th in Illinois. Rankings are based on quantitative and qualitative data, including in-person interviews, industry experience, compliance records, revenue produced and assets under management. Davis draws on more than 20 years of financial and business consulting experience to assist families and individuals in managing their wealth. Before joining M...
What's the secret to speech team success? Last year's IHSA state speech final was triumphant for Hinsdale Central, which took home the first place trophy. But team member Daniel Leung said his nerves and lack of confidence hampered his individual humorous interpretation performance. This year, a self-assured Leung placed second in original comedy and third in humorous interpretation at the state meet Feb. 21-22 in helping lead Central to a third-place finish. "With the...
Paul Edward Purcell Sr., 73, of Hinsdale died Feb. 28, 2020, in Sarasota, Florida from complications from cancer. His wife and four children were with him at his death. Paul was born in 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the third child of Philip and Shirley Sorensen Purcell. His father successfully ran the Continental Insurance Agency in Salt Lake City. Paul was 5 years old when his mother died of cancer, leaving behind him, his older sister Ann and his older brother, Philip....
The Rev. Venard (Alphonse) Kommer, OFM, 99, of Clarendon Hills passed away on March 2, 2020 in Hinsdale. Alphonse Kommer was born in 1920 in Engelskirchen, Germany, to Joseph and Helen (Hoffstadt) Kommer. He entered the Franciscan Friars of the Sacred Heart Province on Aug. 13, 1940 and received the name Venard; he was ordained to the Priesthood on Dec. 20, 1946 in Teutopolis. Venard's first assignment after ordination was in pastoral ministry in Quincy, followed by pastoral...
John S. Lee, 71, of Clarendon Hills, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away March 1, 2020 at Amita Hinsdale Hospital. He was born in 1948 in Chicago to Trusten and Caroline Lee Jr. and was a retired bank manager. He is survived by his brother, Trusten "Buzz" (Debbie) Lee; his nephew and nieces, Michael (Leah) Lee, Stacy (Doug) Robertson and Kristen (Nathan) Webster; and eight great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services and interment will be private. Brian Powell Funeral...
Sharon Cresta, 82, of Clarendon Hills passed away Feb. 29, 2020 at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. Sharon was born in 1937 in Centralia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel. She is survived by her children, Sheryl Cresta and Greg (Teri) Cresta; and her grandchildren, Rachel, Keli and Blake. Visitation was from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, with a funeral service at 7:30 p.m., at Adolf Funeral Home, 7000 S. Madison St., Willowbrook. Brian Powell Funeral Directors of Hinsdale handled the arrangeme...
Istvan Baksay, 87, of Hinsdale passed away March 4, 2020, with his family at his side. He is survived by his wife, Maria T. Baksay, nee Ader; his children, Istvan Baksay Jr., Gabor Baksay, Zoltan (Maria) Baksay and Maria (David) Banks; his grandchildren, Maria and Julia Baksay, and Steven and Jonathon Banks; and his siblings, Eva Reilly, Zoltan (the late Rozalia) Baksay and Gabor (Eva) Baksay. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 6, at Sullivan Funeral Home, 60 S. Grant St., Hinsdale. Family and friends will meet at...
Four months ago Stop 5G Hinsdale & Neighbors was formed. Since then, we have made significant progress, but much more remains to be done. We have had town hall educational presentations. We have diligently worked with our village board and staff, resulting in the hiring of a lobbyist and an engineer who will review each telecom application for its impact on our community. We have convinced Sen. Durbin to cosponsor a federal bill (S2012) and Rep. Mazzochi to sponsor a state bill (HB-4653) that will allow the return of local au...
The Open Meeting Act provides the public a statutory right to address public bodies. Per OMA, the rules for addressing a public body may only impose reasonable “time, place and manner” regulations that are necessary to further a significant governmental interest, such as maintaining decorum during the public meetings. Having watched the live telecast of the Dec. 12 D86 Board of Education meeting, it seemed pretty clear that the D86 BOE did not follow OMA when they stopped three community members from reading a letter that had...
If you have not yet seen “Hinsdolopy” at The Community House, then make time this weekend for some fun entertainment. I ended up smack in the front row because I was a late purchase on Saturday. The best part of being so close was that I had a new appreciation for all the costumes and set design. The crew literally made a Monopoly board come to life. Not only were they spot on to the actual game board, but they were extremely well done! After reading so many humble remarks about performing in the Stagebill, I could not hel...
Changing habits can be difficult, especially when it's a choice and not something that is forced upon you. When I first lived in Belgium more than 30 years ago, the grocery store provided single-use plastic bags, and I used them. But a combination of factors, including extensive government campaigns about the environmental impact of these bags that made me feel guilty and bag taxes that made me not want to pay for them, changed my habits. I assembled a favorite collection of...
We all have those songs that transport us back to a particular moment in time. Play Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" and I'm on the dance floor at the Hippodrome in London on one of the final days of a college short-term trip in January 1988. A few lines of "Some Enchanted Evening" and I'm back at James Hart Junior High School, watching the eighth-graders perform "South Pacific" and my closest friend's heartbreak (long story). And when Barack danced with Michelle...
“From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contribution went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built American was as vital as that of the men whose name we know so well.” — President Jimmy Carter With those words, our nation’s 39th president designated March 2-8, 1980, as National Women’s History W...
When Jim Piontowski started his new job with the village of Hinsdale, Jimmy Carter was president. Sports fans were discovering a new source of sports information called ESPN, and Americans had yet to fall in love with Pac Man. A lot has changed in and around Hinsdale since January 21, 1980. But one constant is Piontowski, who for 40 years has enjoyed his job as building maintenance supervisor for the village he considers home. Although he now lives in nearby Darien with his...
Hinsdale vehicle stickers for 2020-21 went on sale Monday electronically and at village hall. To purchase a sticker online, click on the “Vehicle Stickers” tab on the village’s home page at https://www.villageofhinsdale.org and click on the vehicle sticker tab on the left to be directed to the online portal. Residents should receive the sticker in the mail within five business days. Stickers may also be purchased in person at village hall, 19 E. Chicago Ave., or by sending an email to [email protected]. Resid...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports March 3 and Feb. 25. Arrests for suspended licenses • Vanessa Cuevas, 33, 731 N. Lincoln Ave., No. 3E, Villa Park, was arrested for driving with a suspended license and driving an uninsured motor vehicle at 2:28 a.m. Feb. 25 at Ogden Avenue and Madison Street. She was charged and released to appear in court. • Brittany M. Smith, 30, 8950 S. Crandon Ave., Chicago, was arrested for driving with a suspended license and driving an uninsured vehicle at 4:36 a.m. March 1 in the 900...
In an effort to stem the teardown tide of historic homes in the village, officials are exploring ways to promote preservation. At Tuesday night's village board meeting, trustees discussed measures including a moratorium on demolitions after Village President Tom Cauley said 716 S. and 419 S. Oak St. were poised to be razed. Both sit in the National Register's Robbins Park Historic District in southeast Hinsdale. Cauley told trustees that the village's historic preservation com...
Early voting for the Tuesday, March 17, presidential primary election is now available at the following DuPage County locations near Hinsdale: • Downers Grove Village Hall, 801 Burlington Ave. • Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York Road • Oak Brook Village Hall, 1200 Oak Brook Road Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays through March 14. For those in Cook County, these locations are closest: • Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. • Hodgkins Village Hall, 8990 Lyons St. Hours are 9 a.m...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: exterior appearance and site plan review for 420 E. Ogden Ave. (Continental AutoSports), sign permit reviews for 14 W. Hinsdale Ave. (Guaranteed Rate) and 35 S. Washington St. (Berkshire Hathaway), findings and recommendations for 5901 S. County Line Road (paddle tennis warming hut) and 110 E. Ogden...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Feb. 26, board members: • approved a five-day unpaid suspension for Hinsdale South science teacher Lisa Fernandez. Board President Nancy Pollak read the following statement following a closed session on the matter: “We are aware of an incident at Hinsdale South involving a member of our staff, Lisa Fernandez, who exercised poor judgment by using a racial slur when trying to engage students in a discussion about Black History Month. We take these matters very ser...
Walk into the Hinsdale Middle School gym and it's hard to know where to look. The striking blue Spartan logo painted on the west wall. Abundant natural light filtering in from the windows. Fitness equipment lined up along the railing of the fitness mezzanine. And a gleaming wood floor that looks like it wouldn't be out of place at an NBA stadium. It actually wouldn't be, said Mike Duggan, facilities director for Community Consolidated District 181. When the new school was bein...
Multi-use building — The building built at 11 N. Lincoln St. was built by O.J. Stough in 1872. The first floor was a school and the second was a meeting hall. According to Sandy Williams’ book, “Images of America — Hinsdale” Stough’s Hall was the social and civic center of Hinsdale until the Hinsdale Club on First Street was built. This photo was taken in 1904 when the building was purchased by the Swedish Baptist Church....
It seems wherever you look this week crews are busy trimming trees across the village. This crew from Asplundh is working for ComEd on Hickory Street clearing branches from nearby power lines. Meanwhile the village public works department along with Nels Johnson are pruning parkway trees. The trees typically are pruned once every five years to maintain their structure, enhance vigor and maintain safe conditions for motorists and pedestrians....
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board of Education has awarded the second set of bids as part of the $145 million Future Ready Facilities project. At its meeting Feb. 26, board members approved 24 bids totaling about $47 million in work at both Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools. The construction to improve both campuses was approved by voter referendum last spring. In his remarks to board members, project director Marty Platten of Pepper Construction characterized the bidding period as successful. “We had...
