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Asma Akhras and Deborah Willoughby would be excellent members of the D86 Board of Education. Asma and Deborah understand the role of a board member. In contrast to the sensationalized image of members constantly engaging in contentious debates about the future of education, the real work of a BOE is incredibly boring. These two candidates care about setting students up for success, ensuring fair opportunities to quality education and ensuring the efficient use of district funds. BOE members have no substantive role in hiring...
I am writing to endorse Andrew Cotton for D86 school board member. His resume gives him the unique qualifications to represent Hinsdale families. As a business person with his budget experience and personnel and customer satisfaction, he brings a real business knowledge that will be an asset to the board and to the students of D86. — Helen Corsentino, Hinsdale...
I have witnessed the integrity and thoughtfulness Asma Akhras brings to every discussion during the 18 years I have known her. Asma is the only candidate with expertise in education, which will be extremely helpful in guiding the important process to hire the next superintendent and assistant superintendent. Asma’s experience as a teacher, school accreditation expert and implementer of curriculum nationwide is invaluable to the D86 Board of Education. She knows how to use data to hold the administration accountable and e...
Kindergartner Eloise Goar demonstrates how a volcano erupts for several Monroe School students during the school's science fair Feb. 23. Dozens of students had their experiments on display during the evening, filling the gym. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Plummeting down the rabbit hole of fantasy with a tardy white rabbit was a first for many Hinsdale readers when the library acquired a copy of "Alice in Wonderland" around the turn of the century. The best-selling novel was one of the first books to grace the shelves of Hinsdale's then newly minted library. Roughly 125 years later, the Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club hopes to take guests on a similar Queen of Hearts-inspired adventure. In order to raise money for several...
Clarendon Hills Middle School art teacher Michael Bale embraces opportunities to display his own work. "Mostly because it motivates me to make stuff that otherwise I would put off," he said. So when the request came to be part of the Faculty Art Exhibit at The Community House, Bale produced two charcoal drawings to turn up the creative energy level both for him and, hopefully, his students. "I show my work as frequently as I can, and whenever I get an invitation I just say, 'Y...
Why did you invent FlagGuard? Erin McLaughlin's life changed the day her daughter was nearly hit by a personal watercraft while tubing in the lake at her family's summer getaway. While her daughter escaped injury, McLaughlin was haunted by the thought of what could have happened. The relief of knowing her own daughter was OK wasn't enough for McLaughlin. In the months following the incident, she began working on a device that would make children more visible in the water. Her goal was to prevent others from suffering a simila...
Suzanne Mosser Shanks, 93, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully March 5, 2023 at her home in LaGrange Park, surrounded by family. Suzanne was born to Harry J. Mosser Sr. and Suzanne Ferguson Mosser in 1929. She grew up in South Texas and attended The Hockaday School in Dallas. Suzanne later moved to New York where she attended The Hewitt School and Sarah Lawrence College. A true Texan at heart, Suzanne went on to raise her family in Houston and Corpus Christi, where...
Carmen Baldoza-Banez, M.D., 89, of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully March 2, 2023, surrounded by her family. Carmen was an exceptionally strong woman whose family felt blessed to have her as its head. Carmen graduated from University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, with a degree in medicine. After graduating, she went on to pursue a career as a pediatrician as she embarked her journey to the USA and the state of Illinois. Carmen was a passionate and devoted mother who...
William "Drew" Kroll, 62, of Hinsdale passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on March 5, 2023. Drew was born in 1959 in La Grange and graduated from Lyons Township High School. He was a lover of beauty in all forms - music, art, flowers, and fashion. Drew made the world a more beautiful place professionally through his successful careers in hair and fashion in Chicago and London and through the endless people he touched with his generous and joyous soul. Drew loved...
Henry D. Bronson, 87, of Oak Brook, passed away March 6, 2023. Henry grew up in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago with his parents, Walter (Dick) and Lillian and younger brother Bill and attended Morgan Park High School, where he participated in swimming and baseball, played trumpet in the jazz band and met his future bride, Dorothy Howard. He was an Eagle Scout with troop 608. He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University. Henry was...
I recently stumbled into a conversation about faith, my palms sweaty, my heart pounding. We were about to break the unspoken rule of dinner gatherings: no discussion about politics or religion in this cultural moment, the risk of offense is too great with ever-present land mines that will cancel you out of the relationship. But there we were, seated on the couch, while the dessert was plated and the kids' voices rang around us. I listened as we sipped our drinks and my friend...
Therese Moraleda of Hinsdale likely will make history as the first girl to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout with Hinsdale's BSA Troop 10. Moraleda, a sophomore at Hinsdale Central, joined the 100-year-old troop in September. A former member of Pathfinders, she was recruited by fellow Troop 10 member and good friend Shreemann Patel. "He told me all about his camping experience and showed me photos," Moraleda said. "I like being outdoors, and I have been camping before, but I...
Hinsdale Central senior Shannon Stover is in no rush to leave the scholastic world. "I wouldn't know what to do without school. It gives me structure," she said. Her studiousness also recently gave her membership to Illinois High School Association's 2022-23 All-State Academic Team, the top academic honor for student-athletes. It took a classmate to let her know. "My friend saw the (school) tweet that said, like, 'Congrats to Shannon Stover for winning,' " Stover said. "I...
On Tuesday it was reported that thousands of protesters in the nation of Georgia had clashed with police in the streets of the capital Tbilisi. It was the second day of demonstrations, with the police resorting to water cannon and pepper spray in response. The cause of the unrest? A parliament-backed draft law which critics say will limit press freedom and civil liberties. The bill would require non-governmental and media organizations that receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to declare themselves as...
Chris Covino, assistant superintendent for academics in Hinsdale High School District 86, has accepted a position as the new superintendent in La Grange Elementary District 102. His final day will be June 30. “Not only is this a culminating next step in my lifelong career as an educator, it is also a chance to work with and promote the growth and development of students at the K-8 level,” Covino said. He noted that before he leaves, he and his colleagues will continue work on aligning district curriculum and grading pra...
The building located at 14 W. Hinsdale Ave. in downtown Hinsdale was originally designed by Hinsdale architect R. Harold Zook to be the Hinsdale post office in 1927, according to Sandy Williams' "Images of America - Hinsdale." The post office originally located on Washington Street had been destroyed by a fire. "The building still stands, though drastically altered. A remnant of the original roofline cab be found in the alley facade," Williams wrote. Today the building is...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports March 8. DUI arrest Pedro Porcayo, 41, 7461 Blackburn Ave., Downers Grove, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without a valid license, improper lane use, having an uninsured vehicle and illegal transportation of alcohol by a driver at 11:54 p.m. March 5 at Route 83 and 63rd Street. He was charged and released to appear in court. Warrant service arrests • Zachary T Graham, 30, 1814 Versailles Road, Lexington, Ken., was arrested on a warrant out of...
The former site of Hinsdale Animal Hospital is poised to be subdivided into two separate lots to accommodate single-family homes. At Tuesday’s Hinsdale Village Board meeting, trustees held a first reading of an ordinance approving a site plan and exterior appearance plan for 218 W. Ogden Ave., as well as a request to accept a tentative and final plat to subdivide the property. In reviewing the proposed ordinance from property owner KAL Development, Trustee Luke Stifflear said the two resulting lots would be of roughly e...
Members of the Clarendon Hills Middle School Jazz Band performed Saturday morning at the Hinsdale Middle School in the Illinois Grade School Music Association Jazz Contest. Both HMS and CHMS jazz bands received Division 1 ratings from all three judges and Division 1 ratings overall en route to qualifying for the state competition. Eric Morong conducts the CHMS jazz band during one of their numbers. Jack Ordway and Jack Gerrard both on alto saxophones, and Emily Richardson on...
Early Hinsdale - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of William Robbins' second addition to the village. "Hinsdale flourished and Robbins made two additions to the village. This, his second, 'Park Addition,' was designed in 1869 by well-known landscape architect H.W.S. Cleveland. Familiar with Olmsted and Vaux's curvilinear plan of Riverside, Robbins sought this new, more picturesque layout for the area that included his own home. Cleveland...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 13 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: winter MAP & SIP update, kindergarten update, approve elementary music resource, world language resource recommendation Hinsdale Finance Commission 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 9 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/...
March 16 The Hinsdalean will host a candidates night for the individuals running for the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board at 7 p.m. at The Community House, 415 W. Eighth St. The event will be moderated by WGN’s Ben Bradley. Questions from the public must be submitted in advance or in writing at the event. Send an email to [email protected]....
A photo of the Hinsdale Central chess team that ran with a March 2 story was not taken at the state meet. Team members in the photo are Shivum Banerjee, Rebecca Cortez, Wilbert Chu, Ramez Rifai, Daniel Lee, Millan Whittier, Marwan Hamoui and Payton Levinthal....
