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Tamakia “TJ” Edwards Attendance area: Darien Years in District: 4 years Age: 42 Education: BS, Architectural Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology / MBA, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University Occupation: Chief of Staff, State of Illinois Capital Development Board Community service: Member, Hinsdale Township District 86 Board of Education; Member, Hinsdale District Joint Facilities & Special Committee; Member, Hinsdale District Culture and Equity Leadership Team (CELT); Mentor, Growing & Empowering My...
Karen Shannon Attendance area: D181 Monroe School, D86 Hinsdale Central Years in district: 15 Age: 54 Education: JD, Georgetown Law Center 1997 PhD, Chemistry, California Institute of Technology 1992 BS Chemistry & Biology, Houghton College, Houghton NY 1987 Occupation: Vice President, Intellectual Property, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics Community service: Pro bono cases involving domestic violence, human trafficking, and immigration, Legal Assistance Foundation (1997-2011) Community improvement projects (painting schools,...
Mark Pinnow Attendance area: Hinsdale Central Years in district: 14 Age: 55 Education: • BS Accounting & Finance, DePaul University • MBA International Finance, DePaul University Occupation: Accounting and Finance. Director of Financial Systems and Analysis, Titan International Community service: • Apna Ghar, Chicago – Former Co-Treasurer and board member of domestic violence organization in Chicago • Mercy Home, Chicago – Friends First Mentoring program volunteer • Gower 62 Referendum Committee - Committee Member – 2009...
Debbie Levinthal Attendance area: Hinsdale Central High School Years in district: 5 Age: 53 Education: MST 1993 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Masters of Science in Teaching Mathematics BS 1990 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Major: Actuarial Mathematics Occupation: I am a former high school math teacher with over 13 years of experience in the classroom, having spent my career at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire and New Trier High School in Winnetka. I ultimately decided to leave New...
Peggy James Attendance area: Hinsdale Central Years in district: 17 Age: 53 Education: Michigan State University, BA Communications Occupation: Senior Business Analyst at IAT Insurance with strong business acumen focusing on strategic execution and business process operations. Work experience at global companies including Zurich, TransUnion and Arthur Andersen Community Service: Active PTO and parent volunteer during my children’s K-8 grades Boy Scout Troop 8 parent volunteer HJWC – Gift of the Season Board experience: The...
Kevin Camden Attendance area: Hinsdale South Years in district: 20 Age: 49 Education: BA, Economics, Northern Illinois University JD, John Marshall Law School Occupation: attorney Community service: Cass Dist. 63 Foundation (10 years prior to D86 board election) Darien Lions Club Our Lady of Mt Carmel Parish Council Board experience: VP, 2017-2020 President, 2020 to present Finance Chair 2017-2020, committee member present Facilities Committee, 2018-present negotiation committee (HHSTA contract) for the most recent contract...
Justin Paul Baron Attendance area: Hinsdale South Years in district: 15 Age: 21 Education: Lewis University with Bachelors of Science in Economics and Finance Occupation: Student Community service: Board experience: four years as a student at Hinsdale South Why are you running for this particular seat at this particular time? In college I did extensive research into the district with my work shown at Lewis University’s Celebration of Scholarship and speaking at their First Year Writer Showcase. During that time, the c...
Administrators said they are focused on finalizing protocols and procedures for the return to full-time in person school in Community Consolidated District 181 next month. “As you know, we have school going on in full mode, and we’ve been working hard to get ready for April 5,” Superintendent Hector Garcia said at Monday night’s board meeting. The board voted 4-3 Feb. 8 to return to full in-person instruction and agreed to send out a survey asking parents if they want their children to return. Sixty-two percent of families (1...
Vehicle stickers for Hinsdale residents are now available for purchase. All vehicles registered in the state of Illinois with a Hinsdale address must also be registered with the village through the purchase of a vehicle license sticker. Stickers must be displayed by May 1st. Residents who purchase a sticker after May 1 will incur a $ 25 late fee per sticker. Vehicles not displaying the current year’s vehicle sticker are also subject to a citation. Stickers cost $48 for passenger vehicles, $24 for motorcycles, $63 for t...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports March 2. This week’s reports were not available by press time Wednesday afternoon. Scam purchase leads to arrest Donald Rowell, 54, 3661 School Drive, Country Club Hills, was arrested on two felony forgery counts on Feb. 25 for an incident that occurred at 6 p.m. Jan. 22, 2020, at Hinsdale Advanced Eye Care, 133 E. Ogden Ave. The suspect purchased a pair of glasses for $376.48 using a bad check; a second suspect came to the store on Jan. 25 and attempted to purchase three p...
How do you approach teaching women's history? In Whitney Wilda's civics class, Women's History Month lasts all year. "It's not just a month for us," said Wilda, who has taught the course at Hinsdale Central High School since it became a graduation requirement in 2016. Wilda said she embeds stories of the contributions of women, past and present, into her lessons all year long. Civics, Wilda said, is the study of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. She said the...
A mini soccer camp provided a perfect place to learn all the basics of the game last month at The Community House. Luke Lawson does a bear crawl across the gym during warm ups. Conor Byrne finds a perfect seat and Ellie Merchant works on her aim. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Twelve Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 11 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported one new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,353, up from 1,341 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had two confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported seven new cases from March 2-9, all of which involved...
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 On the agenda: return to school update, strategic plan update, Future Ready Facilities, preliminary staffing recommendation, update to HAVEN intergovernmental agreement Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16 https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: family bathroom proposal, extension of paid family leave for COVID-19 related illnesses, emergency...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board Among other business at their meeting Monday, board members • awarded about $1.7 million in bids for summer capital projects. Two of the larger projects are floor replacement at Clarendon Hills Middle School for $665,000 and gym floor replacement at Madison, Prospect, Oak, The Lane and Monroe for $390,720. • reviewed scores from the winter MAP tests, which students took Jan. 11-29. In reading, 77.3 percent of in-person students are meeting or exceeding expectations, and 77.6 per...
Hinsdale Central's Kelly Klobach performs her balance beam routine Saturday as Central hosted conference rival Glenbard West. The Hilltoppers vaulted over the Red Devils by a score of 145.6-137.85. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Badminton March 6 vs. Downers South V wins 15-0 Han, 22-20, 21-18 Shah, 21-15, 21-13 A. Berti, 21-5, 21-8 McCain, 21-4, 21-5 Maduzia, 21-13, 21-5 Shen, 21-6, 21-6 Yang, 21-18, 21-1 Parvataneni, 21-2, 21-3 Miller, 21-14, 21-7 Patel, 21-5, 21-4 McCain/A. Berti, 21-10, 21-12 Yang/Maduzia, 21-14, 21-15 Shah/Shen, 21-8, 21-8 Parvataneni/Patel, 21-5, 21-6 Miller/N. Berti, 21-10, 21-13 March 3 @ LT V wins 15-0 Han, 18-21, 21-18, 21-16 Shah, 21-10, 21-17 A. Berti, 21-9, 21-2 McCain, 21-12, 21-16 Maduzia, 21-16, 21-15 Yang, 21-13,...
Name: Angelia Berti Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale What was the feeling last year when the season was canceled? I was extremely disappointed because I only play one sport, and when you train for something all year and then for it to get canceled, it just feels like you wasted a lot of time. Does this season have more significance? In a way because it's my last year, and I think I have to do my best. My goal is to win a state medal with my doubles partner Lily (McCain). What g...
Last year was a year like no other - especially for the docs who take care of Chicago's professional athletes. "It was kind of eerie - kind of like watching a men's softball league game," Dr. Chuck Bush-Joseph of Hinsdale, a surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and one of the team doctors for the Chicago White Sox, said of the team's games in empty stadiums. This March looks much different. Spring training is in full swing, and the Sox home opener is set for April 8. But...
Students of BAMtheatre's Junior Conservatory Ensemble spent almost a year doing in-depth training on musical theater techniques and creation. The students, in third through eighth grade, came up with ideas and wrote an original play and lyrics for four musicals that were filmed in front of a green screen last month. Maeve Churchill, Ashton Rozich, Kendall Forcash, Ella Forsman, Caroline Hurley and Peyton Smolarczyk work on one of the scenes for "Monster Musical." When the...
CENTRAL NAMES LANGUAGE stars World language teachers at Hinsdale Central select Star Students two times a semester, recognizing them for having a strong interest in a world or classical language, making positive contributions to the classroom environment, exhibiting a passion for learning a second language and inspiring their peers. Students recently recognized are Avery Andersen, Heidi Angelopoulos, Lauren Biegel, Nate Bittner, Riley Boshardt, Katie Brophy, Sarah Brosius, Hannah Brown, Nadia Burt, Andrew Callen, Elyssa Ch...
Arrow is a handsome tabby kitten who is looking for his forever home with kids 8 years and older. He's a gentle and sweet 5-month-old whose adoption fee is $100. 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 hours are 1 to 8 p.m....
The COVID-19 shutdown fell last March, just as local communities and businesses were readying for their St. Patrick's Day celebrations. While life is not back to normal yet, many are feeling lucky to be able to once again welcome people to participate in the Irish fun. Here are opportunities near Hinsdale to go green: • Shamrock Fest March 12-14 & 17 Palmer Place 56 S. La Grange Road, La Grange (708) 482-7127 https://www.palmerslagrange.com Palmer Place will hold its 38th a...
