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What is the goal of the American Nutrition Association? A healthy diet isn't one-size-fits-all. That's something that Michael Stroka learned the hard way. Despite eating what he believed to be a healthy, balanced diet, Stroka became so ill more than a decade ago, he couldn't go to work. Diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, he was desperate for a solution that would make him feel better. "That's when I started doing deep, therapeutic nutrition," Stroka said. He engaged in...
The thrill of victory - Keaton Cassell of Madison School sets a winning time in his cup stacking drill last month. Cassell and several other Madison students gather twice a week to sharpen their skills. The students will compete in the 2020 Illinois Sport Stacking Championship in May....
HINSDALE CENTRAL HONOR ROLL Hinsdale Central High School has released the names of students who earned a place on the dean’s list and honor roll for the first semester of the 2019-20 school year. Dean’s list Seniors Ayesha Abbasi, Baharsadat Abtahi, Reem Abu-Ghazalah, Manvit Adusumilli, Sachin Advani, Daisy Agne, Hannah Ahdab, Carolyn Ahn, Zayd Alamuddin, Kasey Albert, Emily Alden, Noor Alghafeer, Yaman Alghafeer, Emily Ali, Saba Ali, Ahmad Alkadri, Lamis Alnatafgi, Mohamed Alnatafgi, Kiran Amegadjie, Maiwen Ameg...
In 1883, a Presbyterian minister in a small town located more than 200 miles from Chicago decided to transform his sermons into a catalyst for change to help the thousands of neglected and orphaned children across the state. Through his monumental efforts, Chicago's Children's Home & Aid was born. Across Illinois, Children's Home & Aid provides resources annually to more than 40,000 children and youth – including access to education, counseling and basic necessities. Here l...
Chewy the cat almost looks like Grumpy Cat! With his substantial 15.6 pound frame, he's got a lot of sweet, cuddly love to give to his new family. He is 3 years old, neutered and up-to-date on his vaccinations. Chewy is best suited for families with children 5 years or older. Come meet this handsome boy and all of the other pets at the Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center at 21 Salt Creek Lane. The shelter is open from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, noon...
It's time to go green in honor of St. Patrick's Day. With March 17 falling mid-week, many local establishments are starting the celebrations early to serve up Irish-themed festivities, live music and traditional food for guests. Here are opportunities nearby to make the most of the occasion: Party time • Shamrock Fest March 13-15 & 17 Palmer Place 56 S. La Grange Road, La Grange (708) 482-7127 https://www.palmerslagrange.com This 37th annual celebration will feature Irish d...
4 DEBS, HONOR GUARD ANNOUNCED The Hinsdale Assembly is proud to announce its 2020 Debutantes and Honor Guard. These young women and men will engage in a number of social and community service projects throughout the year and will participate in the Hinsdale Assembly Ball Dec. 23 at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort. For 2020, the Hinsdale Assembly has committed to donate to Hinsdale Hospital’s Behavioral Health service line. Mental health is an extremely important need for children and families. The assembly is d...
Carol Hall Gosselin, nee Jessup, formerly of Hinsdale, died peacefully March 3, 2020, surrounded by family. She led a vigorous life and never forgot her roots. Carol was raised in West Lafayette, Ind. and graduated from Purdue University as a proud Kappa Alpha Theta. After graduation she was beckoned by Chicago, where she worked for Scott Forsman and met her future husband, Dick Hall. They lived in Oak Park and Western Springs and had two kids, Bob and Elizabeth. Dick received a promotion and the Hall family moved to Wayland,...
Wayne M. O’Connor, 83, of Western Springs, passed away at Amita Hinsdale Hospital on March 6, 2020. Wayne had been in Pipefitters Local 597 for 50 years and served as a field superintendent for Ideal Heating Co. located in Brookfield. He also was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was born in 1936 in Chicago to Virginia, nee Carls, and John “Jack” O’Connor. He attended St. Columbanus Catholic grade school and Chicago Vocational High School. He volunteered his time to many local causes, including Chicago’s St. Patrick’s...
Jessica K. Snyder, 39, passed away Feb. 26, 2020, at Amita Hinsdale Hospital with her family at her side. Jessica was born at Hinsdale Hospital in 1981. She was raised in Hinsdale and graduated from Hinsdale Adventist Academy with highest honors in 2000. She earned her degree with honors from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich., where she studied business and French. She worked for Whirlpool for many years as a senior project manager. She is survived by her parents,...
Nancy Jean Martin, nee Bierdemann, 89, passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 8, 2020, with her family by her side. Born in Elgin, Nan earned a bachelor's degree from Bradley University, where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority, Future Teachers of America and was named Homecoming Queen '52 and Most Beautiful Girl '52. While at Bradley she met Billy and the rest, as they say, is history. She was a longtime Hinsdale resident and one of the founding members of the Hinsdale...
Jennifer Anne Healy, 48, of Hinsdale passed away March 4, 2020, with her family by her side after a 20-month-long battle with metastatic breast cancer. Jennifer was born in 1971 in Manhassett, N.Y., to Elizabeth and Morton Levy. She grew up in Huntington, N.Y., and received a bachelor's from Boston College and an MBA from Fordham University. Her professional career took her from the accounting department at Coach Leatherware in New York City, to the finance department at...
We are being inundated with 5G commercials and how great it will be for all of us. Lucky Hinsdale, we were even selected to be one of the first for the 5G rollout. So, why are there “Stop 5G” signs popping up all over town? Well, after doing a little research, maybe we should slow this 5G train down and make sure Hinsdale is not the first stop. When you take a closer look at the fine print of a 5G commercial, it reads “Future use of AI, not available for today.” AI stands for artificial intelligence. So, all this great t...
It has become the biggest news story for the last month. Every social media platform and news outlet has had its eyes trained on the latest information, constantly updating their systems, as it seems that more and more dire news has surfaced about the viral coronavirus. What started out as a normal strain of the flu has reached a global pandemic of more than 100,000 confirmed cases worldwide. Schools have been shut down in places like China, Japan and Italy. Travel plans have...
Sixteen years ago, seconds before the curtain rose on my first Community Revue, I received some great advice from our director. “Remember the moments,” he told me. I still have the list of memories I wrote after the 2004 show, “Hinsdale: The Reality Factor.” I have not been as diligent about recording the special moments from subsequent shows, but those three words from Dave Heilmann have stayed with me all these years. His advice reminds me of a piece I had read in the Trib a few years earlier. Michele Weldon wrote in the...
A teardown wave is once again causing consternation in the village of Hinsdale. A generation ago, it was the scourge of new McMansions dwarfing neighboring older homes and altering the community’s landscape. Today, in an era when reality programs show us how easily old can be made new, the hand-wringing is over the demolition of vintage homes. Twenty-four homes have been torn down in the Robbins Park neighborhood since that area was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The village board is poised to i...
Six years ago Hinsdale's Laura Alter was invited to Hinsdale Infant Welfare Society's Tablescapes, an annual benefit for the Angel Harvey Family Health Center in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. Stirred by the auxiliary group's mission, she joined up. Heading into this year's Tablescapes Sunday, March 22, at the Westin Hotel in Lombard (see Page 20 for details), Alter is now the organization's president, leading the effort to provide care for families in need. "What we're...
Hinsdale police released the following reports March 11. Man accused of obstructing an officer Robert C. La Mantia, 55, 5317 Fairmount Ave., Downers Grove, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of obstructing an officer and speeding at 1:20 a.m. March 4 in the 700 block of East 55th Street. He failed to comply with police after being stopped for speeding. He was charged and released to appear in court. DUI arrests • Robert D. Bruce, 36, 303 Des Plaines Ave., No. 310, Forest Park, was arrested for driving under the influence o...
Sometimes the pain of loss is too difficult to express in words. So Laura Cottrell, bereavement director at Amita St. Thomas Hospice, might ask participants in a grief support group to use a hammer to shatter a bowl. "Then they put it back together. The bowl is never the way it was before," she said. "It is held together, but there are holes in it and there are pieces missing. "The creativity gives them an outlet for emotions they might not know how to talk about or what to...
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. Thursday and Friday, March 12 and 13; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 14. For those in Cook County, these locations are closest: • Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. • Hodgkins Village Hall, 8990 Lyon...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 16 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: Neighborhood Preschool special education spotlight, internet safety and filtering, staffing report, fund balance strategy discussion, Oak roofing project bid award, placement appeals process, math bridge, middle school scheduling, data cable and route/switch upgrade, action to dismiss and nonrenew probationary teachers Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Hinsdale...
The village of Hinsdale and local school districts report that they are closely monitoring developments regarding the coronavirus. Brad Bloom, assistant village manager and director of public safety, said Wednesday that village manager Kathleen Gargano has been participating in COVID-19 informational conference calls at the state, county and regional levels. No village events or meetings had been canceled due to the pandemic, but that crews hired to clean its facilities were asked to provide additional cleaning sessions, he...
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois health officials Tuesday announced the first cases of coronavirus illness in people outside Cook County. The victims, a McHenry County resident in his late teens and a Kane County woman in her 60s, are likely the state’s first cases of “community spread.” Neither of these cases have a travel history to an affected area or a connection with other known cases. Though officials are still investigating, they believe these are the first known instances of the virus spreading throughout the populat...
Home away from home - This photo is from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." The Fresh Air Association was one of Hinsdale's most successful philanthropies. The association provided women and children from Chicago's poor neighborhoods "a vacation in the country." The association was housed in the Marvin Fox home, which was at first loaned to the group and then became its permanent location. The home still stands at 32 W. Ogden Ave, one house east of the...
In the midst of a possible moratorium on teardowns and changes to the zoning code, the Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission conducted a regular slate of business at its March 4 meeting. The commission's task last week was to review applications to demolish three homes in the Robbins Park Historic District, all of which are listed as contributing structures. Public hearings were scheduled for the homes at 716 S. Oak St., 419 S. Oak St. and 641 S. Elm St. The hearing on...
