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Thomas Paul Kurth, 93 of Upatoi, Ga., passed away Jan. 20, 2024, at his home. He was born in 1930 in Hinsdale to Melvin John and Loretta Ann (Johnson) Kurth Sr. He graduated from Chicago's St. Patrick's High School in 1948 and was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951. While in the military, Tom's impressive shooting skills did not go unnoticed. He won a spot as a member of the seven-person American Skeet Team, wining several events across Europe. He was selected to represent the...
A spring break staycation may be just the way to play this year, enjoying a less crowded, more relaxed local vibe. Your favorite community spots also have special programs especially for kiddos. The Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St., always has a slate of fun activities during spring break week. To register or for more information on the following programs, visit www.hinsdalelibrary.info or call (630) 986-1976. • Youth in grades three through five will learn to make sweet and savory snacks in Kids Can Cook from 2 to 3...
Hinsdale Central sophomore Arielle Shah didn't truly appreciate the gift of a good education until she entered into the young lives of those who had been denied it. The last three summers, Shah has taught English at a school for Venezuelan refugee children on the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad (and Tobago). Huellitas de Amor, whose name means "Prints of Love," is the sole educational option for the displaced kids. "They've been deprived of education for so long, so they...
Badminton March 18 @ Naperville North V wins 13-2 Han, 16-21, 21-19, 21-16 Cameli, 21-12, 21-7 Fang, 21-10, 21-8 Jiao, 21-12. 21-4 Tu, 21-10, 21-10 Liu, 21-8, 21-9 Graeb, 21-8, 21-8 Parvataneni, 21-19, 21-18 Jiao/Cameli, 21-2, 21-16 Tu/Fang, 21-13, 21-16 Sriparam/Liu, 21-9, 22-24, 21-15 Graeb/Shen, 21-16, 21-7 Radziszewski/Parvataneni, 21-11, 21-12 March 16 vs. Illinois Math & Science V wins 14-1 March 13 @ Downers North Quad vs. Downers North V wins 8-0 vs. Andrew V wins 8-0 vs. Willowbrook V wins 8-0 Baseball March 19 @...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports March 19. DUI arrest Armando A. Lopez Perez, 22, 4231 48th Court, Cicero, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, driving without a valid license, failure to remain at the scene of a vehicle damage accident and operating an uninsured motor vehicle at 12:30 p.m. March 12 at Lincoln Street and Ogden Avenue. Police were dispatched to a hit-and-run crash at Lincoln and Ogden and found the suspect in the parking...
More details have emerged about what led to the temporary closure of Magnolia Dial Senior Living at the start of this month. In response to The Hinsdalean’s March 7 story on Magnolia suspending operations on March 1, relatives of Magnolia residents reached out to the paper detailing anxious months leading up to the shutdown and expressing frustration with parent Dial Senior Living over a lack of transparency throughout the process. Lynn Issleib’s 84-year-old mother moved into the facility about five years ago when it was Eve...
The co-ed BSA Troop 10 annual pancake breakfast was held at Union Church March 2. From mixing the batter to filing plates with pancakes and sausage to doing the dishes, troop members were busy with a full house several times throughout the morning. Money raised will be used to help replace a decades old trailer the scouts use to transport gear to their events. Charlotte Gragnolati takes a small bite out of her breakfast. More pictures available online at ww...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board Among other action Monday, board members: • voted unanimously to adopt new science resources, choosing Mystery Science for elementary schools at a cost of $238,850 and Elevate Science for middle schools at a cost of $335,298. Costs include online access, science kits, lab materials and professional development. The resources were piloted this year and are within the $600,000 budget. • agreed to lease 420 iPads for kindergartners and 440 iPads for third-graders as part of the iPad refr...
Caroline Hurley was listed with an incorrect first name in the article on Salt Creek Ballet’s production of “Don Quixote” in last week’s paper....
If the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago agrees, Grace Episcopal Church will sell the National Register home at 142 E. First St. that has served as its rectory since 1994. Church members voted 161-8 this month to sell the property. "We felt it was the right time to right-size our campus footprint," said Sarah Tims, junior warden at Grace, noting the needs of the congregation have changed over the past three decades. The customs of churches having multiple full-time clergy and...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: comprehensive registration fee, early bird PE course change, staffing recommendation for 2024-25, tuck pointing at Hinsdale Central and South, stair tread replacement at Central...
The driver of this pickup truck, which crashed into First Street side of BMO bank building at 53 S. Lincoln St., was apparently not seriously injured, as he was able to walk to a Hinsdale ambulance for an evaluation before refusing treatment. The car crashed into the building Monday morning at about 8:48 a.m. Last month another vehicle drove into the parking lot side of the Hinsdale Eye Care building on First Street, damaging the bricks as well as some of the office space...
In response to calls for additional village action to discourage the demolition of historic homes, Hinsdale trustees are considering requiring design review meetings for those looking to tear down and build new. At Tuesday night’s village board meeting, Village President Tom Cauley introduced an ordinance to modify the current process overseen by the historic preservation commission, which must issue a nonbinding certificate of appropriateness for a new construction application before demolition can occur in the Robbins Park...
HOSPITAL GROUP HAS NEW LEADER Dr. Monica Reed, a veteran health care leader with more than 30 years of experience, has been named president and chief executive officer for UChicago Medicine AdventHealth. As CEO, Reed will be responsible for overseeing the strategic development and growth of UChicago Medicine AdventHealth, which includes four hospitals in Hinsdale, Bolingbrook, Glendale Heights and La Grange and more than 50 sites of care. Reed started her career in leadership as an OB-GYN attending physician and associate...
Bruce is a giant puppy who needs a home This 1-year-old lab mix has grown up in the shelter system and is waiting for a home of his own. He's a lovable goofball with boundless energy and is sure to make you smile. He loves to play and needs someone with the time to give him plenty of exercise. Bruce is approved for kids 8+ and gets along with other playful dogs. He is fully vaccinated, microchipped, and his adoption fee has been donated. For more information, stop by the...
Bunny Breakfasts Breakfast with the Easter Bunny March 23 The Community House 415 W. Eighth St. (630) 323-7500 www.thecommunityhouse.org Hop in for a delicious hot breakfast and one-on-one time with the Bunny. After breakfast, head over to Robbins Park for the egg hunt (see details below). Time: 9 to 10:15 a.m. Cost: $37. RR, MD EGG HUNTS nEaster egg hunt March 23 Robbins Park Seventh and Vine streets (630) 789-7090 www.villageofhinsdale.org/pr Kids ages 11 and younger are invited to bring a basket, hunt for treats and visit...
By Pamela Lannom [email protected] The Red Devils boys and girls lacrosse teams and girls soccer team faced their first opponents last week, with two of the three coming away with a win. This is the third in four-part series of previews on spring sports team at Hinsdale Central. Next week: baseball, softball and boys tennis. Boys lacrosse First game: March 14 @ Stevenson (V wins 9-8) Last year: 10-12, lost in IHSA sectional semifinal Head coach: Joe Battaglia Seasons...
Robert "Bob" J. Pelizza, 88, of Clarendon Hills died March 14, 2024. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joan M. Pelizza. He is survived by his children, Karen (Stan) Gawlik, Kristin Pelizza and Brian (Michelle) Pelizza; and his grandchildren, Taylor and Justin. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 today, March 21, at Sullivan Funeral Hinsdale, 60 S. Grant St., Hinsdale. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made online to the America Heart...
Rosemarie Moore, 94, of Clarendon Hills, died March 13, 2024. Rosemarie loved the village of Clarendon Hills and was a proud member of Notre Dame parish. She was an avid gardener who loved dogs, especially her dog Poppy. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Moore. She is survived by her two daughters, Lucy (Dan) Olivieri and Rita Moore; and her granddaughter, Helena Marie Olivieri. A funeral Mass was said March 18 at Notre Dame Church in Clarendon Hills....
March 15, 2020, marked the first day I worked from home due to the COVID pandemic. Everything about that day was different. I fired up my computer and just stared at the screen. As COVID raged, schools, businesses, churches and transportation hubs of all kinds suddenly shut down. Stores ran out of supplies. Goods ceased to flow to and from ports. Streets and towns were eerily empty. People got very sick, and in the end, millions died. Not just faceless people in far flung...
Many of us have a person in our lives that we have mixed feelings about. It could be a relative, friend or a partner. You might really care for and love that person while at the same time feel disappointed and/or hurt by them. We might hope for change in our relationship with that person yet continue to be let down. How close you are emotionally to them and how frequent your interactions are can also impact the intensity of our mixed feelings. My father, who passed away in...
Places from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, took this photo in 1979. The Squire Shop was located at 120 S. Washington St. Today the Steinway Piano Gallery is in business at that location. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email it to [email protected]....
Avoid the teeming airports and bumper-to-bumper expressways out of town this spring break and make a short trip to Chicago, where world-class science and cultural facilities await with fresh attractions to enjoy. Here are a few enticing options. Adler Planetarium Join an imaginative Chicago pre-teen, on a visually stunning Afrofuturist journey in the Sky Show “Niyah and the Multiverse.” Niyah has a lot of questions about space and time. How can a special mask help us understand who we are in the world? Do we really need all t...
What is the Ostrega Uhl project? Beautiful music doesn't require a symphony hall, a theater or a trip to the city. It just requires talented musicians to play it and interested people to hear it. That's the philosophy behind the Ostrega Uhl Project, the brainchild and passion project of violinist Brian Ostrega and pianist Stephen Uhl. Whether it's a retirement community, a public library or a church, Ostrega and Uhl want to take classical chamber music anywhere an audience mig...
I first met Cristina Henriquez in 2007. I wanted to do a story on a new mom for the issue before Mother’s Day, and she fit the criteria. As often happens when interviewing Hinsdale residents, I discovered there was so much more to the story. In addition to giving birth to her daughter, Sofia, Cristina had published her first book of short stories and a novella the previous year. Since that time, she has published three more novels. And her latest — “The Great Divide” — recen...
