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HCS Family Services has been closed for almost a week, but that doesn’t mean families aren’t receiving the groceries they need. An employee who had worked closely with a number of volunteers and other staff went home with flu symptoms March 19, Stan Cook, executive director, said Tuesday. “We told everybody at that time to wrap up what they were doing and go home,” Cook said. “That was the trigger that caused the difficult decision to close down.” Staff members will spend at least 14 days working from home, with the office sc...
A message from library's board president, Julie Liesse: "Those of us on the board of trustees understand - personally - how much our community relies on the library for entertainment and resources. We were disappointed to have to close the building, but obviously the safety of our patrons and staff comes first. "But we're so lucky to be 21st century library cardholders, with access to tons of wonderful books and engaging movies and TV shows online - as well as all our online...
These days, it's all about social distancing. Thanks to the internet, the great outdoors and some super creative people, Hinsdaleans can find lots of fun things to do while also staying safe. Local organizations are busy coming up with creative ways to keep kids busy and keep parents happy. Here are a few. #HinsdaleatHome Fun With public parks scattered throughout the village, Hinsdale has plenty of places where families can get outside, get some exercise and have some fun....
Combining a run with a bike ride was the perfect way to get out of the house Sunday morning. Joy Holmes and her daughter, Ellison, did just that as they head up Madison Street....
Larysa Domino's career as a real estate broker is a convergence of all the things she loves - people, her community, her family and finance. "It's been a great fit for me," said Domino, who entered the real estate world more than four years ago. She initially pursued a career in corporate finance before spending a few years as a stay-at-home mom. A Hinsdale native, Domino, like many, moved back to her hometown to raise a family. She loves the community for the same reasons...
John Fred Vokaty, 93, a former 43-year resident of Hinsdale, passed away March 23, 2020, in Burr Ridge. John was born on March 3, 1927 to the John Vokaty and Anna, nee Cakor, in Chicago. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to many. He loved spending time with his family and loved his sailboat, spending countless summers sailing on Lake Michigan with his late wife, Helen. John served in the U.S. Navy, started his career in public...
Randall J. Woods, 71, of Hinsdale passed away March 16, 2020, at the University of Chicago Hospital. Randy was born in 1948 in Chicago to Stanley J. and M. Eileene Woods. As a young boy, he lived in Chicago and Oak Park. His family moved to Hinsdale in 1960, where he attended St. Isaac Jogues School and Hinsdale (Central) High School, where he set the high hurdles record, was the president of the National Honor Society and met the love of his life, Carol Ann Kresse, whom he...
Carol Hall Gosselin, nee Jessup, formerly of Hinsdale, died peacefully March 3, 2020. The service scheduled for Friday, April 3, at Union Church of Hinsdale has been postponed until further notice. Her obituary ran in the March 12 issue and can be found online at https://www.thehinsdalean.com....
Recently, a friend I saw at the orthodontist's office told me her family is missing all kinds of teeth. "Me, too!" I practically shouted, excited to know someone else plagued by weird orthodontics. I promptly rattled off our list of teeth that never materialized. It's pretty common, I guess - hypodontia - even Michael Jordan never got his right incisor, but I was happy to connect with my first, and only, no-incisor friend. When I'm plodding through the mundane, feeling a...
These are times that try men’s souls. Someone said that before me, I’m sure. But we are all facing a monstrous challenge. We take different routes in making it through the day. One friend is turning to the grape, happy to drink any wine whose date starts with a 1 or 2. Here’s how I cope. I think of a 20-year-old Sudanese mother who buries her 4-year-old daughter who has died of starvation, weighing 19 pounds at death. I think of the Syrian families whose houses are burned down and who are given one hour to pack all their...
This past week has been a week of firsts - for me and so many others. Ainsley had her first experience with e-learning and Dan had his first experience as her teacher/dean/principal. The three of us participated in our first FaceTime live worship session Sunday. We were new users of Zoom for Ainsley's Sunday school class in the morning and an evening celebration my two neighbors (we all have March 18-22 birthdays). I watched as my mom had her inaugural experience with...
Maybe you were planning to spend spring break soaking in the rays on a Florida beach, touring the historical sites of a favorite European city or relaxing in a remote mountain cabin. Instead, you’re here, stuck in Hinsdale. For years, we’ve run an annual feature headlined “Stuck in Hinsdale for spring break,” in which we talk to those unfortunate souls who aren’t traveling somewhere exotic. This year, that’s all of us. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy spring break. You just have to be a little more creative. Here...
Talk about an ending with a twist. E-learning without classmates is certainly not the way Hinsdale Central senior Lillian Niemeyer saw her final semester in high school unfolding. But she said the experience is equipping her with some useful life skills. "It's very easy to procrastinate, for sure. I'm having to schedule my own times to study and find some tools I can use, like a planner, to help me," Niemeyer related. "I think that this is definitely going to benefit me when...
Hinsdale police released the following reports March 24. Two arrested for identity theft Glanisha L. Carter, 28, 5116 W. Congress Parkway, and Jade J. Birton, 25, of 8264 S. Anthony Ave., both of Chicago, were each arrested on two felony counts of identity theft for renting an apartment using the information of a resident of the 300 block of East First Street. The landlord alerted the victim to the possibility of identity theft. The suspects were taken into custody with assistance from the Chicago Police Department at the...
Hinsdale's Chuck Goudie, an investigative reporter at ABC 7 Eyewitness News, is used to broadcasting from wherever the news takes him. He covered the days following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks from Ground Zero in New York. He's reported from war zones in the Middle East and from behind the walls of the Vatican. These day's he's reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic, broadcasting from the library of his Hinsdale home. "There is one big difference, though, between this...
Community Consolidated District 181 At their virtual Monday meeting, board members • thanked Superintendent Hector Garcia, principals, teachers, support staff and all district employees for their efforts while schools have been closed and students have been engaged in e-learning. “We have never embarked on this journey before and I just wanted to thank the administration on behalf of the board and the community for jumping in head first and really problem solving and working through all the potential complications, pit...
Trinity Sober Living can have nine residents at a time living in its sober house at 111 N. Grant St. while legal battles with the village continue, a DuPage County Circuit Court judge ruled March 17. “(A)s one resident moves out, a replacement resident may move in, up to a maximum of nine at any one time,” the order from Judge Brian Diamond read. The order was a clarification of a preliminary injunction Diamond issued Feb. 7, stating only those individuals who resided at the property could remain there, and no new res...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: construction bids, staffing for 2020-21 school year, agreement with The Community House for social work and therapy services, new instructional materials Note: Residents are encouraged to stay home and watch the livestream of the meeting at the website listed above. To submit public comment, fill out the Google Form at https://forms.gle/sSeKxUC1BD96tWcf8 by 6...
Residents are welcome to enjoy Hinsdale parks during the stay-at-home order from Gov. JB Pritzker, but the playground equipment is off limits through at least April 7. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
A Westmont man has been arrested on felony charges for breaking into and stealing items from Hinsdale homes — including a Jeep Wrangler — on March 21, according to Hinsdale police. Dustin Petty, 48, of Westmont has been charged with two counts of residential burglary (Class 1 felony), one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Class 2 felony) and one count of identity theft (Class 3 felony). Judge Brian Telander set bond March 23 in the amount of $100,000, with 10 percent to apply. DuPage County State’s Attorney Rober...
Hinsdale Rotary this week answered calls for help in the fight against the impact of COVID-19 with monetary donations to support those in need. Hinsdale Rotary President Tom Norton said the organization gave $5,500 Monday in response to an urgent request from the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation for the purchase of a new portable patient monitor to serve the increasing patient load at Amita Adventist Hinsdale Hospital. Then on Tuesday, Hinsdale Rotary cut a $3,000 check to enable People’s Resource Center in Westmont to buy a f...
Interested in ordering a bottle of wine or six-pack of beer with your carryout order from a Hinsdale restaurant? You can, thanks to action Village President Tom Cauley took last week. The sale of beer and wine in original sealed containers will be allowed until April 17 or the expiration of Gov. JB Pritzker’s ban of on-site dining, whichever is sooner. The sale must be in conjunction with a food purchase. The move was prompted by a call that assistant village manager Brad Bloom received from a Hinsdale restaurant manager a...
Lucy and Vivian Kapcar, who live across the street from the medical center at 40 S. Clay St., used e-learning art time last week to create posters to thank the medical workers, many of whom are neighbors, community members and friends. Thanks to mom Carissa for sending this photo in. If you have a photo showing how your or your friends or neighbors are coping these days, email it to [email protected]....
Welcome spring?! - The past week saw the changing of the seasons - well, sort of. The couple of inches of snow that fell Sunday gave the first flowers of the season a white coating that virtually disappeared by Monday afternoon. The upcoming week's forecast looks a little like spring weather is around the corner, with highs in the 50s. To see The Hinsdalean covers children across the village created, please turn to Page 40....
Sheltering in place doesn't mean the sidewalks and streets are off limits to man's (and woman's) best friend. Fitzie and Ivy met up with a new friend, Dash, as they led their dog walkers down Seventh Street Saturday. The dog walkers, aka their best friends, were Jackie and Chris Stent and Sarah and Eddie Opler. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
