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During this season of social distancing and sheltering in place, operating a small business has arguably never been more challenging. Paula Goss, owner and manager of Fuller's Home & Hardware, 35 E. First St., is grateful to just be open during the stringent COViD-19 restrictions. "We're lucky that we're considered essential," Goss remarked. She said the store experienced high demand for household and cleaning supplies at the outset of the pandemic, just as other area...
For people who wonder whether staying home, practicing social distancing and washing hands makes a difference, the head of Hinsdale Hospital says it does. "That is critical to us at the hospital. I can't stress that enough," Mike Murrill, president and chief executive officer of Amita Adventist Medical Center Hinsdale and La Grange, told The Hinsdalean Wednesday. This is obviously a challenging time for everyone at the hospital, but staff are rising to the challenge, he said....
A window filled with love - Kaela, Brayden and Alexa Cruz spent some of there home schooling time creating colorful hearts and hanging them on their dining room window. Homes throughout town are beginning to turn into mini art galleries as kids and some of their moms and dads add some color to the village's landscape. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Despite my attempts to keep a positive attitude as we shelter in place, I'm not doing as well as I'd like. My husband's cousin was hospitalized Monday with COVID-19. She is on an antibiotic, her brother told us, and the doctor is optimistic about how her lungs sound. My mom, her sweetheart and my father-in-law are all in lockdown at their assisted living facility. So far no cases have been reported in their building, but someone in the nursing home across the parking lot has...
Take a chance on Chance, a very sweet and handsome 9-month-old kitten. He is such an easy-going and fun-loving boy, he is approved for adoption to families with children of any age. During the COVID-19 quarantine, the adoption process has been modified for maximum safety. Anyone who is interested in adopting a pet can fill out an online application at https://www.hinsdalehumanesociety.org and then call the Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center at...
We were all a child once and now perhaps it is time to act like a child again. That sage advice is not a unique thought. It originates from Mr. Fred Rogers, the same television personality who once advised us to look for the helpers in times of crisis. When you look for the helpers, you find hope. When you think, and act like a child, you find healing. It is interesting that during this time like no other there are three simple things making a difference: open minds,...
AMITA EARNS RECOGNITION Amita Health Adventist Medical Centers Hinsdale and La Grange have achieved Magnet recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Fewer than 10 percent of U.S. health care organizations receive the prestigious honor, which represents the pinnacle of nursing achievement, according to Mary Murphy, vice president and chief nursing officer, Amita Health Hinsdale and La Grange, and regional chief nursing officer for Amita’s South Region. Amita Health Hinsdale earned M...
A map on the DuPage County Health Department website shows six confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale as of 11 a.m. March 31. The county has a total of 346 confirmed cases, including 10 deaths, according to the health department. Included in that total are the 49 cases and six deaths associated with the Chateau Nursing Home in Willowbrook. The highest number of cases reported in a single day in DuPage County was 43, which occurred twice, on March 25 and 28. The health department’s website is https://www.d...
Parks in Hinsdale are open during the stay-at-home order from Gov. JB Pritzker, but they are not to be used as spaces for community gatherings, village officials said. The village has received notification of violators and requests that residents comply with the following guidelines. • Playgrounds are closed until further notice. • All tennis, pickleball, platform tennis and basketball courts are closed until further notice. • Gatherings are prohibited in parks at this time. • Those using the parks or trails should practic...
Kellanna Kay (Cundari) Glasby, 49, of Hinsdale, passed away March 24, 2020, at home surrounded by the love of her family. She was born in 1970 in Indianapolis. She enjoyed the opportunity to live in six different states before settling in the Chicagoland area during high school. She graduated from Barrington High School in 1988 and Eastern Illinois University in 1992. Kellanna met her soul mate, Joe, at EIU and the couple was married on April 8, 1995. They were blessed with two children, Joseph, 20, and Maddy, 18. Kellanna...
As we all deal with the many changes to our lives, it occurred to me that we could show our support for everyone by flying our American flags. Our family is ex-military and know our flag to be the most visible symbol of the USA and what it represents in peacetime and war. We’re in this fight together. Let’s show our solidarity, Hinsdale. — Marie Trader, Hinsdale...
Three weeks ago, I had it all. I was the lead in my school musical, "Footloose," I was going to Disney World, and I was anticipating the excitement that comes with the end of senior year. Then everything I was so certain about, everything that had been keeping me motivated for the past few months, was turned upside down. Disney World closed, canceling the trip I had looked forward to for months. School was out for two weeks, and school activities were closed for more than a...
This has been a very stressful time for our front line first responders and medical staff. The Hinsdale Police and Fire departments are in need of N-95 masks and Chlorox wipes. They can be dropped off at the police or fire department at 121 Symonds Drive. A note, card or even a video offering thanks and encouragement would certainly go a long way in this difficult time. Notes can be mailed to either department at 121 Symonds Drive, Hinsdale, IL 60521. Or send cards to Hinsdale Hospital, 120 N Oak St., 60521, and they can...
“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.” — John Wesley Is this ever a time to do good. Normally we would extol the virtues of altruism in this space the first week of April because it’s National Volunteer Month. But helping others is even more important as we face the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. In some ways, it’s also more difficult. The volunteers who were busy organizing spring and summer fu...
A single sentence changed Colleen Bordeaux's view of the world and her own future. The lifelong Hinsdalean was a student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign when she entered a study abroad program in Capetown, South Africa. Her work there included a volunteer position at an orphanage, where four women cared for 84 children. During orientation, Bordeaux, then Colleen Kelly, was told to avoid asking the kids what they wanted to be when they grew up. "I wasn't to ask...
Bill Cotter of Hinsdale is the newest member of the Community Consolidated District 181 Board. Cotter was seated at the board's March 23 virtual meeting to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Bill Merchantz. Cotter's term will run until the consolidated general election on April 6, 2021. "We were fortunate to have a strong group of candidates apply for the board vacancy and appreciate their interest in serving the D181 community," said Meeta Patel, board vice...
Hinsdale police have announced the results of the St. Patrick’s Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Officers made one arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol and issued seven seat-belt citations, along with 13 citations for speeding, three for operating an uninsured motor vehicle, two for underage possession of cannabis, one for driving with an expired license, one for distracted driving and 10 for other violations. “Impaired drivers are a risk to everyone on the road,” said Hinsdale Deputy Police Ch...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports April 1. Yard fountain vandalized A $500 fountain on a residential property in the 400 block of East Ninth Street was knocked over and broken between 8 p.m. March 25 and 7 a.m. March 26. Identity theft reported Credit card information belonging to a resident of the 700 block of McKinley Lane was used to make fraudulent charges of $3.92 and $698.99 on March 24....
Mike Sullivan hasn’t been traveling to his office in the Loop for a few weeks now, but he’s been busier than ever. “I have been crazed all day and am going to be even crazier after 3 p.m. when everyone calls to see what they should do after the shutdown,” Sullivan said the afternoon of March 20, minutes before Gov. JB Pritzker issued his stay-at-home order. Sullivan has been an attorney for 29 years and currently is head of the labor and employment group at Goldberg Kohn Lt...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, April 6 virtual meeting https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: e-learning update, staffing report, Oak roofing contract, student and staff iPad refresh, middle school scheduling, kindergarten early entrance Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9 virtual meeting https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 Memorial...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their virtual meeting Thursday, board members: • voted 6-1 to set the staffing level at 375.4 full-time equivalents for Hinsdale Central, Hinsdale South, the Transition Center and HAVEN for the 2020-21 school year, a increase of 3.9 FTE from this school year. An “ideal” plan the board reviewed at its March 19 meeting called for an increase of 9.3 FTEs, which would have provided lower class sizes across the board. Many requests in that plan were addressed in the r...
With the downtown parking deck scheduled to be completed in a couple of months, Hinsdale officials are exploring ways to optimize use of an expanded central business district parking supply for visitors, business employees and commuters. The two-level, 319-space deck going up at First Street and Garfield Avenue will be shared with the adjacent Hinsdale Middle School. The village will have exclusive use of the 189 spaces on the lower level, which represents a 40 percent...
The Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Department is encouraging Hinsdaleans to join in the nationwide bear hunt. To help hunters, place a favorite bear on your porch or inside in a front window. Hunters are encouraged to practice social distancing while they are around town searching out their prey. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Patriotism prevails — More and more U.S. flags are beginning to show up on homes throughout the village recently. Carissa Kapcar took this photo, in an early morning walk Monday morning, as Hinsdale Public Works employee Dane Wisniowicz begins hanging flags on lampposts in the central business district. If you have a photo showing how you or your friends or neighbors are coping these days, email it to [email protected]....
Even before Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that Illinois schools will remain closed through April 30, leaders in Hinsdale High School District 86 were preparing for an extended period of online instruction. One of their decisions was to cancel spring break, set to take place this week, opting instead to have students participate in e-learning. Superintendent Tammy Prentiss said she responded to 200 emails Sunday from parents and students about the decision. She said she is confident she made the right decision. “I feel t...
