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What is the Crisis Text Line? Young people might not always be comfortable sharing their inner struggles with a parent, school counselor or coach. That is where the Crisis Text Line comes in. Adolescents simply text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the U.S., 24 hours a day. "They will talk with a trained crisis counselor, a volunteer who has been trained to take the client from a 'hot' moment to a moment of cool calm," said Beth Murin, program and communications officer for Hin...
I have a thing for books. Always have. Maybe it began with "Pat the Bunny," "The Story of Ferdinand" or "The Snowy Day." Perhaps it was when I attended my first library storytime. Afterward, I was encouraged to choose a few books to bring home from what seemed like endless shelves of possibilities. Now that I work at a library, I see my coworkers smiling as they pick a new set of books to share when storytime sessions restart June 15. The summer session for all ages will be...
If the coat fits - Cameron Kloster came prepared to the Hinsdale Fire Department's Junior Firefighters program, dressed in her own turnout gear. When Capt. Mike Neville asked if any of the kids wanted to try out real firefighter gear she was quick to volunteer. And while the coat didn't quite fit, she was up to the task. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
After almost a year of discussion, Hinsdale trustees are referring a proposal to create a Historic Overlay District to the village’s plan commission. Homes identified as historically significant in the district would be eligible for voluntary preservation incentives ranging from fee waivers to alternative bulk zoning regulations. “I think it’s important to note the properties within the Historic Overlay District will not automatically be included,” Trustee Luke Stifflear said. “Properties will be identified and owners will be...
Three o'clock in the afternoon, riding in the airport shuttle down narrow cobbled streets, the passenger next to me was making polite small talk. I didn't want to be rude, but I tried to look around her at the passing scenery as we drove. It was raining lightly. The driver was supposed to deliver me to my hotel, but instead pulled over on a busy commercial street. As he unloaded my luggage, he pointed down a narrow street that forked into two at the end of a long block. He...
Why move to DuPage County? This question, asked by many over the years, has been an easy one to answer: better schools, lower taxes, less crime. Now, the trend at many local schools has been to move away from common-sense curriculum often leaving parents with the feeling that they have been excluded from decisions regarding their children’s education. Taxes have reached unsustainable levels due to fiscal mismanagement by state politicians in Springfield. Violent crime from Cook County has spilled over to DuPage. Oakbrook C...
May, the fifth month of the year, is named after Maia, the Greek goddess of fertility, spring and growth. Its attributes have been noted by a variety of poets over the years. Like Stephen Foster - "We roamed the fields and river sides, When we were young and gay; We chased the bees and plucked the flowers, In the merry, merry month of May." and John Burroughs - "When purple finches sing and soar ... With vernal gladness running o'er - When joys like these salute the sense ......
Tomorrow, April 29, marks the 150th anniversary of an often overlooked but important holiday. The first Arbor Day was held April 10, 1872, in Nebraska. Newspaperman J. Sterling Morton (Morton Arboretum founder Joy Morton’s father) proposed a day to encourage all Nebraskans to plant trees in their community. The campaign was a success, and more than a million trees were planted. Eventually the holiday was adopted by more states and the federal government and moved to the end of the month. Village President Tom Cauley issued t...
Fifty-one Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 44 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported seven new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,766, compared to 3,715 last week. AdventHealth Hinsdale is no longer reporting on cases. Hinsdale High School District 86 reported nine positive cases as of April 12, including four staff members, three students at Central and two students at South. Communit...
Correction New Hinsdale High School District 86 Board President Erik Held’s first name was misspelled in an April 21 article about officer elections....
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, May 2 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: retirement celebrations, personnel items Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 28 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: attorney’s report on processing FOIA requests, formation of board academic committee, review proposed three-year calendar and early release schedule for 2022-23 s...
Hinsdale firefighters hosted a group of junior firefighters at their station earlier this month. The tour included a behind-the-scenes look at station life and a glimpse inside a fire truck and ambulance. Firefighter/paramedic Mike Lorusson explains the different gear firefighters wear while Capt. Mike Neville shows the kids equipment in the ambulance. Outside the station, Matt Siedlecki provides the power behind his son Ziggy's turn with an extinguisher. (Jim Slonoff...
Lawrence K. "Larry" Larson, 55, passed away April 13, 2022, in Ohio. He was born in Hinsdale in 1967. Other than his family, Larry loved his job at Fairview Hospital as a surgical nurse. He loved going to his childhood cottage at Lake Cora, Mich., boating, fishing, golfing, spending time with his family and friends and summers at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Debbie, nee Drake: his two sons, Richard and Drake; his aunt and uncle, Barbara (Aunt...
Glenn "Glenn Bob" Karnatz, 92, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away March 20, 2022. Glenn was born in 1929 in Hinsdale to Robert and Elizabeth Karnatz. After graduating from Hinsdale Township High School, he joined the Armed Forces and served in the Illinois National Guard. In 1959, he married the love of his life, Suzanne Hope Halverson. They lived in Hinsdale, where Glenn owned and operated his successful electrical contracting business, Karnatz Electric. They were blessed...
Cameron Price Creed, 65, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully April 11, 2022, after a long illness. Cameron graduated with the class of 1975 from Hinsdale Central High School. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina and her master's in education from the University of Texas in Austin, where she was a longtime resident and teacher. Cameron loved a good joke and kept her great sense of humor until the end of her life. She was loved and...
Deborah "Debby" Ann Jones, 72, of Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Hinsdale, died April 20, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. Debby was born in 1949 in Evanston to Earl and Anne (Lascelles) Gray. She grew up in Northbrook and Leawood, Kan., graduating from Shawnee Mission East High School. She earned an associates degree from William Woods College. Upon graduation, she moved to Chicago and traveled the world as a flight attendant for TWA. After marrying her husband, Jerry Jones,...
Hinsdale's Alli Mason got new wireless earbuds to supply songs for her strides during her first Boston Marathon on April 18. From the start, however, she found that much of her playlist was drowned out by the raucously supportive crowds along the 26.2 mile-route. "You could not make the music loud enough," Mason said. "There was not one inch of the course where there not balloons and people shouting and cheering. It was nuts." A Boston native, she was urged in 2019 by her brot...
Hinsdale Middle School students were again able to visit a "pop-up" World War II museum this month at HMS. The 10 exhibits were made up of artifacts from the Hinsdale Historical Society, Cantigny Museum and local families. Museum visitors also had the chance to hear from two speakers. Charlie Powers, father-in-law of HMS teacher Lisa Powers, shared his memories of the invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge as a member of the 8th Infantry. Claude Aschinberg,...
Brando is a brown tabby cat who is ready to meet you He would do well with kids 5 and older. He's a sweet 3-year-old who is a little shy at first but loves you after the first 5 minutes. His adoption fee is $75. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is open to the public from noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Interested adopters are encouraged to fill out an online...
Making music, former Journey member Robert Fleischman said, is a lot like making art. "Music for me, I've said this before, it's like sculpting air," he said. "You're painting with frequencies." Co-author of "Wheel in the Sky," composer of music for television series like "That '70s Show" and a solo artist, Fleischman also has been creating visual art since he was 13 years old. Art and music aficionados will have a chance to see his collages and paintings and meet him in...
CENTRAL STAFF EARN RECOGNITION • Matthias Austin, assistant coach of the speech and debate team at Hinsdale Central High School, was named Assistant Coach of the Year for the Illinois District. He has been coaching speech at Central since 2011 and working as a full-time administrative assistant since February 2021. • Sally Phillip, activities director at Hinsdale Central, was named the District Administrator of the Year by the Illinois District of the National Speech and Debate Association. She was nominated by speech coa...
May flowers aren't the only things adding a splash of color to the Hinsdale landscape in the coming weeks. The Community House's annual Walk the Walk event will become a color walk when it returns for its 15th year on Sunday, May 15. "Walkers will be showered with different colors of powder," said Karin Rohn, a member of The Community House board and the Walk the Walk committee. Four color stations will be located along the 1-mile route, offering participants ample...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports April 26. Arrest for not leaving eatery Angela M. Mueller, 46, 1 Redwing Court, Woodridge, was arrested for trespassing at 8:05 p.m. April 19 at Fuller House, 35 E. First St., after police responded to a report of an intoxicated subject refusing to leave the restaurant. She was cited and released to appear in court. Drivers arrested for license violations • Lynda M. Halbert, 51, 10429 Austin Ave., Oak Lawn, was arrested for driving with a revoked license, suspended r...
If all goes as planned, today will be opening day for the refurbished Irma Butler Tot Lot outside The Community House today. And students at Hinsdale Community Preschool, housed in The Community House, are ready to test it out, preschool director Ann Marie Berlino said. "We are delighted that it's ready to go," she said. "Looking at it with the doors locked is so hard." The $175,000 project initially was slated for completion two years ago, said Heather Bereckis,...
That old house - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," shows the home of Benjamin Fuller. It was relocated near the Graue Mill parking lot in 1980. "After purchasing Castle Inn, Fuller built this family home just north of the trail along York Road. Some historians believe this 1843 home is the oldest extant example of balloon frame construction in the country. This revolutionary technique used mill-cut wall studs that ran in a continuous piece...
