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Happy Sesquicentennial, Hinsdale! For those who don’t know me, I’m your new U.S. congressman, Jesús “Chuy” García. With new congressional districts in Illinois and across the country this year following the 2020 census, Illinois’ 4th District now includes Hinsdale and many other municipalities in the western suburbs of DuPage and Cook counties as well as the southwest side of Chicago. I have represented the 4th District since 2019, and before that I served as an alderman, Cook County commissioner, and state senator. I...
Andrea and Adelina Mugnolo did their share of the heavy lifting during St. Isaac Jogues annual Seeds of Service food drive. Hundreds of volunteers collected and sorted thousands of bags of food and paper goods donations from across Hinsdale April 15. Please turn to Page 40 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
I appreciated your recent editorial on National Volunteer Month and the contributions of volunteers to our community organizations. As a former volunteer at the Hinsdale Humane Society, and for PTOs at The Lane School, Hinsdale Middle School and Hinsdale Central, I have been lucky enough to have a ground-level view of how much volunteers contribute, on so many levels. But you neglected to mention a set of volunteers who often aren’t treated as such: the elected officials of our local government. Here in Hinsdale, our s...
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County from March 28 to April 21. 1. 5531 S. Park Ave., Chicago Title Land Trust Co. to Ayman Al Hendy and Nahed Ismail, March 28, $1,475,000 2. 133 S. Park Ave., Kimberly and John Fikejs to 1st American Bank Trust, March 28, $900,000 3. 820 S. Adams St., John L. Manta Trust to Paula Manta, March 28, $388,000 4. 4. 425 E. Fourth St., Amit and Asha Mehrotra to Cartus Financial Corp. March 29, $2,690,000 5. 425 E. Fourth St., Cartus Financ...
Nola was found with 3-day-old pups and took great care of her babies until they went into foster care. Now it is time for her to move on and find her forever home. She is housebroken and knows some commands. She is in foster care but ready to meet you. She has been spayed and is up to date on her vaccinations. Her adoption fee is $300. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is open to the public 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays...
Whether teens are feeling just a little anxious or significantly depressed, looking to talk to a counselor or relax in a yoga class, The Loft at Eight Corners in Brookfield is a place for them to go. The Loft, "a space for teen mental wellness," is similar in nature to The Living Room drop-in mental health center in La Grange, which opened in 2016. Both have the support of Hinsdale-based Community Memorial Foundation. "One of the foundation's priorities is to increase access...
CHMS band invited to superstate The Clarendon Hills Middle School eighth-grade band has been invited to perform at the prestigious University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival May 5 at the Krannert Center in Champaign-Urbana. It’s been a decade since a CHMS band has performed at SuperState, with the last appearance in 2013. At SuperState, three classes of high schools are invited to perform, based on school size, but only one middle school class, which makes it extremely competitive and difficult to be chosen at t...
How does the need to achieve affect teens? Being a teenager can be tough. Being a teenager in Hinsdale can be especially challenging, said Megan Cannon, licensed clinical social worker and owner of Back to Balance Counseling. "There's been a steady shift into this idea of perfectionism" said Cannon, one of five counselors offering help at the Hinsdale clinic. Cannon said she and her fellow therapists too often see young people who believe they need to take every Advanced...
Kenton V. McCarthy, 63, passed away peacefully in his sister's home in Scottsdale, Ariz., on April 19, 2023, after living with cancer for four years. Kenton was born in 1959 and raised in Hinsdale. He moved to Scottsdale in 1995. As graduate of Texas Christian University and member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, he worked in finance for decades before starting Vulcan ESG/ESG Risk and Portfolio Management. Kent was certified in mountain rescue, obtained a 2nd degree black belt...
Marilyn Jean (Martin) Keil, 89, a 46-year resident of Hinsdale, passed away April 30, 2023. She was born in 1933 in Detroit. Marilyn had many interests, hobbies and activities. She was a worldwide traveler and enjoyed taking ski trips with her friend, Marsha Kelly. Marilyn played golf (member of the Hinsdale Golf Club and bridge (achieving the American Contract Bridge League Life Master P662572 in 2007 and Silver Life Master Status in 2015.). She enjoyed music (season ticket...
Robert "Bob" Francis Kanabay, 89, died peacefully on April 21, 2023, at his home in Hinsdale. Bob was born in 1934 in Chicago to Edward and Christine Kanabay. He grew up in Berwyn and graduated from Morton College before embarking on a career in medical sales. He met the love of his life, Ardyth Holmes, in 1962, and they married on May 17, 1964. They worked together at The Brunswick Corp. in Chicago and enjoyed many fun times with their friends in the city before moving out...
My mother immigrated to the United States from England by way of Greece just a few years before I was born. My British heritage meant my childhood was steeped in tea with a splash of milk and a generous amount of sugar. Sick, lonely, ordinary, celebratory and tearful days all called for a cup. This custom lent a stabilizing habit that followed me into motherhood. A few weeks after the birth of my first child, I called the doctor in a fit of new mother nerves, explaining in a q...
One of the things that has always impressed me about Hinsdale is how philanthropic its residents are - and I'm not just talking about adults. Kids at two District 181 schools are in the midst of fundraising drives this month. The Madison School Kids Care Club is holding its third annual summer camp supply drive, looking for markers, paint, paper and more to donate to the summer camp at Anne M. Jeans School in Willowbrook. And at The Lane, a group of fourth-graders is...
Last summer, Hinsdale's Chase Ackerson was enjoying an evening of music at Ravinia with family when he bumped into a woman he knew through his former violin teacher. Having just graduated college with a degree in music but working in banking, Ackerson was keen to keep his instrumental skills in tune. "She was a member of the DuPage Symphony Orchestra and said, 'We're always looking for more people,' " he related. After sitting in on a rehearsal, Ackerson quickly became the...
May is Preservation Month, and every year in observance the National Trust for Historic Preservation announces its Most Endangered Historic Places list. The list won’t be unveiled until May 9, but Hinsdaleans could probably come up with their own local roster. For years many in town have believed the village’s architectural heritage was under attack as redevelopment erased distinctive home after distinctive home in the pursuit of livability over legacy. But do they have to be mutually exclusive? This year’s Prese...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports April 25 and May 2. Trespass arrest Tracey F. Williams, 53, 5506 S. Madison St., Hinsdale, was arrested on a misdemeanor complaint of trespassing in a school zone at 1:38 p.m. April 26 at Hinsdale Central High School, 5500 S. Grant St. after administrators instructed her to leave several times. She was previously given written and oral notice that she was not allowed on school property unless authorized for an appointment. She was charged and released to appear in court. Warra...
The mood was unusually jovial at Tuesday night's Hinsdale Village Board meeting. "Thank you all for coming," Village President Tom Cauley told the crowd. "Usually when we have this many people in the room it's not a good thing." The village's first official 150th anniversary celebration brought out everyone from residents to former trustees to a U.S. congressman. After conducting regular business (see roundup on Page 6), Cauley read a sesquicentennial proclamation, citing the...
The second floor of 47 S. Washington St. is currently unoccupied and available to lease. Core Remodel moved out last fall. Incorrect information appeared in the April 27 “Once upon a time” caption....
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at their Tuesday meeting, trustees: • agreed to limit parking in the village deck to six hours, offer purple permits for employees to park in the deck for more than six hours and implement a three-hour time limit on the 15 angled spaces on the drive leading to the deck entrance off Washington Street. Trustees are expected to approve the changes at their May 16 meeting. which would go into effect June 1. • thanked outgoing Trustee Laurel Haarlow for her service to the board sin...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 11 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public meeting on 5700-5717 Foxgate Lane (new entrance gate for Foxgate subdivision); sign permit...
What lay beneath the stairs at 510 N. Lincoln St.? No beasts, thankfully. But when workers replaced the front and side outdoor steps of the 1911 Craftsman home last December, the excavation yielded beer bottles and a shriveled piece of leather that turned out to be a shoe. Such clues to a bygone era only serve to augment features like the cross-gabled roof, radiator-adorned rooms and rich, well-preserved millwork that stoke owner Katie Gjeldum's passion for vintage properties....
First on the block - The Craftsman-style home at 510 N. Lincoln St. has held its ground and gained neighbors since its 1911 construction as the first home built in that corner of Hinsdale. The land was previously part of the Ayres Farm, sold as development became a more profitable enterprise than farming in the growing suburb. The Gjeldum family purchased the home 10 years ago intent on preserving it while making some 21st-century updates. See the story on Page 5. (photo...
Enrollment at Hinsdale South High School is forecast to continue declining in coming years, raising the potential of changing attendance boundaries to address the growing imbalance between South and Hinsdale Central. At the April 27 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting, board members discussed a report from demographer John Kasarda projecting that South’s enrollment could dip from its current 1,362 students to 1,100 by the 2028-29 school year if housing turnover and arrival of younger families is sluggish. K...
Hinsdale officials and residents are continuing to monitor noise from planes using Midway Airport. Noise complaints for the first quarter of 2023 were down 12 percent compared to the first quarter of 2023, despite a 24 percent increase in operations, Ryan Anderson reported at the April 27 meeting of the Midway Noise Compatibility Commission. Anderson is the managing consultant at Landrum & Brown, an aviation consulting firm. Hinsdale generated 191 of the 686 total complaints f...
