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Henry is a mixed breed dog who is ready to meet his new family. He would do well with kids 10 years and older. He's a sweet 18-month-old guy who likes to play and hang out with his people friends. His adoption fee is $290. 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...
Understanding of adolescent decision making has moved beyond simple "age differences in risk perception and reasoning" to include relevant social and emotional factors that directly inform when and how adolescents make decisions about everything from substance use to condom use. Adolescence is defined as the period between which "physiologically normal puberty" initiates and adulthood begins. Though adulthood is often culturally defined in legal terms, the World Health...
Your table awaits! Hinsdale Restaurant Week kicks off Friday, May 13, running through Sunday, May 22, and the village's eateries are readying to give diners gastronomic experiences they can only enjoy here. The annual event, sponsored by the village and its economic development commission, is an opportunity to let Hinsdale residents and those in the surrounding area experience what the town is serving up. "The restaurant scene in Hinsdale continues to thrive", said Kathleen...
More than $615,000 was raised Sunday for the Walk for Wellness House annual 3k walk/5K run. Hinsdalean and WGN news anchor Ben Bradley was the starter for the race. Maggi Gee participated in the 10-step walk with her grandchildren, Louise and Packy Terlep. She was walking in memory of her late husband Tone. Reggie Cribbs sang "Home" before the walk/run began. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 will welcome two new principals this summer. The board agreed at its meeting Monday to hire Cory Burke as the new Hinsdale Middle School principal and Effey Nassis as the new Oak School principal, effective July 1. Burke has experience at the middle school and elementary levels, serving eight years as an assistant principal in Schaumburg District 54. “Ms. Burke brings many strengths to Hinsdale Middle School and our leadership team,” said Superintendent Hector Garcia. “We were...
What is teaching first grade like? First grade is a time of immense learning and growth for most children - a fact that has been both the greatest joy and the biggest challenge of the job Susan Meyer has enjoyed for nearly 30 years. When children enter Meyers' first-grade classroom at Oak School for the first time, they're basically kindergartners, Meyer said. But when they leave the following June, they are readers ready to tackle second grade. Readjusting to a fresh group...
Ronald J. Serpe, 87, of Clarendon Hills passed away April 24, 2022, at the at Maple Glen Memory Care Community. Born in 1934 to Jasper and Josephine Serpe on Chicago’s East Side, Ron spent much of his life in a 30-mile radius of the neighborhood where he was raised and still had many of the same friends he had spent his childhood with. Ron graduated from Mt. Carmel High School and attended DePaul University. After serving in the Army he tried a number of careers before landing on auto parts. Ron opened Expressway Auto P...
Randall L. Hotchkin, 74, of Downers Grove died April 27, 2022. Randy started his dedicated career in nonprofit organizations as a youth outreach director at the Rich Port YMCA in LaGrange Park and eventually as assistant director of The Community House in Hinsdale. He also lent his expertise as director of the Reach Out Food Pantry in Blue Island. He is survived by his wife, Christine Hotchkin, nee Bowman; his son, Kurt; his daughter-in-law, Erin Hotchkin; his grandchildren,...
Carmela Martini, 62, died April 15, 2022. Carmela grew up in Clarendon Hills and graduated from Hinsdale Central High School. She went on to earn degrees in marketing and journalism from Southern Methodist University. She was a collegiate and alumnae officer with the Delta Gamma Women’s Fraternity and served on their National Council as vice president of membership and vice president of communications. This was followed by over a decade of service on the National Panhellenic Council. Carmela is survived by her sister, Maryann...
Angela K. Donnelly, 55, of Hinsdale passed away March 8, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born in 1966 in Chicago to Alta and John Pickett. Angela was a Chicago native and lived there until 1980, before trading city life for the open country air of Oldfield, Mo., with her parents. Eventually, Angela returned to Brookfield in 1983 and graduated from Riverside-Brookfield High School in 1984. Angela was extremely good with numbers and finance, affording her many job...
We have lived in Hinsdale for most of our lives. We built our business here, raised our children here and now are overjoyed to see our kids raising our grandchildren here. We have also engaged civically over the years — whether that be through chairing the Historic Preservation Commission or founding the Hinsdale Kitchen Walk. Hinsdale is a community we love — and it is our mission to support people who love this community as much as we do. That is why we are supporting Greg Hart for DuPage County Board chairman and his run...
Could there be a simple solution to two problems, one facing District 181 and the other the village Of Hinsdale? Unacceptable proposals for the long vacant land at the intersection of Ogden and Adams, owned by IBLP (Institute of Basic Life Principles) have once again been withdrawn by Ryan Co., leaving the possibility of dividing that property and satisfying two needs at once. 1) The NW corner of the Ogden/Adams Intersection includes 7.5 acres with an already existing building on a parcel zoned IB (institutional building)...
Time is on your side. Don't waste it. If you know anything about me, you know I absolutely despise waste. Wasted money, wasted energy and perhaps worst of all, wasted time. I have zero tolerance for it. Our society today wastes way too much time worrying about, talking about and arguing about things that are completely out of our control. Take the weather, for instance. How horrible has our spring been so far? I don't know anyone who hasn't expressed their dismay about the...
Around Mother’s Day, it seems reporters like to ask folks about the most important things they learned from their mothers. One day, maybe such a question will be posed to an adult Ainsley. And here’s what I hope she has to say. Read as much as you can. I will be delighted if Ainsley loves Shakespeare and Jane Austen. But I also hope she does a better job than I did of reading different authors in varied genres and discovering wonderful new voices and the amazing stories the...
May is National Preservation Month, and, in so many ways, Hinsdale is a veritable exhibit of how retaining historic architecture — whether residential, commercial or public in nature — can enrich a town’s character and enhance its livability. We have taken the opportunity over the years to bring our readers inside many of these vintage treasures, sharing stories of the people and/or events that brought them into existence and how their caretakers today maintain their essence while still equipping them with the ameni...
Keen to acclimatize to her new Golfview Hills surroundings after moving from Chicago, Eleanor Nadbielny signed up for a local garden tour. "It seemed like almost all the ladies on the tour were from the Garden (Study) Club, and they didn't know who I was," related Nadbielny, who had unwittingly made herself a club recruitment target. "I've been a member ever since," she said. That was 10 years ago, and for most of that time Nadbielny has held an officer's post in the...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports May 3. DUI arrests • Vincent Zambrano, 25, 840 W. Foxworth Blvd., Lombard, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, driving without a valid license and improper lane use at 3:11 a.m. April 30 at Route 83 and 31st Street. He was charged and released to appear in court. • Laisha Granados, 21, 1102 N. 21st Ave., Melrose Park, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol...
Fifteen early release Wednesdays for the 2022-23 school year would be too many, according to Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members, who asked instead to see a plan with no more than 12. Administrators came to the board in March with a plan to have students released early almost every Wednesday, which was not well-received, and then cut that number to 15. The days would be used instead of late start days and some flex days to give teachers time to collaborate — especially across the district, said Chris Covino, a...
Fifty-three 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 nine new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,819, compared to 3,766 last week. AdventHealth Hinsdale is no longer reporting on cases. Hinsdale High School District 86 reported 17 positive cases as of April 29, including five staff members, seven students at Central and five students at South....
The Hinsdale Central Boosters Club has announced its proposed board slate for the 2022-23 school year. The executive board is seeking to fill two positions, vice president and Secretary. Anyone interested in these positions or joining the club should contact Rob Tonn at [email protected] and/or attend our final meeting of the year at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Grill 89, 800 East Ogden Ave., Westmont. Proposed Board Slate Executive Board President — Rob Tonn Vice president — open Secretary — open Treasurer — Julie B...
Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Thursday, May 12 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 12 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: KLM off-leash dog area hours update, HPTA request to build two more platform tennis courts at KLM...
In the late 19th-century, the west side of Hinsdale was home to an enclave of German immigrants. These faithful churchgoers would tread the village's wooden sidewalks to the north of Plank Road (today's Ogden Avenue) every Sunday to attend St. John Evangelical Church of Fullersburg. In 1898, weary of the distance and at odds with the church's new pastor, several decided to establish their own congregation. They called upon Brookfield pastor Rev. Carl Luedeke to lead the new...
And they're off! - It was back to business as usual at the annual Walk for Wellness House 3K walk/5K run Sunday morning. Money is still coming in, but the pledges as of Wednesday had topped $615,000, exceeding the goal. The top team, The Crown Royals Team, raised almost $126,000. The top individual - who raised more than $17,600 - is Joan Turcotte. Please turn to Page 18 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Cheers! - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of what was to become the York Tavern. "North of his (Benjamin Fuller) house across the creek, Fuller built a grocery and saloon in 1843, naming it the Farmers' Home. Remnants of this building still stand, significantly renovated and now known as York Tavern. This 1941 photograph shows the tavern with an addition in progress."...
Summer road construction is underway in Hinsdale. Garfield Avenue on Monday was closed between Fourth and Seventh streets as part of a $2.1 million project to rebuild the street between First and 55th streets in concrete. The roadway will be rebuilt in four sections, said Al Diaz, assistant village engineer. The second phase will be just north of the first. "We actually stipulated that the section of Garfield from First to Fourth streets should be addressed when the middle...
