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How can music help people feel better? "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." - Berthold Auerbach As a medical student, Dr. Benjamin Levy had grown close to a patient with severe heart failure who had spent weeks in the hospital waiting for a heart transplant. Also a cellist, he brought in his instrument one day in a effort to ease the patient's anxiety. His tour schedule quickly expanded as he recognized the therapeutic power the music had. "The nurses k...
ART CAMPS n Summer Arts Camps June 13-Aug. 19 The Community House 415 W. Eighth St., Hinsdale https://www.thecommunityhouse.org (630) 323-7500 Step into a time machine in the Art Studio and explore the art and culture of yesterday and today while imagining what the world will become tomorrow. Three themed weeks (past/present/future) run three times each throughout the summer, featuring painting, sculpture and mixed media projects. The camp is for ages 5 to 13. Campers also can sign up for an individual day. There is no camp...
Walk a mile in my shoes. This phrase from days gone by encourages the practice of empathy. It fosters an understanding, awareness and sensitivity to others in need. It offers a place to start a conversation and begin to develop empathy. The Community House is kick starting its conversation on mental health with the nonprofit's 15th annual Walk the Walk fundraising event on Sunday, May 15. "A simple 1-mile walk outdoors benefits your mental health, but can also start a...
New look, new location — The Windhover took off for its facelift on Monday, April 4. It returned, sporting a new and improved look, to its new pad on Third Street in front of Hinsdale Middle School on May 4. Please turn to Page 41 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Jaguar is a black cat who is ready to meet his new family. He would do well with kids of any age. He's a sweet 2-year-old who likes to play and snuggle and whose 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 application at h...
On a rainy April Friday, students at Hinsdale Central High School were digging holes to plant seeds and perennials near the rain gardens along 55th Street. The hope is that this summer, the plants will help sustain monarch butterflies and other pollinators. The initiative is part of the Rotary Club of Hinsdale's Operation Pollination, and the planting was the inaugural event of the club's Executive Junior Board. They got some help from friends in the school's Ecology Club....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business April 28, board members: • decided against pulling the public Freedom of Information Act request log, which includes documents supplied in response to those requests, off the district’s website. District attorney Steve Richart had recommended the board release documents only to the individuals who had made the FOIA request rather than posting them online to reduce the district’s liability. He said District 86 is the only district he is aware of who posts all respo...
Jack Elder Tingley, 78, of New Harbor, Maine, and a resident of Magnolia Senior Living in Hinsdale, passed away peacefully May 1, 2022, in Hinsdale,with his family by his side. Jack was born in 1944 to Oscar Naaman and Elizabeth Ruth Tingley, nee Elder. He graduated from Coral Gables High School and went on to study history at the University of Miami as an ROTC cadet. His mother joined the staff as a secretary to help fund his education. After graduation, Jack remained in the...
David Joseph Rogers, 74, of Hinsdale, died May 6, 2022. David worked for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and retired as the director for central district licensing. During his career he was awarded the prestigious Samuel T. Howard Award for exemplary performance in the licensing area; the award is named in honor of the first deputy comptroller of the currency, Samuel T. Howard, who served under the first comptroller of the currency under the Lincoln...
Dr. Richard Louis Gamelli, 73, formerly of Burr Ridge, died peacefully at home May 3, 2022, after a five-year journey through Alzheimer's disease. Born in Springfield, Mass., he was the oldest son of Alice and Louis Gamelli. He attended St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vt., where he majored in chemistry and graduated in 1970. During his final year at St. Michael's, he met the love of his life, Mary Kell. Richard continued on to the University of Vermont where he obtained...
Elizabeth "Betti" Dominick Erin, 81, passed away May 7, 2022, at her home in Burr Ridge. She is survived by her children, Liz (Dale) Peterson, Jackie (Bob) Drelick and Mike (Diane) Erin; her grandchildren, Allison and Jillian Erin, Emily and Alex Drelick, Catherine Peterson, Dana and Brielle Drelick and Austin Drelich; her sister, Sr. T. Kathleen O'Carm; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Bob (the late Joyce), Ron (Bonnie), Peggy (the late...
I'm walking my dog by The Lane Elementary. As we approach, she eyes the bulky bulldogs guarding the front and goes down on her front paws, ready to play. But the dogs are made of concrete. Recent additions honoring the school's bulldog mascot, they are lovely. "Not real," I say on repeat. Trying to teach her a new command. She sniffs and realizes I'm right. We walk on. Cement dogs capture her curiosity. If you see a curious husky pulling toward your house to greet your dog...
Public bodies can approach Freedom of Information Act requests one of two ways. They can release only what the law requires them to release. Or they can release everything except what the law prohibits them from releasing. This might seem like mere semantics, but the second approach indicates a public body is focused on real transparency rather than minimal compliance. Another way to embrace transparency is to make the documents released to one individual accessible to all. We’re pleased Hinsdale High School District 86 B...
Little did I know when I was looking for a job in the spring of 1988 that one day I would write about an event that had thwarted those efforts. Thirty-four years ago last week, on May 8, 1988, the Illinois Bell switching station on Second and Lincoln streets caught fire, destroying phone lines to 35,000 homes in Hinsdale and nearby towns. The affected area included Willowbrook, where my parents had purchased a condo my senior year of college, eagerly anticipating the day I...
It takes a number of skills and talents to conduct an orchestra. The most important quality, according to Hinsdale Central High School junior Alex Olguin, is focus. There's no place for distraction when leading dozens of musicians in a performance. "The conductor is the anchor of the orchestra," said Olguin, who began directing the Hinsdale Central orchestra ensembles as a sophomore, under the tutelage of orchestra director Serge Penksik. A cello player, Olguin said he now...
Hinsdale police are investigating a robbery to a postal carrier near the intersection of Stough and Hinsdale Avenue at 1:19 Monday afternoon. The offender was described as an adult male Hispanic with a facial covering and a knit hat. He was armed with an unknown type of handgun. Taken in the robbery was a set of postal box keys. The offender fled in a black vehicle with no license plates....
Children attending the Zion Lutheran Early Childhood Education Center's Candyland preschool prom at the Hinsdale Golf Club April 29 were treated to a full menu of prom activities. With a pint-sized buffet and a DJ spinning tunes, the kids had a evening full of fun. Elle Meyer takes a look at her face painting. Maeve Maloney takes a water break. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale police released the following reports May 3 and 10. DUI arrest Denis Radulovic, 32, 3468 N. 99th St., Milwaukee, Wis., was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol level higher than .08, operating an uninsured vehicle and improper lane use at 2:53 a.m. May 7 in the 800 block of West 55th Street. He was charged and released to appear in court. Arrest for suspended license Robert J. Ambrose, 52, 620 S. Garfield Ave., Hinsdale, was arrested for driving with a suspended license,...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 77 new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week. That brings the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 3,513, compared to 3,436 last week. The Cook County Health Department is no longer reporting on cases specific to Hinsdale. Hinsdale High School District 86 reported 82 positive cases as of May 6, including 18 staff members, 55 students at Central, six students at South and three at the transition center. Community Consolidated School District...
The names of John Hughes and Lucas Smith were inadvertently switched in two photo captions in the May 5 sports feature. The photos of the two also were switched in the graphic that ran on the main sports page....
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, May 16 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: budget presentation/approval of tentative budget for display, 2022-23 assessment calendar, D181 student success/high school outcomes, transition program highlights Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 18 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: Restaurant Week 2022, Health & Wellness Week...
Almost 100 years ago, the first students walked to their first day of classes at Monroe School. "It was a great and important day in 1928 when the pupils in Maple School packed their books and made the pilgrimage over to their beautiful new building, the Monroe School," Marie Loomis, former principal, reminisced in a document from the Hinsdale Historical Society files dated March 26, 1973. Enrollment in Hinsdale was growing rapidly at the time. In the fall of 1925, the year Ma...
A teardown ahead of its time - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," shows a home where the Memorial Building currently is located. "Built for C.T. Warren in the 1870s, this home stood on the site now occupied by the Memorial Building. Warren and his two brothers, all early Hinsdaleans, were partners in a Chicago grain business. In 1926, the vacant home was acquired by the village and demolished to allow for the construction of Hinsdale's...
Hinsdale firefighters and police responded to assist Clarendon Hills personnel with a fatal accident involving a train and truck shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday. According to reports on the scene, a box truck was unable to clear the tracks at Prospect Avenue and was struck by an inbound METRA commuter train. The truck was thrown about 25 feet east from the crossing and burst into flames. The fire was quickly extinguished. Reports indicated the truck driver and two passengers...
Feeling the impact of the tight labor market, Hinsdale officials have boosted village pay rates in a bid to stay competitive with other municipalities. At the May 3 village board meeting, trustees approved increases to the pay plans for full- and part-time employees, public service workers and seasonal staff, retroactive to May 1. The board held a brief discussion on the measure following the proposal’s introduction at the April 26 board meeting by Trustee Matt Posthuma. “The pay plans consist of a range and steps of pay bas...
