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We're fairly certain that when Timothy Laczynski took a book break with his daughter, Adeline, they didn't realize a pair of discus fish would be reading over their shoulders as well. The Hinsdale Public Library held its first fandom convention, HPL Con, Saturday. The event offered activities for fans of all ages, from a special storytime to anime shows to craft stations to face painting. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Critter Summer Camp June 5-8 Hinsdale Humane Society 21 Salt Creek Lane (630) 323-5630 www.hinsdalehumanesociety.org Kids ages 6 to 8 will learn pet care basics, build adaptation skills, discuss resilience, play animal-themed games, learn about the various careers available to animal lovers of all kinds, and enjoy hands-on time interacting with pets within a safe, welcoming, together-apart camp setting. Each session is limited to 12 campers. Additional four-day sessions are available the weeks of June 19, July 10 and July...
Members of the Hinsdale Central girls track team will compete at the IHSA state final Thursday to Saturday, May 18-20, at Eastern Illinois University. Representing Red Devil Nation in individual events will be senior Elyssa Chandler in the 100-meter high hurdles and 300-meter low hurdles; senior Sarah Fischer in the 3,200-meter runs; Catie McCabe in the 1,600-meter run; sophomore Maya Reed in the long jump; and senior Sarah Skora in the 800-meter run. Competing in the relays will be Reed and juniors Zari Dorris, Christina...
What's gray, white and cute all over? Tessa, of course! She's looking for a family who loves adventure and will play with her all day. Squeaky toys, stuffies, sticks - she loves them all! She would do well with another canine friend or older kiddo, but she's just as happy to be the one and only. She has been spayed and is up to date on her vaccinations. Her adoption fee is $300. Come meet this sweet cuddle bug. Visit hinsdalehumanesociety.org to fill out an application today....
Countless dresses hang from racks along the back wall of the room in a variety of styles and colors. Some have clean, simple lines, while others are covered in lace or beads or sequins. Along the counter on the left, strappy sandals - some also with beads and sequins - are lined up. On the right, an assortment of necklaces, earrings, rings and purses wait to be matched with just the rest dress. Balloons and small pots of hydrangeas add a festive feel. Several attendants...
How has your job changed over the past 30 years? The school day at Hinsdale Middle School begins at 8:25 a.m., but Gail Vescovi typically arrives hours earlier to walk the halls, get a little exercise and take in the quiet before 700 children and dozens of teachers and staff fill the building at Garfield Avenue and First Street. Vescovi will walk the halls for the last time when school ends this year. After 30 years in District 181, she has chosen to retire. Vescovi began...
STUDENTS EARN MERIT awards Three students from Hinsdale are among 2,500 high school seniors to receive a $2,500 National Merit Scholarships. They are • Alexander Burt, a senior at Hinsdale Central High School • Lily Song, a senior at Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora • Mallory Turner, a senior at Fenwick High School in Oak Park National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous colle...
Nancy Jane Walters, 76, of Downers Grove passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 13, 2023, after spending her final days surrounded by her family and loved ones. Nancy was born in 1946 in Holland, Mich., to Nelson and Gertrude Nagelkerk. She was born and raised in the Dutch community of Holland and was a strong Christian. Nancy worked as an accountant for more than 30 years before retiring. She loved gardening, travel, dogs, shopping, exercise and more than anything she...
David Wallace Reilly, 89, formerly of Hinsdale, died Dec. 19, 2022. A U.S. Army veteran, David was employed for 62 years at Argonne National Laboratory. He was an avid woodworker, photographer, bicycle rider, painter, traveler and soarer. He enjoyed the challenge of skydiving to mark his 85th birthday He is survived by his daughters, Ava (Paul) Flach and Janet (Chris) Milak; his grandchildren, Payton and Morgan Flach and Gustave Milak; his sister, Joan (the late Melvin)...
Iole DiMenco, nee Quilici, 95, of Hinsdale died May 16, 2023. She was born in 1927 to Aladina Toschi. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vincenzo DiMenco; her daughter, Adeline (George) Hromadka; and her grandson, Derrek DiMenco. She is survived by her children, Joseph (Gayle) DiMenco, Emilia DiMenco and Alberta (Dan) Kadlec; her grandchildren, Ashli (Joe) Korbel, Stephanie DiMenco, Robert Groselak and Cameron (Kristin) Maty; her great-grandchildren, Mackenzie and...
Recently, The Hinsdalean published an article about the musical “Urinetown” that was presented by Hinsdale Central High School this spring. Grace McGowan said “It’s the American Revolution with pee.” I can’t help but compare this musical with another play titled “Our Town.” Playwright Thornton Wilder received a Pulitzer Prize for this story. It’s about the circle of life, mortality, companionship, marriage and love. I encourage anyone interested in this play to go to the website www.twildersociety.org and read the full sum...
James Stephen Curtin, 85, passed peacefully May 10, 2023, at his home in Hinsdale, surrounded by his family. Jim was born in 1937 to Paul and Mary Curtin, and was raised in Wexford, Penn. He was an only child. After graduating from Duquesne University, he joined the Navy in 1959. He attended Officer Candidate School and was commissioned to the Topeka CLG-8 where he served until 1962. He earned a master’s degree from The Wharton School of Business and went to work for Heinz. In 1967, Jim entered Duquesne Law School, where h...
The oversized, fire engine red, old-style movie ticket hanging on the wall had my full attention. Whatever conversation was occurring around me melted away. I was fixated on the ticket. "One life. Limit (1) per person. Make it count." It was as if the ticket was saying, "Hey you, wake up! You're running out of time." I could feel my heart beat a bit faster like the after effect of that extra cup of coffee I really didn't need. The ticket was right. 100 percent right. It knew...
Today, May 18, in the commons at Hinsdale Central, the yearbook is coming. The 80th edition, to be precise, of El Diablo. I learned this from a very dramatic video, presumably made for Tik Tok and then re-posted on Facebook with the hope that Central parents and teachers (i.e. people too old for Tik Tok) would see it. Although we did not have Tik Tok when I was in high school (phones were still mounted on the wall and you could only walk as far as the cord attached to the rece...
Hinsdale Central's Ben Monahan was fired up about his junior year in the fall of 2021. As the Red Devils' starting quarterback, he was attracting considerable interest from college football programs, fueling his dream of one day playing in the National Football League. But the season took a nightmarish turn when he broke his leg in the opening game. "That obviously crushed me," related Monahan, now a senior. His will to overcome, however, remained intact. "Through all...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We’ve certainly made progress as a society when it comes to awareness of mental health and our willingness to discuss the topic. Hinsdale Central is doing its part to promote the conversation by recognizing Mental Health Awareness Week in several fun ways. Students could pick up healthy snacks to help boost their mood; share messages of encouragement, motivation, inspiration and kindness with one another; and visit with Angel the Comfort Dog. The activities remind us all that there are l...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports May 16. DUI arrest Carlos A. Aguilar-Galvin, 50, 6541 S. Kedvale Ave., second floor, Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to signal when required and improper lane use at 2:20 a.m. May 14 at Ogden Avenue and Route 83. He was charged and released to appear in court. Fraudulent transaction Land Rover, 336 E. Ogden Ave., reported a fraudulent transaction made by an unknown suspect for parts totaling $895.12 on April 24. The incident was...
This building located at 53 S. Washington St. was home to the Hinsdale Post Office from 1899-1926, when the building was destroyed by fire. Architecturally significant features of the new building include full-height stone pilasters topped by ball finials and a balustrade brick cornice. The site was home to a Walgreens at some point and today is home to J. McLaughlin. (Hinsdale Historical Society photo/Jim Slonoff photo)...
Residents who are interested in watching Hinsdale Village Board and other village meetings can do so live and on demand through the village website at www.villageofhinsdale.org. Choose the “Government” tab at the top of the page and then “Village Board” or “Committee and Commissions” and scroll down for the link to the livestream or posted videos. The village had been livestreaming these meetings on Comcast Channel 6 and AT&T Channel 99, but the equipment used to do so has stopped working and is in the process of being repla...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Plan Commission special meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 22 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public meeting on 19 E. Chicago Ave. (Memorial Building patio) and findings and recommendations on the project Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 Hinsdale Public Library 20 E. Maple St....
In Hinsdale's early days, residents regularly bought their groceries during trips to Chicago because of limited options in the fledgling village. "But that was just before the Fox & Davis store opened its doors (in 1892) and began selling flour at $3.40 a barrel, butter for 24 cents a pound, and three boxes of Frazer's axle grease for 21 cents," chronicles Hugh Dugan in his book "Village on the County Line." The store was located on the southwest corner of Washington and...
Hinsdale legacies - This photo from the archives of the Hinsdale Historical Society shows what the house at 132 N. Vine St. looked like when it was constructed in 1882 and when Hinsdale Cash Store co-owner Edgar Davis moved in with his wife Alice in 1887. German immigrants were settling in the village's west side in the late 19th century, and Davis and partner Heman Fox opened their grocery in downtown Hinsdale in 1892 with an eye on that clientele, selling goods like herring...
A 75-year-old woman from Orland Park died after she was hit by a vehicle at about 2 p.m. May 11 on York Road south of Ogden Avenue. The preliminary investigation indicates the truck and pedestrian were exiting the Shell Food Mart parking lot just prior to the accident. Hinsdale police summoned Metropolitan Emergency Response and Investigative Team's Major Crash Reconstruction Team to assist in the accident investigation. Hinsdale has an officer assigned to the Major Crash...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Superintendent Tammy Prentiss has been on a leave of absence since Tuesday, according to a statement emailed by the district at 3 p.m. that afternoon. “Out of respect for Superintendent Prentiss’s privacy and confidentiality rights, the board of education will make no further comment at this time,” the release stated. Assistant Superintendent Chris Covino will serve as acting superintendent during her leave. His last day in the district is June 30, after which he will assume the post of super...
State lawmakers appear to have beaten Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 officials to the proverbial punch regarding full-day kindergarten. At Monday’s District 181 board meeting, Superintendent Hector Garcia informed board members that state legislation mandating full-day kindergarten by the 2027-28 school year enjoys bipartisan support, has already passed the Illinois House and is anticipated to pass the Illinois Senate by the end of this week. “(Gov. J.B. Pritzker) is expected to sign it as part of his ove...
