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John Naisbitt began his tenure as Hinsdale Central's varsity boys tennis coach in 2010, hoping to lead the team to its fourth straight championship. Instead the team came in second. "I learned a great deal about details and making sure everything was in line and you can't take anything for granted," he said. In 2011, the team came in fifth. "Then 2012 came along. Martin Joyce, Eddie Grabill. We won four straight," he said. "We did five more in the next eight years." Naisbitt...
The annual Memorial Day ceremony that took place Monday will have a new setting next year - a renovated plaza on the south side of the Memorial Building. "She is in need of some love and we are hoping to fix that," Trustee Michelle Fisher said of the area at the May 19 Hinsdale Village Board meeting. Improving the plaza first was discussed last year as part of the village's 150th anniversary celebration. The $400,000 project will be jointly funded by the village and the...
Baseball May 22 & 25 @ IHSA regional vs. Waubonsie Valley (championship) V loses 4-5 vs. Oswego (semifinal) V wins 12-2 (5 inn.) Connors, 4 RBIs, 2 runs Jurack, 3 RBIs, home run Hernandez, 2 RBIs Conners, win, 6 strikeouts Lacrosse, boys May 22 @ IHSA sectional vs. Marist (semifinal) V loses 8-19 Lacrosse, girls May 28 @ IHSA supersectional vs. York V wins 12-6 May 22 & 24 @ IHSA sectional vs. Sandburg (championship) V wins 6-4 Kearney, 4 goals, assist Venetsanopolous, goal, assist Matthews, goal Schultz, 6 saves vs. St....
Hinsdale Central's Ryan Schultz fires a pitch toward the plate during a home game against conference rival Proviso West May 11. The senior helped lead the Red Devils past the Panthers 2-0. The team wrapped up its season Saturday with a 4-5 loss to Waubonsie Valley in the IHSA regional championship. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Aidan Hernandez Hinsdale How was finishing your Central tennis career with a state title? It feels good. A team title is really great, and especially since it was (head coach John) Naisbitt's last year and a great way to send him off. What do you remember about freshman season? It was a very new experience for me. We had a shortened season because of COVID. I was playing football, too, and football was moved to spring so the two seasons overlapped and it was pretty chaotic. Wh...
The Hinsdale Central girls lacrosse team will represent Red Devil Nation at the IHSA state final tournament Friday and Saturday, May 31 & June 1, at Hinsdale Central. The girls will face off against Loyola Academy in the first semifinal match at 5 p.m. Friday. If victorious, they will play in the championship game at noon on Saturday, If not they will vie for third place at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Good luck Devils! Additionally, Hinsdale residents Shannon Earley and Molly Salvino, both senior members of Benet Academy’s girls l...
Burley Bokos was one of the 587 Hinsdale Central seniors to walk across the stage and receive her diploma Thursday night on Dickinson Field. The Class of 2024 entered Central as the community and world were finding a path through the COVID-19 crisis. "The students experienced a variety of learning environments over their four years of high school, but their greatest contribution was in their leadership to redefine what it means to be a Red Devil and test our traditions of...
The stands were full, the skies were clear and the band was playing last Thursday night as the first of Hinsdale Central's Class of 2024 stepped onto Dickinson Field for the annual graduation ceremony. After receiving their diplomas, lucky graduates whose families were on the right side of the field were able to acknowledge them and hear a shout or two from their fans. Laima Marchertas, Carter Contreras, Z Kuropas, Annie Beargie, Drew Lundgren, Sophia Mirzoeva and Lilly...
Meet Pepper, a sweet girl who needs a home. This 4-year-old tuxedo cat was a stray who lived in a garage for several years until she found her way to Hinsdale Humane Society. She takes a little while to warm up, but once she does, she loves climbing all over her people and asking to be pet. She will even come when you call her name. Pepper is fully vaccinated, spayed and microchipped. Her adoption fee is $75 and she is approved for all ages. If you're interested in meeting...
Photographer Mike Baker started out by training his lens primarily on subjects he thought would have broad appeal. As he matured as a visual artist, he refocused on images that most captured his own interest. "After a while I felt like I wasn't really growing that much, so I started shooting the things that I like to shoot," Baker said, noting that the shift has given him a signature style. "Now people can say, 'That looks like something Mike Baker would do.' " Baker will be...
What was it like to set a Guinness World Record? Annie Gustafson will never struggle to find that "fun fact" to share at a party or office ice breaker. She will always be someone who set a world record. Annie, a seventh-grader at Hinsdale Middle School, was one of 353 dancers to set a new world record for most ballet dancers en pointe simultaneously in New York earlier this year. The group set the new record by performing a bourree together for one minute. The previous...
CLASS OF 2024 GRADUATES Hinsdale Central celebrated commencement for the Class of 2024 May 23 at Dickinson Field. William Kusak, student body president, and Evan Bots, student body vice president, offered the opening and closing and recognized those who have made commitments to the Armed Forces. William Gaffney was the honors orator, and Sheza Shafi and Brandon Walker were the senior speakers. The Hinsdale Central High School band performed and senior choir students sang the National Anthem. The 587 graduates are Ashraqat...
Thomas Francis Berns, 80, of Lake Mills, Wis., formerly of Hinsdale, passed away in Tucson on May 4, 2024, while under hospice care. He was surrounded by all his family, including grandchildren, who traveled from Mesa, Albuquerque, Madison and Portland to be with him. Tom fought a hard battle with Parkinson's Disease. Tom was born in Blue Island in 1943 and grew up in La Grange, one of eight siblings. In 1986, he married Wendy Mae Butler. They lived in Hinsdale until they...
Norman Victor Chimenti, 83, of Westmont, a former longtime Hinsdale resident, died peacefully on April 7, 2024, surrounded by family after being ambushed by a rare and fast-moving form of cancer. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, BJ. He is survived by his sons, Derek and Chad; his daughters-in-law, Marybeth (Marszewski) and Katie (Lynch); and his grandchildren, Savanna, Dante, Madeline and Siena. A memorial celebration will take place at 11:30 a.m. Saturday,...
Otto W. Vosahlik, a proud World War II Army veteran who reached the remarkable age of 100, passed away May 24, 2024. Otto was born in Chicago 1923 and grew up on the West Side. He graduated from Lane Tech High School, where one of his great experiences was playing bass clarinet in the marching band that performed at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. Upon graduation, Otto joined the only company he would ever work for — The Electro Motive Division of General Motors in McCook, which produces diesel locomotives. Shortly the...
I've been thinking a lot about AI, specifically Generative AI. There are many discussions - some about AI replacing hundreds of thousands of jobs, some about the literal extinction that AI poses to homo sapiens. If AI does develop into super intelligence, what I call "The Entity," what will be the psychological effects on humans? I'm not worried about my generation. We've lived full lives. I'm worried about my children's generation and especially about my grandchildren's...
I can't make up my mind most days whether I find cicadas fascinating or disgusting. I can't deny, though, that they provide a great writing opportunity. I wrote my first cicada story in 1990 for The Doings. My father-in-law, John Litster, was a letter carrier in town and had recorded interviews with homeowners on his route about the emergence of these rare insects. Their comments were hilarious. Seventeen years later, in 2007, before this paper had even turned a year old, I wr...
May brought the Northern Lights and noisy cicadas to remind us of just what a fascinating planet we inhabit. Now on the doorstep of summer with June’s arrival Saturday, let’s remind ourselves of how much fun the community rolls out this season. The 51st annual Fine Arts Festival is in Burlington Park this weekend, featuring works by 85 participating artists (see story on Page 21). Monday, June 3, sees the return of the Farmers Market, another chamber event, at its familiar home on Chicago Avenue along Burlington Park. The...
Hinsdale's Molly McGarry was not familiar with the concept of philanthropy when she began her studies at Nazareth Academy. She is now, thanks to her participation in Community Memorial Foundation's Young Community Changemakers program. Upperclassmen from area schools are invited to apply for the program, known as YC2, designed to educate and empower local youth to become the next generation of philanthropists by sharing their time and treasure for the common good. "We learned...
As of last week, electric bikes powered by batteries rated 750 watts and higher are no longer permitted in the village. "Some of these ebikes are upwards of 2,500 watts," Trustee Luke Stifflear said in introducing proposed changes to village ordinance at the May 21 Hinsdale Village Board meeting. One area of concern are high-performance dirt bikes that can travel more than 50 mph, Deputy Chief Tom Lillie wrote in a memo to trustees. "Riders have been witnessed with inadequate...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports May 28. DUI arrests • Disa Magee, 47, 280 West St., Naples, Fla., was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, no turn signal, illegal stopping/standing/parking where prohibited and making an improper turn at an intersection at 2:10 a.m. May 26 at Walnut and Monroe Streets. After she refused testing to determine her blood-alcohol level, she was charged and released to appear in court. • Michael D. Signorelli, 59, 10137 S. Washtenaw Ave., Chicago, was arrested for...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 30 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: authorize FY 2024 audit, board committee appointments, 2024-25 board meeting schedule, award RFP for remote transcription services Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: sign permit reviews for 43 A S. Washington (Legendary Spa),...
The Illinois Secretary of State’s office is dedicating DMV services exclusively for teen drivers every Saturday during the summer at select facilities, Secretary Alexi Giannoulias announced earlier this month. The Teen Summer DMV initiative, which includes opening 12 additional DMVs on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 1 to Aug. 31, will cater exclusively to helping teens get their drivers licenses or permits quickly and conveniently. The effort is part of Giannoulias’ modernization plan to create efficiencies and red...
Having breathed new life into an historic R. Harold Zook-designed home several years earlier, Hinsdale's Mimi Collins was well-versed on the celebrated local architect. But Zook's 1920s-built cottage-like dwelling at 4 E. Fifth St. was not on her project wish list when it hit the market last year. After all, Collins had just gone to market with the 7,000-square-foot-plus Roaring Twenties château on Park Avenue that she'd spent two years rehabbing. "I had no intention of...
