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Members of Hinsdale's Scout Troop 10 salute during the National Anthem at the Hinsdale American Legion's Post 250 Memorial Day service Monday morning. The Scouts, along with hundreds of Hinsdaleans, gathered after the procession down Washington Street to participate in the annual service at the Memorial Building. Retired Lt. Col. Ryan Yantis was the guest speaker. Yantis is a decorated survivor of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon. Yantis with other volunteer rescuers spent the...
This sweet 2-year-old husky is looking for a loving home! Samantha loves playing with toys, running around outside and going for walks. She loves attention and being around people and is always up for a good cuddle. She is a very smart and enjoys learning new tricks. She is spayed and up-to-date on all of her vaccinations, and her adoption fee is $350. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is open to the public 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, noon to 6...
They've done it again. The Hinsdale Central boys tennis team won the state title Saturday for the fourth time in five years and 28th time in history. The team earned 36 points to handily beat New Trier (30 points) and Fremd (29 points) for the Class 2A championship at the state final Thursday to Saturday, May 25-27, at Palatine High School. "We always try to be optimistic," varsity coach John Naisbitt said. "We knew we were going to be in a close tournament. We really did. We...
Families who choose to live in Hinsdale stay because of the schools, the walkability and what @ Properties real estate agent Gary Lee calls "an almost 1950s charm." But there's something else far less visible that's keeping homeowners not only in the village, but in their current homes. "Currently 86 percent of residential mortgages are under 5 percent," he said, with about half of those at 3.5 percent or less. But new mortgages come with rates higher than 7 percent, which is...
Dubbed the "Ace of Burns Field" for his tennis exploits locally, Hinsdale native Marty Riessen went on to make a name for himself far beyond the village. The Hinsdalean chronicled Riessen's life in as part of the "Hinsdale Originals" series in 2011, portions of which are included here. Growing up in the 400 block of West Hickory Street, Riessen could often be found across the street on Burns' courts honing his game. His father Clare started the tennis program at then-Hinsdale...
Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 7 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearings on 225 E. First St. (demolish old home, build new one) and properties to include on the Historically Significant Structures Property List; public meeting on 420 E. Seventh St. (construction of detached garage)...
The Community Consol-idated Elementary District 181 Board is seeking three or four parents or community representatives to join its academic, facilities and finance committees for a two-year term. The deadline to receive the application (including those sent via U.S. mail) is 4 p.m. Friday, June 2. Late applications cannot be accepted. Applications are available on the district’s website at www.d181.org/board-of-education/boe-committees. Click on BOE Applications and the desired committee on the right-hand side of the p...
The Hinsdale Community Swimming Pool will run on an abbreviated schedule until regular hours begin Saturday, June 10. The pool is open for lap swim only today and tomorrow, June 1 and 2, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The pool will offer open swim and lap swim June 3-9. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for the baby pool and 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the whole facility on Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4. The whole facility will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday, June 5-9. Lap swim will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. over the weeken...
Mindy Bradford will join the Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 administrative team July 1 as the new assistant superintendent of business and operations. She is replacing Rick Engstrom, who resigned to join the staff at Plainfield Community Consolidated District 202. Bradford currently is the director of finance and operations in Libertyville School District 70. "Mrs. Bradford brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to this position, and we are confident she...
The man arrested for stealing a $250,000 Ferrari in May 2021 from Continental Motor Sports of Hinsdale has been sentenced to 18 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. RaJohn Stewart, 26, formerly of Country Club Hills, plead guilty to one count of aggravated unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 1 felony, according to a press release from DuPage County State's Attorney Bob Berlin's office. He was sentenced by Judge Ann O'Hallaren Walsh. "An armed...
Support staff, administrators and board members in Hinsdale High School District 86 hope a new three-year contract will help the district fill positions to support students. The contract, approved May 22 by the Hinsdale Township High School Support Staff Association and May 25 by the board, lists a new hire rate of $18.50 for paraprofessionals and student supervisors and $40 for 1-to-1 nurses. All current employees will have their pay increased to at least these rates. Negotiations took place a year early, as the previous...
Members of Hinsdale's American Legion Post 250 led the annual Memorial Day procession up Washington Street to the Memorial Building on Monday. Along the route hundreds cheered the vets, scouts and the Hinsdale Central marching band. Blake Burrows had a good spot in the shade along Washington to view the procession. On the grounds of the Memorial Building, Cub Scout Braxton Cirone observes the ceremony; later Eagle Scout Shreemann Patel from Troop 10 salutes during the call to...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports May 30. DUI arrest Jazmin Esmerelda Rendon, 32, 9313 S. 81st St., Hickory Hills, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding, improper stopping and improper lane use at 1:36 a.m. May 26 in the 300 block of East Ogden Avenue. She was charged and released to appear in court. Domestic battery arrest A 29-year-old Hinsdale man was arrested for domestic batter and interfering with the reporting of domestic violence May 29 after making contact of an insulting o...
The Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival is an event for the family to enjoy - and an exhibition where even the artists are family. Among the 85 participating artists at this year's milestone 50th annual fest Saturday and Sunday, June 3-4, in Burlington Park, 30 E. Chicago Ave., are brother and sister Scott and Teri Causey. Teri, an abstract painter, was the first sibling to present at the show, debuting last June. "A friend of mine had told me about it the year before, saying, 'I...
Underground railroad - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of Graue Mill. "Due to its location, access to transportation and antislavery sympathies, Fullersburg served as a stop and transfer point for fugitive slaves traveling the Underground Railroad. Graue Mill harbored runaways and it is believed that Castle Inn (near York and Ogden) also sheltered slaves on their journey to freedom. Some residents recalled seeing wagons or sleighs...
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County from April 26 to May 19. 1. 845 W. Seventh St., Steven E. Dolan Living Trust to Diane and Richard Scumaci, April 26, $665,000 2. 1409 Burr Oak Road, 15683 Villoresi LLC to Karen Landwehr, April 27, $650,000 3. 912 S. Madison St., Hui Tang and Li Lan to Dana Hobi and Abdulkader Aldaif, April 27, $989,000 4. 629 S. Jackson St., Robert and Lisa Ashe to John Kelly, April 28, $530,000 5. 622 Hillside Drive, Sana M. Ghalayini Trust,...
ROTARY PRESENTS BIKES TO KIDS The Rotary Club of Hinsdale held its fifth annual Bikes for Military Kids event May 20 at The Community House in Hinsdale. The event, held in cooperation with the USO of Illinois, took place on Armed Forces Day. The club has given away some 500 bikes and helmets to the children of Illinois active military over the past five years. Photos appear online at www.facebook.com/ thehinsdalean. HOSPITAL EARNS ‘A’ FOR SAFETY UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hospital was awarded an “A” Hospita...
Ann Marie Karstens, nee Cronin, 94, of Hinsdale passed away peacefully May 23, 2023. She was born in 1929 in Chicago to Arnold Cronin and Elizabeth Weise. She attended Amundsen High School before graduating from Wright Junior College and attending Northwestern night school. She went on to work for Joseph & Feiss Co. and was the first woman to receive the Cricketeer Salesman of the Year Award in 1985. Ann will be forever remembered for her fierce independence, unconditional...
Can someone explain why the public water fountains in Hinsdale are off? I know during the pandemic public fountains in schools, office buildings, airports, parks, etc. were turned off. But those have been brought back into service. Except in Hinsdale. As a runner, walker, biker, I have relied on those fountains. I used to stop by the tennis courts in Robbins Park or the fountains on Washington Street or the pool. Those fountains are still turned off. I know many people carry a water bottle on their walks, but for me during...
They say dogs are man's best friend. I wonder who came up with that? A dog, of course. And why wouldn't they be, considering all we do for them. In fact, let's build two lists. First, what Man does for Dog. Then what Dog does for Man. Ready? Hold onto your leashes; it's going to be a sobering journey. Man 1. We feed them. 2. We shelter them. 3. We pick up their poop. 4. We take them for long walks at 5 in the morning in all kinds of weather. 5. We play catch with their...
By the time you read this - or soon after - I will officially be the parent of a high school student. I believe the technical term these days is "rising freshman," but I think that sounds weird. No matter what words you use, Ainsley's days as a middle schooler are over. She graduates tonight with a cheering section comprised of her father and I, my birth mom, and my birth dad and his wife. On Saturday, friends, family and neighbors will join us for a bigger celebration -...
An early awakening. Out the window the sun has yet to make its rise. But a single light from the nextdoor neighbor's home suggests someone else is already stirring. Those prosaic morning observances helped illumine the imagination of Hinsdale Central senior Analise Budziak, whose subsequent short story, "A Trick of the Light," took first place in the inaugural Randall Albers Young Writers Award contest, sponsored by the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. "It's very exciting,"...
The new board in Hinsdale High School District 86 has been busy. After almost 90 minutes in closed session at a special meeting May 24, board members voted 6-0 (Asma Akhras was absent) to affirm the “leave with pay” status of Superintendent Tammy Prentiss and designate of Chris Covino as acting superintendent. Prentiss’ leave was announced more than a week earlier on May 16, with no information available as to whether the leave was paid or unpaid or if board members had voted to place Prentiss on leave. Now we know they had n...
Several trees that is, including these Jack pines and Eastern white pines, were planted in KLM on Arbor Day this year. Monroe School fifth-grade Girl Scouts were in charge of digging and planting the trees near County Line Road inside the park. John Finnell, Hinsdale superintendent of parks and forestry, supervised the efforts and also gave the Scouts a lesson in planting trees properly. On the left Hollie Eden, Lilia Pajak and Annie Gilman begin to dig. On the right Riley...
A new assistant superintendent of academics will work with a new academic committee in Hinsdale High School District 86, following board action at the May 25 meeting. The board approved hiring Jason Markey as the new assistant superintendent of academics, effective July 1. He will replace Chris Covino, who is leaving to become superintendent in La Grange Elementary District 102. Markey, who attended the meeting, told board members he has admired the district from afar for some time and acknowledged its proud tradition....
