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Community Consolidated District 181 Board members approved a tentative 2020-21 budget that projects a $2.2 million surplus in the district’s operating fund as well as healthy balance sheets through 2025. At Monday’s board meeting, Chief Financial Officer Mohsin Dada presented a budget of $71.3 million in revenue and $64.4 million in expenses. That compares with last year’s figures of $69.6 million and $65 million, respectively. Of the $6.8 million excess in operating funds, $4.5 million will be transferred to other accounts....
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new tool to track county-by-county progress in the fight against the novel coronavirus Thursday, but as the state readied to enter the next phase of reopening, he also warned that he would not hesitate to move certain regions backward if progress subsides. The announcement came as the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 894 new cases of COVID-19 over the previous 24 hours, the most since June 6 when there were 975 reported. But IDPH also announced there were 31,686 t...
For more than two decades, people have gathered one spring morning each year to stroll together through the streets of Hinsdale in support of Wellness House. Known as the Walk for Wellness House, the event raises money for the organization's cancer support programs and awareness of the services provided for people with cancer and their loved ones. "It's something that the community has grown to expect and look forward to being part of," said Executive Director Lisa Kolavennu....
Friday night at the movies - The Hinsdale Park and Recreation Department's drive in movie at Katherine Legge Memorial Park sold out Friday night. With perfect weather, the "drive in" parking lot was full. The kids had comfy seats - from lawn chairs to the back of SUVs - and plenty of treats to enjoy the showing of "The Secret Life of Pets 2." Getting ready for the show are Shreyas and Arjun Nath, Evie and Carter Pearson, Jack Enright, James Frankel and Sam Pesdi, and Adeline,...
The short-circuited spring high school sports calendar sadly meant no final campaigns for many senior Central student-athletes. Consequently, The Hinsdalean did not run our normal series of seasonal athlete profiles - until now. Over these last several weeks we've been serving up delayed recognition for (now former) Red Devils who, according to coaches, brought their best to their respective programs, whether in the heat of competition or in fostering team unity. Today's...
Day camp Zion Early Childhood Summer Camp Through July 31 https://www.zionhinsdale.org This hand-on interactive online camp for ages 2 1/2 to 6 offers a fun and relaxed learning platform that encourages creativity and curiosity with themed lessons. Each camper will receive a camp kit with materials that coordinate with the online videos and Flipgrids. When the early childhood center can safely re-open, the camp will transition to the classroom. Cost: $72 per two-week session The Community House Summer Camp July 6-Aug. 21 The...
Looking for two new friends for your home? We have a great pair of 1-year-old pit bull terrier mixes that would be perfect. Diamond is black and white and spayed. Zero has a brindle coat and is neutered. This bonded pair is good with children of any age. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is currently closed to the public, but anyone who is interested in adopting a pet can fill out an online application at https://www.hi...
COLLEGE STUDENTS ON DEANS LIST Several Hinsdale students have earned a place on the dean’s list at their respective colleges and universities for the spring 2020 semester. Cameron Anderson, University of Alabama* Ekatarina Antipov, University of Alabama Nick Becker, Marquette University Olivia Berley, University of Wisconsin-Madison Kayla Cameron, Iowa State University Evan Cotton, Northern Illinois University Emma Dillard, University of Wisconsin-Madison Christian Early, Denison University Hannah Eichelman, Marquette U...
What will the post-COVID 19 food scene look like? When colleagues in the food and beverage industry started sending Stuart McCarroll lockdown pictures from China at the start of 2020, the Hinsdale resident knew something ominous was coming. In early March, McCarroll, the CEO of global food producer Doehler Group, saw all of his company's service orders halted. Then in April, the consulting firm he founded, Menu Collective, completed work on its CoLaboratory Chicago project, a...
A total of 184 Hinsdale residents have confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of June 23, compared to 181 a week ago. The DuPage County Health Department reported 173 confirmed cases in Hinsdale and the Cook County Health Department reported 11 confirmed cases in the village. A total of 168 confirmed cases and 31 deaths are associated with ManorCare in Hinsdale, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Those numbers include residents and staff who might not be DuPage County residents. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had seven...
My tenure as a contributing columnist officially ends today with my 31st column for the Hinsdalean. Adding five written earlier for The Doings brings the total to 36 over 10 years. I've loved the challenge despite sometimes struggling to think up topics and always spending a long time doing the actual writing. Throughout, I've followed a path of writing about what I knew best. That's why my columns have been filled with personal anecdotes from all stages of my life. Today I'd...
o her teen years, I fear she will increasingly fall victim to the opinions of others. Younger kids do a pretty good job of allowing each other to express their own individuality. But many kids, as they get older, feel a need to follow the prescription of how they should look and act. Right now, it’s trendy to be a VSCO girl, clad in an oversized T-shirt with Nike shorts, Crocs and a shell necklace, carrying a Hydro Flask and wearing a scrunchie around your wrist. We all had po...
Like everything else since mid-March, the summer reading program at the Hinsdale Public Library looks a little different than it did last year. The program, which began earlier this month and continues through July 31, offers a philanthropic incentive for adults to participate. “We’re in this together!” the library website reads. “Help turn your reading, listening and viewing into assistance for the community.” Readers are invited to share any five reads, listens or views with the library by sending an email listing t...
New Hinsdale Central High School graduate Vivian Eck wants to turn her love of fashion into a career, and she's not waiting until after college to get started. "I realized I didn't have to wait," said Eck, who was spurred to action when she read her senior letter - a letter she had written to herself as a high school freshman. Realizing that she still held the same dream of starting her own fashion company, she decided to waste no more time. In November 2019, Eck presented...
With a few new rules in place, the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce 44th annual Farmers Market returned to town this month. And while masks are required and a few food vendors aren't yet able to open, the market is up and running Mondays through Oct. 12. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports June 23. Driver arrested for DUI Laura M. Martinez, 30, 3754 W. 24th St., Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, driving without a valid license, driving an uninsured motor vehicle and speeding at 3:15 a.m. June 18 at Ogden Avenue and County Line Road. She was charged and released to appear in court. Marijuana found on motorist Anthony A. Hall, 21, 1616 Ridgeland Ave., Berwyn, was arrested for...
Christina Vasquez pauses for a moment while creating a picture for Stockholm Objects on Washington Street. Several Hinsdale merchants chose to board up their stores earlier this month while marchers were protesting the killing of George Floyd. Stockholm Objects decided to turn its plywood into a mural. Vasquez, a former employee, returned home from Spain, where she was teaching art, when COVID-19 cases began to spike there earlier this year. (Jim Slonoff ph...
Trinity Sober Living is no longer limited to nine residents in its sober house in Hinsdale, following a June 10 order issued by Judge Brian Diamond of the DuPage County 18th District Circuit Court. The court originally stayed all litigation in the case to allow the federal court to rule on the issues of preemption after Trinity filed a federal lawsuit in November claiming the village of Hinsdale is discriminating against residents of the The Sober House at 111 N. Grant St. “The court was led to believe, at that time, that t...
Hinsdale High School District 86 is looking for a new chief human resources officer following the resignation of Domenico Maniscalco. The school board accepted his resignation at a special meeting June 18. When contacted Tuesday via text, Maniscalco told The Hinsdalean that he sent an email to Superintendent Tammy Prentiss Monday rescinding his resignation. He was under the impression it would be the subject of a board vote at tonight’s meeting. Prentiss said that is not the case. “It is not a board agenda item for this Thu...
Community Consolidated District 181 Among other business Monday, board members: • approved the three-year purchase of the Actively Learn digital curriculum platform for middle school language arts classes at a cost of $43,120. Actively Learn will be implemented during the 2020-21 school year after having been piloted at Hinsdale and Clarendon middle schools from January to March. Officials said the resource will support literacy instruction at the schools and provides pre-existing content and the ability for teachers to u...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, June 25 https://www.d86.hindale86.org/virtual On the agenda: approved FY2020-21 tentative budget, 2019-20 budget amendment public hearing, Recovery-Revitalization-Restored Committee update, board committee appointments Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org...
Procession from the past - Ralph Homann sent us this photo from Memorial Day 1957. The Hinsdale Township High School band was marching along Washington Street near Chicago Avenue. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email it to [email protected]....
This summer, Ronan Martin had planned to celebrate his graduation from Hinsdale Central High School with a trip to Spain with dad Chris, walking the 220-kilometer road know as the "Camino" from Porto to Santiago. The trip had to be canceled due to COVID-19, and it isn't the only one the Martins missed out on this year. Political unrest precluded a journey to Lebanon in March, and the alternative destination of Brazil was ruled out due to the pandemic. Fortunately, the...
