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In 1869, the population of yet-to-be-incorporated Hinsdale numbered less than 500, living within boundaries that stretched from Ayres Avenue to 10th Street and from Jackson to the county line," according to Hugh Dugan's 1949 book, "Village on the County Line." Developer William Robbins had built a school at Main (now Garfield) and Third, and the train station then sat between Washington and Lincoln. Dugan includes a description from an issue of a real estate publication...
Johnny Mossburg gets behind the wheel for some pre-parade photos Tuesday morning before the start of the Hinsdale Independence Day parade. During the parade, the Medinah Shriners were behind the wheels, captivating the crowd with their precision driving techniques. Please turn to Page 10 for more photos. (photo for The Hinsdalean by Sam Wheeler)...
Moving to full-day kindergarten in the fall of 2025 and purchasing and renovating a new district office building are boosting capital expenses for Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. The fiscal year 2023-24 budget the school board approved June 26 estimates $108 million in expenses and $86.7 million in revenues. The budget calls for the district to borrow $26 million in debt certificates to pay for classroom construction for all-day kindergarten, Rick Engstrom, assistant superintendent for business and...
The ID numbers of 22 students from Hinsdale South and up to 18 students from Hinsdale Central and the Transition Center who received out of school suspensions during the 2022-23 school year were made public for about an hour June 20 on BoardDocs on the Hinsdale High School District 86 website. A district resident who was checking the FOIA log noticed the document, the 2023 OSS report, which listed student ID numbers, the length of their suspension, a description of the incident and whether police were notified. The resident...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports July 5. DUI arrest Sandra A. Garcia, 49, 2803 Ridgeland Ave., Berwyn, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use, expired registration and driving without a valid license at 9:30 p.m. June 28 in the 700 block of West Ogden Avenue. She was charged and released to appear in court. Arrest on warrant Dominique L. Terrell, 31, 339 Bluff Ave., La Grange, surrendered herself on an arrest warrant from the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office at 11:40 p.m. J...
Steven J. Rostan, 78, of Clarendon Hills died July 1, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Linda Quirk, nee Leonard; his daughter, Kris (Dave); his grandchildren, Gianna, Vincent and Carina; his siblings, Jeri, Ellie (Mick) and Rick (Peggy); his nieces, Amanda (Kurt), Kathryn (Alex) and Lindsey (AJ); and his five great-nieces and -nephews. Mr. R, as he was fondly known by the Quirk family, is also survived by Ryan, Michael (Amber), Patrick (Meredith) and Timothy (Meghan) Quirk;...
Sue Windsor, 77, of Willowbrook passed peacefully June 29, 2023, surrounded by her family. Sue was born in 1946 to Charles and Gertrude Hinkle of Nokomis, Ill. She was married to her husband, Rick, for 55 wonderful years. They met in college at Eastern Illinois University and married on Aug. 26, 1967. They moved to the Chicago area shortly thereafter. They lived first in several apartments, then bought their first home in Naperville, where they spent some 40 years before...
Winifred Joan McCain Hurst, 94, a former longtime Hinsdale resident, died peacefully June 28, 2023. Joan was born and raised in Boonton, N.J., the daughter of Rev. George Leonard and Margaret Winifred McCain. Mrs. Hurst graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon in Massachusetts. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from the University of Delaware. In 1955, she met and married Alan Ross Hurst and they began their amazing adventure. They moved to Hinsdale in 1962 and remained in the same house for 45 yea...
How do you create encaustic art? Maja Bosen's paintings look taken right out of nature - probably because most of the materials have been. Bosen blends pigment and organic elements with heated beeswax, a discipline called encaustic art, resulting in provocative tableaus depicting the natural world. Her exhibit, Clinging to Fire, is on currently display at in Hinsdale Public Library's Quiet Reading Room. "I make them just a little bit more layered so they break the plain of...
The Hinsdale Chamber of Com-merce Fine Arts Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary in June. Burlington Park once again provided the perfect background for local and out-of-town artists to display and sell their crafts. Greta and Dexter Pfau check out sculptor Scott Causey's work. Rae Mugnolo and her daughters, Alessandra and Adelina, view the work of photogrpaher James Cole. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Ariana is a sweet, gentle and adorable 4-year-old tabby cat. She is approved for children of all ages and loves cuddles. Ariana resides on site as she searches for a new home. She has been spayed and is up to date on her vaccinations. Her adoption fee is $75. Please consider adoption. Those interested in adopting an animal should visit www.hinsdalehumanesociety.org to fill out an application today and schedule an appointment during adoption hours. The Hinsdale Humane Society...
n Pop Legends Performance Camp July 10-14 School of Rock 116 S. Washington St., Hinsdale www.villageofhinsdale.org/pr (630) 789-7090 Early pop legends such as Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, and Dusty Springfield paved the way for icons like Madonna and Taylor Swift. While this camp features mostly female artists, it also will feature some of their male counterparts. This is a great camp for instrumentalists and vocalists 8-18 years old. Some prior experience is preferred. On Friday, campers will perform the songs they’ve b...
Last year, Hinsdale Central's 4x800-meter relay team set the Hayward Field record at the Nike Outdoor Nationals high school track meet on the campus of the University of Oregon. Their blistering time of 7:32.15 would be tough to match at this year's event June 15-19. But with returning champions Aden Bandukwala, Michael Skora and Daniel Watcke, along with newcomer but recent state titlist Grant Miller, the group felt they could kick into an even higher gear. "State was a huge...
Summertime is concert time! Do you remember your first concert? Mine was Sly and the Family Stone. Can't say I was a big fan, but as a college freshman the invitation was hard to turn down. Since then, I have been to my share of concerts. I have enjoyed performances by Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Sting, Cher and Barry Manilow, to name a few favorites! And for a summertime concert, it's hard to beat The Beach Boys at Ravinia. This summer, I turned it up a notch and...
The good news: the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has finally announced the fate of Superintendent Tammy Prentiss, who has been on paid administrative leave since mid-May. The bad news: district taxpayers will foot the bill for essentially two superintendents during the 2023-24 school year. Board members last week voted 5-2 to continue to pay Prentiss, who earns $277,000 a year plus benefits, through March 2024. They’ve already paid Chris Covino $10,000 for his work as acting superintendent from May through June 3...
It's practically impossible to spend time in Hinsdale without seeing the impact of the Fuller family, whose influence on the community began with the platting of Fullersburg Woods in the mid-1800s and continues today with a host of businesses. Doug Fuller Jr. is the oldest son of Doug Fuller Sr., whose father, Lloyd Fuller, started the family business with a service station and car wash at the corner of York Road and Ogden Avenue in 1946. Today, the heirs of the company's foun...
Tyler Hamman has learned a lot as owner and founder of Ty's Treats, including the fact that his young customers prefer their SpongeBob ice cream treats with gumball eyes rather than chocolate ones. "When they replaced the gumballs with chocolate, kids started buying them less," said Hamman, who opened Ty's Treats at the Hinsdale Community Pool this summer. Hamman got his first job working behind the front desk of the pool when he was 15. The next year, he worked for Sauced...
The Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 board has named leaders and members for its three board committees for the 2023-25 school years. Board member Grace Shin will serve as chair of the Academic Success Committee, with board member William Cotter serving as co-chair. Community members are Chaidan Leshinski, Sara Clary and Jake Wertz. Board members Margie Kleber and Meg Cooper will serve as chair and co-chair of the facilities committee. Community members are Nathan Lucht, Rich Giltner, Adam East and Jerry...
Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public meeting on 830 N. Madison St. (two paddle tennis courts at Salt Creek Club), sign permit review for 14 Grant Square (Jocelyn D Jewelry), findings and recommendations for 11 Salt Creek Lane (MedProperties exterior appearance and site plan) Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 11 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: approve exterior appearance and site...
Home sweet home - Sandy Williams writes about this Italianate home built in 1869 at 142 E. First St. in her book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." "It was owned by William Whitney, the man responsible for coordinating the village's incorporation in 1873. Still standing, the home was the first in Hinsdale to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places."...
