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Not only did Leonie Nakvosas have a great seat to watch the Hinsdale Independence Day parade, she also had a built in noise protector from her dad, Darius, when the fire trucks blew their horns and sirens along First Street. This year's parade is the focus of this week's summer feature, Summer Days, on Page 5. Also more parade pictures can be found on Page 24 and online on Facebook at facebook.com/hinsdalean and Instagram at @the_hinsdalean. (Jim Slonoff ph...
Several Hinsdale Central graduates and one from Fenwick plan to continue their athletic careers in college. They shared their best high school sports memories and their anticipations for the next four years with The Hinsdalean. This is the second in a two-part series. The first installment ran July 4. Ardit Abdullai, Bradley University, soccer I will most remember ... my junior year when we competed for a super-sectional title after many people thought we wouldn't make it...
Cloudy skies and a couple of sprinkles actually were a welcome relief to marchers in the annual Hinsdale Independence Day parade July 4. From the starting point at Eighth and Garfield to the finish at Sixth and Grant, hundreds if not thousands of people lined the streets. Charlotte Atkinson was on Garfield waving to participants as they marched by. Maddie and Leah Rudolph dodged a few sprinkles early during the parade. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
DuPage County Wins Awards DuPage County received seven Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties. The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents. “DuPage County strives to be a leader at the state and national levels. We’re proud to share information about our initiatives with other government leaders nationwide. And we are gratified to receive this recognition from NACo,” county board Chair Deborah Conroy said. Each year, NACo’s Achievement Awards...
Ken and Barbie are a sweet and shy bonded pair. Barbie loves to be pet and has the cutest, roundest little face. Ken is shy around people he doesn't know and needs his sister to help him be brave. They are both very cat friendly and would do well in a home with another cat to show them the ropes. Both Ken and Barbie are 1 year old, vaccinated and microchipped. Barbie is spayed and Ken is neutered. They must be adopted together and have had their adoption fee generously...
Work on the downtown parking deck continued this week, limiting access to sections of spaces as part of a project officials hope will be completed by the end of the month. Phase two of the preventative maintenance work on the 4-year-old facility began Monday, according to George Peluso, Hinsdale’s director of public works, who said this portion is expected to be completed early next week, weather permitting. “They’re primarily working in the middle areas of the upper and lower deck,” Peluso explained. “Contractors originall...
Local UChicago Medicine AdventHealth staff had reason to follow the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on Sunday after professional driver Erik Jones stopped by the organization's Cancer Institute in Hinsdale Friday. Jones brought his No. 43 UChicago Medicine AdventHealth-branded race car to the 1 Salt Creek Lane facility to promote the sporting event and to raise awareness about skin cancer and other causes close to his heart. In remarks to kick off the pep rally, the 28-year-old...
How does oral health affect the body? As a former dentist, Jessica Lederhausen thought she knew all she needed to know about caring for her own mouth. But when she received a diagnosis of receding gums, Lederhausen found herself in search of ways to improve her gum health without surgery. In doing so, Lederhausen became convinced of the effects of oral health on the entire body and the big impacts that small changes can have on physical and mental well being. "It all starts...
Don J. Hindman, 97, of Hinsdale and Key Largo, Fla., passed away peacefully in his sleep July 6, 2024. Don was born in 1926 in Spearville, Ky., to Lela, a piano teacher, and Don C. Hindman, a Presbyterian minister. Raised in New Martinsville, W.V., Don inherited his mother's passion for music and learned to play clarinet and alto sax as a child, a hobby he would enjoy throughout his life. His father was the pastor at the Moundsville, West Virginia State Penitentiary and he...
James Donohue Henry of Hinsdale, formerly of Burr Ridge and Westchester, passed away peacefully July 8, 2024, surrounded by family. Jim was born to Joseph E. and Margaret D. Henry and raised on the south side of Chicago. He lived most of his life in the city's western suburbs. After graduating from Fenwick High School, he attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., graduating in 1956. He earned his juris doctorate from Northwestern University School of Law,...
Jayne Mullen Gilligan, 86, a former Hinsdale resident, passed away June 24, 2024. Born in 1937 on Chicago's west side, Jayne was the eldest daughter of John Francis and Mary "Bess" Mullen. She graduated from Trinity High School as class president and went on to earn a degree in Education from Rosary College, following which she taught elementary school children at the Jenner School in the Cabrini Green housing project. The positive influence she had on these young lives was a...
For those of you not "in the know" (basically everyone outside my immediate family), today is an auspicious day. My 21st wedding anniversary. My marriage can finally drink legally. What kind of gift is appropriate for that milestone? Traditional gifts for a 21st anniversary, I learned, are brass and nickel, symbols of strength, endurance and longevity. That's sort of sweet, isn't it? Makes it feel like this marriage is a fortress. Which, in a way, I suppose it has been. It...
“Hope you and the family had a terrific holiday weekend,” Susan O’Byrne emailed me Sunday along with her column to run in today’s paper. “We became the new home of three pet rats and a rather large rat cage,” I responded. “Not sure that qualifies as terrific!” Susan was much more enthusiastic about the pet rats than I was, although I have to say they are growing on me. Ainsley brought the rats home July 3 after she and a friend got them for free from a lady outside a pet s...
Eight decades ago, Hinsdale's Harold Bogigian was thankful to have made it back from a World War II "suicide run" with the U.S. Navy. A radioman on the SS John Stevenson merchant ship, Bogigian and his fellow crewmen departed New York in January of 1944 on a mission to deliver supplies to Murmansk, Russia, in the Arctic Circle. "My parents were terrified when I left," related Bogigian, who was 19 at the time. "Our mission to Murmansk was probably my most dangerous mission of...
Feeling the urge to get out and play in the park? Lean into that spirit as July is Park and Recreation Month, a national effort to promote building strong, vibrant and resilient communities through the power of these cherished public resources. For Hinsdaleans that comes in the form of 122 acres of dedicated parkland at 18 sites and the Hinsdale Community Pool. The Hinsdale Parks & Recreation department is highlighting how parks and recreation programs enhance quality of life, promote healthy lifestyles, and foster community...
A move to a new town comes with plenty of questions and uncertainties. Hinsdale mom Candice Hodson said she was relieved to learn that after-school care for her son wasn't one of them. Hodson and her family moved to Hinsdale in 2021. Both she and her husband work outside of the home and they needed safe, reliable care for son Rowen between the end of the school day and the end of the work day. Hodson said she was pleased and relieved to learn of the Before/After the Bell...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports July 9. Disorderly conduct arrest Mario R. Negron, 40, 8109 W. 83rd St., Justice, was arrested at 12:51 a.m. July 4 at Hinsdale Hospital, 120 N. Oak St., for making comments of an alarming and threatening nature to hospital staff. He was cited and released to appear in court. License plate stolen The front license plate was stolen from a car parked on the street in the 5500 block of South Grant between 10 and 11:30 a.m. July 4. Identity theft reported Someone made fraudulent t...
The village of Hinsdale is offering special pricing on Hinsdale Community Pool passes to take advantage of the remainder of the summer. This week pool memberships were discounted $20 to help prospective patrons beat the heat and have a blast at the pool, which features a 50-meter pool; a 25-meter zero-depth walk-in wading pool with play feature; and a diving well with a drop slide, two 1-meter diving boards and a 3-meter diving board. Passes are normally $325 for a resident family, $400 under the neighborly rate and $550 for...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, July 11 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: board self-evaluation report, board committee responsibilities Hinsdale Police Pension Board 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 17 Police Department, 121 Symonds Drive www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 16 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals 6:30 p.m....
For most Americans, the Fourth of July is a day off. That's not the case for those on staff in the village of Hinsdale, who were out in full force last Thursday morning for the Independence Day parade. Which employees were working? "Like the whole village of Hinsdale," said Mike Hayes, superintendent of parks and recreation, listing off fire, police, public works, pool staff and administration. This year's parade is the second Hayes has directed since joining the village in...
Pictures from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, took this photo in 1979. Heritage House, a clothing and antique store, was located at 25 E. First St. Today Hinsdale Bank & Trust calls the space home. 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]....
Tiffany Stojka takes a selfie with "Nettie" outside Immanuel Hall following the Hinsdale Independence Day parade July 4. Nettie (portrayed by historical interpreter Martin) was owned by Dr. Thomas Lawton and his family, who lived on Washington Street, in the early 1900s. For more information on Nettie, visit the Hinsdale Historical Society's Stars and Stripes digital exhibit at www.hinsdalehistory.org. For more photos from the parade, turn to Pages 5 and 24. (Jim Slonoff...
