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Cooling off at the fountain - James Hinkel, with some help from grandma Linda, spent some time splashing in the Burlington Park fountain Monday morning. From splashing in the water to pouring a bit on his head, James found the perfect way to keep cool. The pair visited the fountain after strolling through the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market. The market is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Monday through Oct. 24. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Sarah was about four months pregnant when she received news no mother ever wants to hear. She was told her baby had triploidy and would not survive. “She had an underdeveloped brain, underdeveloped kidneys, underdeveloped heart. I don’t think she had a spleen. It was pretty heart-wrenching when I found that out,” said Sarah, a Hinsdale resident who asked that I not use her last name. She had two choices: Wait for her baby to die and deliver her stillborn or terminate the p...
SWIMMERS EARN NISCA HONORS Thirteen Hinsdale Central High School swimmers earned All-American honors from the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association for their accomplishments during the 2021-22 school year. • Sydney Akers, 400-yard freestyle relay • Joshua Bey, 200-yard medley relay and 100-yard breaststroke • Lauren Biegel, 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay • Samuel Daw, 200-yard medley relay • Haley Dynis, 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay • Andrew Gilb...
HINSDALE CENTRAL HONOR ROLL Hinsdale Central has released the names of students who earned a place on the dean’s list or honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2021-22 school year. Dean’s list Seniors Masa Abboud, Eliza Abdullai, Althea Abrusci, Jeremiah Adams, Jon Adams, Arnima Agrawal, Aminah Ahmed, Shaan Ahuja, Arman Akbar, Sydney Akers, Mohammad Al-Sabek, Marleni Alcantar, Rami Alkadri, Ayah Almusaddy, Anna Amine, Emmelia Anderson, Theodore Andrews, Ellie Andrzejewski, Marianna Angelopoulos, Ann Ascher, Max Aschinber...
ART CAMPS n Summer Arts Camps Through Aug. 19 The Community House 415 W. Eighth St., Hinsdale https://www.thecommunityhouse.org (630) 323-7500 Step into a time machine in the Art Studio and explore the art and culture of yesterday and today while imagining what the world will become tomorrow. Three themed weeks (past/present/future) run three times each throughout the summer, featuring painting, sculpture and mixed media projects. The camp is for ages 5 to 13. Campers also can sign up for an individual day. There is no camp...
Cookie is as sweet as her name and looking for her forever home. This charming girl loves learning new tricks and is super trainable. She gets along great with other dogs and is approved for children 8 years and older. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is open to the public from noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Interested adopters are encouraged to fill out an online...
The combination of sun, warmth and inviting natural areas in close proximity to Hinsdale is the perfect mix for outdoor fun. The DuPage County and Cook County forest preserve districts as well as the Morton Arboretum are great resources to help you head out and soak in nature's splendor. Check out one or more of these programs available in the weeks ahead. Wild kingdom • Learn about the monarch butterfly at the Monarchs Pop-Up at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, at the Sagawau E...
Redeemer Lutheran Church hosted its vacation Bible school earlier this summer with the theme, "Tree of Healing." Children enjoyed many activities while learning more about the Bible. Sarah McCabe shows the children how to plant basil. Pastor Linnea Wilson shares a Bible story and Poppy Huseth enjoys snacking on some fruit during a break. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
At the time Chris Bruton graduated from college, women were encouraged to follow one of two career paths - nursing or teaching. She planned to be an English teacher, only to discover the job market was flooded with women with the same ambition. "Life takes a different turn. You never know," said Bruton. A career in municipal government never occurred to her at the time, she said. "I had no idea. None. However, had I had a sense of it when I went away to school, that this was...
HJWC AWARDS 24 GRANTS Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club raised more than $364,000 during the 2021-2022 club year. The record breaking total was distributed to 24 nonprofits through HJWC’s philanthropic giving process. The club’s 250 members also participated in 18 service projects to further support local organizations. The club funds tangible items for deserving Chicagoland nonprofit organizations. During the 2021-2022 grant application period, more than 50 organizations submitted more than $1.2 million in grant requests. “HJWC...
Agnes Proksa, nee Seckar, 99, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away July 6, 2022 at home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irwin; and her nephew, Larry Homolka. She is survived by her children, Darrell (Lita) Proksa and Lori Beth Proksa; her grandson, Justin (Samantha) Proksa; and her nephew, Donald Homolka. Services took place July 12 at at Woodlawn Cemetery and Memorial Park in Forest Park. Memorials may be made online to Sokol Spirit at https://www.sokolspirit.org or charity of your choice....
David Allan Beery, 80, of Hinsdale, died June 29, 2022. After growing up in and around Lima, Ohio, he graduated in 1960 graduate from Shawnee High School. He went on to earn a bachelor's from DePauw University in 1964 and an MBA from Bowling Green State University in 1966. After two years in the U.S. Army Adjutant General's Corps, Mr. Beery and his wife, Katherine, moved to Chicago, where they resided for 55 years, except for a three-year stint in Australia. He worked as a...
Donald “Don” Holt Craigmile, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away July 9, 2022, in Eden Prairie, Minn., surrounded by family. Don was born in 1933 in Oak Park and graduated from Hinsdale Central High School in 1950. He continued his formal education at the University of Wisconsin/Madison, where he earned a bachelor’s degree and a juris doctorate. Throughout his years Don was an athlete. From All-Conference in high school football to weightlifting, playing golf and running, well into retirement. Don was a lifelong loyal...
Sometimes I wonder whether Teri Goudie was a figment of my imagination. Surely, no one individual could embody so much love, energy and life. She was the stuff that tall tales are made of: Supermom of five, Professional Guru, Adventure Enthusiast, an absolutely tireless Seeker of Light. Do I make her sound intimidating? She wasn't. Warm and caring, Teri was a woman who simply loved her family, her work, her faith, her friends. She was buoyed up by a boundless energy that...
The sedate suburbs couldn't compare with the daily unpredictability that U.S. Army Reservists and inseparable buddies Bob Allen and Brad Drake had faced on a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan. Despite their exhausting, unrelenting assignment helping run the Bagram Theater Internment Facility as military police in 2003-04, the two Hinsdale South graduates had grown to love the grind. From going on middle-of-the-night helicopter "ring routes" to collect enemy detainees to a harrowing evacuation of prisoners when the jail...
Vive la France! Today is Bastille Day — France’s equivalent of the Fourth of July — so break out the escargot and French onion soup! Or how about the mac and cheese? July 14 is the comfort food’s national day, too. Ever try it with a nice Bordeaux? As much as we amour our French friends, this piece is really about edibles. No, not that kind. So many wonderful foods and taste sensations in the world, but only 365 days per year to chow down. Luckily the good folks at https://www.holidayinsights.com offer some gastron...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports July 12. Suspects wanted on warrants • Jaylin M. Matias, 18, 1101 Harlem Ave., Forest Park, was wanted on an arrest warrant out of Winnebago County when he was apprehended by Hinsdale police responding to a solicitor complaint at 11:18 a.m. July 6 in the 300 block of Hillcrest Avenue. He was taken to Winnebago County Jail. • Chinnawut Ngeunjuntr, 71, 7202 Emerson Drive, Darien, was wanted on an arrest warrant out of DuPage County when he was taken into custody by Hinsdale pol...
As Hinsdale officials structure ways to keep vintage residences from being torn down, they also want to install signage to draw attention to the village’s most heritage-rich neighborhood. At their July 6 meeting, historic preservation commissioners discussed location preferences for new Robbins Park Historic District gateway signs. “We are trying to put some general parameters together about the locations and general design ideas so that we can then put out a bid to request some proposals from sign contractors,” repor...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other action at Tuesday’s meeting, trustees: • reviewed plans for Vine Street Station, the 12-unit lifestyle housing development proposed for 125 S. Vine St. and the subject of a May 26 public hearing before the plan commission, which unanimously approved of the plan with some changes. Trustees said they want the building to be age restricted rather than age targeted. The plan will be up for a vote at the Aug. 16 village board meeting. If approved, developer Holladay Properties Services Mid...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 42 new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 3,895, compared to 3,853 last week. The Cook County Health Department no longer reports on cases specific to Hinsdale. The number of cases per 100,000 population in DuPage was 40.5 on July 12, compared to 31.3 on July 6. The community level remains high....
Hinsdale Tree Board special meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: discussion and recommendation for 746 McKinley Lane Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: approve final decisions/findings of fact for 933 S. Grant St. and 541 Kensington Court subdivision, status update on 110 E. Ogden Ave....
By Sandy Illian Bosch [email protected] Just a few short years ago, Alexandra Knoch of Hinsdale was a camper at The Community House's summer volunteer camp. Now a junior at Hinsdale Central High School, Knoch returned this summer as a camp counselor. Volunteer camp is a chance for kids entering sixth through ninth grades to learn about volunteering and the organizations in their community that rely on the help of volunteers. "It's different as a high schooler looking...
Early First Street - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," shows the southeast corner of First and Washington streets. "In this early 1920s photograph, First Street development appears fairly complete. The bank's vault annex is shown as well as the four-store retail block built in 1912. Included here is Hinsdale's first movie theater, boasting a seating capacity of 300. To appease concerns over new 'moving picture exhibitions,' residents were...
Millie and Mason Fisher had their hands full putting out peaches for sale at Monday morning's Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market. It's a family affair at J. W. Murlock & Girls farm stand as everyone pitches in to keep the stand filled with fresh Michigan fruit and vegetables. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale police are working to determine whether two early morning burglaries Tuesday are connected to incidents reported last week. A safe containing $1,200 was stolen from Jimmy John's, 777 N. York Road, in Gateway Square at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King told The Hinsdalean. Suspects used a landscaping brick to break the window. Shortly after, a chair was used to shatter the window at Starbucks, 500 E. Ogden Ave. The office was ransacked but nothing was ta...
