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Before heading down to the Little League Central Region Softball Tournament on Saturday morning, team members from the Clarendon Hills 12U team representing Illinois in the competition had plenty of time for pictures and decorating their parents cars. The girls got to travel in style on board a 47-passenger luxury bus, compliments of their parents. Meghan Wierzbicki donned the perfect head gear for the team, while Kate Sunderson and Olivia McEwen put some finishing touches on...
The sun is shining and a cool breeze is blowing the morning of July 18 as Hinsdale Central juniors and seniors arrive for their seventh day of football camp at Dickinson Field. Before camp started July 8, it had been more than eight months since players and coaches were on the gridiron. "It always feels like a long time coming, but once it's here, its such a familiar, comfortable feeling, so it's great," varsity head coach Brian Griffin said. Quarterback Riley Contreras, a jun...
Meet Hazel! This energetic and playful pup has been at Hinsdale Humane Society for six months and needs a home. She does well with other dogs and has a friendly, outgoing personality. Her favorite thing to do is go on walks, though her curiosity means that a lot of time will be spent sniffing new and interesting smells! Hazel is spayed, fully vaccinated, and microchipped. Her adoption fee is $300 and she is approved for children 8+. She would be an amazing companion for...
Hinsdale Central football players take a break during a five-minute "halftime" during summer camp July 18 at Dickinson Field. Players switched between sessions called "installs" and individual skill drills, all in preparation for their first game Aug. 30 at Naperville Central. For the full story on summer camp and more photos, turn to Page 34. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
In her ten years of musical theater, Caroline Walsh has played villains, heroes, mean girls and even starfish. Now, she's adding gorilla to her theater resume as part of Stage Door Fine Arts' production of "Tarzan: The Musical." "It's a different experience," Walsh said of the motions and postures required to look like a gorilla. "It's muscles you aren't typically using in everyday life." Based on the Disney animated film and Edgar Rice Burroughs' story, "Tarzan: The Musical"...
What's been rewarding about real estate law? Dominic Mancini found more than a job when he began his career in Hinsdale nearly 50 years ago. He found his forever home. He's now a father of four and a grandfather of 10, seven of whom live within walking distance of Mancini's house. "I love that," he said, saying it's not at all uncommon to run into a member of his family while out for a walk or driving to work. Mancini also continues to enjoy his work as an attorney...
Nancy Tieszen, a former Hinsdale and Oak Brook resident, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in her home at Goddard House, Brookline, Mass. Nancy, 97, was born in Raleigh, N.C., and spent her formative years in Springfield, Mo. She graduated from Purdue University in 1949 and began her graduate studies in statistics there, where she met her future husband, Mel Tieszen. Married in 1952, they settled in the Chicago area to raise their family. Their three children...
Laura Schindler of Burr Ridge, formerly of Hinsdale, died July 20, 2024, after a long illness. Laura was born in Chicago to Mary, nee Thomson, and John J. Kennelly. She attended the Faulkner School for Girls and Hinsdale Central High School and graduated from University of New Hampshire. She obtained her master’s in social work from Loyola University and her master’s in library science from Rosary College. She worked for many years as a librarian at Helen Plum Library in Lombard. She was a longtime member of Westmont Ala...
Barbara Ann Lonigro, nee Puglia, 78, of Bloomingdale, passed away July 17, 2024. Barbara was a cherished mother, grandmother, and friend who touched the lives of all who knew her with her warmth, kindness, and unwavering love. Her love and dedication to her family were evident in every aspect of her life, and her memory will continue to be a source of inspiration and strength for them. She is survived by her daughter, Nadine Lynn (Baer) O'Malley of Hinsdale; her son-in-law,...
Nancy J. Scales, 73 of Tinley Park, passed away on July 12, 2024, after a courageous 28-month fight with cancer at Sunrise Assisted Living in Willowbrook. Born in 1950 in Ottawa to William J. and Drue Redshaw Scales, Nancy graduated from Illinois State University with a degree in teaching and spent several years working with special needs children before going on to work in retail at Bergner's and Carson Pirie Scott. She was a member of the Morrison Music Theater Association,...
The moving truck pulled up earlier than expected. I felt a jolt of adrenaline and dread, knowing it was really happening. This year would be our 21st, and last year, living in Hinsdale. Three big moving guys descended on our home. They were nice but no nonsense as they inventoried our things. They slapped down reams of packing paper and got to work. I cringed as they picked up our special things - crystal from my mother-in-law, Christmas decorations passed down and collected,...
I am sorry to report Hinsdale once again has fallen short of the North Shore. One of those fancy "W" towns - Winnetka - beat out Hinsdale for the No. 1 spot on the latest list published by HomeSnacks. What is HomeSnacks, you ask? We're not entirely sure, but it produces lots of lists - safest states, most dangerous states, even dumbest states. You can read all of these lists on its Facebook page (which contains no information about who is preparing them or why). And what does...
The greatest athletes in the world have assembled in the French capital to compete for gold at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games. In anticipation of the pomp and pageantry of the opening ceremony and the emotional roller coaster tracking the exploits of Team USA, we couldn’t help but let our imaginations run wild with the notion of what an Olympics might look like right here in Hinsdale. Granted Salt Creek may be a bit tighter to navigate than the Seine River for water sports events, and the carillon cupola atop the M...
Former attorney Vicky Bush-Joseph of Hinsdale is keenly aware of justice's often exasperatingly slow tempo. Joining a choral group post-retirement was refreshing for the tight time frame from first rehearsal to concert. "This is relatively short and sweet," Bush-Joseph said of the Sounds Good Choir. "There's a beginning, there's an end and there's improvement - it's very fulfilling." The alto will perform in the choir's summer show at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at The Community...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports July 23. DUI arrests • Quinyana N. Burkes, 36, 10S710 Lilac Lane, Willowbrook, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving an uninsured vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident at 1:35 p.m. July 19 after a property damage crash at 55th Street and County Line Road. The suspect refused to submit to testing to determine blood-alcohol content and was charged and released to appear in court. • Salvador P. Perez, 23, 946 Evanston St., Hof...
Hinsdale residents have until Monday, July 29, to apply for one of the open contributing columnist positions at The Hinsdalean. The paper once again is looking for volunteer writers to contribute columns once every seven or eight weeks during the school year for a two-year term. To apply, send a sample 450-word column to editor Pamela Lannom at [email protected]. Please provide ideas for three additional columns. The ideas don’t need to be extremely detailed, but they are a factor in the selection process. Applicants...
Hinsdale Police reported incidents of attempted auto theft that occurred early Saturday morning, July 20, in the village's northeast neighborhood. According to an alert posted on the police department's social media, the incidents took place at approximately 5 a.m. in the area just north of Hinsdale Hospital. An officer noticed a suspicious vehicle in the area, which then fled southbound on the Tri-State Tollway at a high rate of speed. Several hours later, a resident in the...
The village of Hinsdale was informed two weeks ago by the Hinsdale Humane Society that the nonprofit agency would not be accepting strays from the village’s police department until a formal agreement is finalized between the two parties. Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King said that, to his knowledge, the village had not operated under a contract for the humane society’s services up to this point but had donated funding in the past. In an email to The Hinsdalean, King said the two have been trying to hammer out a contract for...
The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of July 29 to Aug. 2....
There were plenty of picnic blankets and kid-friendly snacks at Burlington Park on July 17, but the village's Lunch on the Lawn event wasn't just about enjoying a mid-day meal. Lunch on the Lawn is all about the entertainment. Sandwiched between the Memorial Building and the railroad tracks, Burlington Park is among performer Jeanie Bonansinga's favorite places to perform. "I love the setting because the park has so much variety in the areas that people can enjoy," said...
Pictures from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor Jim Piontkowski took this photo in 1979. King Keyser Ski & Bicycle, 41 S. Washington St., is one of the few stores in the central business district that hasn't changed in the 45 years since this picture was taken. 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]....
The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual sidewalk sale last Friday and Saturday in the central business district. Mother Nature and the village pubic works lent a hand in making the event a success. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
A former Schaumburg man has been sentenced to 26 years for robbing at gunpoint a Hinsdale Verizon Wireless store in 2022 and a Wheaton Sprint store in 2019, according to DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin’s office. Stephon Little, 31, who has since changed his name to Isa Al Ahad, received his sentence July 18 from DuPage County Associate Judge Joseph Bugos, handing down a 26-year sentence on the Hinsdale robbery and a 21-year sentence on the Wheaton robbery, to be served concurrently. As detailed in a press rel...
