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Richard L. “Dick” Berdelle, 92, of Hinsdale, died Aug. 6, 2021. He was born in 1929 to Edward and Helen, nee McLaughlin, Berdelle. Dick was a 1947 graduate of Leo High School and attended Marquette University and Marquette Law School, graduating in 1953. He spent most of his legal career with the Pretzel and Stouffer law firm in Chicago as a senior and managing partner. In his day, he was known as one of the top personal injury trial lawyers in Chicago and served as a past president of two highly respected professional ass...
Learning the ropes - The Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Department sponsored a lacrosse camp at KLM last month. With the goal of teaching various lacrosse techniques, such as cradling, scooping, passing, catching, shooting and goalie skills, the camp covered all the fundamentals. Finn Norman watches closely as camp instructor Dryden Hall lines up a shot on goal. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Despite Gov. JB Pritzker’s announcement Wednesday mandating masks for all children in preschool through high school, Hinsdale’s Dr. Uma Levy said she doesn’t regret starting a petition calling for masks in District 181 schools. “I’m still happy that I did it because there have been instances where the board and the district have kind of gone against recommendations or changed their mind,” said Levy, who has two children in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. “I don’t think it was a wasted effort and it is overa...
Mary Paisios, 97, of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of July 11, 2021, surrounded by family and staff at Eve Assisted Living in Hinsdale, her home for the last four years. She was born to Greek immigrant parents, James and Bessie Zagorites, in 1924, in Lowell, Mass. She attended Lowell High School where she was a member of the color guard marching team and graduated in 1942. Following graduation, she worked as an administrative assistant at a company...
Arline Francesca Plechaty, nee Fudell, 94, of Brookfield, Wis., formerly of Western Springs and Burr Ridge, passed away Aug. 2, 2021, with her daughter at her side. Born in 1926 in Berwyn to Walter and Frances Fudell, nee Winiecki, Arline’s childhood spanned the Great Depression and she came of age during World War II. The importance of her Catholic faith was established early on, and she often spoke of the sacrifices made by her parents, as well as generosity of others, that made parochial school possible for her. She always...
Catherine R. Condon, née Ryan, 79, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away July 29, 2021, in La Grange, surrounded by family. Cathy was born to John Ryan and Anne Gainley Ryan in Beverly, on the near south side of Chicago, in 1941. She spent much of her life in Hinsdale, although she briefly resided on the main line of Philadelphia and spent a few years in Naples, Fla., with her husband after retirement. Cathy, a devout Catholic, graduated from St. Mary's College in Notre...
James J. Conrad, 79, of Bolingbrook died July 30, 2021. James was a dedicated teacher for more than 35 years in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. He proudly taught at Prospect and The Lane schools. In addition, he was a professor at the Chicago State University. In 1993, James was awarded the Honor Roll of Teachers from The Chicago Academy of Sciences. He loved sports and devoted his time as a coach. Finally, James was a Bolingbrook park commissioner for many...
Gerald Cekanor, 72, a longtime resident of Golfview Hills, passed away Aug. 2, 2021, at Oak Trace Rehab in Downers Grove. He served in the army in Korea during the Viet Nam war and was employed by the railroad upon his discharge. He later took a job at a tour operator company in the local area. He is survived by his wife, Carole Kulas; his step-daughters, Lisa Casler and Cheryl Lowe and their husbands; and his six grandchildren. A celebration of his life is currently being planned for close family and frie...
One day before retiring from his 62-year career in Hinsdale, barber Nick Rossi was still gaining new customers. As Steve Zilk of Willowbrook sat in Rossi's chair for the first time on July 29, he soon became aware that he was in the care of a local legend. People waved as they passed by the storefront's window on Hinsdale Avenue and longtime regulars dropped in with farewells and wishes of good luck as Rossi carefully trimmed Zilk's hair to his new customer's satisfaction....
Ten new Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 10 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported no new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,846, compared to 1,836 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had six confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokesman said. The rolling seven-day positivity rate for Region 8, which includes DuPage County, was 4.6...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearing on 149 E. Ogden Ave. (The Pride of Hinsdale convenience store), public meeting on 531 N. Oak St., sign permit review for 137 S. Garfield Ave. (Union Church) Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave....
Bridger is a boxer mix who is looking for his forever home. He would do well with kids 5 years and older. He's a playful and sweet 3-year-old whose adoption fee is $250. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center has re-opened to the public. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays and 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Capacity will be limited to about 20 visitors. Interested adopters are encouraged to fill out an online application at...
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County between June 7 and July 2. 1. 635 S. Quincy St., Chandra and Steven Wilensky to Sandeep Vaid and Neha Baijal, June 7, $1,475,000 2. 126 W. Seventh St., Michael and Maria Meyer to John Schmid and Danchen Zhang, June 7, $935,000 3. 117 S. Quincy St., Christian Ritter to Philip Gross, June 7, $699,000 4. 730 N. Oak St., Huseyin and Zeynep Ural to Behrad and Maryam Golshani, June 7, $792,000 5. 123 W. Third St., Charles Shankland to...
ANIMAL CAMPS n All Abilities Animal Friends Camp Aug. 6 Tuthill Family Pet Rescue and Resource Center 21 Salt Creek Lane, Hinsdale https://www.hinsdalehumanesociety.org (630) 323-5630 This Hinsdale Humane Society camp is designed for children ages 6 to 12, especially those with developmental and cognitive disabilities. Due to COVID-19 limitations, spots are reserved first for children with such disabilities. Any remaining spots can be filled by children without disabilities. Campers will be provided with an array of...
John Naisbitt took over as Hinsdale Central head boys varsity tennis coach in 2010, shepherding the program to runner-up and fifth-place state meet finishes his first two seasons. Impressive, right? Not by the Red Devil standard, which prescribed adding to the three straight titles captured from 2007 to 2009. "We came in second, and it was very disappointing, with a bunch (of players) that had won three titles," Naisbitt said of the 2010 outcome, "That was the real reality...
Members of the Hinsdale Chorale had long anticipated the group's 20th anniversary celebration, which would poetically occur in the spring of 2020. But like so many things in that year, the milestone passed without the fanfare it deserved. The 20th anniversary concert is one of three that the chorale was forced to cancel while the world sheltered against COVID-19. Longtime member Kristi Freitager said it's by far the longest stretch she's ever endured without singing. But the...
At the time of the infamous Brown's Chicken Massacre in Palatine in early 1993, Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King was a detective with the Wilmette Police Department. The horrific incident, in which seven restaurant employees were killed by two robbers, led to groundbreaking interjursidictional collaboration to solving murder cases - and a new opportunity for King. "I was lucky enough to get on a start-up task force that supervised homicide investigations for the towns just nor...
The house next door to us is going to be torn down. I know that isn't news in this town where old homes are torn down everyday. But there are many things that happen all the time - every day - and until they happen to you, well, they don't mean as much. I should add that while it is accurate to say that homes are torn down all the time, it is not accurate to say that it has happened on our block. In fact, except for a couple of homes on the edges of our block, it, and the home...
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Pat Kenny made a list of promises to his wife, Eileen, before she died in 2016. The final one was to write a book about their son Sean's struggles with mental illness and death by suicide in 2006. The former Hinsdale fire chief had been traveling the country for years sharing with other first responders his experience about losing his son. "You can't tell enough people, and emotionally it's not good for you," Kenny remembers his wife telling him. "Write the book and tell the...
Living across the ocean from your family is hard enough. Add a global pandemic, and keeping in touch becomes a real challenge, especially for those who aren't yet old enough to have their own cell phones and social media accounts. Eliana Villone wasn't about to let COVID-19 get between her and her young cousins living in Italy. So while she was unable to visit in person, she found another way not only to keep in touch, but to help her young cousins learn English in her...
In the span of six weeks, the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board voted to dismantle plans that had been in the works for months or even years. Board members voted in June to halt the shift to an integrated math curriculum and then in July rejected “physics first” as the appropriate science sequence for all students. We wonder what they will tackle next. The board majority, which consists of four newcomers who beat out three incumbents in the April election, has been operating under the rallying cry that it is doing the...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Aug. 3. DUI arrest Michal Slysz, 31, 8326 LaPorte Ave., Burbank, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, improper lane use and transportation or possession of open alcohol by driver at 1:37 a.m. July 28 at Chicago Avenue and Elm Street. An open bottle of wine was found in the vehicle. The suspect was charged and released to appear in court. Arrest for street racing Ahmad N. Abdeldeen, 20, 4513 Grove Ave.,...
Complete retreat - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," describes how KLM became a park in the village. "The KLM Lodge, a dining and recreation hall for the women's retreat (for employees of International Harvester), was built in 1926. It was designed by Hinsdale architect R. Harold Zook based on an earlier plan for the Legge home intended for the site. A dormitory followed, along with tennis courts, swimming pool and a convalescent cottage. In December 1973,...
Hinsdale's downtown parking deck marked one year of operation last month, and its inaugural performance review seems favorable. "It's served the intended purpose, and that was to relieve some of the parking demand in the downtown area," Brad Bloom, Hinsdale's assistant village manager, said of the 319-space facility. "I certainly think it's worked very well and surpassed our expectations." The main expectation - and hope - was that employees of downtown businesses would avail...
