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Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King had a straightforward message for residents during a virtual crime forum Monday night. Police are working diligently to prevent thieves from stealing cars and finding and arresting those who do. But the best method of crime prevention is for residents to stop leaving their cars unlocked with the key fobs inside. “I cannot stress enough — we need to get residents to lock their cars overnight and remove their key fobs,” King said. In just the past four weeks, two cars have been stolen from...
Students who took the Illinois Chess Teachers chess camp at The Community House played both indoors and outdoors. While playing outdoors, teacher Paul Raso was able to dissect and teach the moves as two teams tried their best to capture their opponent's king. Charlotte Zhong, Taran Puri, Veronica Gartner and James Davis discuss their next move. Raso was able to use larger boards to give some additional instructions. The Illinois Chess Teachers have been teaching chess to...
COVID-19 has gotten in the way of so many things this summer. But Kayla Weiss isn't letting it or anything else get in the way of her joy of becoming a mother. "Everyone I've talked to who is pregnant right now kind of has the same view of COVID and pregnancy," said Weiss, who, along with at least five other members of the Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club, is expecting a baby later this year. That's not to say that the pandemic hasn't played a role in these womens' road to motherh...
What does the centennial of the 19th Amendment's passage mean to you? One April day, Ellen Annette Martin walked into her polling place in Lombard with the firm intention of voting in the local election. This act was noteworthy because the year was 1891, nearly three decades before women in America could vote. Armed with a legal brief underpinning her cause, Martin was allowed to cast a ballot. Then she went and brought back 14 of her female friends to vote, too. "(Martin) was...
Jane Olinger Heil, 94, a 65-year resident of Clarendon Hills and former head librarian at the Clarendon Hills Public Library, passed away July 24, 2020, with her family at her side. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Heil. She is survived by her children, Nancy Heil, R. Douglas (Diane) Heil and Peggy (David Usery) Heil; her grandchildren, Sarah (John Cornelius) Suzuki, LJ (Lillian Salazar) Suzuki, Steven Heil, Stephanie Heil, John (Kitty Winograd) Usery and Megan Usery. Jane’s family would like to thank all o...
Janet E. Hoyer, 96, of Belleair Bluffs, Fla., passed away peacefully March 3, 2020. Janet was born in Hinsdale in 1924 and moved to Florida in 1982. She was a retired payroll officer for a manufacturing company. Always wanting to help others, Janet volunteered at All Children's Hospital and numerous church groups at Grace Lutheran Church, St. Petersburg. She was currently a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Largo. An avid reader, card player and Rays baseball fan,...
John F. Hurley Jr., 62, of Oak Brook passed away Aug. 17, 2020, at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood. John was very fond of his many relatives and friends in his second home of West Cork, Ireland. He was a lifelong fan of the Chicago Blackhawks, the Chicago White Sox and Notre Dame football. John’s sense of humor and his love of good times at the Milwaukee Irish Fest, in New Orleans, at the Moose Lodge and many other places with his many friends, old and new, are legendary. The “big guy” will be missed by many. He was preceded...
Frank M. Kluts Jr., 77, a long-time Burr Ridge resident, passed away Aug. 17, 2020. He worked as a manager at Cargill Corp. for many years before retiring. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Mary Kluts; and his brothers-in-law, James (the late Marie) and Louis (the late Linda) Fuscaldo. Frank is survived by his wife, Janice, nee Fuscaldo; and many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews and cousins. The funeral Mass and interment will be private. Brian Powell Funeral Directors...
Charles “Chuck” Alan Turner, 76, of Clarendon Hills, passed away Aug. 18, 2020. Chuck, a Vietnam War-era veteran, served his community as a registered pharmacist at Hale & Beverly Pharmacy in the Beverly neighborhood and as a pharmacist with Walgreens for 20 years. He was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd Alan Turner. He is survived by his wife, Mary D. Turner, née Natale; his children, Tamatha L. “Tammie” (Dr. James C.) Meade and Stephanie A. (Brad A.) Paige; his grandchildren, Cameron James Turner Meade and Caeden P...
COLLEGE STUDENTS EARN DEGREES These students from Hinsdale earned degrees at the conclusion of the 2019-20 school year at their respective colleges and universities. Nicholas Becker, bachelor’s in civil engineering, Marquette University Nicholas Kallas, bachelor’s in human resources, Marquette University Meghan Meredith, bachelor’s with distinction in industrial engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison Molly Miller, bachelor’s in journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison Cecelia Moran, bachelors in biology and seconda...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Aug. 18. DUI arrest Luciano Arriaga, 27, 210 E. Route 52, Mendota, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08 and resisting or obstructing a police officer at midnight Aug. 13 at RML Specialty Hospital, 5601 S. County Line Road. He was charged and released to appear in court. Driver, passenger arrested after crash Jessy J. Casey, 24, 1326 Southcreek Drive, Manteno, was arrested for fleeing or attempting to elud...
Author and historian John Horn compared his recounting of the Jerusalem Plank Road Operation of June 1964 to reconstructing a shattered piece of glass. The result of this long, intricate and painstaking process is part of Horn's latest book, "The Petersburg Regiment in the Civil War." Published in 2019, the Hinsdale attorney's work was recognized in June with the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award, an honor that Horn called "one of the happiest, most...
Was that a cough? A sniffle? Did it take place in a classroom? Or a school hallway? Then that student — and her siblings — must be sent home to quarantine until a COVID-19 test comes back negative or a doctor makes an alternative diagnosis. “Probable cases” (kids with COVID-like symptoms who are epidemiologically linked to a known case) will have to be quarantined, with siblings, for 14 days. Any time kids experience any one of a dozen other symptoms (that also could mean a cold or flu), the same thing will happen. They wi...
I've been a little obsessed with Brené Brown's "Unlocking Us" podcast since I first was introduced to her in February by Tim Ferris on his eponymous podcast (notice a theme here?). She's on hiatus for several weeks this summer, and I miss her. I've decided to cope by recreating a piece of her podcast here. She concludes every episode with a set of "rapid fire" questions for guests. I've enjoyed listening to their responses and thought it might be fun to write up mine. 1....
I am challenging myself to write this column without (not once) mentioning that word we are all tiring of. Here goes ... I would not consider myself a good cook. Adequate, yes. I fed my children fairly nutritious food - although an occasional Pop-Tart or chicken nugget wasn't unheard of. Now that the kids are gone, I have even less motivation in the kitchen. I am reminded of my Norwegian mother's sentiment: the only reason I have a kitchen is because it came with the house!...
As concerned residents, we would like to express our gratitude to the District 181 Board of Education for staying diligent to the CDC’s recommendations of distancing at least 6 feet. As COVID numbers continue to rise, in Illinois and in DuPage County, specifically, the D181 Board has taken the prudent path to reducing COVID cases in the schools and the community. — Susan Blumberg-Kason, Sudha Yalamanchi and Julie Zhu, Hinsdale...
As a parent of two students in D181, I received the survey to which the previous author and current board member referred (Bill Cotter’s Aug. 6 letter). Given the choice of a five-day in-school option and a fully remote track, I saw no good options. Though my family selected the five-day choice, we were relieved that a hybrid solution was ultimately adopted. It’s clearly safer to have a half-full classroom, and our 6-year-old is unlikely to successfully keep a mask on for an entire school day. I’m concerned that a sitti...
ComEd is allowing residents to claim grocery items that spoiled as residents lived without electricity following the Aug. 10 storms. Residents can a file a claim for groceries, property or other damage from a power interruption using the form available at https://www.villageofhinsdale.org/comedclaimform.pdf....
A total of 276 Hinsdale residents have confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Aug. 18, compared to 274 a week ago. The DuPage County Health Department reported 257 confirmed cases in Hinsdale and the Cook County Health Department reported 19 confirmed cases in the village. A total of 168 confirmed cases and 33 deaths are associated with ManorCare in Hinsdale, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Those numbers include residents and staff who might not be DuPage County residents. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had three...
Hinsdale High School District 86 students expecting to have their first in-person classes today since the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools in March will instead be learning from home, the district announced last week. Frustration levels were high at the district's board meeting Aug. 13 as Superintendent Tammy Prentiss informed the board of education that, due to more stringent return-to-school guidance issued Aug. 12 by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the...
Just when power was returning to many homes in town following the Aug. 10 "derecho," a transformer failed in the 900 block of South Madison Street on Aug. 11 creating an outage for homes on several nearby streets. Firefighters were called to the scene as an arcing power line created a small fire. Hinsdale firefighter/paramedic Mike Lorusso soaks down a fence that had caught fire....
The right stuff - Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Dutch Colonial home at 121 S. County Line Road that was built in 1894. The home was owned by Frederick Bagley, who was a marble merchant. The home included many marble details and an octagonal library. This photo is from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." 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...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24 https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: 2020-21 reopening plan safety protocol, 2020-21 amended school calendar Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: fall/winter events (Wine Walk, Holidays in Hinsdale), Shop Local/Welcome Back Week review and survey results, new liaison Nathan Parce Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27...
My mid-summer, after several months of quarantine, the Konieska family of Hinsdale was ready for a change of scenery. With travel out of the question, Stephanie Konieska turned to the internet for inspiration. She found she didn't have to go far to find new sights. Konieska discovered a list of ideas for safe outdoor activities to educate and entertain. Inspired by the list, she and her 10-year-old son, Camden, set out one day in early July to discover the art and culture of...
Secret weapon - Sven Lindstrom and Nikos Pyross, both students at The Lane School, work out a strategy before making their next move during the Illinois Chess Teachers camp at The Community House recently. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures....
