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Every September I have the bittersweet task of bidding a group of contributing columnists farewell and welcoming a new group of writers to our paper. This year three writers have finished their terms — Rob Johnson, Laura LaPlaca and student columnist (and now Hinsdale Central graduate!) Annika Agrawal. We also are saying a premature goodbye to Jim Hutchinson, who is moving with his wife, Donna, to Oberlin, Ohio, to be closer to his daughter, son-in-law and grandson. H...
Modern. Inviting. Bright. Fresh. None of those adjectives would have been used to describe the old Hinsdale Middle School. But they are quite fitting for its successor, thanks in part to a three moms who lent their design expertise to the construction process. "I think we recognized the strength of our community - that we have a variety of outstanding resources that we need to leverage more often," HMS Principal Ruben Peña said. "I couldn't pay for a better group of people." I...
The classic film "Gaslight" (1944), starring Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman, has been a favorite of mine for years. (Spoiler alert: Set in Victorian London, the dashing, dastardly Boyer manipulates his wife, Bergman, into believing she's going mad. Meanwhile, he surreptitiously searches for her jewels.) I first watched this movie on TV while home sick from school. The plot was irresistible, as was the Beethoven sonata prominently featured in the soundtrack - a piece I was...
Two important concepts should determine how to get the most benefit from the proceeds of the April referendum for our two high schools. First, I imagine very few people could enumerate the dollar amount originally designated for each area of spending at each school. So let’s assume there is a general pot of money to be spent in our two schools approximately in the proportion originally envisioned. If value engineering can free up additional funds, then I imagine most voters don’t care what aspect of the budget gets a boo...
After reading in last week’s Hinsdalean the D86 BOE decided to lengthen Hinsdale South and Central’s new pools to 40 yards, I was very pleased. After reviewing new information that six-lane by 25 yard pools were going to require cost-prohibitive movable floors to meet adaptive PE and diving and water polo competition requirements, the BOE made the prudent decision to extend both pools to 40 yards allowing for all curricular and athletic needs to be meet, as well as those of the D86 community’s learn-to-swim and age-g...
I would like to encourage the D86 Board to continue to do the right thing for the student body and not succumb to political theatrics. The school referendum did not solely pass because the originally proposed 10-lane pool for Hinsdale Central was scaled down to six lanes. A clear majority (60-40) voted in favor of the $140 million referendum because facilities at both schools need to be fully upgraded after decades of underinvestment. Although the $140 million referendum included too small of a pool for Central, I believe the...
A Hinsdale squad car was involved in a three-car collision shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday at Chicago Avenue and Lincoln Street. The officer was responding to a report of a domestic incident in a vehicle at Ogden Avenue and Illinois 83. He was taken to Amita Adventist Medical Center Hinsdale, where he was treated and released. The driver of the Lexus was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. Police did not have any information on her condition. No citations...
It was a great night for this Red Devil little sister - Grayson Contreras was decked out in her finest Red Devil gear and brought her own sign to help cheer on her big brother, Braden, who is a wide receiver. We're pretty sure it was Grayson's help that led to Braden hauling in a 58-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter that sealed the victory against a ranked Naperville Central team 14-6. He caught seven passes for 106 yards. Please turn to Pages 44 and 45 for more...
Hinsdale's Katherine Legge Memorial Park is serene on a midweek afternoon. Falling chestnuts can be heard periodically thudding onto the damp ground, wet from morning rains. Overhead a large hawk suddenly swoops between towering trees. In a clearing stands a pup tent. Closer inspection reveals it's not really a tent, but a two-sided climber, part of a refurbished nature-based playground at the park thanks to Cole Harris and fellow Troop 52 Boy Scout volunteers. Harris, a...
Kari Galassi has spent far more time on a soccer field than a stage. Yet somehow she has found herself at the helm of YES! Productions, a new theater program for young people in and around Hinsdale High School District 86. On her path to showbiz, the mother of three spent time leading the charge for the school district's recent referendum. As president of the Vote Yes committee, Galassi said she got to know her community, and the entire District 86 community, on a new level....
With only two members currently serving on the village’s economic development commission, Hinsdale trustees wonder whether the group has outlived its purpose. “There have been challenges with both recruiting members to the commission and getting a quorum and meeting regularly,” Trustee Jerry Hughes, chairman of administration and community affairs, told his fellow village board members Tuesday. The EDC is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month. Five...
Sneezy is a gorgeous 10-week-old Collie mix puppy who is ready to find a forever family to love her as she grows up. She is spayed, up-to-date on her vaccinations, approved for adoption to families with children of any age and ready to go home today. Come meet Sneezy and all of the other pets at the Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center at 21 Salt Creek Lane. The shelter is open from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday...
The Community Revue is the kind of benefit performance that could make the executive director of any nonprofit nervous. It's edgy, irreverent and sure to raise an eyebrow or two. But the last revue in 2017 sold more than 1,000 tickets and raised more than $50,000 for The Community House. And that's just one of 11 shows that have been performed since 1997. Each also represents an incredible investment of time in writing, rehearsing, set building and other activities. "This is...
D181 EARNS FINANCE REPORTING AWARD Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 was awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting from the International Association of School Business Officials. For 16 years the district has received the award for meeting ASBO’s program of high standards for financial reporting and accountability in preparing its comprehensive annual financial report. “The CAFR is an important communications tool for building trust and engaging with the school community as well as com...
Jeanne Walsh said unveiling her own alterations shop in 1987 as a 24-year-old woman was quite avante-garde for the time. "There was a lot of talk of how young I was," Walsh recalled of the decision to open The French Seam. "There was a lot of uproar, which was good for me." Good in that it compelled her to work that much harder to achieve customer satisfaction. And good in that she can now look back on more than 30 years in business in Hinsdale. "The return business was shocki...
Theresa Lynn Wilkie, 70, of Western Springs, passed away Aug. 19, 2019, following a birthday week and family visit in Dallas, Texas. She passed away from natural causes stemming from heart disease complications. A longtime resident of the Chicago area, Theresa was born in 1949 in Chicago and lived in Flossmoor and Western Springs. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northern Illinois University and studied at Harvard and Oxford Universities. “Miss Wilkie,” as she was known, was an innovative, award-winning tea...
Harry "Hody" "Little Honey" William Parker, 58, passed away Aug. 28, 2019, at his home in Santa Rosa, California. He was born in 1960 and grew up in Hinsdale. He was a graduate of Hinsdale Central High School and Northwood University in Midland, Mich., where he was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity. He worked in car sales at Elmwood Ford and in truck sales at Freeway Ford in Lyons, for the majority of his career. Harry is remembered for his love of a good prank and his...
Dennis W. Harast, 81, of Willowbrook passed away peacefully Aug. 27, 2019, after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family. Dennis enjoyed life to the fullest with his family and his favorite hobbies, which included street rods, model airplanes and World War II history. He was a proud member of Checkerboard RC Club. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, nee Butkovich; his children, Beth (David Chiletz) Hannes and Lisa (Robert) Ashe; his grandchildren, Anthony Hannes and Lilah Ashe; his sister, Patricia Josephus;...
Dorothy “Dottie” Briscoe, nee Pirc, 88, a former Hinsdale resident, died Aug. 30. 2019. She was born in 1930 to Frank and Helen Pirc and was a graduate of Providence Catholic High School and Joliet Junior College. Dottie worked as a medical technician at the old St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet. After she moved to Downers Grove and her sons graduated from college, she began a nearly 25-year career as an agent/broker in real estate sales. She enjoyed helping families with the big decisions of purchasing or selling a home. Her rea...
James Philip Beaumont of Lisle, a former longtime resident of Hinsdale, passed away Sept. 1, 2019. Jim was born in 1920 in St. Paul, Minn., the youngest of eight children of Edgar and Mary Beaumont. Jim graduated from St. Ita's School, St. George High School and Carleton College. Jim served in World War II as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army and was celebrated in an Honor Flight in 2015. As a long-suffering Cubs fan since 1927, he road-tripped to see the Cubs win game two...
Eighteen typically isn’t a big anniversary. But for family and friends of the 2,977 men, women and children who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 — including some fellow Hinsdaleans — next Wednesday will not pass unnoticed. But many do not remember the horrors that unfolded that beautiful September morning. Most Hinsdale Central High School seniors were not yet born when the Twin Towers fell. College freshman were infants when the Pentagon burned. Even those who earned a bachelor’s degree in May wer...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Sept. 3. DUI arrest • Pablo Flores, 36, 1551 Evers Ave., Westchester, was arrested for driving under the influence alcohol, driving with a suspended license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and speeding at 10:24 p.m. Aug. 31 in the 10 block of East Ogden Avenue. He was charged and released to appear in court. • Latrina S. Harris, 31, 8631 S. Justine St,. Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, resisting a peace officer, speeding and ope...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: pool audit, park bench donation (Rinder family) Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave....
Top of their class - In 1911 the Hinsdale Township High School members of Mu Delta Sigma gathered for a photograph. They are (top row) Walter Schmidt, Asa Phelps, Ed Hildebrand, Dana Blayney, Bob Dorsteurtz, (bottom row) Elmer Schmidt, Bob Blodgett, Fred Holvershied and Welfred Hales. 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]. (Hinsdale...
Hinsdale firefighters responded to a utility pole fire Friday afternoon on Third Street between Washington and Lincoln streets. Firefighters had to wait about an hour for ComEd to arrive to shut the power off to the pole before they could extinguish the fire. When the power was turned off many businesses were affected. ComEd brought out a generator - the size of a semitrailer - to bring power to the businesses while repairs were made. Hinsdale firefighter/paramedics Kevin...
