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Up on a roof - Hinsdale's Brian Williams of Boy Scout Troop 52 led a team of volunteers this summer on an Eagle Scout project to do a clean up and fix up of Ehret Park. His team spent hundreds of hours on the project, replacing floorboards and benches, reroofing and painting the gazebo and weeding and restoring the butterfly garden. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Cross country, boys Sept. 3 @ Hornet/Red Devil Invite V places 1st with 64 points Watcke, 1st, 14:56.3 Skora, 2nd, 15:16 Bandukwala, 11th, 15:26.5 Gamboa, 15th, 15:48.7 Miller, 35th, 16:14.8 Smak, 41st, 16:20.9 Gruber, 73rd, 16:48.3 Kurimay, 91st, 17:01.5 Lowe, 98th, 17:08.2 Doorhy, 124th, 17:29.9 Cross country, girls Sept. 3 @ Hornet/Red Devil Invite V places 4th with 108 points Fischer, 5th, 18:12.8 Skora, 38th, 20:03.3 Sakho, 58th, 20:25.6 Krogstie, 86th, 21:17.6 Boyd, 90th, 21:25.9 Aug. 31 @ Glenbard West & Downers North...
The varsity boys and girls golf and girls tennis coaches say their teams all bring some combination of talent, depth and experience to this season's competitions. They talk about their athletes and their hopes for the post-season in this, the second fall sports preview. The first installment ran Sept. 1 and the final article in the series will run Sept. 15. Boys golf First meet: Aug. 11 @ Prep Tour Invite (V placed 1st) Last year: 3rd in state Head coach: Serge Penksik...
With the power of three, the Wellness House hopes to better reach those living with cancer, far and near. There are now three ways people can connect with Wellness House. Anyone can choose to participate in the more than 500 free-of-charge programs made available in person and any time online. And now through a generous donation, there is a new hybrid option. "It's really amazing because as we evolved our programming during the pandemic, we have increased our accessibility,"...
Miracle is a retriever mix who is ready to meet you! She would do well with kids 5 and older. She's a cute 2 1/2-year-old girl who likes to go on walks and learn as many new tricks as she can. Her adoption fee is $300. 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...
September is prime apple-picking season, and Hinsdaleans willing to drive about an hour or so can find some great spots for this family friendly activity. Here are a few to, well, pick from. Kuipers Family Farm Pick your own apples at this Maple Park orchard through October, or purchase them fresh from the orchard at the Orchard Shop by the half-peck or peck bag. Gala, Golden Supreme and Jonathan varieties are ripe for picking now, with more than 20 more types expected to be...
From the time she was a kid, municipal government has interested Andrianna Peterson, Hinsdale's newly hired assistant village manager. "My mother was an employee of the city of Woodstock, and so growing up she instilled a love of public service and always had very interesting stories about the types of work the city was doing for residents," Peterson said. "I just thought it was very interesting that people could come together and reach a consensus on a topic and actually...
Eileen O’Brien Wenstrup, 88, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away peacefully at home Sept. 2, 2022, surrounded by family. She was born in 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to late Patrick and Veronica O’Brien. She attended Ursuline Academy followed by Edgecliff College, graduating in 1956 with a degree in mathematics, summa cum laude. Shortly after graduation, she married her eighth-grade sweetheart, H. Daniel Wenstrup, and one of the world’s most epic love stories began. Their first stop was Ft. Bliss, Texas, for Dan’s service...
Barbara Ann Sievers Jones, 87, of Hinsdale died Sept. 3, 2022, at AdventHealth Hinsdale Hospital She was born in 1935 in Chicago, the eldest of seven children born to Fred and Lillie Sievers. She attended Calumet High School and graduated from Beloit College, where she was a proud Delta Gamma. While at Beloit she went on a blind date with Howard Jones. According to family lore, they only went out once as each claims that the other was "too wild" for them. They met again a few...
Linnea Davidson, 87, a 60-year Hinsdale resident, passed away Aug. 26, 2022. Linnea was born in Chicago in 1935 to Frank and Astrid Lenander. Her father was in the Navy and she grew up in Chicago, Mississippi and Upper Michigan. After graduating from high school, she received her RN degree from Northwestern University Wesley Memorial Hospital. She worked as a nurse until her children were born, then was a stay-at-home mom, but held several part time jobs as her children got...
We see examples of it every day. Far too many vulnerable populations cannot afford access to basic rights and justice. Low-income Americans cannot get legal help for 92% of their noncriminal legal problems, up from 86% in 2017. It’s not surprising that seeing so many people denied their rights and justice brings a sense of powerlessness to many of us. But we have reason to be hopeful. A pro bono lawyer can make that access to justice possible, often bringing dramatic change to the lives of their clients and bringing them a...
Like many kids, I loved horses. They were my favorite thing to draw, my favorite thing to talk about and my favorite thing to collect - in My Little Pony form, of course. I would have owned 10 real ones if I had my way, but Santa always seemed to forget that item each and every year. When I finally got the chance to horseback ride for real, I jumped - first up and down and shrieking at a pitch only my dog could hear and then at the opportunity itself. Clad in pigtails and my...
I hope all of you love reading the work of our contributing columnists as much as I do. You’ve seen some different — but familiar — faces this summer as former contributors penned some guest columns to fill our annual summer break. Now it’s time to return to our regularly scheduled programming. And, as is the case every September, I must bid farewell to the writers who are moving off the rotation. This year that is Bret Conway, Mistie Psaledas, Kelly Abate Kallas and student...
Every year in this issue, we dedicate this space to remembering the events of Sept. 11, 2001, paying respects to those lost and the heroism of those who, in many cases, knew it would be their final act. As the years pile up between then and now, the unspeakable series of deadly terrorist acts that upended our collective consciousness has become the province of annual commemorative events with limited participation. But as Americans, we cannot let our collective memory consign it to the pile of the past. As President George...
Preparing for the Hinsdale Central Drama's upcoming production of "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind" has been a departure for theater veteran Julianna Wittrock. "It's 30 plays in 60 minutes, ranging (across) all different genres," the senior said. They range from the whimsical, like the importance of hands, to the unsettling or philosophical. "I do one about wanting to shake my child to death," Wittrock related. "And I get to talk about the lyrics to 'Crank That' by Soul...
Hinsdale police released the following reports Sept. 6. DUI arrest Margaret Lopez, 36, 3453 W. 23rd St., Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a suspended license, transportation/possession of open alcohol by driver, failure to yield and failure to signal when required at 10:52 p.m. Aug. 30 at Hinsdale Avenue and Stough Street. She was charged and released to appear in court. License violation arrests • Jamie P. Montgomery, 37, 929 N. La Grange Road, LaGrange Park, was arrested for d...
Residents are invited to sign up for the Hinsdale Citizen Police Academy, a free, 11-week program designed to give residents and citizens working in Hinsdale a better understanding of law enforcement and the Hinsdale Police Department. Each week provides an in-depth view of different topics, including specialties and departments within the Hinsdale Police Department. This course also provides citizens with an understanding of modern police procedures and an inside look at challenges officers face while serving the community....
The village is poised to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Tollway to install an underground stormwater detention system along the 600 block of Harding Road as part of the Interstate 294 expansion project At Tuesday’s village board meeting, trustees held a first read of an agreement under which the Tollway will design and construct an underground detention vault on the site of five properties it acquired in the 600 block of Harding Road. In presenting the plan, Trustee Neale Byrnes said the Tollway o...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 45 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 4,123, compared to 4,078 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 24.2 on Sept. 6, compared to 24.4 on Aug. 30. The community level remains at medium. District 181 reported 18 positive cases from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, including 12 students,...
Hinsdale High School District 86 is hosting a series of Community Conversations. These events, which are aligned with the work of the Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee, will provide community members with the chance to learn about and discuss topics that are critical to the success of students, staff and schools. The first Community Conversation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the library at Hinsdale Central, 5500 S. Grant St. This session, will be focused on the district’s curriculum alignment work, r. T...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets, https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: FY 2023 budget, 2022 levy presentation, school security update Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 Memorial...
Summer construction projects delayed the start of school at Hinsdale Central, but the new spaces likely impressed students and staff when they returned to class Tuesday. One of the most noticeable is a new entrance along Grant Street, where the old entrance known as the "pool door" used to be. The Grant Street Plaza, as Hinsdale Central Principal Bill Walsh likes to call it, offers a much more appropriate first impression to the many who use this entrance. The area features a...
Park and recreation - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of Burlington Park. "Hinsdale's first public landscaping endeavor took place at Burlington Park. After the railroad granted use of the site in 1877, fencing and evergreens were installed, When the new depot was built in 1899, the village acquired the remainder of the block, setting the stage for walkways and flower beds to showcase Hinsdale's "front yard." In this early photograph,...
Members of the Hinsdale Central Poms held a car wash Aug. 20. With several team members cheering on 55th Street to get the attention of passersby, others worked the car wash line with hoses, sponges and towels. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
In response to significantly lower demand for Metra commuter parking as a result of the pandemic, Hinsdale officials are considering changes to regulations to attract lot users and boost revenue. At Tuesday’s village board meeting, Village President Tom Cauley unveiled several staff recommendations prompted by his request for an assessment of village lot use at the Aug. 18 meeting. Village staff reported that commuter permit sales are just 25 percent of the level a couple of years ago and proposed allowing non-Hinsdale r...
