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It's a common refrain in Hinsdale. "We pay high taxes to live here." And residents do - in part because their homes are worth a lot of money. But when they make that statement to Village President Tom Cauley, he has some additional information he shares with them. "People assume that their property taxes go mostly to the village, and I tell them it's only 7 percent, and people are usually surprised by that," he said. The village's portion of the tax bill - including the...
HCS Family Services has a new home from which to serve the community's under-resourced population. Last Friday afternoon the Hinsdale nonprofit held its first food distribution for clients at 22 N. Elm St. after moving out of the Memorial Building, where it had operated since its founding in 1937. Executive Director Wendy Michalski said the curbside delivery for 75 neighbors, as those receiving food are referred to, went smoothly using a process by which cars are...
Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 presented a letter strongly opposing the proposed Tax Increment Financing district along 55th Street in Clarendon Hills at the most recent Joint Review Board meeting Sept. 5. “To be clear, District 181 supports economic development, and we can even get behind tax increment financing (TIF) in the right situation and when properly deployed,” reads the letter, which was addressed to Clarendon Hills village manager Zachery Creer. “However, we do not support abuse of the TIF tool,...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Sept. 10. Warrant arrest Phillip L. Thompson, 54, 114 67th St., Westmont, was arrested on a warrant out of Westmont at 5:20 p.m. Sept. 4 at Chestnut and Lincoln streets after police responded to a suspicious person report. He was taken to the Westmont Police Department. Driver flees police A known suspect fled from police during an attempt to stop him for moving and equipment violations at 7:59 p.m. Sept. 5 at 55th Street and Route 83. Thefts reported • Building materials w...
Users of the dog park at Katherine Legge Memorial Park may soon need to obtain a permit in order to let their dogs run off leash. At Tuesday's meeting of the Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission, Mike Hayes, superintendent of parks and recreation, told commissioners that incidents of dog fights, biting and running into non-designated areas has prompted the permitting recommendation. "That way we can prove vaccination, build a database," said Hayes, with dog owners...
Tradition calls for the Red Devils' first Friday night football game to be toga day/night at Central. This year it seemed more students than ever took part in the event. The student section had the benefit of social chairs Mikey DiTomasso and Jack Crabb along with friend DJ Kurt Sakvatore perched on a 10-foot platform in front of the student section to keep the music, chants and cheers flowing. Tomorrow night, Friday, Sept. 13, will be Falcon Night with kick off scheduled for...
Hinsdale Central senior Cooper Revord competes in the Red Devil Invite Saturday at Katherine Legge Memorial Park. The Devils scored 304 points and placed 12th in the cross county meet, which was won by Palatine with 102 points. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Ashley Ashbaugh Hinsdale What made you want to play flag football? I've always wanted to play a school sport. I've been playing hockey my entire life. I do play on a high school team that is considered the school team, but there are six other teams that are part of it. When I saw flag football was coming in, I thought that would be awesome. I think girls that play sports grow up to be good leaders. I think it's awesome how girls sports are evolving from where they were. What...
Cross country, boys Sept. 7 @ Red Devil Invite V places 12th with 304 points Gamboa, 23rd, 15:09.4 Revord, 46th, 15:34.2 Rogers, 57th, 15:42.6 Tarasi, 64th, 15:54.9 Ferren, 130th, 16:53.9 Cross country, girls Sept. 7 @ Red Devil Invite Satre, 29th, 18:16.9 Skay, 79th, 19:54.9 McCormick, 84th, 20:01.7 Gruber, 94th, 20:12.3 Flag football Sept. 10 vs. Proviso East V loses 12-22 Golf, boys Sept. 9 @ Lake Forest Invite V places 1st with 287 strokes Devata, 1st, 67 Jorski, 2nd, 72 Wesolowski, 5th, 73 Schloegel, Verros, 9th (tie),...
Falcons 9U Gold wins at Bartlett The Falcons overcame adversity Saturday afternoon after losing star defensive end Jake Haunty to an injury late in the third quarter and later giving up the go-ahead score with less than a minute in the game. Trailing 19-18 with 35 seconds on the clock, Connor Pauley (151 passing yards, 2 TDs, 1 int.) connected on a deep ball to Cole Sherwood for the winning touchdown. Sherwood finished the day with three TD receptions, including one from running back Luke Schroeder. Bryce Lee also...
What should people know about fall allergies? When it comes to cherished autumn trappings, ragweed and mold do not rate highly, especially for allergy sufferers. Dr. Ross Tanis of Hinsdale's Allergy & Asthma Physicians said patients may notice that the period when symptoms are most acute is becoming more protracted. "The warmer seasons are longer, and for that reason you're seeing people having seasonal allergies last longer throughout the year," Tanis said. He cited a...
Joanne Kowalczyk, 81, passed away Sept. 5, 2024. She was born in Philadelphia in 1943, the eldest daughter of Joseph and Anna Reaph. Throughout her life, she was known as a caring and faithful person who was involved in numerous groups and clubs. She was also an avid reader, enthusiastic collector and lover of games, especially bowling and bridge. After a childhood spent attending Catholic schools, Joanne taught second grade at a Catholic school for several years. She met her...
Martin Herbert "Cappy" Myers, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sept. 5, 2024. He had an extensive background in corporate leadership and worked as a Realtor with Adams and Myers Realtors in Hinsdale. Martin and Lorry were devout Catholics and had two private audiences with the pope. Martin was an active parishioner for more than 50 years at St. Isaac Jogues Church in Hinsdale. He is an alumnus of St. Edwards University in...
John "Jack" Parker Cunningham Jr., 83, of Burr Ridge, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Sept. 7, 2024, at home with his family. John battled cancer valiantly with grace and dignity until the end. He was born in Chicago but was raised in Garden City, N.Y. John attended St. Peter's Preparatory School, where he was the champion fencer. He graduated from Gettysburg College and received his MBA from Adelphi University. He worked in many sales capacities until his retirement at 81....
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King announced Friday that Judge Joshua Dieden granted the state’s motion to detain pre-trial a convicted felon accused of possessing multiple handguns. Rakeem Wilton, 28, 4808 S. Calumet Ave., Chicago was arrested for armed habitual criminal (Class X felony), one count of unlawful use/possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of cannabis by a driver, driving without a valid license, improper lighting, use of an uns...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: full-day kindergarten update, summer capital projects summary, district office building update, enrollment report, summer 2024 programs review, 2024-25 curriculum and professional learning highlights Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the...
For the first time the Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills Middle School bands combined to play to a full house at The Venue in Aurora in June. Jaya Fitzgerald, Alex Franses, Sachin Bhattacharyya and Audrey Bailey were among the performers. The HMS band will perform its first concert Oct. 16, the CHMS band Nov. 7. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Kudos to the much maligned “two concerned parents of Hinsdale” who objected to LGBT-related books being purchased by school libraries. Bret Conway (Aug. 29 guest commentary) dismissed them as “morally outraged” people with “talking points” who were attempting to censor books written for children which they believed held morally objectionable content. He said in his commentary that they were “undermining the professional authority of our school.” In other words, parents have no right to object to the decisions that “professio...
Is there a family in your life that is not really family, but feels closer to you than if you were indeed related? A family whose kids you've watched grow up, reach, thrive? A family in which any member would be there for you at 2 in the morning, in an emergency or literally "just because?" And sorry for leading with so many questions, but doesn't it seem like Hinsdale is filled with such relationships? I know I've been blessed with many friend/families, but I can also look...
Every day, 47 children are diagnosed with cancer in this country. Compared to adult cancer, pediatric cancer is rare, but it is common enough that you likely know someone touched by it. This vicious disease took Hinsdale’s Brooks Tonn too soon, and it now afflicts our son, Alexander Brown. Our children show us every day how strong they are, but they should not have to fight this battle. This September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, please reflect on your hopes and dreams for your children. Then, please commit to g...
"Are you sad your TV show ended?" read the subject line of an email I received last week. "Of course!" I thought to myself. I'm also sad when a book that I love ends. According to Dr. Tabatha Greene, a psychologist at Advocate Health Care, it's common for people to feel a strong sense of identity with or connection to characters. "Humans are wired for connection," Greene said in the emailed article. "Books or movies can fulfill that need to some extent." I would say personal...
Have you looked at your tax bill lately? The answer might be yes, if you’ve paid the second installment of property taxes in DuPage County recently. Or it might be no, if your taxes are rolled into your monthly mortgage payments. Tax bills contain a lot of information. On the right hand side is a column listing the fair cash value of your home, its assessed and equalized value and ultimately its net taxable value, to which the total tax rate is applied. That total tax rate is the sum of individual tax rates for the 13 t...
Since becoming a pastor nearly a quarter of a century ago, Bill Kasper has led churches all over the country. He worked in New Mexico, Texas, Alaska and Washington before accepting his current position at the Hinsdale Seventh-day Adventist Church late last year. “It’s good to be back,” Kasper said of his return to the Midwest, where he grew up and later attended seminary school before embarking on his career. Church ministry wasn’t Kasper’s first choice of careers. “I tried...
From the archives - Among the many animals that called Hinsdale home in its early years was the Fulton family's goat. The Fulton children would often hook up a cart to their goat and go on adventures across Hinsdale. Here, Henry and Dorothy Fulton are riding in their goat cart with Alan Schmidt standing behind them. This photograph was taken in 1908 on the Schmidt family's property at 606 N. Lincoln St. (Hinsdale Historical Society photo)...
