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Skylar Hsu, with the help of his mom, Yvonne, works on a craft project Monday morning at the Hinsdale Public Library. The craft was part of a Mandarian Storytime program presented by The Language Labs. Children infants to age 4 are invited to the program each Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. through Oct. 16. Registration is required. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
We moved to Hinsdale 17 years ago. In that time, I've grown a few kids, volunteered in their schools, engaged in the community, logged a lot of hours on the sidelines of sporting events and logged even more hours behind the steering wheel of a mini-van shuttling young passengers around to those events. Treasured friendships have been formed and professional achievements celebrated all within the friendly confines of the 60521-zip code. About the time our family moved to town,...
Hinsdale trustees are poised to approve a three-year extension to the village’s contract with Republic Waste for the collection and disposal of garbage, landscape waste and recyclables when they meet Tuesday, Sept. 19. “Republic Services has been a longstanding provider of this service, dating back to 2007,” Trustee Neale Byrnes said at the Aug. 15 village board meeting, when trustees first discussed the proposal. The last extension was approved in 2018 and runs through Nov. 1. At that time, the standard form of colle...
8U Falcons fall against Wheaton The 8U Falcons experienced their first loss of the season in a hard-fought battle against Wheaton 8U Blue Sunday morning. The Falcons were moving the ball smoothly down the field during the first possession of the game; however, the drive was cut short by a turnover. Wheaton capitalized on it when they converted on fourth and 10 by taking a reverse into the endzone for a 7-0 lead. Unfortunately, the Falcons turned the ball over deep in their own territory on the ensuing play, and Wheaton was...
Olive was adopted from the Hinsdale Humane Society as a puppy and returned a few years later when his family unfortunately could no longer keep him. He is a wonderful, tolerant 2-year-old that loves kids, other dogs and even cats. Olive is in a foster home right now, so if you would like to meet him, please schedule an appointment by calling (630) 323-5630. He is housebroken, microchipped, vaccinated and neutered, with an adoption fee of $300. The Hinsdale Humane Society...
Hinsdale Public Library and its patrons are taking the "I Spy" concept to a whole new level. Each month the library will have a 3-D I Spy case downstairs in the youth services department. September's Back to School display was created by the Cudney family of Hinsdale. "It's something I've seen in libraries throughout the years," said Lisa Winchell, youth and young adult services manager. "The 'I Spy' books have continued to be so popular. We thought this would be a really fun...
In last week’s Page 7 feature on Philip R. Clarke, a photo mistakenly ran of his son, Philip R. Clarke Jr. The correct spelling is “Philip” for both....
What is the Global Climate Strike? Hinsdale Central's Natasha Bhatia watched a biology class documentary sophomore year on ocean acidification, caused by an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels from human activity. It prompted her own sea change. "That made me realize how severe this problem is, how urgent it is and how little work was being done to resolve it," she said. Two years later, the Red Devil senior is co-head of Fridays For Future Chicago, the local...
TUTHILL TO ACQUIRE TECH COMPANY Tuthill Corp., a privately held business with a 130-year history of industrial manufacturing, has entered into an agreement to acquire EaglePicher Technologies. The transaction is expected to close in 2023, subject to required regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. Jay Tuthill of Hinsdale, company chairman, expressed his excitement. “It’s taken 130 years for Tuthill to reach this place — a place where we are able to join forces with a company like EaglePicher. It’s required the com...
Nancy L. Voss Humay, nee Conti, 76, a longtime resident of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully in her home Sept. 7, 2023. Nancy's lifelong love of art began with chalk drawings on the sidewalk outside her childhood home in Riverside. She attended St. Mary School and Riverside-Brookfield High School. She received dual bachelor's degrees in art history and psychology from Culver-Stockton College and a teaching certificate from Lewis University. Nancy's successful career began as...
Phyllis T. Zimmerman, née Massi, 81, of Darien, passed away Sept. 13, 2023. Phyllis held many jobs during her lifetime, the longest of which was for 23 years at McDonald's Corp. in Oak Brook. In addition, she served on several boards, including the Ronald McDonald House near the University of Chicago. She remained very active in her retirement, starting her own business, taking college-level classes and playing pickleball. But most of all, Phyllis enjoyed spending time with...
Krishan “Kris” Sant, 86, of Darien passed away Dec. 23, 2022. His wife of 58 years, Krishna Sant, 86, passed away Jan. 21, 2023. Kris and Krishna met on a ship traveling from Naples to Bombay in 1962 and were married in India in 1963. Kris embodied the American dream. He was born in India and left for the Philippines as a teenager where he found a mentor, went to school, got a job, and briefly dated Imelda Marcos. He saved enough to travel by ship to United States. Once in the U.S., he worked several jobs to put himself thr...
The Hinsdale Central High School Homecoming Pancake Breakfast is back! Please join us on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. in the beautiful HCHS student cafe. Tickets are $10. Pay at the door. All proceeds go to HCHS student programs. Brought to you by the HCHS Foundation and the Hinsdale Rotary. Yum!!!! — Pam Kalafut, HCHS Foundation...
People commemorate 9/11 in their own way. My husband and I always make sure our American flag is on display near our front door. Monday morning we watched news coverage of family members reading the names of those lost in the attacks, including their loved ones. One of the readers was a young boy there to honor the grandfather he never had the chance to meet. Hinsdalean Dave Pequet sent out the annual "Remembering Sept. 11" email from his company, MPI Wealth Management. "The...
September is Suicide Prevention Month and this week is National Suicide Prevention Week. This isn’t a topic most are eager to talk about. But talking is sometimes the one thing that can save someone’s life. Most people who are having thoughts of suicide feel relief when someone asks after them in a caring way, according to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Individuals are more likely to feel less depressed, less suicidal, less overwhelmed and more hopeful after speaking to someone who listens without judgment. And hel...
Jay Alfirevic was still a child himself when he began helping his parents in their support of an orphanage in Mexico. At nearly 66 years old, he's still helping children as a member of the Hinsdale Masonic Lodge and the Medinah Shriners. "You have to be a Mason in order to be a Shriner," said Alfirevic, who joined the Hinsdale lodge in 2005 and served as master of the lodge in 2010. He currently leads the Medinah Shriners, headquartered in Addison, as potentate. Looking back,...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Sept. 13. DUI arrest Marco T. Garcia Ramos, 23, 2848 W. 40th Place, Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, illegal transportation of open alcohol, improper lane use, driving without a valid license and not wearing a seat belt at 9:35 p.m. Sept. 9 at York Road and Ogden Avenue after police were dispatched to a report of a suspected intoxicated motorist. The suspect also was found to have an active...
For more than a dozen years, the Eighteenth Amendment made it illegal to manufacture, transport or sell alcohol in this country. In Hinsdale, Prohibition lasted another 68 years. While the ratification of the 21st Amendment in 1933 meant an end to Prohibition nationwide, it allowed state and local authorities to remain dry. Hinsdaleans worried about the sale of liquor in town from the early days. In 1878 an ordinance was passed to prohibit bars and drinking establishments in...
The ramp connecting northbound Interstate 294 to eastbound Ogden Avenue will remain closed through October due to construction work. The Illinois Tollway is investing $8.9 million to reconfigure the Ogden Avenue interchange to improve mobility and traffic flow for local drivers and tollway customers. To accommodate the reconstruction and widening of the Central Tri-State Tollway, the interchange will be reconfigured from a cloverleaf design to a partial cloverleaf design. Ramps will be combined on the east side of I-294 to...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: review of summer capital projects and summer programs; updates on SEL Satchel Pulse, science pilot, district office building Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: 2023-24 budget presentation, safety overview, revised administrative...
One of Dr. Andrew Dingwall's students at Loyola University's Stritch School of Medicine came to him in a quandary. A sudden family illness necessitated an immediate return home, but the student didn't know how to arrange for his program absence on such short notice. "My dad said to him, 'Don't worry about it, book your flight. I will handle everything,' " relayed Dingwall's daughter, Caitlin Dingwall, from her conversation with the student at her father's memorial service last...
The DuPage County Health Department reported the first human case of West Nile virus in DuPage County in 2023 earlier this month. A Woodridge resident in their 60s became ill in August, the health department reported Sept. 1. West Nile virus is transmitted to people by infected mosquitoes. About one in five who are infected will develop symptoms such as fever, headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or rash. Less than 1 percent will develop a serious neurological illness such as encephalitis or meningitis. With...
Making the grade - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. These photos, which date back to 1939, show the parkway being graded on the northwest corner of Garfield Avenue and Fifth Street. 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]....
Dozens of teams took part in this year's 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament supporting The Community House. More than 300 players took part in the event. In the sixth grade girls division, the Inferno Forever team of Ainslie Haunty, Taylor Hwan, April Skinner and Sidney Admire took second place. Colin Hwan, William Moody and Caden Mitchell check out the competition. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
