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Candy face - Isla and Grace Callahan had as much fun eating their cotton candy as they did putting it on their faces at the Uniquely Thursday concert Sept. 2. The Millenials were on stage for the extended season because their original concert was rained out in June. The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce is already making plans for next season's line up, scheduled to begin in June 2022. (Jim Slonnof photo)...
The Windhover - the blue metal sculpture outside Hinsdale Middle School - has caused more than one raised eyebrow as passersby wondered what it was and where it came from. HMS Principal Ruben Peña knew the sculpture was a gift from the community, but he didn't pay it much attention until talks began several years ago about building a new school - and a question arose. "What are we going to do with that thing?" he said. "And then the magic started to happen." He brought a...
The Community House hosted the Congressional Art Competition reception, an annual event that allows high school students from the 6th Congressional District of Illiois to showcase their artistic abilities. U.S. Rep Sean Casten greeted the artists and guests at the event. Roberta Wentling entertained and artist David Marcet created one of his sidewalk masterpieces during the event. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
While her mother was building a career helping people buy and sell houses in and around Hinsdale, Suzy Marcus was helping owners turn those houses into homes. Five years ago, the two came together to offer buyers and sellers the best they both have to offer. “I’ve been in the design business for over 25 years,” said Marcus, daughter of real estate agent Suzy Styfer. Styfer has been selling homes for 25 years. “She’s the seasoned professional,” Marcus said. Combined wi...
Oktoberfest Sept. 25 & 26 Brookfield Zoo 3300 Golf Road https://www.CZS.org/Oktoberfest2021 Enjoy authentic German food, beer and music at this seasonal event at the zoo. Zoogoers can visit the beer garden on the East Mall from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and purchase menu items such as bratwurst, sausages, pretzels with beer cheese and more. Dance to live polka music throughout both days. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission: $24.95, $19.95 for seniors 65 and over, $17.95 for ages 3 to 11, plus $15 parking. Take Home Pumpkin...
Audrey is a retriever mix dog who is ready to meet her forever family. She would do well with kids 5 and older. She's a sweet 6-year-old who loves to give kisses and whose adoption fee is $250. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center has re-opened to the public. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays and 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Capacity will be limited to about 20 visitors. Interested adopters are encouraged to fill out an online...
The arrival of autumn means the opening of area farms and facilities to families for fall festivities. From apple and pumpkin picking to corn mazes and hayrides, these harvest time activity sites promise fun for all ages. Here are a selection of spots within a reasonable drive from Hinsdale, most of which are open through Halloween, Oct. 31. Weekday and weekend pricing usually varies, but wee ones can get in free. So go sink your teeth into an apple cider doughnut and savor...
IAEA HONORS STAFF IN DISTRICTS 181, 86 Several individuals in Community Consolidated School District 181 and Hinsdale High School District 86 have received awards from the Illinois Art Education Association. Meg Cooper, executive director of the D181 Foundation, was named as an honoree in Distinguished Service to Art Education. Susan Tiemstra, recent District 181 retiree, was named a 2021 IAEA Educator of Distinction. Theresa McGee, Hinsdale Middle School art teacher, was the 2021 Presidential Award Recipient. HMS was...
Walter F. Welninski Jr., 81, of Sunrise Assisted Living in Lombard, formerly of Clarendon Hills, died Sept. 15, 2021. Walter will be missed by his loving family and his cherished dog, Brownie. Walter was a longtime crossing guard in the Clarendon Hills Prospect School community, keeping children safe while making them smile. He is survived by his wife, Dolores M. Welninski, nee Benedetti; his children, Katherine (Lawrence) Schilder, Robert (Deborah) Welninski, Peter (Arlene)...
Joanne C. Smith, MD, president and CEO of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and a Hinsdale resident, died Sept. 6, 2021 following treatment for cancer. She was 60. Smith was the driving force behind the transformation of care delivery in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation. As the president and CEO of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, she envisioned the world's first-ever "translational" research hospital in which physicians, scientists, innovators, technologists and...
Lillian Kuikman, nee Hilton, of Burr Ridge, formerly of Evergreen Park, passed away Sept. 20, 2021. Lillian, 90, was born in 1931 in Chicago. She was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Kuikman. She is survived by her children, Diane (Tom Bayus) Tande, Lori (Jim) Savage and Donna Pechousek; her stepchildren, Billy (Susan) Kuikman and former Hinsdale resident Bob (Mary Ellen) Kuikman; her grandchildren, Sheila (Tom) Nicholson, Kenneth Tande, Kimberly Savage, Ben (Carly) Kuikman and Matt (Megan) Kuikman; her nine...
Robert A. Bilshausen, 82, a U.S. Army Purple Heart Vietnam veteran and 45-year resident of Oak Brook, passed away peacefully Sept. 16, 2021. Born in Chicago to German and Lithuanian parents, Robert attended Lane Tech High School and studied computer science at the Illinois Institute of Technology prior to working for United Airlines and Argonne National Laboratory. Bob was an avid aviator and wonderful shindig host, with unparalleled experiences that he shared to the delight of family and friends. He is survived by his wife...
Glen M. Goy, 90, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away Sept. 14, 2021, at King Bruwaert House in Burr Ridge. Glen was born in 1931 in May Township, Lee County, to the Leo and Helen Goy. He was a retired mechanical engineer and a running enthusiast. He ran in the Chicago and Boston marathons. Glen was preceded in death by his sister, Sr. Marietta Goy, He is survived by his wife, Mary, nee McDade; his siblings, Charlotte Fitzpatrick and James Goy; and many nieces and...
Michael Thomas Beaudin Jr., 24, of Hinsdale, passed away Sept. 19, 2021, in Chicago. Michael was born in 1997 in Winfield. He grew up in Hinsdale and was a 2015 graduate of Fenwick High School in Oak Park, where he was the student body president, debate team captain, TEAMS member, National Honor Society member and Illinois State Scholar. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2019, earning a bachelor's in computer engineering while participating...
Years ago, when I began writing for The Hinsdalean, I was asked to introduce myself in a short column. I described myself with a string of nouns: “wife,” “mother,” “daughter,” “doctor,” etc. These words, I thought, summed me up quite neatly. Decades later, I’ve changed my mind. I offered readers my roles, the hats I don and exchange as I move through my life. But roles don’t define a person, do they? Rather, I think the essence of a person lives in the spaces between her...
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us in some way. While the long-term mental health repercussions may not be clear, the challenges of the last 18 months are sure to be taking a toll on many. September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to acknowledge suicide as the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., claiming more than 45,000 people a year. The rate is particularly acute among younger people, and more than half of those taking their own life did not have a known mental health condition. Following the...
Mike Slonoff is getting married tomorrow. Fifteen years ago, when his father, Jim, and I started this paper, he was a senior at Hinsdale Central. We’d see him in the halls while we were working on a story (why wasn’t he in class, Jim would wonder) or spot him in uniform on the sidelines while covering a football game. Mike’s little brother, Matt, was a second-grader at Madison School in 2006. Now he’s a petty officer second class in the U.S. Navy. Fifteen years ago my daughter, Ainsley, had yet to be born. I lived in a differ...
Hinsdale's Roseann Coyner was driving her daughter to her new job in Seattle in mid-August when they passed through North Ogden, Utah. In 2018, North Ogden's mayor Brent Taylor was killed in Afghanistan while serving as major with the Utah Army National Guard. In tribute, a nearly 12,000-square-foot flag was hung over North Ogden Canyon. "When we drove past, I saw the flag," Coyner recounted. "A significant number of people from the town carried this mammoth flag up to the...
Hinsdale police released the following reports Sept. 22. Suspects arrested on warrant Robert E. Besterfeldt, 40, 2985 Talaga Drive, Algonquin, and Elizabeth A. Besterfeldt, 39, 217 Thomas St., Cary, were arrested on McHenry County warrants at 9:43 p.m. Sept. 14 in the 700 block of West Ogden Avenue. The suspect drove into a yard in the 800 block of West North Street and both fled the vehicle. Oak Brook police assisted in taking the suspects into custody. A white powdery substance that field tested positive for cocaine was...
Hinsdale Central High School is one of 18 schools from Illinois to be named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. “This award is a testament to the tireless efforts of our exemplary faculty and staff, the unwavering support of our families and community, and, most importantly, the passionate commitment to learning that our students exhibit on a daily basis,” Principal Bill Walsh said. The Education Department recognizes schools in one of two performance categories that are based on all studen...
Thirty Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 27 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported three new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,016, compared to 1,986 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had five confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale High School District 86, reported seven positive cases, 57 in isolation and 10 in...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at Tuesday’s meeting, trustees: • agreed to award the 2021 50/50 sidewalk project to Suburban Concrete in an amount not to exceed $84,860. The board will take an official vote on the contract Oct. 5. • agreed to spend up to $169,854 with George’s Landscape for the Irma Butler Tot Lot rebuild, pending an official vote at the Oct. 5 meeting. The tot lot is located in the southwest corner of Robbins Park. • awarded design and construction observation engineering services to HR Green in...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org...
An early Frank Lloyd Wright design on County Line Road in Hinsdale was saved from potential demolition after being purchased last week by preservationists. The 1894-built Frederick Bagley House at 121 S. County Line Road was bought, as announced in a press release from the Chicago-based Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, by Conservancy board member Safina Uberoi and her husband, Lukas Ruecker. They intend to restore the Dutch Colonial as a specimen of the early years of...
The friendly confines - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," mentions how popular baseball was in the village. "The town baseball team about 1923 is shown 'at the end.' There were American Legion teams and church teams as well. Union Church fielded a team, as did the Lutherans. During the summer months, men's teams practiced every night of the week for weekend games that had a few hundred Hinsdaleans turn our to watch."...
