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Name: Kaila Kuo Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start playing softball? I did taekwondo from third grade up until middle school. My dad wanted me to get involved in team sports. He said I could do track or softball. I figured softball would have less running, so I did softball. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I just like meeting new people, hanging out with them and being able to build that team relationship. It's not like other friends you find at...
Administrators have offered a first look at how changes to the grading system in Hinsdale High School District 86 affected first semester grades More students are earning A’s and many F’s are being replaced by incompletes, said Chris Covino, assistant superintendent for academics, at the Feb. 24 board meeting. “The intent was not to try to create more A’s,” he said. “We have very strong academic students and moving grades to be more summative in nature is a clear indication we have a strong sense of work ethic and academi...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 10 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: findings and recommendations for 5837 S. Madison St. (Hinsdale Discount Tires and Automotive) and 137 S. Garfield Ave. (Union Church parking lot lighting), sign permit review for 114 S. Washington St. (Sauced Pizzeria) and 16 W. Hinsdale Ave. (Silver...
Loren Williams joined The Community House as director of social impact late last year, but her work toward the organization's mission began more than a decade before. As a volunteer with the Community Consolidated District 180 Saturday reading program and later as a part-time clinician at The Community House, Williams has shared the organization's goal to provide social services throughout Hinsdale and the surrounding communities. When the search for a director of social...
Hinsdale Central's Finley Bisch competes in the pole vault and Christina Tresslar competes in the high jump during the Red Devill Tri Feb. 25. The meet was not scored. (photos by Steve Johnston for The Hinsdalean)...
Basketball, boys Feb. 23 & 25 @ IHSA regional vs. Curie (final) V loses 43-46 Oosterbaan, 23 points Collignon, 6 points Quast, 6 points Eck, 5 points Phillips, 3 points vs. Morton (semifinal) V wins 74-60 Hockey Feb. 23 @ Lake Forest V loses 0-5 Swimming, boys Feb. 25-26 @ IHSA state final V places 2nd with 117.5 points 200-yard medley relay Daw, Bey, Hou, Gilbert, 3rd, 1:32.22 200-yard IM Hou, 8th, 1:51.43 Harris, 11th, 1:52.12 50-yard freestyle Gilbert, 5th (tie), 20.95 1-meter diving Furlong, 9th, 463.85 100-yard butterfly...
Developer Ryan Companies has again downsized its proposal for a senior living project on roughly 32 acres in Hinsdale's northwest corner. But residents in the adjacent Fullersburg community contend the plan still poses a threat to their neighborhood. The issue was on the agenda as a second read for possible referral to the plan commission, with the first reading back on July 13 when Ryan submitted a plan for a 285,000-square-foot, 225-unit assisted and independent living...
Spelling bee champ - Advaith Balakrishnan delivers the correct answer during the District 181 spelling bee in February at Hinsdale Middle School. He went on to capture the district's first place spot, which gave him the opportunity to compete on the countywide level. He also won the DuPage County Bee. He will now compete at the Scripps National Bee in Washington, D.C., in May. This is the fifth consecutive year that a District 181 student will go on to nationals. Please turn...
What does an assistant stage manager do? Theater was Sharon Sobotka's passion from a young age, as she longed for moments in the limelight. But a lack of roles while pursuing a performing arts degree at Loyola University flipped her script from acting to stage management. "I wasn't on stage as much as I had hoped," Hinsdale's Sobotka related. "You need an army of people to do all the tech work. So I learned tech, and I loved it." Those backstage skills will get a workout as...
The recent events in Ukraine have been horrific. In just one week over 600,000 refugees have fled Ukraine, with that number potentially rising to 5 million over the coming weeks. These refugees were forced to leave their homes, jobs, family and friends behind, only taking their most important possessions, to then wait in multi-day long lines in freezing temperatures to escape Ukraine. Simultaneously hospitals in Ukraine are running dangerously low on medical supplies such as oxygen, yet continue to take care of the public...
If you are anything like me - a parent who spends countless hours in the car because your kids have a more robust social calendar than you do - your driving playlist has been one thing and one thing only as of late: the "Encanto" soundtrack. Hard to believe, but even after hearing it on repeat for the last month-plus, I still love it. When the tunes aren't streaming through our car speakers or the Echo, it's blaring from the television. My college roommate and I regularly exch...
Mary Elaine Shouvlin, 65, of Hinsdale, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 7, 2022, in Calhoun, Ga. She was born in 1956 in Chicago to George and Bernice (Sieloff) Duncan. Mary was a graduate of Emma Willard School and attended DePauw University. She was a mortgage processor and underwriter for Condotek. Her hobbies included renovating her homes, caring for her cats, walking and reading. As a young woman she was an avid tennis player. She enjoyed discussions on politics and social j...
Wesley Edward Sedlacek Sr., 76, a 30-year Hinsdale resident, died Feb. 26, 2022. He was a proud alumnus of Stetson University in Deland, Fla., and of Indiana University in Bloomington, where he received a master's degree in economics. Wesley spent his entire career at Olympic Savings and Loan as an executive vice president, treasurer and chief economist. Wesley was an avid collector of cars, automobile and train memorabilia, guns and antiques. He is survived by his wife,...
Peter B. Ayres, 90, passed away Jan. 21, 2022. Pete was born in 1931 to Robert and Helen Ayres. He grew up during World War II and was a lifelong resident of Hinsdale and Western Springs. His great-grandfather, Anson Ayres, was an original developer and founder of the town of Hinsdale, and Ayres Street continues to bear his family name to this day. Pete graduated from Hinsdale Central in 1949 with his class being fondly coined "the 49ers." He went on to graduate from the...
Tomorrow night is opening night. I am certain I can speak for all of the cast of "Hinsdale Unmasked" - the 2022 Community Revue - when I say we can't wait to perform for an audience. We've had our fill of applauding for each other and laughing at our own jokes and are ready to share this hilarious show with you, dear residents of Hinsdale. Before I proceed, I should let you know that all of us have been SWORN TO SECRECY about the show's contents. I wrote a column 18 years ago...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Feb. 22 and March 2. Man arrested for shoving nurse Ryan J. Davis, 39, 16W337 95th St., Burr Ridge, was arrested for aggravated battery to a nurse on Feb. 24 for a Nov. 30 incident at Amita Adventist Medical Center Hinsdale, 120 N. Oak St., in which he shoved a nurse while she was performing her official duties. He posted bond and was released with a court date. Driver arrested for brass knuckles Manuel Rural Hernandez, 27, 1717 W. Mansard Lane, Mount Prospect, was arrested...
“From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contribution went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.” — President Jimmy Carter With those words, our nation’s 39th president designated March 2-8, 1980, as National Women’s History W...
HMS announces HONOR ROLL Hinsdale Middle School has released the names of students who earned a place on the honor roll for the first semester of the 2021-22 school year. Sixth grade HMS honor roll Farida Ads, Hassan Ads, Javier Aguilar, Sahana Ahuja, Hadi Al-Khudari, George An, Luke Antinossi, Lucia Aschinberg, Noor Atassi, Tuleen Attassi, Jacksen Baird, Savanna Barrios, Josephine Braden, John Burgstone, Jack Burke, Dominique Charles, Michael Chen, Gabriella Chillo, William Cowhey, Eva Crittenden, Ava Dannhausen-Brun, James...
Denied a postseason last year due to COVID-19, Hinsdale Central's boys swim and dive team made the most of its 2021-22 campaign, capping one of the best runs in its storied history with a second-place finish at last weekend's IHSA state final. "It's the best season that we've put together for dual meets, invitationals and postseason," varsity head coach Bob Barber said. And it was a true team effort. "We didn't have one individual that we said, 'You have to score in the top...
If you've been trying to lose weight at the gym since New Year's, you may not be getting the results you wanted. The good news is it's not just you, and there is something you can do about it. Weight loss begins in the kitchen, not the gym. This is what I tell my patients who are having trouble reaching their weight goals. And it's easy as 1-2-3. Because it literally is 1-2-3: calorie counting. How does calorie counting work? A calorie is the standard measure of energy...
Twenty-two years ago a 13-year-old Melanie Lamoureux was running summer theater camps out of the backyard of her Hinsdale home. Last month she took students that age and younger to compete in the prestigious Junior Theatre Festival in Sacramento, Calif. BAMtheatre's Junior Conservatory Ensemble was one of six groups to win the festival's highest award for outstanding production. "We've always wanted to go and we finally felt like we had a group that was ready to take this on...
Students across District 181 participated in the annual district spelling bee last month at Hinsdale Middle School. Participants included (clockwise from left) Srinidhi Rao, HMS; Madeline McNaughton, Walker; Cody Bankert, Monroe; Celsey O'Hare, Elm; and Nayan Rao, Prospect. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Kevin is a gray and white cat who is ready to meet his family. He would do well with kids 8 years and older. He's a super snuggly and sweet 4-year-old whose adoption fee is $75. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center has re-opened to the public. Hours are 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. Capacity will be limited to about 20 visitors. Interested adopters are encouraged to...
It's not every day that you get to interview a rocket scientist. But that's exactly what eight students from Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills middle schools did last week for a District 181 Foundation webinar with David Ellis of the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. "I was always really interested in space and wanted to meet an astronaut for a long time," said Taylor Muehlhauser, a seventh-grader at HMS. "I thought it was a really cool opportunity to talk to someone with...
First church of Hinsdale - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," shows Hinsdale's first church, built by a Baptist congregation. "The Baptists were the first to build their own church, constructed in 1870 on land donated by William Robbins. Located on the southwest corner of Garfield Avenue and First Street, the splendid building proved too costly. Attempts at sharing the space were not enough to sustain the congregation, and the Baptists...
