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Some 240 Falcon football players, 40 football coaches, 100 cheerleaders and 15 cheer coaches were at Dickinson Field Friday for Falcon Night at Hinsdale Central High School. "It is the event all of the Falcon players and parents look forward to every year," Falcon Football board member Kay Sharples said. Central also hosted its annual Salute to Service Friday night. For photos of that event, turn to Page 5. For more on all that goes into hosting a football game, turn to the...
n Woodland Family Hikes: Fall Color Oct. 6, 13 or 14 Morton Arboretum 4100 Route 53, Lisle (630) 968-0074 www.mortonarb.org Enjoy the intricate beauty of colorful trees in the fall on an hour-long family-paced hike around the arboretum’s Meadow Lake. The program is recommended for families with children 4 and older. Time: 10:30 a.m. Fridays, 10:30 or a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Saturdays. Cost: $17. RR n Fall Color 5K Run and Walk Oct. 7 Morton Arboretum 4100 Route 53, Lisle www.mortonarb.org (630) 968-0074 Enjoy the arboretum at t...
The 29th annual Rotary Run Charity Classic wound its way through the village Sunday morning. More than 800 runners participated in the event. Money raised will be donated to The Community House, District 181 Foundation, Hinsdale Hospital Foundation, Rotary Club of Hinsdale Foundation and Ray Graham Association's Hanson Center. With one son comfortable in the stroller, Jeff Davis and Lucas cross the finish line. Jennifer Cepanas and her son, Gintaras, also finish up. Benjamin...
A new geometry in construction class and a standard freshman year geography class could be available to high school students in the fall of 2024. The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board heard proposals four new courses for the 2024-25 academic year at its meeting Monday. Geometry in Construction would be a two-period class taught by a certified math teacher and a woods teacher. “It is exactly as it sounds — a geometry course that will construct something,” said Eric Martzoff, assistant principal of instruction at Hinsdale...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Oct. 3. License violation Antrelle D. Cage, 26, 568 Pershing Ave., Glen Ellyn, was arrested for driving with a suspended license after being stopped for speeding in the 100 block of East Ogden Avenue at 11:52 p.m. Sept. 28. Cage also had an active arrest warrant out of DuPage County. Cage posted bond and was released to appear in court. Arrest warrant Erica D. Petty, 36, 21457 Franklin Circle, Plainfield, was arrested for driving with suspended registration at 6:39 a.m. Oct....
Who's on First? - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. Public works crews were busy widening the sidewalk in these photos taken from the east side of Garfield Avenue looking down First Street in 1937. Showing at the Hinsdale Theatre was William Powell and Myrna Loy starring in "After The Thin Man." 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...
I love a good cooking challenge. So, I had no reservations when I agreed to write a 150th village anniversary column featuring a historic Hinsdale recipe. That was until I found myself in the basement of Immanuel Hall - in the archives of the historical society - talking about hospital food. As it turns out, the oldest known cookbook in Hinsdale is a collection of vegetarian recipes from Hinsdale Hospital called "The Sanitarium Cook Book." The book dates back to 1921 and was...
Hinsdale's trees have begun shedding their leaves, and the town's denizens are adding layers when heading out. Autumn is in full splendor, and there's no better way to celebrate the season locally than at the 2023 Hinsdale Fall Family Fest from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in Burlington Park 30 E. Chicago Ave. The event, put on by the village's parks and recreation department, was moved to the park from its previous Hinsdale Middle School site. Mike Hayes,...
CENTRAL TEENS ARE SEMIFINALISTS Twenty-two students from Hinsdale Central are among 16,000 high school students nationwide named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Yusuf Ahmed, Amal Arora, Atman Balakrishnan, Shivum Banerjee, Natasha Bhatia, Analise Burns, Godlyn D’Souza, Patrick Dugan, William Gaffney, Kiran Gitzlaff, Adele Groom, Levi Lillioja, Anya Raman, Alexander Rasmussen, Elizabeth Sessa, Joy Shen, Nathan Smith, Audrey Song, Nikolas Theotikos, Katherine Tschosik, Gabriela Veliz-Hernandez...
When Jarrar Salam transferred to Hinsdale Central High School from a boarding school in Connecticut, he had never attended a public school before. Compared to his school of 200-some students, his Central seemed huge and overwhelming, Salam said. It was the Ambassadors Club that helped him navigate his new surroundings and to become comfortable as a member of the Red Devil community. Club sponsor Donna Wheeler said about 50 to 60 ambassadors help 60 to 80 new students...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board is looking to fill the vacancy created by Debbie Levinthal’s resignation on Sept. 18. Based on a requirement to fill the vacancy within 60 days, the board intends to select the individual by its Oct. 26 meeting. That person will then serve until the new board is seated following the April 1, 2025, election. Residents who would like to be considered for the open seat must submit an application by 4 p.m. Oct. 10. The application form, which includes information about the search p...
Elisabeth J. Krapp, nee Dubiel, 99, a longtime Hinsdale resident, died Sept. 30, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, Siegfried Krapp. She is survived by her children, Mary Ann (Phillip) Porter and Christian Krapp; her grandchildren, Katie (Andrew) Patterson and Jason (Katie) Porter; her great-granddaughter, Mia Porter; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation is from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at Sullivan Funeral Home, 60 S. Grant St., Hinsdale. A...
Robert Edward Bobber, 85, of Vernon Hills, a 53-year resident of Clarendon Hills, passed away Oct. 1, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Ruth A. Bobber, née Devience; his children, Robert M. (Kirsten) Bobber, Alice (Aaron) Arnold and Carol (Erik) Nelson; his grandchildren, Ryan, Jeremy, Spencer, Erica, Andrea, Catarina and Mabel; his siblings, Joan (the late Bill) Sherlock and Sister Kay Bobber, Dolores (the late Joseph) Karnia, Marian (Elmer) Maue and Don Bobber; and many...
Dawn Parsons Feller, 68, of Hinsdale, passed away Sept. 16, 2023, at home, surrounded by family. Dawn was born in Waltham, Mass., in 1955. After living in Virginia for three years, Dawn and her family moved to Clarendon Hills, where she entered second grade at Prospect School. She graduated from Hinsdale Central High School in 1973, earned her bachelor of fine arts from Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., in 1977, and earned her master of fine arts from Vermont College of Fine...
Damar Hamlin and Bronny James are lucky. They were in the right place at the right time when they suffered their sudden cardiac events. Many are not so lucky, like our family friend Michael Brindley. Michael attended Hinsdale Central. He was known for his big heart and big hugs. Michael loved all sports. He dreamt of becoming a sports journalist. Sadly, Michael's dream was never realized because he passed away in 2016 from sudden cardiac arrest at age 16. October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness month. SCA is the No. 1...
Last week, The Hinsdalean misquoted D86’s board president advancing a narrative of a “dysfunctional” board. During the discussion of legal representation, President Greenspon welcomed discussion: “I can ask for discussion so that everybody can provide feedback;” and contrary to the report, Dr. Yonke did not push back. Drs. Yonke and Lechner both support a legal representation review (Levinthal and Greenspon did, as well). The split 2:5 vote responded to “possible action to withdraw prior approval of minutes.” Levinthal and...
I have always hated getting shots, COVID, flu - and I am sure I hated getting the chickenpox vaccine when I was young, too. Flu season would come around, and I would push off getting the shot until the leaves on the trees had curled and crisped and crumpled on the ground and the air had a hint of winter breeze. When I was younger it was the pain that scared me, but also the second of anticipation right before the jab. I like to think I am a lot less scared now, but that...
Thanks for taking time out to read this column in the midst of your National Newspaper Week celebrations! What? You haven't been attending countless cocktail parties and dinners to celebrate this momentous week? Well, I will forgive you. Newspaper Week hasn't quite gained the traction of everyone's favorite fall holiday (perhaps because it's tough to decorate for), but we do observe it here at The Hinsdalean. And in honor of this week, I'd like to present my Top 10 list of rea...
Hinsdale's Haven Marginean finds fulfillment in theater work whether on stage or backstage. "As an actor you're more in charge of your character, and as a director you're more in charge of the story," said the Hinsdale Central junior. Marginean's stage of choice is the Theatre of Western Springs, where she is currently serving as assistant director of the production of "Witch," with final performances this weekend (see Page 26 for details). Her memory suggests she's been part...
Read any compelling stories recently? We hope so. After all, that’s what we aim to deliver every week. Whether it’s an update on a school board or village board activity, the latest exploit by a Red Devil sports team or a write-up to let patrons know of new arrivals to Hinsdale’s shopping and dining scene, The Hinsdalean is committed to providing news that informs, enlightens and enriches our readers’ experience as members of this community. This first week of October 2023 marks the 83rd celebration of National Newspap...
Just beyond the southwestern boundary of Hinsdale is a residential area that doesn't belong to any particular town but has strong community spirit nonetheless. Golfview Hills, so named for overlooking adjacent Ruth Lake Country Club, is a collection of about 300 homes that was established in the mid-1950s between Madison Street and Route 83. Assimilating into Hinsdale would have seemed a natural step at some point in the intervening decades, right? Not for Golfview Hills homeo...
In the Sept. 28 editorial, Hinsdale High School District 86 Board President Cat Greenspon was inadvertently misquoted. “I can ask for discussion so that everybody can provide feedback,” she said, not words to the contrary....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public hearing on Vine Street Station (125 S. Vine St.), public meeting on...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday, trustees: • reviewed two new properties — 108 S. Adams St. and 322 N. Garfield Ave. — to be added to the village’s Historically Significant Structures Property List. The historic preservation voted 5-0 to recommend inclusion on the list. The board plans to vote on the properties at its Oct. 17 meeting. • discussed approving preservation incentives for the home at 136 N. Washington St. owned by Andy O’Connor and Katie Lambert. The historic preservation commission recommended...
