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A small bounce for kid kind - Colin Grieve takes off down the inflatable slide set up in Robbins Park as part of Madison School's Dash & Bash Sept. 25. The winners of the 12th annual 3K race were Miles Williams, Luke Gray and Dane Graham. After the Dash the Bash, participants and attendees enjoyed items from several food trucks, games, inflatables and a DJ. Please turn to Page 18 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
After the Madison School Dash & Bash 3K race, families enjoyed almost a day's worth of activities. With food trucks, a DJ, inflatables and other games, the event provided plenty of fun for kids and parents. Katherine Brinkmeyer puts on her best dance moves in the dance contest. Emma Tyszka gets a hug from the school mascot, Paws. DJ Maximus kept the kids dancing throughout the day. Molly and Henry Simpson enjoy their ice cream bars. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
PROJECT RISE DONATES TO HCS Members of the Chicago Project Rise team donated several boxes of laundry soap, dish detergent and personal care items to HCS Family Services Sept. 15. This is the third donation Project Rise has made to HCS this year, following diaper drives in May and June. Project Rise is a Global Dawoodi Bohra initiative whose sole mission is to help the less fortunate. “Project Rise is an important member of the HCS family,” Executive Director Wendy Michalski said. “Their continuing support is a shining exampl...
What does it take to be an emergency nurse? Nicole Schiever, nurse director of AdventHealth Hinsdale's emergency department, summed up the typical state of her work environment in two words: organized chaos. "It's kind of like having a bunch of boiling pots on the stove and making sure they all stay on simmer and don't boil over," Schiever said. "There are ebbs and flows and a lot of prioritizing, getting things done in a very timely manner all while trying to make sure our...
Carol Faye Prather, neé Leatzow, a former 64-year resident of Hinsdale, died in her sleep Sept. 20, 2022, in the hospice facility at Oak Trace Health Center in Downers Grove. Carol was born in 1936 in Chicago and grew up in Morgan Park. Her father was a professional harpist, and her mother was the owner of a retail greeting card shop. She attended Loring High School for Girls in Morgan Park, where she graduated in 1954. In 1956 she married Richard D. Prather and the couple mov...
Eleanor Kyker Patterson, 94, a former 50-year Hinsdale resident, passed away Oct. 2, 2022. Born Eleanor Sharp Kyker in Sevierville, Tenn., she graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1949 and taught English for two years. In 1951 she married Dee Purifoy Patterson of Camden, Ark. They raised a family of six while moving about the country for his work at General Electric. Dee Patterson passed away in 1976. Eleanor joined Union Church of Hinsdale in 1972 because it was "an...
John Leonard Brennan, 60, of Tierra Verde, Fla., and Burr Ridge, passed away unexpectedly Oct. 3, 2022. John was born in 1962, in Elmhurst to Edward and Lois Brennan of Burr Ridge. John is remembered for his innate ability to connect with others, remarkable kindness, faith and humility, unwavering commitment to his community, and deep love for his family and friends. John left every room a brighter place and every person a better version of him or herself. Many knew John as...
On Nov. 8, our community can choose to usher in reasonable, commonsense, high-energy leaders with policy ideas that will positively impact DuPage County for years to come. DuPage County has the opportunity to elect two such leaders to the DuPage County Board on Nov. 8: Greg Hart and Kari Galassi. Greg is running for DuPage County Board chairperson and Kari for DuPage County board member. I have known Greg and Kari for decades. They sincerely believe in community service and deeply desire to improve DuPage County. They...
I am the proud father of four Hinsdale Central High School graduates, two being Student Council presidents and all four deeply involved in HCHS activities. Recently I learned parents of Hinsdale Central High School students can opt their child out of the sex education unit. The author of this letter is strongly in favor of the choice to opt out. Out of Illinois’ 852 school districts, 520 have opted out of teaching the lessons, according to the DuPage Policy Journal. I want every parent in the district to be aware that d...
While reading Sarah Ban Breathnach’s best-seller “Simple Abundance” years ago, I first encountered the term “secret anniversaries of the heart,” a line from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Holidays.” “The holiest of all holidays are those Kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart ...” The phrase struck me when I read it and is on my mind this week, even though the anniversaries of the heart I am celebrating are not particularly secret...
I have always encouraged my daughters to be independent, strong-willed women. Life is too short to ignore your dreams and squander all that this world has to offer. "Spread your wings and show the world what you are capable of!" So when my daughter Katie graduated from college a little over a year ago, it didn't surprise me when she told me what her intent was. The master plan was to come home and work. Save up money and then eventually take the plunge and move to none other...
October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness month and Michael Brindley’s birthday month. Michael, a Hinsdale Central student, tragically died of SCA in 2016 at the age of 16. Michael loved all sports and wanted to pursue a career as a sports announcer or journalist. He created a blog called just1mike after the ESPN Mike and Mike sports show. After his death, Michael’s parents founded the just1mike foundation to honor his memory. As junior board members of just1mike, we work with the Brindley family to raise awareness abo...
Community is important to Hinsdaleans. We see it in the way they volunteer at schools and other organizations, the financial contributions they make to philanthropic agencies and the support they offer to friends and neighbors in need. The wonderful community here is woven together by many different threads. One of those threads is local government, and, by extension, the Hinsdale Caucus and the D86 Board of Education Election Caucus. And much as the school PTO or your church or the food pantry might call on you to...
Two years ago, Hinsdale's Zach Hayes and his Nazareth Academy classmates were enduring the disruptive distancing wrought by the pandemic. A Student Council member, Hayes and his cohorts came up with a plan to reunite the Roadrunners. "We planned a drive-in movie night at the school, complete with popcorn and snacks," related the present-day senior. "It was kind of a cool way to get everybody there during COVID, just being able to be with friends." Hayes' penchant for taking...
Hinsdale police discovered four stolen vehicles in the village last week, chasing them to the La Grange village boundary, according to Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King. At 4:48 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, Hinsdale patrol officers made contact with the four vehicles in the 10 block of North Grant Ave. The vehicles, which were later determined to have been stolen from Burr Ridge and Indian Head Park, fled east with officers in pursuit. The pursuit was terminated as the chase entered La Grange on 47th Street due to the high rate of...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Oct. 14. Catalytic converter stolen A catalytic converter was stolen from a car parked in the lot at Kensington School, 540 W. Ogden Ave., at 2:07 p.m. Sept. 30. A white male suspect with long black hair wearing all black clothing was observed on surveillance video. He left the scene in a block Pontiac sedan. No damage estimate was reported. Deceptive practice A resident of the 700 block of Wilson Lane reported being scammed out of money over social media between Sept. 20 and...
Residents are hoping to breathe new life into a longstanding community organization for recruiting and evaluating Hinsdale High School District 86 Board candidates as voters prepare to go to the polls next spring. Caucus 86, made up of delegates from the seven school district that feed into Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools, will work to identify, vet, and endorse board candidates for the April 2023 election, according to caucus co-chair Kristin McDaniel. “The hope is to try to get people involved that might n...
The Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board announced the following committee appointments at its Sept. 12 meeting. Facilities: Margaret Kleber, chair, and Michael Martin, co-chair Finance: Sinead Duffy, chair, and Asim Aleem, co-chair Insurance: Martin, liaison, and Sheetal Rao, alternate Policy: Martin, liaison, and William Cotter, alternate...
Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: sign permit review for 45 S. Washington St. (Peak Lifestyle); findings and recommendations for 36 S. Washington St. and 4 W. Hinsdale Ave. (Airoom), 18 E. Hinsdale Ave. (Zazu) and 35 E. First St. (Fuller House)...
Crime and Public Safety in DuPage, a panel discussion and Q&A focused on keeping families and communities safe, will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at Ruth Lake Country Club, 6200 S. Madison St. Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King, DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick and DuPage County board member/heroin-opioid task force member Greg Hart have been invited by Engage DuPage to serve as panelists. The event is co-sponsored by the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce and other l...
The DuPage County Health Department reported six new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 4,205, up from 4,199 last week. The Cook County Health Department no longer reports on cases specific to Hinsdale. The number of cases per 100,000 population in DuPage was 11.3 on Oct. 4, compared to 13.8 on Sept. 28. The community level remains at low for the second week in a row. District 181 reported five positive cases from Sept. 27 to Oct....
Hinsdale voters will elect officials and weigh in on a proposed amendment to the state constitution and various referendums when they head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 8. Of course, they don’t need to wait until Nov. 8 to vote (see sidebar). Constitutional amendment The proposed constitutional amendment would add a new section to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution that would guarantee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate wages, hours and working c...
Got milk? - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of Natoma, a farm north of Ogden. "George Robbins named his north side farm 'Natoma,' an Indian word for 'running water,' and began importing cows from Britain, some of the first Guernseys in the country. Trade journals later recognized the impeccable farm as the 'finest Guernsey dairy in Illinois.' This postcard of the twin-silo dairy barn dates from 1905."...
The Monroe School PTO, with help from the Hinsdale Police Department, held one of its annual bike rodeos Sept. 6. Staff members from King Keyser were on hand to make minor adjustments and repairs as well. Lillian Mansell heads through one of the several obstacle courses set up to test biking skills. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The village of Hinsdale and HCS Family Services have finalized an agreement to relocate the agency and its food pantry to the former Hinsdale Humane Society pet shelter at 22 E. Elm St. At Tuesday’s village board meeting, trustees unanimously approved the deal for the agency to move out of its overcrowded space spread across three floors of the village’s Memorial Building to the one-floor, 5,550-square-foot facility, nearly double its current footprint. The 10-year lease agreement provides HCS with rent-free use, while the...
