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Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Oct. 24. DUI arrests • Lorenzo A. Bacigalupo, 30, 3176 Diane Drive, Aurora, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding 35+ mph over the limit, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and improper lane use at 11:29 p.m. Oct. 20 at Ogden Avenue and Route 83. He was charged and released to appear in court. • Mateo A. Donato, 53, 4518 Torrence Ave., Hammond, Ind., was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to signal, operating an uni...
During the village of Hinsdale's annual Fall Fest Oct. 14, the front yard of the Memorial Building was turned into a pumpkin patch with hundreds of Halloween gourds ripe for the picking. Aiden Derben, Ben Robinson, John Wertz and Blakely Phelan worked the patch to pick their prized pumpkins. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
With Halloween around the corner and plenty of dark, spooky nights ahead of us this fall, horror is obviously the genre on everyone's mind at Hinsdale Public Library. Our librarians have pulled together book recommendations for readers of all ages - you can dig into their lists at hinsdalelibrary.info/news, but I'll highlight a few here. For our youngest readers, you can't go wrong with "Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow" by Ryan Higgins, a delightful picture book in which...
Hinsdale Central's Vija Barber competes in the 200-yard freestyle Oct. 20 at the West Suburban Conference Championship meet at Lyons Township High School. Teammate Elizabeth Lahmann also swam the 200 free, placing second, while Barber came in fourth. The team finished second overall in its last meet before the state series. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Burley Bokos Hinsdale When did you start swimming competitively? I was on a team when I was 5. How did you end up distance swimming? Both of my parents swam at the University of Tampa, so we come from a very strong swimming background, and they were both distance swimmers. They were always willing to help me, and I always found it super-fascinating that not a lot of swimmers can swim distance races like I can. How have you improved since your freshman year? Sophomore and...
Cross country, boys Oct. 21 @ IHSA regional V places 4th with 87 points Bandukwala, 3rd, 15:49.1 Lowe, 12th, 16:28 Kamenev, 21st, 16:52.63 Gamboa, 25th, 16:57.71 Kurimay, 26th, 17:03.46 Miller, 32nd, 17:17.86 Revord, 36th, 17:29.23 Cross country, girls Oct. 21 @ IHSA regional V places 3rd with 63 points Dygon, 5th, 19:30.41 Hodneland, 13th, 19:51.14 Thanos, 14th, 19:54.72 Boyd, 15th, 19:55.07 Satre, 16th, 19:56.23 Griffin, 17th, 19:58.66 Skay, 20:43.34 Soccer, boys Oct. 20 @ IHSA regional vs. Mt. Carmel (final) V wins 3-1...
Rajah is an energetic 3-year-old mixed breed who is looking for a home where she can run and play. She loves to jump in puddles and is learning to navigate agility obstacles, so she would be a wonderful pet for someone looking for an adventure buddy. Rajah is spayed, microchipped, fully vaccinated, and ready to go home today. She is rated for children eight and up. Her adoption fee is $300. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is open to the...
8U FALCONS FINISH SEASON 6-2 The Hinsdale 8U Falcons wrapped up an impressive season (finishing with a record of 6-2) with a 33-0 win over Lemont this past weekend. The victory was a team effort, with a number of Falcons scoring touchdowns, including Luke Schroeder (who scored two on the day), Cade Phelan, Cole Sherwood and Charlie Hillegass, who returned a fumble for a touchdown in the second quarter. RT Kouba also contributed to the scoring effort, catching a 2-point conversion from Connor Pauley. The offensive line,...
The two-time defending state champion Hinsdale Central girls tennis team went into the IHSA state meet last weekend having qualified in just three of four possible spots and with only one of five players with previous state experience. Long odds for a three-peat, to say the least. But the Red Devils still made their mark in Buffalo Grove Oct. 19-21, claiming a share of fifth place with Glenbrook North and Plainfield North, all registering 15 points. New Trier cruised to the...
October is a month filled with opportunities for fun, from fall festivals to spooky story nights. As the month comes to a close, many events already have transpired. But don't despair! There's still plenty to enjoy before the trick-or-treating is done - and even after! Family festivities • Listen as legendary Great Lakes balladeer and guitarist Lee Murdock presents "Ghosts of the Great Lakes" from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St. M...
The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce held its annual Wine Walk Oct. 12. With 27 merchants participating and more than 700 tickets sold, the evening was a perfect blend of browsing, shopping and sampling some great wines. Portions of the proceeds will benefit People's Resource Center in Westmont. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Patsy J. Villano, 90, passed away Oct. 15, 2023. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1933, to Tony and Mary (Veres) Villano, Patsy's formative years were spent with his six siblings on Youngstown's east side. Later, his family relocated to Hubbard, where he graduated from Hubbard High School in 1950. After honorably serving in the U.S. Army, Patsy pursued higher education at Youngstown University. Back in the area, he crossed paths with the woman who would become the love of his...
Charles Christian Hansen III, 100, passed away peacefully Oct. 10, 2023, surrounded by family members. A Hinsdale resident with his family for 50 years, "Chuck" was a talented mechanical engineer, inventor and serial entrepreneur. He was the first born son of second-generation Danish and German immigrants, Charles C. Hansen Jr. and Emily Ebert Hansen. His Lutheran schooling was interrupted in fifth grade by the crucible of spending one year bedridden in a body cast, followed...
Jane "Janie" Louise Bawel, née Orlock, 60, passed away Oct. 22, 2023, in her home in Downers Grove, surrounded by family and friends. She had been battling Merkel cell carcinoma since mid-2019, previously having non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2005, followed by an allogeneic stem cell transplant in March 2007. She was a fierce fighter, determined not to let cancer rule her life. Janie was born in Hinsdale, the fifth of seven children of John and Marion (née Tracy) Orlock. She g...
Jean Bethig Bristow, 92, a former longtime resident of Hinsdale and Oak Brook, passed away peacefully at her home in Wheaton on Oct. 18, 2023, surrounded by her sons, daughter and brother. Jean was born in 1931 in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago to Louis and Mabel, nee Eeningenburg, Bethig. She was raised in a loving home with her siblings, Virginia (Ginny Bova), Marilyn (Nehring) and Merritt Bethig. Jean's family was her pride and joy. She was the loving cousin and aunt...
A fellow Illinois Wesleyan alum recently blasted the school newspaper, The Argus, for posting a pro-Palestinian graphic on Facebook. "This is unacceptable from the Argus," she wrote in her own Facebook post. "The blanket statement that 'we' support terrorists is disgusting." She goes on to say the post is "evil incarnate" and that the newspaper staff apparently supports the genocide of Jews and other atrocities. "Please let the IWU administration know your thoughts on this. I...
Perhaps one of the most frightening things to happen the week before Halloween is our annual enumeration of scary scenarios that we have imagined afflicting our fair village. As always, we offer the following words of caution to readers: Beware the sarcasm. • The village takes a closer look at the old, weathered copy of its articles of incorporation and discovers it is actually dated April 4, 1874, requiring officials to coordinate yet another year of sesquicentennial celebrations. • The Hinsdale High School District 86 Boa...
Katharine Andrew was in Hinsdale just once before accepting the position of manager at the Hinsdale Historical Society. During the "one horrible semester" that she spent on the Niles North High School cross country team, Andrew traveled to Katherine Legge Memorial Park and still recalls the beautiful, historic homes she saw along the way. After her interview last year at Hinsdale's Immanuel Hall, she found herself excited once again by the town's history. "I couldn't say no...
In 1989, The Hinsdalean's Pam Lannom (then with The Doings) decided to get a head start on Halloween by transforming into a monster bride a week before Oct. 31. The cosmetically creepy result as penned by Lannom we resurrect here as part of our sesquicentennial retrospective. "Phase I: hair styling "My transformation from mild-mannered reporter to monster bride began at Gazebo Hair Design in Oak Brook. Albert Cosenza and Joanne Williams, determined to create a truly...
Hinsdale residents who are 60 and older or individuals with disabilities are invited to register for the village’s snow shoveling program. People can fill out the online request form at www.villageofhinsdale.org/snowshovelprogram or print, complete and mail a paper request. Once registered for the program, participants will receive contact information for participating volunteers. The resident is responsible for contacting the volunteer and scheduling a time for shoveling. Those interested in volunteering for the 2023-24 w...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: approve HCHTA contract, school maintenance grant, full-day kindergarten update, math/ELA/ACE placement criteria, preliminary tax levy memo, summer program dates Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: approve 2024-25 course...
Parents can best help their kids manage their behavior on electronic devices and technology by modeling and mentoring. That was the advice of Devorah Heitner, author of “Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World” and the latest presenter in the Community Speaker Series sponsored by Districts 86 and 181. One area where parents can mentor good behavior is by asking permission from their kids before posting their photos on social media, she said Oct. 18 at The Community House. Establishing a “consent-based cultu...
The Vine Street Station lifestyle housing proposal was the subject of plan commission public hearing earlier this month, the latest stop in a 2 1/2-year effort to convert the old Zion Lutheran School to condos. Last year Hinsdale trustees approved several ordinances in support of the project to convert the historic two-story building into 12 living units, but several items remained unfinished. Outdoor spaces was among them, and Drew Mitchell of developer Holladay Properties told commissioners at the Oct. 11 hearing that the...
HOSPITAL OPENS NEW HYBRID OR UChicago Medicine AdventHealth recently opened a new hybrid operating room, marking a significant advancement in cardiac care for the community. The new hybrid OR is a state-of-the-art medical space that seamlessly combines the essential features of a traditional operating room with advanced imaging technology. Designed to enhance patient safety and outcomes, the operating room is equipped with advanced diagnostic imaging equipment to enable minimally invasive heart and vascular procedures. This...
It was a benevolent stand-off. Me and my dog, Dakota, and a doe and her two fawns. We startled each other into a frozen sort of bewilderment. After what seemed to be a forever stare-down, mom and her babies faded away into a wooded camouflage. Return visits to the place of the stare-down have yielded more surprising and beautiful encounters with wildlife. Great egrets and great blue herons stand lifeless in a river waiting for bluegill to present an easy meal. Familiar ground...
