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Robert Morland Dolan, 79, of Clarendon Hills passed away on Oct. 28 at Amita Adventist Medical Center Hinsdale. He was born in 1940 in Worthington, Minn. Bob relished his time as a radio/television broadcaster and excelled in his later career as a professional fundraiser. Graduating from Worthington High School, he went on to earn his degree at Creighton University where he met the love of his life, Mary. A jazz and art aficionado, Bob was a gifted storyteller who enjoyed bein...
Thomas Londos, 97, of Hinsdale, died Oct. 28, 2019. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia M. Londos, nee Barsotti; and his sister, Betty (the late Jack) Ryan. He is survived by his son, James T. Londos; his siblings, Theodore (the late Mabel), William, Andrew, George (Erica) and Christ (the late Dolores) Londos; and his many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and those who to whom he was grandpa Tom. Visitation is from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at...
The air is crisp and the generators are loud at Hinsdale Central Marching Band practice the evening of Oct. 21. The band is getting ready for Friday night's last regular home game of the season against Lyons Township High School. "It's going to be cold on Friday, too, so it's just getting us ready," said Matt Kurinsky, who directs the band with Matt Goeke. The generators - which are necessary to light the practice field - make it difficult to hear the directors' instructions,...
When Ralphie wakes up to see the snow glistening on the ground, the ice-covered trees sparkling in the sunlight, he’s filled with wonder. Of course, in “A Christmas Story,” this scene happens on Dec. 25, not Oct. 30. Charlie Brown and Linus are definitely not wearing coats as they discuss whether the Great Pumpkin will appear in the Peanuts’ Halloween classic. Waking up yesterday morning to a blanket of white — with more wet, heavy snow falling from the sky — I felt no des...
Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: amend liquor serving hours on Nov. 27, 2020-24 capital improvement plan, comprehensive annual financial report, stop and right-of-way intersections, property tax levy...
Marv Tazelaar brought his replica Batmobile to Page's Restaurant Oct. 20. It stopped a lot of traffic on Hinsdale Avenue and quite a few people stopped to take pictures. Tazelaar even let folks get behind the wheel and experience the Batmobile to its fullest. Thomas Dancer fit the role perfectly with his mask and cape. Jeff Jaworski and sons Reid and Cole made a perfect "dynamic trio."...
Bingo is a handsome Swiss mountain dog mix with personality plus! He is 2 years old, weighs 57 pounds and is best suited to families with children at least 10 or older. Bingo has been neutered, is up to date on all of his shots and is ready to go home today. Come meet Bingo and all of the other pets at the Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center at 21 Salt Creek Lane. The shelter is open from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through...
Things that go bump in the night - Creepy and spooky are the themes across the village this year as Hinsdaleans celebrate Halloween. It seems like more decorations than ever are setting the stage for trick or treating this afternoon. Here's hoping snow showers don't make things more frightful!...
1U GOLD HEADED TO SUPER BOWL The Hinsdale Falcons 10U Gold Team completed its season-long quest of securing a Super Bowl berth by beating a determined and gritty Downers Grove Panthers team 20-12 at Dickinson Field. A pair of Charles Calhoun explosive touchdown runs gave the Falcons the lead 12-6 at the half. The offense played ball control for a large portion of the third and fourth quarters and added another Calhoun touchdown run to make it 18-6. Jupiter Pohlenz threaded the needle on the 2-point conversion pass and Brian...
Cross country, boys Oct. 26 @ IHSA regional V places 2nd with 45 points Mekla, 3rd, 15:38 Watcke, 4th, 15:40 McCarroll, 8th, 15:49 Ley, 9th, 15:55 Hill, 21st, 16:16 Cross country, girls Oct. 26 @ IHSA regional V places 2nd with 40 points Watcke, 2nd, 17:34 Revord, 5th, 17:56 McCabe, 8th, 18:15 Wagner, 12th, 18:32 Brorson, 13th, 18:35 Hockey Oct. 29 vs. Providence V wins 4-3 Oct. 27 vs. Naperville Central V wins 3-1 Oct. 26 @ Waubonsie V loses 2-7 Oct. 25 vs. Naperville North V wins 6-3 Soccer, boys Oct. 29 @ IHSA sectional vs...
Last year, the Hinsdale Central girls tennis team brought home the IHSA state championship - the program's 18th overall - with 23 points earned. At this weekend's state tournament in Buffalo Grove, the Red Devils blew past that total, racking up 33 points. This season, however, that meant runner-up honors to Lake Forest's tally of 39. Such are the vagaries of the state finals, where the complexion of the competition, like the weather conditions, changes from season to season....
HINSDALEAN TO BE HONORED AT GALA Molly Lindberg of Hinsdale, founder and artistic director of Spirito! Singers, will be honored at the Elmhurst Centre for the Performing Arts’ fourth annual Spotlight Gala Nov. 9. Lindberg founded Spirito! in spring 2008 with an ensemble of 50 high school treble singers. Her passion for choral music and her love of working with singers of all ages has expanded Spirito into five rehearsal ensembles and more than 240 singers yearly. Proceeds from the gala will help support a state-of-the-art v...
Should parents address tough topics with kids? Kids can be more astute at sussing out truth than adults give them credit for. But when discussing sensitive matters like gender identity, divorce or death, gliding past honest discussion can seem like the more prudent choice. In the essay collection, "When Kids Ask Hard Questions," co-editor Bromleigh McCleneghan, associate pastor for ministry with families at Union Church of Hinsdale, aims to help parents tackle these tough topi...
Earl R. Larson, 91, noted Hinsdale architect and businessman, passed away Oct. 24, 2019, at his home in Hinsdale. Earl was born in 1928 in Chicago to Lawrence and Irma (Mauer). On Dec. 23, 1950, he married the love of his life, Ruth Hajen, and they were happily married for more than 68 years. A graduate from the School of Architecture, University of Illinois, Navy Pier, Earl founded Earl R. Larson and Associates in Hinsdale in 1957 and became a lifelong Rotarian. Soon after,...
My first glimpse of Hinsdale was of kids skating in Burns Field. It was an idyllic picture straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting. It was this serenity that made us move to Hinsdale. Now I feel this serenity is being threatened by the influx of 5G. Verizon has picked Hinsdale to roll out their 5G network. 5G is needed to run the “internet of things.” 5G, however, will lead to a significant increase in electromagnetic smog. It involves placing additional 100-150 antennas in Hinsdale. These antennas form hot spots of ele...
What’s your image of Hinsdale? I see a special place of tree-lined streets, manicured lawns, neighbors talking and children playing in the park. Unfortunately, we’ll soon need to add a 5G small cell tower to the background of these images. Drive around town and you’ll notice small stakes with white flags in front of our homes, schools and parks. These are the potential sites for Verizon’s 5G small cell towers. They will be placed roughly every 200 feet throughout the village. Don’t see any near your home? Don’t worry, AT&T...
No matter how much you prepare or plan for it, parenthood has a way of writing its own story. Its love has a strength that is greater than I could have ever known. My own journey to become a mother looks nothing like I thought it would, but looking back I am grateful for that. My struggle with infertility meant that having a family the way I had imagined needed to change. Determined that my diagnosis would not be the end of my dream for a family, we immediately began to think...
It’s Halloween in Hinsdale. A time of revelry for both young and old as children finally get to don those carefully chosen costumes, while parents make them put a jacket over because it’s 37 degrees. But lurking in the shadows, just beyond the glowing jack-o-lanterns and illuminated front yard water features, frightful events are stirring in our imagination that would cause anyone’s hair to stand up. Even without a visit to the blow bar. We turn our shielded eyes to the downtown parking deck now under construction, a shini...
Nancy Nyheim thought she knew her community pretty well when she was introduced to HCS Family Services as a volunteer four years ago. Like many Hinsdaleans, she was surprised to learn that DuPage County is home to the second-highest food insecure population in the state. And also like many Hinsdaleans, Nyheim became committed to doing something about it. Now on staff as the volunteer coordinator at HCS, Nyheim said the second annual Blues, Brews & Barbecue event is an easy...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Oct. 30. Arrests for suspended licenses • Michael E. Nielsen, 35, 10S515 Ivy Lane, Willowbrook, was arrested for driving with a suspended license and driving with one headlight at 10:55 p.m. Oct. 22 in the 400 block of West 55th Street. He was charged and released to appear in court. • Javier Alaniz Jr, 28, 1470 W. Carmen Ave., No. 102, Chicago, was arrested for driving with a suspended license and speeding at 7:48 p.m. Oct. 24 in the 300 block of West Ogden Avenue. He was...
If parents want kids to be healthier, live longer and experience more success, they need to lower their stress levels by giving them more control of their lives. That's the opinion of Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson, authors of "The Self-Driven Child" and presenters at the Oct. 22 Community Speaker Series sponsored by Hinsdale High School District 86 and Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. "We knew that a low sense of control is probably the most stressful thing you...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their Oct. 23 meeting, school board members • agreed to retain Amsco Engineering as a commissioning authority in connection with the referendum projects at a cost of $129,500. • approved the 2020 summer school calendar, with the first semester starting on June 8 and the second on June 29. Credit-bearing courses will run Monday to Friday for three weeks, with enrichment courses and workshops running Monday to Thursday for three weeks. • authorized changes to the i...
Early Hinsdale - Bill Lehman is standing on the spot where the current Hinsdale Historical Society is located on North Clay Street. The area from Chicago Avenue to Chestnut Street and Vine to Madison streets were once part of farm called Beidler's Pasture. 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 office at 7 W. First St. or email it to [email protected]. (Hinsdale Historical Society...
By the 2021-22 school year, all Hinsdale Central freshman will begin their science sequence by enrolling in physics or physics honors. Hinsdale High School District 86 board members signaled their support Oct. 23 for a new district science curriculum. The traditional progression — and the one currently in place at Central — is from biology to chemistry to physics. The new physics-chemistry-biology sequence, often referred to as “physics first,” has been in place at Hinsdale South since 2008. “This is where we’ve landed and...
