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A discussion of the program of studies for the 2022-23 school year at the Oct. 28 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting highlighted the tensions surrounding grading practices, the physics-first science sequence, alignment between the two high schools and divisions on the board. As the meeting opened, board member Peggy James asked to table the agenda item regarding the program of studies. She also called for the district to schedule a special meeting dedicated to discussion of the program of studies. Her suggestion...
Mother Nature puts tricks aside for Halloween - The streets across the village were filled with trick-or-treaters Sunday afternoon. The picture perfect weather made for an ideal day for the little hunter-gatherers as they darted their way across town. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The last concert held in the Hinsdale Central auditorium - prior to last week - was almost two years ago. The school's music department held its annual Fall Choral Concert Oct. 26, featuring all six choir groups performing before a live audience. The top photo is of the Women's Chorale. Mickey Norton, one of three soloists in the program, sang "This Magic Moment." Annie Ascher and Tess McArdle are members of the Chamber Choir. The Bass Choir performed two selections, "The...
After 15 years as a stay-at-home mom and a short stint in the real estate world, Jacqueline Gale wasn't sure where life would lead her next in early 2018. A chat with her cousin, Kevin Votava of the Hinsdale Fire Department (now retired), set Gale on the path toward the front desk at Hinsdale Village Hall and a job that she thoroughly enjoys. Gale was hired as a part-time finance clerk in March 2018 and went full time nearly a year later. As finance clerk, Gale is the first...
John P. Wargen, 84, of Bark River, Mich., formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Oct. 28, 2021, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba, Mich. John was born in 1937 in Berwyn, the son of Nick and Emma, nee Braatz, Wargen. He attended Riverside-Brookfield High School and graduated with the class of 1955. He married BettyLou, nee Suchomel, on Feb. 15, 1958, in Brookfield, and they shared 63 years of marriage. She preceded him in death on March 14, 2021. John worked as a Hinsdale...
Judith A. Powell, 83, a longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away Oct. 26, 2021 at Hinsdale Hospital. She was born in 1938 in Tillamook, Ore. Judith received a bachelor's degree from Reed College in Oregon and a master's degree in social work from Smith College in Massachusetts. She worked at Pillars in Berwyn and had a private practice mainly concentrating on helping children. Judith loved to travel and she and her husband made their way around the world no less than three...
Karen Price, nee Wallin, 83, passed away Oct. 30, 2021, in Burr Ridge. She was born in 1938 in Gary, Ind., to Herman and Bernice Wallin. Karen grew up in the small town of Chesterton, Ind., near the shore of Lake Michigan, with her brother, Ken. Going to the Indiana Dunes beach to swim, fish and picnic was a favorite activity for the family, and it is where Karen and her future husband, Art, had their first date. After college, the high school sweethearts married and moved to...
Thomas E. Murphy, 85, of Hinsdale, a lifelong area resident, died Oct. 27, 2021, at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. He was born in 1935 in Chicago and worked in scientific sales. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; his son, Michael (Annmarie) Murphy; his daughters, Kelleen Murphy and Kathleen (Anthony) Fiacable; his sister, Margaret Pasquini; his sisters-in-law, Marie Murphy, Joan Murphy and Helen Murphy; his stepson, Nelson (Autumn Labanoski) Diebel; his stepdaughter,...
Jack Luberda, 73, of Hinsdale passed away Oct. 28, 2021. In 1976, Jack and friend/business partner Dan Hobbs formed a successful HVAC company, BTU Company Inc. He would have retired this coming December. Jack lived in Hinsdale since 1972. He went to high school at Bishop Noll Institute and graduated from Purdue University, where he was president of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He coached flag football and enjoyed golfing with his buddies. His little dog, Ferd, was a great comfo...
Judith Conway Mazzei, 71, passed away Nov. 1, 2021. Judy was born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., in 1950 to William and Elizabeth Conway. Judy's fun-loving spirit and zest for life touched so many. She was kind, caring, compassionate and made the world's best chocolate chip cookies. Her beautiful spirit and unconditional generosity will live on in the hearts and spirits of those who knew and loved her forever. She is survived by her four children, Nicole (Michael) Goetsch, Elizabeth...
Barbara L. Kozak of Eagle, Wis., formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Oct. 26, 2021. Barb was born in 1953 and raised in Superior, Wis. On Oct. 30, 1987, she wed Michael Kozak from Hinsdale. Barb worked at Hinsdale South as the administrative assistant to the principal. She is survived by her husband, Michael Kozak; her children, Matthew Kozak, Nathan Ansell, Eric Ansell and Brian Kozak; and her seven grandchildren. Visitation is from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at Adolf...
Halloween is my second favorite holiday (live for New Year's Eve), but the Larbourd Oaks Mansion Ghost Tour left me with an awkward experience. Just after 10 p.m., I attended the adult tour where the guide informed us, "You can drink if you want, and you can say whatever the H you want." Some foul-mouthed guest, trying to be funny or get a laugh, was taking advantage of the no rules about swearing, and he ruined the tour. I felt sorry for the tour guide as it was probably the...
In response to your recent editorial, “No clear explanation for what’s going on in D86,” we believe that the new board’s resistance to the administration’s agenda is entirely clear. The April election saw an unprecedented shift of four seats away from the incumbents largely due to the community’s complete “lack of faith in the administration.” The previous board rubber-stamped policies and failed to question the administration’s often arbitrary, capricious and ineffective policies (e.g. COVID protocols, discussions of re...
I got the call a year ago this morning. It was a Wednesday - deadline day - and I had a lot to do before the next day's paper could go to press. So when I picked up the phone and the woman from hospice said my mom was nearing the end and suggested I come over, I said I couldn't. I would be over after we finished the paper, I told her. I'm not sure if I didn't think my mom would pass away before I got there or I didn't want to be there when she did. It might have been a little...
Currently, more than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and one in three seniors dies from it. Two-thirds of Americans ages 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s are women. By 2050, the number of people ages 65 and older with Alzheimer’s is projected to reach almost 13 million. November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging families to discuss cognitive concerns with each other and their doctor sooner to enable early diagnosis with its “Hopeful Together” c...
Safina Uberoi was visiting Los Angeles this summer when she got an alert from the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy that an important early work from the famed architect's canon was for sale in Hinsdale, Ill., and at risk of demolition. Uberoi - with husband Lukas - had spent the last five years restoring Wright's 1954 "Usonian Automatic" Tonkens Home outside Cincinnati. But Hinsdale's Bagley House, constructed 60 years earlier by a young Wright beginning to articulate...
Seventeen Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 17 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported no new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,110, compared to 2,093 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had six confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported no positive cases, 25 in isolation and no students in...
Residents should do more than simply set their clocks back one hour when daylight-saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 7. The Hinsdale Fire Department and the International Association of Fire Chiefs encourage residents to use the extra hour they “gain” to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, test the alarms and remind family members, friends and neighbors to do the same. Smoke alarm maintenance is a simple, effective way to reduce home fire deaths. Children and senior citizens are mos...
Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission special meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: KLM dog park consideration, 2021 annual pool report, Hinsdale Swim Club license renewal, HPTA hut update Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public meetings on 36 E. Hinsdale Ave. (Performance Wealth Management) and 4 N. Washington St. (Chase Bank parking lot); sign permit reviews for 6 W. Hinsdale Ave....
Hinsdale Central students Emeline McClenahan and Peyton Rohn clean windows inside the Hinsdale Humane Society's Pet Rescue and Resource Center as part of the school's Day of Service volunteer projects around the community Saturday morning. Turn to Page 17 for the story on the event and more photos. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
An uptick in home burglaries around the village in recent weeks has prompted the Hinsdale Police Department to put out additional patrols while advising residents to take measures to help deter would-be criminals. Police reported that a residence was forcibly entered Sept. 21 in the 300 block of Fuller Road and watches and jewelry were taken. That case was followed by similar incidents on Oct. 16 in the 200 block of East Hickory Street, in which dressers and a closet was ransacked, and Oct. 26 in the 600 block of Phillippa...
Preliminary data from the Illinois School Report Card reveals that Hinsdale Central’s graduation rate remains high while the school’s SAT scores have slipped. The report card was released Oct. 29 with limited information, including the rate of ninth-graders who are on track to graduate. At Central, 99 percent of ninth-graders are on track to graduate, which means they have earned at least five full-year course credits (10 semester credits) and have earned no more than one semester “F” in a core course (English, math, science...
New car smell - Hinsdalean Ralph Homann sends us this picture of his dad, Henry, standing by his sister Marie's new car in their parents' driveway at 728 S. Bruner St., with undeveloped land to the north. The photo was taken in the late 1930s. 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]....
The Hinsdale of Chamber's second annual Wine Walk was held last month in Hinsdale's central business district. The chamber sold 500 tickets to the event, and 22 downtown merchants opened their doors for the evening to offer wine tastings and light bites. A local charity, Simply From The Heart, was the benefactor of this year's event. Plans already are underway for next year's Wine Walk. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
With the current 15-year master infrastructure plan nearing its end in 2024, village officials are preparing to create the next document to guide road resurfacing, reconstruction and repairs. Trustees plan to spend $57,400 to have HR Green conduct a pavement management study to help the village develop a new MIP. “The new 15-year plan will help us identify what infrastructure work will need to be done and when it should be done so we can effectively deploy monies that have been set aside for that infrastructure work,” Vil...
