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The Lane School held its first Veterans Day program since 2019 last week. Madeline Maloney scans the audience for her family before the event starts. Blake Bazan, Jacob Stanton and Marcello Salamon decorated outdoors for the flag ceremony. Lila Singla, Josephine Zloza, Roma Cobb, Mason Kim and Robert Grein entertained attendees with a song during the program. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Students at The Lane school, along with their parents, gathered Friday morning to celebrate Veterans Day. The program began with a flag ceremony before school and concluded with a concert dedicated to the veterans who joined in the event. Griffin Jaris, Lila Danek, Poppy Pickles, Madeline Hendy and Charlotte Nabavian - along with the entire kindergarten and first grade classes - sang "America" to open the event. Please turn to Page 18 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff...
Fall MAP scores show students in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 are high-achievers and, in almost all cases, showing more growth than their peers. “Some school districts only focus on achievement,” Superintendent Hector Garcia said. “We’re very proud of achievement but also focusing on student growth.” Districtwide, 72.1 percent of students met or exceeded the 69th percentile benchmark, while 79.2 did so in math. That percentage falls in line with results for the past six tests in reading (71.9 to 77.3), sa...
Lorraine Kozak, 100, a 40-year resident of Hinsdale, passed away Oct. 12, 2022, with her family by her side. Lorraine was born in Chicago in 1921 to Lillian and Edward Murphy. She was an avid reader, knitter, cook and baker. She was famous, in her family, for her "Fudge Jumbles." Always one to lend a hand, Lorraine, at age 98, was making masks during the COVID pandemic. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph T. Kozak. She is survived by her two sons, Joseph...
CENTRAL HOLDS DAY OF SERVICE Some 200 students and staff members participated in Hinsdale Central’s annual Day of Service Oct. 29. Teams completed services projects at several area locations, including the Hinsdale Humane Society, People’s Resource Center, Feed My Starving Children, the Burr Ridge Park District, Indian Prairie Public Library, Maple Grove and Danada forest preserves, and All Community Events Hot Cider Hustle. Students and staff also made 242 scarves and collected nonperishable food, water, socks and toi...
Ideas for a news story can come from just about anywhere, including the walls of Hinsdale Central High School. For Taylor Levin, editor-in-chief of the Devils' Advocate student magazine, fliers and posters are no longer just announcements or decorations on a wall. Each announcement of a club meeting, school dance or after-school event is a potential article for the monthly publication. Levin, a member of Cherise Lopez's journalism II honors class, is one of nine students on...
Nancy Louise Tucker, nee Henkins, 88, passed away Oct. 30, 2022, surrounded by family in Hilton Head, S.C. Nancy was born in Lame Deer, Mont., where her father, Ellsworth Henkins, worked as a principal and her mother, Lepha Henkins, nee Dodge,, was a nurse. Nancy spent her formative years in South Dakota, graduating from Pierre High School and going to St. John's nursing school. She married her high school sweetheart, Tuck in 1955. With their marriage, they began their travel...
John Edward Scanlon, 91, of Clarendon Hills died Nov. 15, 2022. His wife Marjorie was the love of his life and when she passed three weeks ago, he knew he needed to be with her. He loved spending summers in Door County with his grandchildren and children. He lived his whole life in the Chicago area and treasured his time growing up on the South Side. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Lee Scanlon, nee Murphy; and his daughter, Kerry Ann (Steven) Dufresne. He is...
Hinsdale once again is offering a snow shoveling program to connect residents in need with residents seeking ways to volunteer and contribute to their community. Individuals looking to give back, or who are seeking community service/volunteer hours are encouraged to complete the application on the village website at www.villageofhinsdale.org. Contact information of participating individuals will be shared with residents in need of snow shoveling assistance. Residents will contact the volunteers directly when assistance is...
Sara Ann Davis, 90, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Nov. 10, 2022. She was a former 50-year resident of Hinsdale. Born in Chicago to Winifred Merritt Ivie and Howard G Ivie, she attended the University of Chicago Lab School and went on to study at the University of Chicago where she graduated early. She then continued her education at Illinois Wesleyan University on an art scholarship. There she served as treasurer of her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and...
Dolores F. Bland, nee Fay, 94, of Oconomowoc, Wis., formerly of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully Oct. 12, 2022. Dolores was an only child, born to Victor and Veronica, nee Sullivan, Fay in their Chicago home on Mason Avenue. She attended grade school at St. Catherine of Sienna parish in Oak Park and graduated from Trinity High School in 1946. After high school she attended classes at Rosary College in River Forest. After marrying Richard Bland in 1949, Dolores and Richard...
I don't know when it happened, but at some point a veil of unnecessary urgency settled over things. The school drop-off, the grocery store run, paperwork, laundry, meetings, phone calls, emails, texts, volunteering, helping with homework, preparing dinner and a smattering of extracurricular activities for every member of our household. All of these are chosen, worthy pursuits, yet overfilling our days with good things leaves little time to linger and the word "Hurry" on my lip...
The Hinsdale Village Caucus is unfortunately on the verge of disbanding due to lack of participation from the community. Unless new leaders are identified in the next two months, the caucus will be dissolved in January 2023. The caucus is a nonpartisan group of volunteers whose primary role is to identify, recruit and promote qualified candidates for the District 181 School Board, the Hinsdale Public Library Board and the Hinsdale Village Board of Trustees. The Caucus was founded in 1934 and has been a part of the election...
Monday mornings can be tough. This past one, I lost my credit card before I even got in the shower. I had planned to combine my morning walk with a quick errand to pick up some cold medicine for my daughter. So I put my credit card in my pocket with my earbuds and headed out. To get a full 2 miles in, I headed in the opposite direction of the store for the first half of my walk. By the time I had circled back to my house, I decided to give up on the rest of my walk and just dr...
Snow’s arrival this week is making it feel a lot like holiday season around here. Soon loved ones will gather for the cherished traditions that mark this wonderful time of year. We also have the opportunity to make this a more wonderful time for those in need by supporting local agencies on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 29. The Community House is asking supporters to “Commit to Community” by making a donation to its annual fund. The dollars enhance the lives of others by providing funds for program equipment, counseling servi...
Briana Brandt Murray said Christmas Day for her family is a usually a low-key day at home. Christmas Eve? Not so much. "We usually go to my sister-in-law's house nearby. My husband is the baby of 14 kids. My daughter is the 46th grandchild," Murray related, estimating a 65-70 person guest list. "It's large." Growing up in Hinsdale, Murray fondly recalled the holiday season, seeing her St. Isaac Jogues School decorated for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the town festooned in...
The village’s annual fall leaf pick-up program continues through Dec. 5. The program is designed to keep village streets cleaner and safer and to help keep leaves out of sewers and storm drains. The village provides free, unlimited weekly curbside collected of leaves in kraft paper yard waste bags. Plastic bags will not be picked up. Pick-up runs for a total of six weeks in conjunction with regularly-scheduled weekly yard waste pick-up by Republic Services. Leaf pick-up is complimentary; other yard waste will require a y...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Nov. 15. Disorderly conduct arrest Grant L. Miller, 66, 309 W. 59th St., Hinsdale, was arrested for disorderly conduct for attempting to enter an apartment after allegedly hearing an altercation at 8:45 a.m. Nov. 10 in the 300 block of West 59th Street. The victims pushed the door closed to prevent his entrance. He was charged and released to appear in court. Thefts reported • Four bottles of liquor worth $387.44 were taken from Whole Foods, 500 E. Ogden Ave., at 12:20 p.m. N...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board Among other business at the meeting Monday, board members: • unanimously approved an estimated tax levy of $73.5 million. A public hearing on the levy and its adoption are slated for the board’s Monday, Dec. 19, meeting. • discussed the factors that are considered when inclement weather is anticipated and the remote school schedule students would follow if the buildings are closed • learned a new investment strategy is yielding 2.56 percent for short-term investments (compar...
The DuPage County Health Department reported no new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week, keeping the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale at 4,271. The Cook County Health Department no longer reports on cases specific to Hinsdale. The number of cases per 100,000 population in DuPage was 13.3 on Nov. 16, compared to 14.8 on Nov. 9. The community level has risen to medium. District 181 reported five new positive cases from Nov. 8-15, all students, for a total of 110 districtwide since...
Georgie Brown and Evelyn Turano were among students taking an art class at The Community House Saturday morning. Instructor Gabrielle Tufano had the students working with everything from crayons to paint. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: board protocols, award Phase 4 and Phase 5 bids, rename gymnastics gym after Neil Krupicka, approve estimated tax levy No board meetings are scheduled for the week of Nov. 21-25....
Cleaning up - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of the building at 108-110 S. Washington St. "The building still standing at 108-110 S. Washington St. was built in 1925 by tailor Carl Theidel for his business, Hinsdale Cleaners and Dyers. The north side of this building housed this establishment where every sartorial need was satisfied in these tropical surroundings. Pictured are, from left to right, Carl, Harry, and Edwin Theidel in...
Members of the cast of the Hinsdale Dance Academy's "Nutcracker" brought some scenes from the ballet to life at the Hinsdale Public Library Nov. 5. Melissa Gramman read a book to the children before members of the cast performed. Sugar Plum Fairy Willa Gramman, posed for pictures after the show. Please turn to Page 19 for more information an area performances of the "Nutcracker." (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale police are looking for a few good men — and women — to apply for one of two open officer positions with starting pay of $75,885. “We’re aggressively recruiting because the market is so slim,” Chief Brian King said. “We started to see a downward trend during the last cycle.” The department typically recruits officers every two years. Over his 36 years in law enforcement, King has seen cycles with 200 applicants seeking one or two positions. “In our last cycle, I think we had 60 applicants for four positions. We’r...
