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Robert Pickering, 59, and his daughter, Kendall, 15, of Hinsdale were killed in a one-car crash Tuesday evening on Interstate 85 in North Carolina. The crash occurred at 6:49 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-85 about 2 miles south of Kannapolis, said Trooper Ned Moultrie of the North Carolina Highway Patrol. The vehicle veered off the road to the right, struck a drainage ditch, then traveled down an embankment and struck a tree, Moultrie said. The driver and passenger were...
Representatives from Hinsdale High School District 86 and the Hinsdale High School Teachers Association met again Monday in at attempt to reach a new deal for the association’s some 365 members. Both sides have spent the past two years working on a new contract to replace the last four-year agreement, which expired in June. “While this work has been slowed at times this year due to COVID-19, the bargaining team — which is composed of eight HHSTA members, three board of education members and three administrators — has been ab...
The COVID-19 infection rate has been skyrocketing in Illinois since October. Now, like the Grinch, it’s coming for Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s, Festivus and the rest of the holiday season, too. Is there anything we can do to stop it? COVID-19 is getting worse this winter because the virus spreads through respiratory droplets between people who are in close contact (about six feet or two arm lengths). When someone talks, breathes, coughs, sneezes or sings, they release the...
Reading buddies - Sienna Chansey has the full attention of her furry friend "Linka" as she reads to her at the Hinsdale Humane Society Dec. 2. Sienna is a member of the Compassionate Kids Corps program, which focuses on teaching kids about commitment, hard work, dedication and animal welfare as they volunteer at the shelter. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Marley is a beautiful tabby cat who is looking for her new family, preferably with no small children. She's a sweet 8-year-old lady whose adoption fee is $75. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is currently closed to the public, but anyone who is interested in adopting a pet can fill out an online application at https://www.hinsdalehumanesociety.org and then call (630) 323-5630 for an interview. Temporary adoption hours are 1 to 8 p.m....
Staging its annual Christmas Eve indoor live nativity program has always been a significant undertaking for Hinsdale Covenant Church. But orchestrating it during a pandemic? Not even the wise men could wrangle that. "There's absolutely no way to do what we were doing safely," said the church's lead pastor, Lars Stromberg. So the decision was made to relocate the manger and all of its entourage outside. "We're going to take our live experience that people love and appreciate...
Hinsdale police have arrested a 23-year old man for a midday auto theft that occurred last month in the village. Deshun Williams was arrested Dec. 4 at Homan Avenue and Madison Street in Chicago and charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle. The location of the arrest was a few blocks from where Hinsdale detectives had located and recovered the victim’s auto, a 2018 Navy Blue Audi Q5, which had been stolen from the 100 block of South Vine Street at 2:06 p.m. Nov. 15. The victim was reportedly unloading items from t...
Hinsdale police have released the results of the Thanksgiving enforcement initiative from Nov. 20-30. Police made three impaired driving arrests during the effort. They also made one felony arrest, in which a motorist was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, unlawful use of a weapon by a convicted felon, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and driving under the influence of alcohol. A loaded semi-automatic firearm was recovered from a motorist’s vehicle. Police issued four citations to drivers with a suspended or r...
How will self care help keep holidays bright? Like everything else in 2020, the holidays look different this year. And for many, they look a little sadder. "People are needing a little more help right now than they have in the past," said Melissa Roberts New, clinical director and therapist at Spectrum Behavioral Health in Hinsdale. "The holidays are probably one of the harder parts of the year," New said. People turn to mental health professionals to help them deal with the...
Sheela DeBartolo Kruse, 52, of Western Springs, died unexpectedly Nov. 27, 2020. She was born in 1968 in Oak Lawn. Sheela lit up the room wherever she was and her family and friends adored her. Sheela’s children were the most important thing in her life and they both felt her love daily. She will forever be missed. She is survived by her husband, Scott Kruse; her children, Kiely and Will; her mother, Maryellen DeBartolo; her parents-in-law, Cel and Bill Kruse; her sister, Meg (Steve) DeBartolo Rogers; and her nephews, M...
Eugenia “Genie” Nowak, nee Kowitz, 92, a longtime resident of Hinsdale, passed away Dec. 2, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Walter Nowak; and her daughter, Mary Frances Nowak. She is survived by her children, Catherine Blattner, Martin Nowak and Anne (Russ) LaBarge; her five grandchildren; her four great-grandchildren; her sister, Veronica Cullen; and her dear friend, Frank Hanzlik of Hinsdale. A private graveside service will be held at Bronswood Cemetery in Oak Brook. Memorials may be made online to...
Robert E. Fry, 76, of Western Springs, died Dec. 2, 2020. He was born in 1944 to Edward and Eileen Fry Bob was a hard worker his entire life, joining the Marine Corp Reserves at a young age, then mastering the trade of iron working. In true Bob fashion, his entrepreneurial spirit led him to start his own floor care business. He then joined his good friend, Chris Carlson, working at Motorcycle Specialists for 11 years. Once the shop closed, Bob went on to be the head mechanic...
Nicholas Victor Emanuele, 75, of Burr Ridge, passed away Dec. 15, 2020, at Loyola University Medical Center, in the loving presence of his wife and son. Nicholas was born in 1945 in Chicago, where he attended high school at Loyola Academy, followed by Loyola University Chicago and Northwestern Medical School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and returned to Chicago afterward. Nick had a lifelong passion for caring for his patients and research. He worked at Hines VA and Loyola University Medical Center since...
The sky is falling. At least our sky is falling, over our home, and within our family. Health concerns of beloved family members have my husband and me scrambling to help. I used to think we had a modicum of control over our lives, over our "sky" if you will, but as we are placing metaphorical buckets under our dripping roof, I realize we are powerless in the face of certain life events. We can only react to these events and try our best to do right by our families and friends...
“Turn and face the strange ch-ch-changes.” — David Bowie One thing you learn as a parent is how much things change each holiday season as your kids (or kid, in my case) get older. One Christmas you’re lending Santa a hand assembling the Barbie Dreamhouse he delivered for your 5-year-old. Before you know it, her Christmas wish list includes a laptop and headphones for gaming and “merch” from her favorite YouTuber, YaBoiAction. For several years you enjoy gathering as a family...
Hinsdale police released the following reports Dec. 9 and 15. DUI arrests • Ma Guadalupe Arellano Castaneda, 3, 416 E. Bailey Road, No. 201, Naperville, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use, driving with a defective windshield and driving too fast for conditions at 1:54 a.m. Dec. 9 at Route 83 and 55th Street. She was charged and released to appear in court. • Richard C. Bogdanowicz, 63, 132 S. Chandler Ave., Elmhurst, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and lea...
Experience any hotly contested elections lately? Granted, the presidential race was certainly a spectacle not seen before (which goes for most of 2020!). But it also got two-thirds of the electorate to the polls, the highest turnout since 1900 when Republican incumbent William McKinley defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan. Healthy turnout is healthy for a democracy, And so is a robust roster of citizens willing to throw their hats into the candidates’ ring. The window to file for candidacy in the April 6 Consolidated E...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesdays, trustees: • passed a resolution pausing the processing of applications to construct small wireless facilities related to 5G due to the state of emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Village officials reported that no permit applications have yet been received to build 5G facilities but said the action was needed to avoid burdening a short-handed village staff. • approved the use of $995,000 in motor fuel tax funds for the reconstruction of Eighth Street from Gar...
Seventy Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 63 new cases and the Cook County Health Department reported seven new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 897, up from 827 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 23 confirmed COVID-19 patients and three patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported nine new cases from Dec. 9-15, including four...
Amita Medical Center Hinsdale was expecting delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine this week, with hopes of administering inoculations to its frontline healthcare staff Wednesday or Thursday. The first injections vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were given in Illinois on Tuesday. Phase 1A of the state’s distribution plan prioritizes health care workers and long-term care facility residents. Speaking on Tuesday, Adam Maycock, president and CEO of AMITA’s hospitals in Hinsdale and La Grange, said per...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: adopt 2020 levy, transition center capacity update, Phase 2 bid period 3 project awards, COVID return to school update...
In the spirit of "the show must go on," staff and members of the Salt Creek Ballet did not let a pandemic stop their annual presentation of "The Nutcracker." The dancers were filmed on stage wearing masks and the ballet was presented as a drive-in movie in Salt Creek's Westmont parking lot. From their cars, Diane and Emma Crites; Emma, Catherine, Aeris and Erik Keefner; and Grace Nolan, Camille Hendrie and Ava Nolan settle in for the screening. (Jim Slonoff...
Hinsdale's Jackelyn Kastanis spent a year helping care for childhood best friend Brooke Bolley in their native Detroit area until Bolley succumbed to cancer in 2011 at the age of 27. Kastanis moved to Chicago for work, but her desire to provide comfort remained deep within. "Every time I would pass all these hospitals downtown, I kept wanting to go inside," she said. In 2014, she launched Simply from the Heart, a nonprofit that honors Bolley and her cosmetology/hair styling...
First residents - According to Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," Rev. Charles Barnes was the first to purchase property in Hinsdale when the town was first proposed. He lived in this house at Second and Washington streets. As a sales promotion William Robbins offered a free lot to the first boy born in Hinsdale. Barnes and his wife collected in May 1866 when their son was born. To honor the founder, they named him William Robbins Barnes. Later William grew...
Rob Johnson enjoys Christmas shopping - especially the trips he and son Jaden take in town to buy an outfit for wife (and mom) Stacy each Christmas. "I have a good eye for stuff like that and I like doing it," he said. The former TV news anchor appreciates good-looking and comfortable clothes for himself, as well, and is hoping to find some Lululemon pieces under the tree this year along with a pair of dark red winter boots he spotted Dave Chappelle wearing on David...
