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Hazel Hamelka Clarendon Hills When did you first start competing in gymnastics? I started doing gymnastics at the age of 2, but I didn't start competing until I was 10. What is your favorite event? That's a tough question. I'd probably say vault because I'm the best at it. What is your least favorite event? Probably beam, only because I'm a big worrier and I think sometimes it's kind of hard to be positive, especially if you fall, because it's pretty easy to fall off a beam. H...
n Electric Illumination Dec. 22 & 29 Morton Arboretum 4100 Route 53, Lisle www.mortonarb.org (630) 725-2066 Electric Illumination is a late-night experience for adults 18 and older, featuring a curated mix of trance and progressive house music, synchronized to the breathtaking light displays. An ’80s night on Dec. 29 will feature songs like Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” and Dexys Midnight Runners’ “Come on Eileen.” A special temperature-activated color-changing ceramic mug will be available for purchase. Time: 9...
Hatima is a playful and energetic German shepherd mix who absolutely adores playing with tennis balls. This very smart girl is learning agility for fun at the shelter. Hatima is 5 years old and is spayed, vaccinated and microchipped. She is approved for children eight years and older, and her adoption fee is $300. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is open to the public 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays to Fridays and 10 a.m....
The Memorial Building was the perfect backdrop for the horse drawn carriage rides last weekend at Hinsdale’s holiday events in Burlington Park. In addition to the rides, kids could decorate gingerbread cookies and share their wish lists with Santa in his Hinsdale tiny home. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
I have a confession to make: I didn't grow up in Hinsdale. No, it's even worse than that. I'm not from anywhere near here. I'm a Southerner, born in Mississippi and raised in Texas, which means that I don't always know the lingo. When someone asked if I was going to write about the Hinsdale Assembly Ball, I may or may not have responded with a blank stare while my brain went into overdrive, trying to remember what I knew about this organization. When that same person noticed m...
The magic of the holiday season doesn't end just because the calendar turns to Dec. 26. With the kids free from school and homework, winter break is a great time to take in some of the holiday festivities available in Chicago before they're gone. Navy Pier lights things up Light Up The Lake is being called the largest indoor and outdoor holiday experience in Chicago. With photo ops at every turn, the light displays on Navy Pier include a giant teddy bear, snowflakes, a...
When and where are Christmas worship services? Hinsdale faith communities offer a range of opportunities to celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, whose timing this year may alter churches' normal weekend rhythms. Here are the times and activities offered by the towns' houses of worship, from family-friendly fellowship to candlelight services for people who want to step outside just as the clock strikes Christmas. In addition to the in-person services listed below, many...
Nelson "Ed" E. Tatlock (retired U.S. Army CW5), 76, of Hinsdale, died Dec. 10, 2023, surrounded by his family. Ed was born to Nelson and Helen, nee Flake, Tatlock in 1947, in Seymour, Ind., but spent most of his years in Jeffersonville, Ind., and Frankfort, Ky. He was one of four children, the only son. Ed grew up in southern Indiana. He went to high school in Jeffersonville where he met the love of his life, Anna Belle Cox. Ed was very active in athletics. He was a left-hande...
Elizabeth "Betty" Rose Dean Reed, 95, died peacefully with her children at her bedside on Dec. 5, 2023, exactly 18 years to the day after losing her husband of 53 years, Dwight Reed. Born in 1928 to Harry and Louise Dean, Betty grew up in Naples, N.Y., in the heart of the upstate Finger Lakes region. She was the proud valedictorian of her graduating class of 12 at Naples Central School and went on to graduate from Cornell University. At Cornell, Betty met Dwight, freshly...
Hunched into the crawl space, my eyes do a quick scan. A collection of unlabeled plastic bins are organized into sections, known only to me as "Halloween," "Easter," "Christmas," I see it. A weathered cardboard box that predates the colorful bins surrounding it by not just decades, but generations. Ever so gingerly I pick it up and squat-walk-shuffle my way out of the storage space. Relieved to be standing up straight again, I carefully open it. Beneath protective layers of...
Carol Giles Parrillo, 90, of Oak Brook died Dec. 15, 2023. Carol touched many lives and will be dearly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, William J. Parrillo; and her daughter, Cara Chantal (Kevin J. Hincks) Parrillo-Hincks. She is survived by her sons, William G. Parrillo of Hinsdale and Jon R. (Heidi) Parrillo; her grandchildren, William J. Parker, Connor and Alexandra Parrillo, Daniel (Miki), Jon (Jessica) Jr., and Francesca (Connor Stewart)...
Philip R. Clarke III, 75, of Westmont, formerly of Clarendon Hills, passed away unexpectedly Dec. 6, 2023. A lifelong resident of the Chicago area, Philip attended Walker School in Clarendon Hills. He later continued a family tradition by attending and graduating from Asheville School, a private boarding school located in Asheville, N.C. He returned to Chicago for his undergraduate and master's degrees, obtaining both from the University of Chicago (economics and MBA), and...
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the town The Hinsdaleans were scurrying, they rushed all around. For last-minute gifts and cards they did sprint, Armed with lists and ideas and maybe some hints. Gateway and Grant squares and downtown they traveled But with each stop, their nerves did unravel. The hustle and bustle had dampened their mood. They were tired and cranky and needed some food. They stopped for some lunch and looked over the list. To finish their...
Volunteering has been a hallmark of Julie Smith's life since her kids were little. She and husband Chadd moved to Hinsdale when their oldest two were just 3 and 1. By the time they were in elementary school, she was ready to lend a hand where needed. "My favorite was helping Patty Mardula in the Madison library," she said. Meaningful opportunities to help others also have arisen through her church, Avenue Christian Church in Clarendon Hills. There she has been on the steering...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Dec. 20. Disorderly conduct arrest Briana M. Griffin, 30, 29 N. Garfield St., Lombard, was arrested for disorderly conduct after she reportedly displayed a handgun to an employee of Whole Foods Market in Hinsdale in response to the employee’s complaint about littering coming from her vehicle at 2:08 p.m. Dec. 18 on Bob-O-Link Drive near the store. Griffin, a DoorDash driver, had three young children in the vehicle at the time. She drove off but her vehicle was subsequently l...
In conjunction with the village’s 150th anniversary, a limited edition commemorative ornament is available, featuring the Memorial Building and the 150th anniversary logo on the back. Ornaments are for sale for $38 from the Uptown Shop, 921 Burlington Ave., Western Springs, or online at www.uptownshop.com (search Hinsdale ornament)....
In 1957, The Doings published Christmas letters and stories from Hinsdale schoolchildren, then republished them in the paper’s 1995 centennial edition. Here are some of those charming — and unedited — submissions for the season. Dear Santa, I know Christmas is almost here. I love to go in to the stores and see them all decorated. It’s a lot of fun to set on your lap and tell you what I want for Christmas. I always forget the names of your reindeers. I can remember: Dancer, Prancer, Commet and Cupid, and, and, oh foo! “ca...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at their Dec. 14 meeting, trustees: • voted 5-0 to approve a 2023 tax levy of $15.6 million, including the library’s portion of $3,67 million, and $3.2 million in abatements for debt that will be paid back with revenue other than property taxes, leaving a net village levy of $8.7 million • unanimously adopted the 2024 annual budget, which includes $21.2 million in general fund expenses, $3.9 million in capital expenses and $7.3 million in infrastructure projects • voted 5-0 to appr...
A former Hinsdale resident arrested in April in Minnesota was sentenced Dec. 11 to 30 days in jail, five years of probation and $889 in fees after pleading guilty to the felony charge of solicitation of a child or someone believed to be a child through electronic communication to engage in sexual conduct, according to Minnesota court records. Derrick D. Willman, who lived at 502 N. Garfield Ave. at the time of his arrest, also must register as a predatory sex offender, attend a sex offender program and complete individual...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: appoint new board member, approve interim superintendent (Yonke) resignation effective Dec. 22, truth in taxation public hearing and levy adoption, administrator contracts and 2024-25 salaries, annual financial report, 2024-25 staffing framework...
As we prepare to "close the book" on 2023, it's worth remarking on what a year it's been for Hinsdale Public Library. This past year was our first year guided by our new strategic plan. Four clear priorities emerged from dozens of community conversations and hundreds of patrons' comments: • access and convenience • education and enrichment • connection and community • awareness of what we offer By these standards, the past year was a major success for HPL, and I'm pleased to r...
The village will have a reserve balance of $6.7 million at the end of 2023. That balance will exceed 25 percent of the village's annual operating expenses, which is the percentage of reserve balance rating agencies require for municipalities to obtain a AAA bond rating. Hinsdale has maintained a AAA bond rating for many years. Only about 15 percent of Illinois municipalities carry a AAA bond rating. Hinsdale takes crime prevention and the apprehension of individuals who...
Places from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, a Hinsdale Central graduate, moved to Hinsdale in 1971 and spent many years here in his youth. Having spent more than 40 years with the village, there isn't a lot about Hinsdale he doesn't know or hasn't photographed. This photo from 1979 is of Hinsdale Sport & Ski, which is now home to a large multipurpose retail and office building located on the south side of First Street, just west of...
Children from the Union Church Gather + Grow groups participated in Eleanor's Project earlier this month, filling 310 Christmas stockings with toothbrushes, toothpaste, crayons, socks, games, toys, gloves and candy. The stuffed stockings were topped with a hat to keep the recipient warm this winter. Antonia Logan, Lucy Kieffer, Ava Poetter, Henry Weil and George Schaefer work on filling the stockings. Alex Weil and Charlotte Poetter select a Beanie Baby to include. The...
Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 expects to award construction contracts in February and borrow $24.6 million in June so the district can offer full-day kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year. The board passed a resolution at its meeting Monday indicating it plans to reimburse “certain capital expenditures” from the bond issue. Any hard costs for labor and materials can be reimbursed out of the bond proceeds only if such a resolution is passed, said Mindy Bradford, assistant superintendent for business and...
