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As leaders of Hinsdale’s taxing bodies reflect back on 2024 on Page 5 of our holiday issues (village and library this week, school districts next week), we decided to take a look back at our own pages and share our thoughts on the top stories of 2024. • High-powered electric bikes are banned in the village We selected this story because it’s No. 1 in the most ignored rule in the village. We regularly see kids who are not old enough to drive on bikes that travel nearly as fast as cars and it frightens us every time. • Distric...
The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of Dec. 30 to Jan. 3....
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday, trustees: • discussed increasing pay rates for seasonal employees by 25 cents to $1 an hour, depending on the position, in order to be competitive and retain staff. Trustees will vote on the increase at their Jan. 21 meeting. • reviewed the list of five properties to be added to the village’s Historically Significant Structures Property List. The properties are 213 S. Clay St., 711 S. Elm St., 211 N. Lincoln St., 8 E. Third St. and 122 E. Third St. The vote will take place...
The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of Dec. 23-27....
After months of objecting to Clarendon Hills’ plan to create a tax increment financing agreement along 55th Street, Hinsdale’s two public school districts have reached an agreement with that village. Community Consoli-dated Elementary District 181 Board members Monday approved an intergovernmental agreement with Clarendon Hills that dramatically reduces the amount of tax revenue the district could potentially lose under the TIF. “It’s been a journey,” said Mindy Bradford, assistant superintendent for business and operation...
Parents of current or future students in Hinsdale High School District 86 who are interested in joining the Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee need to fill out a form by Thursday, Dec. 19. In 2023, with the institution of the Academic Committee in District 86, it was decided to narrow the scope of PTAC to focus on discipline, the student handbook and other required annual reports. PTAC representatives include up to 12 faculty/staff representatives and up to 12 parents/guardian representatives with children in grades six...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business Nov. 21, board members: • discussed a proposed intergovernmental agreement with the village of Clarendon Hills regarding the proposed tax increment financing district along 55th Street. The Jewel-Osco and PNC bank are no longer part of the TIF, according to a plan the Clarendon Hills Village Board approved Monday night. The district will have its legal team review the IGA, which provides the district with some TIF revenue, and the board will discuss it again at its Dec. 1...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: special-use permit for 777 N. York Road (KBarre Hinsdale), sign permit reviews for 9 E. First St. (Celestial Art Curation), 19 W. First St. (Gone Grazy), 12 E. Hinsdale Ave. (Hinsdale Wine Shop) and 49 S. Washington St. (Kelsey Resale...
Hinsdale High School District 86 finally closed the books on the Future Ready Facilities projects voters approved in April 2019. The district spent $167.6 million on a long list of projects at both high schools, almost $27.8 million more than the $139.8 million listed in the referendum. Most of the additional spending — almost $17.9 million — came from premiums on the $138.9 million in tax-exempt municipal bonds the district sold. “Municipal bonds will generally always sell...
A 16-year-old Hinsdale South High School student from Willowbrook remains in custody after he was arrested Nov. 21 of bringing a loaded gun to school. He has been charged with one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in public — school and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm, both felonies. On Nov. 21, authorities at Hinsdale South received information that a student had brought to school a loaded firearm, later identified as a 9mm Taurus GX-4 handgun, according to a press release from DuPage County S...
Mike Lach has taken advantage of the superintendent report agenda item at Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meetings to focus on the goals he wants to accomplish and the progress being made. The Nov. 21 board meeting was no exception. One of this themes was working together. “We are a better community when we work together,” he said before announcing the formation of a small parent-student curriculum committee. “We’ll keep growing this committee as we need to,” he said. “We want to be able to hear from parents and...
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” — Cicero As we sit at the table on Thanksgiving, many will take time to list all the things for which they are grateful. In what has become an annual tradition at the paper, we dedicate this space today to name all the things for which we — and all Hinsdaleans — can be thankful, one for each day leading up to and including the holiday. Nov. 1 — the loved ones we’ve lost and remember today, All Saints’ Day Nov. 2 — anyone who had th...
Hinsdale High School District 86 and Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 would feel much less financial impact from a proposed tax increment financing district along 55th Street in Clarendon Hills under a new deal put forward. At the Clarendon Hills Village Board meeting Monday night, trustees approved by a 6-1 vote an intergovernmental agreement with the districts that significantly scales back the scope of the TIF by removing the Jewel-Osco and PNC properties and...
Hinsdaleans will cast consequential votes in several contested local races when they head to the polls next spring. The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board race has the most crowded field in the April 1 consolidated general election with eight candidates vying for four four-year seats. Terri Walker of Hinsdale is the sole incumbent running. She is joined by challengers Warren Ali, Andrew Catton, Bobby Fischer, Jenny Gannon, Baron Leacock and Mary Satchwell of Hinsdale and Liz Mitha of Darien. Mitha and Satchwell have...
Village, library and school boards in Hinsdale are in the midst of approving tentative levies — or annual requests for property tax revenue — before the final levy is adopted in December. The levy requests will be submitted to the clerks in DuPage and Cook counties, who will translate them into tax rates that will appear on homeowners’ bills in 2024. Charts breaking down each of the levies, with an explanation of the taxing cycle and a glossary, are on Page 5. Village of Hinsdale Hinsdale trustees will request about $9.1...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: tax levy presentation and resolution, fall MAP and school report card presentation, disposition of surplus property, math/ELA/ACE placement approval, superintendent succession plan, fund balance strategy Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6...
The property tax is largest single tax in Illinois and is the major source of revenue for Community Consolidated District 181 and Hinsdale High School District 86. The village of Hinsdale also relies on property taxes as a significant source of funding, as does the Hinsdale Public Library, although the village has several other revenue streams to support operations. Taxing bodies are required each year to file a levy, or a request for property tax revenue. Setting the levy...
The 2024 Illinois Report Cards were released last week, and administrators already are examining the data and considering how to use it to help students. Community Consolidated Ele-mentary District 181 and Hinsdale High School District 86 continue to perform well, according to standards set by the Illinois State Board of Education, which issues the report cards. Six District 181 schools and Hinsdale Central were ranked as exemplary for performing in the top 10 percent of...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business Oct. 24, board members: • removed from the consent agenda a $131,770.97 bill for legal services from law firm Robbins Schwartz. Several board members expressed dismay at the large amount, and the board directed administrators to review the accuracy of billed items within their departments prior to board approval of the payment. Robbins Schwartz no longer represents the board, which is in the process of hiring a new law firm. • learned that the district received nine...
The Hinsdalean has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with Hinsdale High School District 86 to obtain more information about a complaint reportedly filed last month regarding a special education driver who had inappropriate interactions with a student. Attempts to obtain the complaint from attorney Roy McCampbell, who is reportedly representing the family, were unsuccessful. McCampbell, in an email, suggested that the recent loss of his family member was a complicating factor. “I would appreciate not mentioning the a...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board President Cat Greenspon apologized last week for confusion over the removal of responses to old Freedom of Information Act requests from the online public log. While speaking at the Oct. 24 board meeting, Greenspon said the move to limit responses available in the log to just those from the current year and the prior two years was not well disseminated to the public. “The board could have supported administrative decisions more by communicating better. We didn’t. For that I apologize, W...
How do you plan the Community Speaker Series? Several years ago Hinsdale's Megan Mikhail attended a local presentation by Jessica Lahey, author of the bestselling book "The Gift of Failure." It was part of the annual Community Speaker Series, and Mikhail left illuminated. "It taught me as a parent that it's very good for my children to have what she called 'soft fails' so that they can learn and grow and (I will) not be scared of them failing," Mikhail recalled. Mikhail and...
A little more than 90 days ago, Mike Lach officially took the helm as superintendent of Hinsdale High School District 86. His arrival was a long time coming. After former Superintendent Tammy Prentiss was put on paid administrative leave in 2023, the district was left without a full-time leader. Other members of the administrative team did their best until interim superintendents could be found. None of these situations was ideal. When Lach was first hired and in his early appearances as superintendent, he said the right thin...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: RFQ for board attorney, five-year financial forecast, 2025-26 program of studies, tax levy estimate resolution...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: preliminary tax levy memo, facilities master plan recommendations, superintendent search firm selection, district office building bid award, math/ELA/ACE placement criteria, SEL update, inclement weather, maintenance grant approval Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www...
