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ARTFULLY DONE Mayslake: A Sanctuary for Refreshment and Renewal Through Feb. 22 Mayslake Peabody Estate 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook www.dupageforest.org (630) 206-9566 Through his camera lens, William North reveals how the architecture and design of Mayslake Hall highlights and amplifies its bucolic setting, creating space for contemplating and enjoying nature. Hours: noon to 3 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. FAITH COMMUNITIES Inter-Faith Fellowship Community Wide...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business Jan. 16, school board members: • voted to spend $58,437 on capital expenditures for security items including additional hallway mirrors, a CEIA Opengate Unit and security film. • awarded the regular bus transportation services bid to First Student and rejected all bids for the special education portion. New pricing will increase 6.25 percent for the 2025-26 school year and 4.25 percent for the subsequent two school years. The district will ask for a one-year contract ext...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: approve 2025-26 school fees, full-day kindergarten and district office building construction updates, resolution to prepare tentative budget, food service presentation, CSCI survey overview Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda:...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members said they want more information about making more courses available at South when they discussed the 2025-26 staffing framework at their Jan. 9 meeting. Adolf Galinsky, a parent in the Hinsdale South attendance area who spoke during public comment, said 32 percent of students’ course requests for this school year at South were denied, compared to 11 percent at Central, according to information presented at the Dec. 13 academic committee meeting. “The news of that difference shoul...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business Jan. 9, board members: • reviewed a request to add a part-time staff person to support operations of the weapons detection systems. The individual, who would be paid a $45 stipend for each hourlong session, would be assigned to a support pool. Employees in the pool will be scheduled based on school needs and availability, ensuring flexibility and efficient coverage during the morning hours. “We’re trying to organize this so we have redundancies built into our system so th...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 Hinsdale Public Library 20 E. Maple St. www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: auditor engagement, confidentiality of patron records policy, space plan update Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.diligent.community/Portal/ On the agenda: 2025-26 staffing framework, weapons detection system support and stipend request, contract for in-person real-time captioning services Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public meeting on preservation incentive application for 4 E. Fifth...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings...
As I reflect on the past year, and in particular the last six months in my role as superintendent of this incredible school district, I am filled with gratitude and pride. Even before officially coming on board, I participated in a series of listening and learning sessions with members of our community — students, families, teachers and local leaders — to better understand the heartbeat of our district. One of the highlights of that period was attending the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2024. Celebrating their ach...
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...
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...
