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  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Jan 12, 2022

    Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: report on investigation into Uniform Grievance Procedure complaint (filed by board member Eric Held against board member Jeff Waters), presentation by potential diversity and inclusion consultant, HCHTA contract extension, tax levy update Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On...

  • Number of new COVID cases in town drops

    Updated Jan 12, 2022

    One hundred and forty-eight Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 127 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported 21 new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,032, compared to 2,884 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 43 confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported 88 positive cases, 37 in isolation...

  • Nonprofit leaders share thoughts on 2021

    Ken Knutson and Pamela Lannom|Updated Jan 12, 2022

    The Hinsdalean continues this week with its conversations with leaders of local nonprofit agencies reflecting on the challenges and opportunities 2021 presented. Community Memorial Foundation, Hinsdale Humane Society and Wellness House were featured in a Jan. 6 article. Candor Health Education The virtual realm has become an inviting one for Candor Health Education for delivering their programs to students. Barb Thayer, Candor’s executive director, said more than 90 percent of its courses on sex and drug education was p...

  • COVID-19 case numbers still high in town

    Updated Jan 5, 2022

    Two hundred and nine Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 209 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported 40 new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,884, compared to 2,675 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 46 confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported 50 positive cases, 56 in isolation and 10...

  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Jan 5, 2022

    Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Plan Commission (Zoom only) 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public hearing on a special use permit for 5837 S. Madison St. (Hinsdale Discount Tires and Automotive), findings and recommendations on 777 N. York Road (Premier Martial Arts)...

  • 'Nonresolutions' no easier to achieve in 2021

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Jan 5, 2022

    I blame my timing. I didn't finish my list of "21 for '21" nonresolutions until February of last year. Had I had the month of January to work on them ... Of course, when I wrote about the suggestion by Gretchen Rubin, author of "The Happiness Project," to consider writing such a list as an alternative to resolutions, I was impressed with her laissez faire approach to her own list. The things she did were marked "DONE." The things she did not do were marked "no." There were no...

  • New year feels a lot like some old ones

    Updated Jan 5, 2022

    “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” — Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr Less recognizable in its original language than the Spanish “Que será será” — “Whatever will be, will be” — this French phrase might be even more well-known. “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” The opening days of 2022 certainly seem to fit the bill. High number of positive COVID-19 cases. Check. Disappointment over holiday plans changed or canceled due to COVID-19. Check. Uncertainty over what the weeks and months ahead will bring wi...

  • Good news

    Updated Jan 5, 2022

    STUDENTS NAMED STATE SCHOLARS Nearly 300 students from Hinsdale High School District 86 were named Illinois State Scholars by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, including 240 from Hinsdale Central. They were selected for this honor based on their SAT and/or ACT test scores and sixth semester class rank. Central’s state scholars are Masa Abboud, Jon Adams, Arnima Agrawal, Aminah Ahmed, Shaan Ahuja, Arman Akbar, Sydney Akers, John Alden, Rami Alkadri, Anna Amine, Emmelia Anderson, Theodore Andrews, Marianna Angelopoulo...

  • Meeting roundup

    Updated Dec 29, 2021

    Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Dec. 16, board members: • approved a final levy of $89.7 million for operations and $12.2 million to pay off debt. The levy for funds controlled by the tax cap is 2.2 percent higher than it was last year. • approved a revised 2021-22 school calendar that reflects the decision to hold graduation ceremonies for Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South on the same date (May 26, at 7 p.m.) and the finalization of spring testing dates (April 13-14). • listened to an update on...

  • The new year prompts new (and old) yearnings

    Updated Dec 29, 2021

    As the finishing touches are being put on 2021, we look ahead to 2022 with hope and, of course, resolutions. Here are resolutions we submit to enhance an already wonderful community. • Stick to the agenda Hinsdale High School District 86 Board President Terry Walker should resolve to discuss all items on the meeting agenda. If four board members have agreed to place the item on the agenda, Walker shouldn’t change the rules — as she did Dec. 16 — and ask for another vote to determine whether to actually discuss it. • Avoid...

  • D86 community survived, thrived in 2021

    Tammy Prentiss|Updated Dec 29, 2021

    As I reflect on the past year, one word that comes to mind is community. As the world endured another year in a global pandemic, the District 86 community continued to display strength and overcome adversity while achieving great success both in and out of the classroom. District 86 remained committed to preserving and protecting the health and safety of our students and staff in the face of COVID-19. We implemented layered mitigation strategies in our buildings, hosted severa...

  • Village sees spike in new COVID-19 cases

    Updated Dec 29, 2021

    Two hundred and sixteen Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 208 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported eight new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,675, compared to 2,459 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 33 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported 50 positive cases, 56 in isolation and...

  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Dec 22, 2021

    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. 27-31....

  • Almost 100 new cases in Hinsdale this week

    Updated Dec 22, 2021

    Ninety-nine Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 95 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported four new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,459, compared to 2,360 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 21 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported 19 positive cases, 22 in isolation and 15 in...

  • Referendum bids 20 percent over budget

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Dec 22, 2021

    Supply chain issues and labor shortages have caused prices to go up for Phase 3 facilities improvement projects at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools, to the tune of $4.8 million. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members approved 15 bid packages Dec. 16 (see sidebar) that came in at just over $28 million, or about 21 percent higher than expected. “Obviously the bid results were out of line with what we were anticipating in the budget,” Chief Financial Officer Josh Stephenson said. Four of the packages did...

  • Ask an expert - JENNIFER CAVE, HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER

    Sandy Illian Bosch|Updated Dec 15, 2021

    What is the goal of Mental Health month at Central? Students and faculty at Hinsdale Central and South high schools are seeing green this month, and it has nothing to do with jealousy. Throughout the month of December, teachers, staff and students at both schools are being encouraged to wear green to show support of those struggling with mental health. Led by the Hinsdale High School District 86 Operation Snowball chapter and club sponsors Jennifer Cave of Hinsdale Central...

  • Understanding state's property tax cycle

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Dec 15, 2021

    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. It also is a significant source of funding for the village of Hinsdale, along with the Hinsdale Public Library, although the village has several other sources of revenue to support operations. Taxing bodies are required each year to file a levy, or request for property tax revenue. Setting the levy actually is the...

  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Dec 15, 2021

    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. 20-24....

  • December time for fa-la-la-la-la levies

    Ken Knutson and Pamela Lannom|Updated Dec 15, 2021

    December is a month for caroling, baking cookies — and approving tax levies. This week, Hinsdale’s village and school boards are approving their tax levies, or annual requests for property tax revenue. These levy requests will be submitted to the clerks in Cook and DuPage counties, who will translate them into the tax rates (see related coverage on Page 7) that will appear on homeowners’ bills in 2022. Village of Hinsdale The village’s 2021 tax levy of almost $14.3 million is a considerably larger amount than officia...

  • L. James Paul

    Updated Dec 8, 2021

    Jim Paul, 90, passed away peacefully Dec. 5, 2021. Jim was born and raised in Riverside, the son of Louis and Ruth Pavlicek and the brother to Ruth (Charles) Carroll. Jim attended Riverside grammar schools and graduated from Culver Military Academy. He married the love of his life, Phyllis Baltis Paul, in 1952. Jim graduated with a bachelor's in chemistry in 1953 from Northwestern University in 1953, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Upon his college...

  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Dec 8, 2021

    Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: public hearing on 2021 tax levy and levy adoption, facilities master plan recommendations, 2021-22 placement criteria, special education mid-year report, Rotary Run check presentation Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Deb. 16 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m....

  • Corrections

    Updated Dec 8, 2021

    Correction Hinsdale High School District 86 hired the law firm Franczek to investigate a grievance complaint filed by board member Erik Held against fellow board member Jeff Waters. The district’s regular legal counsel is the HLERK law firm....

  • D86 board member files formal complaint

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Dec 2, 2021

    Following an exchange outside of Hinsdale South High School after an Oct. 28 school board meeting, Erik Held has filed a grievance complaint against fellow board member Jeff Waters. Held sent an email to Hinsdale High School District 86 Superintendent Tammy Prentiss Nov. 4 to file the complaint under the uniform grievance procedure, according to documents posted on the Freedom of Information Act log (dated Nov. 8) on the district's website. In it, he alleges that Waters violated various school board policies by hitting him,...

  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Nov 23, 2021

    The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of Nov. 22-26....

  • Dist. 86 takes steps to reduce student stress

    Ken Knutson|Updated Nov 23, 2021

    Hinsdale High School District 86 students got a couple of extra days off after board members expanded the Thanksgiving holiday to a full week to address mental health concerns. At the Nov. 18 board meeting, board members voted unanimously to make Nov. 22 and 23 nonattendance days. Nov. 24-26 were already scheduled days off. In a report to board members, administrators said the added time was for students and staff “to rest, relax and recharge.” Hinsdale Central Principal Bill Walsh said the recommendation was made after adm...

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