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In January, we published the first edition of our “D86 Moving Forward” print newsletter. In my introduction for the publication, I reflected on our accomplishments from first semester and expressed optimism for a fantastic finish to our school year. Then the unexpected happened in the form of COVID-19, and our lives changed in ways we never could have imagined. While I am incredibly proud of how we responded to the pandemic during the past nine months, what has impressed me most is the way our students and staff have han...
Fifty-eight Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 54 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported four new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,001, up from 943 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 17 confirmed COVID-19 patients and had two patients awaiting test results on Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 and Hinsdale High School District 86 are on...
Forty-six Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 36 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported 10 new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 943, up from 897 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 15 confirmed COVID-19 patients and had seven patients awaiting test results on Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported seven new cases from Dec. 16-18, including...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Dec. 17, board members: • approved the 2020 tax levy in the amount of $87.8 million for the district’s capped funds. This amount does not include debt service levies on existing bonds totaling about $12.1 million. • listened to administrators update the district’s return to school plan, including the expectation that students be on-screen when they are learning from home unless given special dispensation and announcing the formation of a task force to help plan an...
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. 28 to Jan. 1....
To address surging demand for Transition Center services, Hinsdale High School District 86 is poised to spend $3.8 million to lease and remodel an additional 11,500 square feet of space to accommodate students next school year and beyond. At their Dec. 17 meeting, board members discussed an administration recommendation to rent two suites at 361 Frontage Road in Burr Ridge to ease overcrowding at the district’s Transition Center across from Hinsdale South High School in Darien. The center provides life and vocational skills i...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Fifty-four Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 48 new cases and the Cook County Health Department reported six new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 827, up from 773 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 23 confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported 16 new cases from Dec. 2-7, including 14...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: approve final decision on 448 E. Fourth St., pre-hearing and agenda setting on 5500 S. Grant St. (Hinsdale Central High School)...
Ninety-six Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 84 new cases and the Cook County Health Department reported 12 new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 773, up from 677 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 35 confirmed COVID-19 patients and eight patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported 16 new cases from Nov. 24 to Dec. 1, including...
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...
The Community Consolidated District 181 Board is poised to pass a $67.1 million property tax levy on Monday, Dec. 7. The proposed levy, which totals $75.1 million when the debt service fund is included, was approved by the board Nov. 9. Richard Engstrom, assistant superintendent of business and operations, presented a so-called “balloon” levy request that would ensure the district captures all availalbe revenue under the tax cap. Board President Margie Kleber favored the balloon levy approach, noting that the board has the...
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. 30 to Dec. 4....
Forty-eight Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 45 new cases and the Cook County Health Department reported 3 new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 677, up from 629 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 36 confirmed COVID-19 patients and 24 patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported 13 new cases from Nov. 17-22, including 11...
Sixty-eight Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 60 new cases and the Cook County Health Department reported 8 new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 629, up from 561 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 28 confirmed COVID-19 patients and 20 patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported 20 new cases from Nov. 13-16, including 17...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 https://d86.hinsdale86.or On the agenda: 2020 levy, comprehensive annual financial report, bond premium discussion, asbestos removal bid, award phase 2 bid packages, return to school update, approve 2020-21 program of studies, approve two administrator contracts...
Indoor dining at restaurants is prohibited. Learning for many is moving from in-person to remote. And people are being urged to avoid gathering for a high-profile holiday. That was the situation back early spring, and November has ushered in a strong sense of déjà vu as difficult COVID-19 measures are being reinstituted to combat spiking case numbers in Illinois and around the country. On Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker announced the entire state would enter Tier 3 of his m...
Seventy-four Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 66 new cases and the Cook County Health Department reported eight new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 561, up from 487 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 24 confirmed COVID-19 patients and nine patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported four new cases on Nov. 9. All are students...
Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: six-month rolling calendar, current campaign update, business information for first and second quarters Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets, https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: 2021 budget, 2021 levy request, Terrance...
Hinsdale High School District 86 officials are advancing their effort to furnish students at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools the same course opportunities. At the school board’s Oct. 29 meeting, Assistant Superintendent for Academics Chris Covino presented proposed changes to the schools’ programs of studies for the 2021-22 year to achieve that alignment. They include the introduction of the Chemistry of Earth Systems course as an option for all students that was approved earlier this year and the eli...
No matter how many ways the question was asked, the answer was the same. Let the public speak. Maryam Judar, executive director and community lawyer for the Citizen Advocacy Center in Elmhurst, attended the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting Oct. 29 to speak on “Public Comment: Good for Democracy.” Her presentation was part of a settlement agreement reached earlier this year with several district residents over alleged First Amendment and Open Meetings Act violations stemming from a Dec. 12, 2019, board mee...
Starting in the fall of 2022, Hinsdale High School District 86 students will follow an integrated math curriculum in a move district officials say will promote thoughtful problem solving over simply producing calculations. At their Oct. 29 meeting, board members voted unanimously for the new model to enhance the learning experience for students. The integrated curriculum will weave algebra 1, geometry and algebra 2 into three courses titled Math 1, 2 and 3. Christopher Covino, assistant superintendent for academics, told...
