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Coming on the heels of presidential election that few will soon forget, we want to remind Hinsdale residents that will be asked to head to the polls again this spring to make their selections for local seats. On April 6, Hinsdaleans will cast their ballots in contested races for the Community Consolidated District 181 Board, the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board and the Hinsdale Public Library Board. And while election day might seem far off, it will be here in just over nine weeks. To usher in campaign season, we’re l...
Today we officially kick off our coverage of the Tuesday, April 6, election for local school, village and library board members. Like everything else that has taken place over the past 10 months or so, our coverage will be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. You can read more about how we will conduct our interviews, what kinds of stories we will write and when they will run in the editorial above. My topic today is letters to the editor. We typically receive more letters to...
• Feb. 21 —D86 Board Candidate Forum Independent Voters for D86 will host this live non-partisan forum from 3:30 to 5:45 p.m. via Zoom to provide an opportunity for voters to hear the candidates discuss issues of importance. Written questions may be submitted until Feb. 16 to [email protected] or privately by direct message through the event Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/independentvotersford86/?modal=admin_todo_tour. Submitted questions will be used to help formulate the moderator’s quest...
Voters will find three contested local races when they head to the polls Tuesday, April 6. Two are vying for a two-year term on the Community Consolidated District 181 Board, five are seeking four seats on the Hinsdale Public Library Board and 10 are competing for four spots on the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board. Those who are elected will have a full agenda, especially as the area continues to contend with the COVID-19 pandemic. District 181 In District 181,...
Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, April 6, to choose new board members for Community Consolidated District 181, Hinsdale High School District 86 and the Hinsdale Public Library. To help them make their decisions, The Hinsdalean reached out to current board members to ask them to describe what the job entails. District 181 Sarah Jakobsen said she didn’t have a true sense for the complexity of school district finances before her election to the District 181 Board in 2019. She does now. “I was not as engaged as a cit...
A former Hinsdale Central teacher will be the new assistant superintendent for human resources in Hinsdale High School District 86. “It feels like my whole career has brought me to this moment,” Cheryl Moore said Feb. 11 after the board voted 7-0 to appoint her to the position effective July 1. “I started teaching at Hinsdale Central right out of college,” she added. “It’s probably the best job I ever had and certainly the best time of my life.” Moore said she moved out of the state for personal reasons and then moved ou...
On April 6 there is a vitally important election for the District 86 Board of Education and it is crucial that our community elects Jeff Waters and Peggy James. This upcoming BOE ballot features 10 candidates, which is a testament to the passion and concern of our community for the direction of D86. The seven member BOE has four open seats and it’s composition has never been more important. Three major issues in our district are: (1) the demand from parents to return students to full-time in-person learning, (2) the r...
The middle of a pandemic is a tough time to approve a new teachers contract. So is the middle of a school board election. Hinsdale High School District Board members have come under fire from some candidates for the two-year agreement they approved Jan. 28 with the Hinsdale High School Teachers Association. Some of it is warranted — but some of it isn’t. Critics have noted the process took too long and said some sort of temporary agreement should have been put in place so teachers did not have to work without a contract. We...
Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools served as COVID-19 vaccinations sites Feb. 4-6. The first groups to receive the first dose of the vaccine were Hinsdale High School District 86 employees and vendors as well as employees feeder districts, the La Grange Area Department of Special Education and essential workers in category 1b from nearby towns. This week 750 doses of the vaccine have been administered to community members age 65 and older, for a total of almost...
Thirty-seven Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 33 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported four new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,298, up from 1,261 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating eight confirmed COVID-19 patients and had two patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported eight new cases from Feb. 3 to...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org...
As an over 30-year resident of Hinsdale, I am more grateful than ever for the thoughtful vision, courageous initiative and effective execution of Superintendent Tammy Prentiss and her team in negotiating a relationship that made COVID-19 vaccinations available to all critical employees of District 86 and the LADSE cooperative last week. While there are many more hurdles before our teens, their families, faculty, and supporting staff can achieve their new normal, it is a real gift to the village that Superintendent Prentiss an...
What a service to the community! As vice president of the DuPage County Board of Health, I have come to appreciate the importance of public-private partnerships for the good of the whole community. It is praiseworthy that Hinsdale High School District 86 has developed a partnership with Osco in order to vaccinate teachers and older residents. The DuPage County Health Department has been seeking additional vaccination sites to help increase the rate of vaccination delivery, and District 86 became one of the health...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business Jan. 28, board members • voted 7-0 to approve a new five-year contract with SEIU, which represents 30 district employees who work in buildings and grounds, custodial and maintenance. The agreement provides an average salary adjustment of 15.5 percent the first year, to make salaries more competitive with the market, Josh Stephenson, chief financial officer, said. After that, employees will receive an annual 1.8 percent increase. The contract is retroactive to June 2020, w...
Teachers in Hinsdale High School District 86 have a new two-year contract that grants them an average annual increase — including benefits — of 1.89 percent a year. The school board approved the contract 7-0 at its Jan. 28 meeting. Members of the Hinsdale High School Teachers Association had ratified the agreement earlier that day. “The board of education, district administration and Hinsdale High School Teachers Association are pleased to announced that we have reached an agreement on a new teacher contract,” a joint stateme...
Four times last year we criticized leaders in Hinsdale High School District 86 for the way they handled residents who wanted to express their opinion at a board meeting. Today, we congratulate them. For the first time in four months, the “public comment” section of the agenda was back where it belonged last week, near the beginning of the meeting. Two audience members who attended in person stepped up to the microphone, and comments were read from four residents who submitted them via email. Right now the hot topic is get...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: COVID-19 update, five-year forecasting, property tax relief grant decision, math camp proposal, math and ELA/ACE placement appeals process Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 Memorial Building 19...
Thirty Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 24 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported six new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,261, up from 1,231 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 12 confirmed COVID-19 patients and had four patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported 10 new cases from Jan. 25 to Feb. 2,...
By Pamela Lannom [email protected] Hinsdale Central teachers who want to receive a COVID-19 vaccination can do so today through Saturday, right on campus. “I’m happy to announce tonight that we have formed a partnership with Osco to vaccinate all our 1b employees in District 86 plus all our feeder districts plus our LADSE cooperative,” Hinsdale High School District 86 Superintendent Tammy Prentiss told board members at their Jan. 28 board meeting. The district has secured 1,800 doses, a number expected to cover teach...
Forty-five Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 39 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported six new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,231, up from 1,186 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 13 confirmed COVID-19 patients and had three patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported 14 new cases from Jan. 20 to 23,...
Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: COVID-19 return to school update, lease for new transition center location, ratify contracts with HHSTA and SEIU Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda:...
As the state prepares to move into Phase 1b of vaccinations Monday, village officials are focused on making sure residents will have access to the vaccine. “The village is working with its community partner, Tammy Prentiss, from District 86 to see if there is an opportunity to use the (Hinsdale Central High) school to have a vaccination site in town to do the distribution,” village manager Kathleen Gargano reported at Tuesday’s village board meeting. She said more information about the partnership will be available in the c...
Welcome, Tier 2! Now we can get back to high school basketball games, eating at our favorite restaurant and inviting 49 of our closest friends over to watch the playoffs, right? Wait a minute, that’s Tier 1. Tier 2 is much less exciting when it comes to life in Hinsdale. Museums (one) and casinos (none) can open at limited capacity, and indoor fitness classes can be conducted with up to 10 participants. The move to Tier 2 is good news, though, for high school athletes. Teens on the boys swimming, boys and girls bowling, girls...
Fifty-four Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 46 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported eight new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,186, up from 1,132 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 13 confirmed COVID-19 patients and had three patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported 10 new cases from Jan. 13 to 19,...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: COVID-19 update and testing, quarterly financial report, amended 2021-22 school calendar and tentative 2022-23 school calendar, memorandums of understanding with HCHTA and the board, resolution to prepare tentative 2021-22 budget Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets h...
