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Timothy Gerard Healy, 55, of Hinsdale passed away unexpectedly Dec. 13, 2021. Tim was born in 1966 in Syracuse, N.Y. His family moved to Oneida Lake in central New York when Tim was young, which engendered his lifelong love of boating and water sports and led to his enduring passion for Syracuse University basketball. He graduated from Chittenango High School in 1984, where he excelled in academics and athletics such as soccer, basketball and tennis. Tim then matriculated at...
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...
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...
Red Devil Nation has been well represented in Division I football programs across the country the last four-plus years thanks to these former Hinsdale Central standouts. Learn about their journeys. Matt Allen, Michigan State After a snowy home victory over Penn State Nov. 27 closed out Matt Allen's tenure with Michigan State, the Spartans' stellar center just took in the moment. "Before I left the field, I just kind of looked back at everything and thought about all the years...
Sam and Madeline LoPresti of Hinsdale have announced the engagement of their son, Gaetano LoPresti, to Liana Marino, daughter of Frank and Sara Marino of Willowbrook. The bride-to-be is a 2010 graduate of Hinsdale Central High School. She earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Illinois State University in 2014 and her master's in teaching in learning with an endorsement in English as a second language from St. Francis University in 2018. She currently works...
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...
Sixty-three Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 58 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported five new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,360, compared to 2,297 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 23 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported 11 positive cases, 18 in isolation and no one in qu...
Christopher Andrew Gibson, 32, of Chicago, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Dec. 1, 2021. Christopher was born in Chicago in 1989 to Wesley J. and Linda R. Gibson, the oldest of four children. He attended Elm Elementary School, Hinsdale Middle School and Hinsdale Central High School. He then attended University of Illinois and received his degree in kinesiology. He was an exceptional student who loved learning his whole life long. After graduation he went on to become an...
Fifty-one Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 44 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported seven new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,297, compared to 2,246 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 18 confirmed COVID-19 patients and two patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported six positive cases, nine in isolation and two in...
By Ken Knutson [email protected] High school basketball is back in all its glory! Or at least that's the hope, horns crossed, after a delayed and truncated season last year with no state playoffs, thanks to the pandemic. The Hinsdale Central boys and girls 2021-22 campaigns are off and running, with both enjoying success at their respective season-opening Thanksgiving tournaments. This is the final installment of our winter sports preview series. Reports on the...
Holiday Concert Dec. 11 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 1310 Shepherd Drive, Naperville https://www.nhbddupage.org (630) 476-9072 The New Horizons Band of DuPage will perform selections of Holiday favorites. The concert will include sing-alongs, the New Horizons Concert Band, German Band and Jazz Band. New Horizons consist of musicians from Chicago and the surrounding suburbs under the direction of Maryann Flock. Time: 3 p.m. Holidays in Hinsdale Dec. 11 & 18 Burlington Park 30 E. Chicago Ave. Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride...
Sofia Giannini has always been one to toss her cans, bottles and papers in the recycling bin. But like most people, she knew little about what happened to those items once they were dumped into the recycling truck. Giannini's entrepreneurial studies class at Hinsdale Central High School offered the opportunity to answer some of those questions, to follow those bottles and cans through the recycling process and to learn how she and others can become better recyclers. The...
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,...
Martha M. Patterson, 68, of Burr Ridge, formerly of Hinsdale, passed peacefully with her family at her side on Nov. 26, 2021. Marty was born in Muncie, Ind., in 1953 to Paul H. and Muriel M. Patterson, the youngest of six children. She attended St Lawrence Catholic School, Muncie Central High School and Ball State University, where she received her degree in accounting. She was a practicing CPA for many years. She moved to the greater Chicago area and became an active member of the Hinsdale United Methodist Church. Marty...
Twenty-six Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 20 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported six new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,246, compared to 2,220 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 11 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School was closed last week and will not have an updated report...
n Acappellago Dec. 4 Mayslake Peabody Estate 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook https://www/acappellago.org (708) 762-3140 Enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas with music reminiscent of handmade Christmas gifts, candles on the tree, togetherness and simple gatherings with friends and relatives. Time: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tickets: $15-$17. n Photos with Santa Paws Dec. 4 Pet Rescue and Resource Center 21 Salt Creek Lane, Hinsdale https://www.hinsdalehumanesociety.org/events/santa-paws (630) 323-5630 Hinsdale Humane Society will take family pho...
n Light up the Park Nov. 26 Parkway Bank Park 5501 Park Place, Rosemont https://www.parkwaybankpark.com Enjoy a variety of family-friendly festivities from 2 to 6 p.m., including visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, free horse and carriage rides, characters on ice, caroling and ice carving viewing. At 5:30 p.m. the switch will be flipped on more than 80,000 holiday lights throughout the park. The Chicago Wolves Ice Rink will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and then open daily through Jan. 4. See the website for hours and other...
Frederick William "Bill" Trescott of Hinsdale passed away Nov. 17, 2021. Born in Chicago in 1929, the son of Frederick George and Leila (Williams) Trescott, Bill was a multi-sport athlete at Wheaton (now Wheaton-Warrenville South) High School, graduating in 1948. His subsequent studies at New Mexico Highlands University were interrupted by service in the Korean War as a cryptographer with the 15th Radio Squadron, Mobile, U.S. Air Force Security Service. After the war, Bill...
Dorothy Florence Maas (née Schramm), 91, of Western Springs, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Nov. 21, 2021. She and her identical twin sister Dolores (Kolzow) were born in 1930 to Roy and Ruth (née Dieckhoff) Schramm in Hinsdale, where she grew up on Chestnut Street. Dorothy enjoyed the arts and after graduation from Hinsdale Central High School, she attended the Chicago Academy of Art. She married Richard H. Maas on June 20, 1954, and traveled to Arizona, where he earned his master’s degree in education at Northern Ari...
If we could come up with one reason to be thankful for each day of November — up to and including Thanksgiving — in 2020, we certainly can do so in 2021. Complaints seem to be in abundant supply this year. But if we stop, take a breath and look around, there are so many reasons to be grateful. 1. anyone who passed out full-sized candy bars yesterday 2. the coaches and parents who support the dozens of athletes on the girls tennis, girls swimming and boys and girls cross county teams at Hinsdale Central High School, all of...
For some, the holiday season begins with the first snowfall, the radio's transition to songs about Santa or the first spotting of an evergreen tree tied to the top of a minivan. For dancers like Samantha Leddy and Kylie Norman, the holidays begin with rehearsals for the annual production of "The Nutcracker." "I love that 'The Nutcracker' has always been part of my holiday season," Norman said. But after this year, the holidays will never be quite the same for Leddy and Norman,...
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 three new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,220, compared to 2,172 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had nine confirmed COVID-19 patients and three patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported seven positive cases, 15 in isolation and...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business Nov. 18, board members: • approved the Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South programs of study for the 2022-23 school year. The most notable provision is the inclusion of separate science pathways, with one beginning with physics and the other beginning with biology. Both sequences will be offered on both campuses. This is a compromise plan after a proposal for all students to follow the physics-first sequence was met with considerable community opposition. The p...
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...
By Ken Knutson and Sandy Illian Bosch If residents are hungry for some French toast, interested in trying a new hairstyle, intrigued by new lighting in the living room or fancy redecorating in the family room, they need not travel outside of the village. Four new businesses either have opened or are about to right here in Hinsdale. Central grad returns to her roots Indifference Salon is new to Hinsdale's downtown, but owner Vanessa Camara has a long history with Hinsdale and...
