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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...
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...
The Hinsdale Central High School girls swim and dive team earned its best finish since 2008 at the IHSA State Championships Nov. 12-13, earning 100 points and tying with Barrington for second place. New Trier won the meet at FMC Natatorium in Westmont with 182 points. The Red Devils were led by junior Kit Schneider, who placed first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.98 (see Page 58 for results) and who swam the first leg of all three relays, which placed second...
IllumiBrew Nov. 18-19 Morton Arboretum 4100 Route 53, Lisle (630) 968-0074 https://www.mortonarb.org Be among the first to see Illumination: Tree Lights at the arboretum while sampling seasonal beers, ciders and meads from popular Chicagoland breweries stationed along the Illumination trail. Each tasting ticket includes 15 3-ounce beer sample and a souvenir light up tasting glass. This event is for ages 21+ only. Nov. 19 is sold out. Time: 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. time slots available. Tickets: $75, $40 for designated driver...
ROTARY PRESENTS MERIT AWARDS The Rotary Club of Hinsdale presented Youth Merit Awards to four eighth-graders on Oct. 22. This award recognizes extraordinary high school and middle school students for services to their community and classmates, leadership qualities and academic achievements. Awards were presented to Hinsdale Middle School — Addie Hsieh and Brynne O’Hare Clarendon Hills Middle School — Sydney Shuster and Darren Carlevato The club presents Youth Merit Awards several times during the school year. A photo appea...
Thirty-seven Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 35 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported two new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,172, compared to 2,135 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had seven confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported five positive cases, 15 in isolation and one...
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...
Twenty-five 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 one new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,135, compared to 2,110 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had seven confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported no positive cases, 19 in isolation and no...
Hinsdale High School District 86 is partnering with Jewel-Osco to host a COVID-19 booster shot clinic from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at Hinsdale Central, 55th and Grant streets. This event is open to community members who are 18 years or older and either completed the two-dose series of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least six months ago (i.e., no later than May 17, 2021) or received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at least two months ago (i.e., no later than Sept. 17, 2021). It is also open to family members of...
By Pamela Lannom [email protected] What did coaching and teaching mean to the late Rex Whitlatch? Everything, his wife, Nancy, said. "Coaching and teaching came first. I came second. The kids came third," she said. "He took so much pride in his job and coaching and wrestling and everything." The two met when they were in their teens, when Whitlatch was competing on the high school team. "It's all I ever knew," she said. Whitlatch, a husband, father and legendary coach,...
About 200 students and staff from Hinsdale Central High School fanned out across the area Saturday morning in a spirit of volunteerism for the school's annual Day of Service. Sponsored by the Red Devil Service Club, which aims to benefit the surrounding community through philanthropic opportunities, teams of volunteers are sent to various locations to extend help in whatever way they can. Senior Zack Azmy, co-president of the service club, said other Central clubs and sports...
Seventeen Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 17 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported no new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,110, compared to 2,093 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had six confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported no positive cases, 25 in isolation and no students in...
Preliminary data from the Illinois School Report Card reveals that Hinsdale Central’s graduation rate remains high while the school’s SAT scores have slipped. The report card was released Oct. 29 with limited information, including the rate of ninth-graders who are on track to graduate. At Central, 99 percent of ninth-graders are on track to graduate, which means they have earned at least five full-year course credits (10 semester credits) and have earned no more than one semester “F” in a core course (English, math, science...
