Sorted by date Results 401 - 425 of 489
ROTARY PRESENTS YOUTH AWARDS Eight eighth-graders who attend Hinsdale Middle School, Clarendon Hills Middle School and Notre Dame Parish and two seniors from Hinsdale Central High School received the Rotary Club of Hinsdale’s Youth Merit Award April 17. This award recognizes extraordinary high school and middle school students for services to their community and classmates, leadership qualities and academic achievements. The following students earned the award this month. Brynn Bauer, HMS Kevin Coan, HMS William Gaffney, C...
Fewer commitments and plentiful free time sound like the perfect ingredients for a good time. But mix in a stay-at-home order and social distancing precautions, and having fun is lot harder than it used to be. Favorite forms of entertainment - eating out, seeing a movie, getting together with friends - are simply not available right now. So Hinsdale residents are putting in a little work to make sure family and friends are finding ways to enjoy themselves. Katy Altemose...
When the Hinsdale Public Library celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2018, we perused old newspapers for nostalgia and remember seeing that the library closed its doors during the flu epidemic of 1918. At the time, it seemed like an interesting tidbit of an era past. We couldn't have known then that two years later, our physical building would be off limits again. As we watch the current pandemic unfold in real time, we wondered how Hinsdale was impacted in epidemics past. We...
Today, Hinsdale’s Aris Musabji and his family will join with Muslims around the world in observance of Ramadan, a month-long celebration marked by fasting, prayer and community. The annual holiday, which commemorates the Prophet Muhammad’s first revelation, falls in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, a timing based the moon. “It starts at the beginning of the new moon and lasts for one lunar cycle,” Musabji said. Traditionally the family would head to their mosque...
D181 DONATES FACE SHIELDS Community Consolidated District 181 donated 425 medical face shields to local health care professionals April 3 after D181 families volunteered to assemble the shields. The shields, critical for health professionals as they care for those affected by COVID-19, were donated to Amita Health Adventist Medical Center and two nursing homes, ManorCare Health Services in Hinsdale and Chateau Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Willowbrook. With social distancing guidelines in place, D181 families gathered...
For Carol Burck, spring cleaning doesn't just mean washing windows and cleaning out closets. As a master gardener, the promise of warmer weather takes her outdoors. Burck has spent spring's sunniest days cleaning and preparing her garden for this year's growing season and looking forward to the day when her Hinsdale yard is once again filled with delicious vegetables and beautiful flowers. Now semi-retired from a career in cancer research, the molecular biologist said she has...
COVID-19 has certainly disrupted regular school rhythms, but the absence of students has meant an early start to campus improvement work. At the April 9 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting, Chief Financial Officer Josh Stephenson updated board members on the construction timeline for Future Ready Facilities plans at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South. Stephenson said the district has obtained necessary permits from the DuPage Regional Office of Education. “That allows us to commence any construction projects w...
This week the Rombergers were expecting to be sharing stories about their spring trip to Rome with friends, coworkers and Hinsdale neighbors. The trip, of course, didn't happen, thanks to COVID-19. And there hasn't been much sharing of anything with anyone due to shelter in place restrictions. But Lisa Romberger said her passion for promoting community mindedness has not been confined. Last week, she and her family created and displayed more than 100 luminaria on their block a...
District 181 middle school students will soon have more math in their daily academic diet. At Monday night’s Community Consolidated District 181 Board meeting, board members approved a plan to increase math instruction for students at the two district middle schools in the 2020-21 school year. Under the plan, students will have an additional math period every other day, alternating with world language instruction. Students already have daily math as part of their core content. The new schedule was one of four options c...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, April 6 virtual meeting https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: e-learning update, staffing report, Oak roofing contract, student and staff iPad refresh, middle school scheduling, kindergarten early entrance Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9 virtual meeting https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 Memorial...
With the downtown parking deck scheduled to be completed in a couple of months, Hinsdale officials are exploring ways to optimize use of an expanded central business district parking supply for visitors, business employees and commuters. The two-level, 319-space deck going up at First Street and Garfield Avenue will be shared with the adjacent Hinsdale Middle School. The village will have exclusive use of the 189 spaces on the lower level, which represents a 40 percent...
Talk about an ending with a twist. E-learning without classmates is certainly not the way Hinsdale Central senior Lillian Niemeyer saw her final semester in high school unfolding. But she said the experience is equipping her with some useful life skills. "It's very easy to procrastinate, for sure. I'm having to schedule my own times to study and find some tools I can use, like a planner, to help me," Niemeyer related. "I think that this is definitely going to benefit me when...
The race to stop COVID-19 has meant unfortunate halts to many normal rhythms in society, with sports disruptions being among the more high-profile. Locally, Hinsdale student-athletes competing at the college level have seen their seasons abruptly ended, while Hinsdale Central spring athletes remain in limbo. Village-based leagues have also had to make significant adjustments. Central graduate Mia Chiappe was preparing to swim with her Denison University teammates at the NCAA...
Hinsdale High School District 86 was scheduled to conduct a second pilot day of e-learning this spring. Now students at Hinsdale Central and those in Community Consolidated District 181 are relying on digital learning every day while schools are closed to help close the spread of COVID-19. Schools in both districts will be re-open April 6 at the earliest. Dave Lapetino, instructional innovation coordinator and architect of the e-learning plan in District 86, said he's glad...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 23 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills https://www.d181.org On the agenda: update on e-learning progress, award of oak roofing project contract, placement appeals process, summer bridge recommendation, middle school scheduling Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 19 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: preliminary certified staffing recommendation for...
4 DEBS, HONOR GUARD ANNOUNCED The Hinsdale Assembly is proud to announce its 2020 Debutantes and Honor Guard. These young women and men will engage in a number of social and community service projects throughout the year and will participate in the Hinsdale Assembly Ball Dec. 23 at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort. For 2020, the Hinsdale Assembly has committed to donate to Hinsdale Hospital’s Behavioral Health service line. Mental health is an extremely important need for children and families. The assembly is d...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 16 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: Neighborhood Preschool special education spotlight, internet safety and filtering, staffing report, fund balance strategy discussion, Oak roofing project bid award, placement appeals process, math bridge, middle school scheduling, data cable and route/switch upgrade, action to dismiss and nonrenew probationary teachers Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Hinsdale...
DAVIS RANKed As TOP advisor Hinsdale’s Jim Davis was recognized as a Best-In-State wealth advisor in Forbes annual industry list. Davis, who works for Merrill, was ranked 69th in Illinois. Rankings are based on quantitative and qualitative data, including in-person interviews, industry experience, compliance records, revenue produced and assets under management. Davis draws on more than 20 years of financial and business consulting experience to assist families and individuals in managing their wealth. Before joining M...
Walk into the Hinsdale Middle School gym and it's hard to know where to look. The striking blue Spartan logo painted on the west wall. Abundant natural light filtering in from the windows. Fitness equipment lined up along the railing of the fitness mezzanine. And a gleaming wood floor that looks like it wouldn't be out of place at an NBA stadium. It actually wouldn't be, said Mike Duggan, facilities director for Community Consolidated District 181. When the new school was bein...
HMS HONOR ROLL The following Hinsdale Middle School students earned a place on the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2019-20 school year. Sixth grade HMS honor roll Daniel Alam, Alessandro Allegra, John Altemose, Faustas Antanaitis, Anna Antipov, Gabriella Ayala-Johnson, Bryce Band, Logan Barrios, Sam Becka, Dylan Behar, Oliver Bell, Ethan Bian, Hayden Bird, Brooks Boules, Wilhelmina Braden, Cullen Bradley, Tessa Brannigan, Gabriele Brigden Nathan Campos, Hunter Carlson, George Choe, Riley Contreras, Grant Cook, Laure...
Bernadina "Dina" M. Storino of Hinsdale passed away peacefully Feb. 20, 2020, loved and embraced by family and friends. Dina, 89, was born in 1930 in Chicago. She grew up surrounded by her Italian traditions, strong family and incredible faith life. She began her career at a young age working in her family's grocery market, demonstrating a commitment to serving customers that would continue until age 75. Her resolute personal and professional work ethic extended to her...
Members of the "Greatest Generation" - from a Holocaust survivor to members of the military who fought in World War II - brought their stories to life for students at Hinsdale Middle School Friday. To start the day's program, students gathered to salute their guests with a mini concert. The Hinsdale Middle School Jazz Ensemble performed music from the 1940s and members of the choir also performed. World War II veteran Christ Dangles shared his experience from being in battle...
HMS HONOR ROLL The following Hinsdale Middle School students earned a place on the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2019-20 school year. Sixth grade HMS honor roll Daniel Alam, Alessandro Allegra, John Altemose, Faustas Antanaitis, Anna Antipov, Gabriella Ayala-Johnson, Bryce Band, Logan Barrios, Sam Becka, Dylan Behar, Oliver Bell, Ethan Bian, Hayden Bird, Brooks Boules, Wilhelmina Braden, Cullen Bradley, Tessa Brannigan, Gabriele Brigden Nathan Campos, Hunter Carlson, George Choe, Riley Contreras, Grant Cook, Laure...
Hinsdale Central seniors Sarah Lotsoff of Hinsdale and Brody Melia of Westmont are no strangers to the stage, having acted in plays since middle school. The two will make their directorial debut tonight in the drama department's winter performance of two one-act plays, which runs through Saturday (see Page 22 for details). After Central teacher and director Erin Lundin selected the two to direct, their first task was to choose their plays. "She gave us suggestions and said, 'I...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday, trustees: • voted 6-0 to increase the price of vehicle stickers from $40 to $48 as part of a comprehensive parking plan that will go into effect after the new parking deck at Hinsdale Middle School opens. The village is required to have the stickers ready for sale March 1, which is why the decision had to be made this month. Trustee Matt Posthuma said he would have liked to have all the components of the new parking plan in place before taking the vote. “I think it wou...
