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Capt. Andrew Ziemer of the Hinsdale Fire Department said calls regularly come in to report concerning but confusing sounds. “We get service calls all the time when something’s beeping,” he said. “‘What does that beep mean?’ ” Visitors to the Hinsdale Fire and Police Open House this Saturday, Oct. 9, can find out with this year’s theme, “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.” Ziemer said the aim is to help people distinguish between audible alerts such as the smoke alarm chirp and the carbon monoxide detector beep. The annual ev...
The best thing about John Giannelli's job as Hinsdale fire chief is the opportunity to help someone in need. The worst part, Giannelli said, is witnessing that need for help. Inspired by a cousin who worked as a firefighter in Pennsylvania, Giannelli became a cadet with his hometown department in LaGrange Park when he was 18 years old and started as a firefighter/paramedic in Hinsdale in 1991. Working his way up through the ranks of the department, he was named chief five...
Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: discuss findings and recommendations for 149 E. Ogden. (The Pride), schedule public hearing for 920 N. York (The Derm Institute), sign permit reviews for 11 S. Lincoln (Silk Road Cleaners) and 26-28 E. First (Circa Lighting) Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports July 20. Criminal trespass to vehicle arrest Roderick J. McGinnis, 48, 1004 N. 10th St., No. 404, Milwaukee, Wis., was arrested for criminal trespass to vehicle and driving with a revoked license after a police stop at 11:02 p.m. July 16 at Shell Food Mart, 210 E. Ogden Ave. A registration inquiry alerted police that the vehicle was reported stolen by the Milwaukee Police Department. He was charged and released to appear in court. Suspected DUI-drugs incidents • Police were d...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 6 p.m. Monday, May 10 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: retiree celebrations (6-7:30 p.m.), COVID-19 update, digital learning environment equipment, 2021-22 assessment calendar, committee calendars, fiscal year 2022 tentative budget Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Friday, May 14 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 13 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and...
Hinsdale firefighters responded to a house fire at 812 Phillippa St. after a 911 call came in to the DuPage Public Safety Communication Center at about 6:12 p.m. Friday. The resident had reported a fire in the house. DuComm initiated a general alarm and the response was upgraded to a box alarm upon arrival. This included a full response from the Hinsdale Fire Department (Tower 84, Engine 84, Medic 84, Deputy Chief 84 and Assistant Chief 84) as well as additional fire companies from the Clarendon Hills, Western Springs, Oak...
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:...
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the town The Hinsdaleans were scurrying, they rushed all around. For last-minute gifts and cards they did sprint, Armed with lists and ideas and maybe some hints. Gateway and Grant squares and downtown they traveled. But with each stop, their nerves did unravel. The hustle and bustle had dampened their mood. They were tired and cranky and needed some food. They stopped for some lunch and looked over the list. To finish their s...
The Hinsdale Fire Department is once again participating in the annual statewide Keep the Wreath Red fire safety program. A wreath will be hung outside the station at 121 Symonds Drive. For each fire caused by holiday decorations, a red bulb will be replace with a white bulb. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to discourage people from traveling at the levels usually seen around the holidays, meaning more people will be spending the season at home. That shift, experts say, will lead to increased cooking activity and greater...
Jennifer Reenan was volunteering in the art room at Avery Coonley School on April 11, 2018. Her phone was off. Meanwhile, workers at her home at 329 E. Sixth St. were in the final stages of replacing the roof on the 119-year-old home. They were using a blowtorch to seal the synthetic shingles on the porte cochere when the material caught fire. "When I came out (of school), I turned my phone on and I had all these text messages," Reenan said. She and her youngest son, Declan,...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: COVID-19 update, fall MAP and school improvement plans, November institute day update, district office action plan, fund balance strategy, tax levy presentation and resolution Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, https://www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: ice rink options,...
What is the best recipe for kitchen safety? The kitchen is often called the heart of the home. It's the place where family recipes are prepared, celebrations are created and memories are made. But it also can be one of the most dangerous places in a house. "Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home injuries," said Nick McDonough, firefighter paramedic with the Hinsdale Fire Department. That's why the National Fire Protection Association has chosen "Serve up fire...
Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries in the United States, mostly from the ignition of food or other cooking materials, according to the National Fire Protection Association. The majority of those incidents occur when the cooking is unattended. Those alarming statistics has prompted the NFPA to theme 2020 Fire Prevention Week, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!” This year’s observance of the annual nationwide campaign started Sunday and runs through Saturday. Almost half — 44 percent — of re...
Rhys Louis has spent the last two weeks near the evacuated town of Happy Camp, Calif., near the Oregon border. The name belies Louis' purpose for being there: fighting forest fires. "We arrived and were immediately plugged into the lines, and we fought the fires through the town of Happy Camp, trying to keep the fires out of as much of the town as we could," said the 27-year-old wildland firefighter and Hinsdale native, reached by phone on Sunday. The so-called Slater Fire is...
Just when power was returning to many homes in town following the Aug. 10 "derecho," a transformer failed in the 900 block of South Madison Street on Aug. 11 creating an outage for homes on several nearby streets. Firefighters were called to the scene as an arcing power line created a small fire. Hinsdale firefighter/paramedic Mike Lorusso soaks down a fence that had caught fire....
When a powerful "derecho" with winds exceeding 50 mph whipped through Hinsdale Monday afternoon, dozens of residents on the north side of town took to the streets immediately to clear fallen limbs. Luke and Juliana Norman work to open a path near Burns Field. Hinsdale firefighters answered more than 30 calls for activated alarms, blocked roads and downed power lines throughout town. Fortunately no injuries were reported. A huge pine tree stretched across Phillipa Street in...
FIREFIGHTERS EARN HARTMANN AWARD Six members of the Hinsdale Fire Department recently received the Hartmann Award from the Good Samaritan Hospital EMS System for their efforts to save a man on Aug. 6, 2019. They are Chief/paramedic John Gianelli, Capt./paramedic Michael Neville, Lt./paramedic Andrew Ziemer and firefighter/paramedics Douglas Niemeyer, Patrick Schaberg and Michael Wilson. The fire department was dispatched for a man trapped in a storm drain on a berm about 30 feet off the road who was not breathing. The patient...
How is the fire department responding to COVID-19? Residents reaching out to 911 with a health emergency during this time of heightened vigilance may be asked a number of questions. Please be patient and answer them, Hinsdale Fire Chief John Giannelli said. "A call comes in: 'My mom's sick.' OK, well has she been traveling? Does she have a fever or a cough? Those are all necessary questions that our dispatch will ask anybody to prepare us for when we get in there," he said....
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: special education mid-year report, CPI report, FY19 year-end revenue and expense analysis, CSCI survey results, tax abatement, new electrical supply purchase agreement, approval of school fees Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 Hinsdale South High School 7401...
Hinsdale firefighters responded to a call for a house fire at 427 Justina St. at about 11:05 a.m. Wednesday. When they arrived they discovered flames coming from the attached garage in the front of the three-story home. One of the home's occupants, who had made it outside, said her two brothers were upstairs asleep. Firefighters successfully searched the home, found the boys and helped them and their two dogs to safety. Several nearby fire departments also were called to the...
What do citizens need to know about the legalization of marijuana? On Jan. 1, recreational marijuana use becomes legal in Illinois. The Hinsdalean asked Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King to shed light on some of the details the marijuana legalization law. Illinois residents age 21 and over to will be able to possess up to 30 grams of cannabis, King said. Possession of more than 30 grams can earn someone anywhere from a misdemeanor (up to a year in prison and $2,500 fine) to a f...
’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the townThe Hinsdaleans were scurrying, they rushed all around.For last-minute gifts and cards they did sprint,Armed with lists and ideas and maybe some hints. Gateway and Grant squares and downtown they traveledBut with each stop, their nerves did unravel.The hustle and bustle had dampened their mood.They were tired and cranky and needed some food. They stopped for some lunch and looked over the list.To finish their shopping, they knew they’d persist.But they wanted muc...
The Hinsdale Fire Department is once again participating in the annual statewide Keep the Wreath Red fire safety program. A wreath will be hung outside the station at 121 Symonds Drive. For each fire caused by holiday decorations, a red bulb will be replace with a white bulb. The fact the wreath had not been displayed as of Wednesday because new red bulbs were needed could be received as welcome news. Those red bulbs must have held their positions, signaling a series of safe seasons. Let’s all make sure that streak c...
A motorist crashed her car into the front doors of the Steinway Piano Gallery at 120 S. Washington Street. Hinsdale police and firefighters were on the scene Monday afternoon. There were no injuries. A tenant in the building remarked that this is the third time in the past 5 years that a driver has driven up over the curb and crashed into a building along South Washington....
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday night, trustees • agreed they will continue to allow restaurants with Class B liquor licenses to stay open until midnight the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. They also plan to vote on an ordinance change at their Nov. 19 meeting so the request does not have to be approved annually. • expressed support for adding a two-way stop on Hillcrest Avenue at Third Street and a two-way stop on Walnut Street at Clay Street. Staff conducted traffic studies at six intersections at the...
