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Hinsdale High School District 86 finally closed the books on the Future Ready Facilities projects voters approved in April 2019. The district spent $167.6 million on a long list of projects at both high schools, almost $27.8 million more than the $139.8 million listed in the referendum. Most of the additional spending — almost $17.9 million — came from premiums on the $138.9 million in tax-exempt municipal bonds the district sold. “Municipal bonds will generally always sell...
Thirteen years ago on a sunny June 4, we picked up our kindergartner (Colette) and first-grader from school. Our son, strapped in his stroller and turning 1 in two weeks, seemed unimpressed with the excitement surrounding "school's out for summer." The moment was memorialized in a favorite family photo capturing us on the sidewalk that leads to Madison Elementary's front entrance. Fast forward to the same spot on a recent Sunday in May, and many of Colette's kindergarten...
PUBLIC SAVESTATION DEDICATED The first 24/7 accessible SaveStation with life-saving AED in Hinsdale was dedicated Sept. 21 at Burns Field Park in Hinsdale. The station was donated by the Just1Mike Foundation in honor of Michael Brindley, who died of sudden cardiac arrest at age 16. His family are former Hinsdale residents and Mike was a frequent user of the park. “The village is excited and honored to be the recipient of this public access SaveStation with AED,” said Heather Bereckis, superintendent of parks and recreation. ...
Hinsdale's Alexandra Collins was quite familiar with the Sterigenics industrial sterilization facility in Willowbrook when she learned about its decades of emitting ethylene oxide, a gas linked to cancer risks. "I used to run on the street across from the Sterigenics facility in Willowbrook," said the Hinsdale Central junior. "I realized that my health could actually have been getting worse when I was doing something to try and improve my health." Deeply concerned, she and her...
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...
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ top lawyer has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enact more rigorous ethylene oxide emissions standards in the wake of pressure on the General Assembly to consider similarly strict regulations. More than 70 lawsuits have been filed against Sterigenics, a medical supply sterilization company, claiming exposure to the gas caused serious health problems. Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 10 other attorneys generals sent a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler asking the agency to not...
SPRINGFIELD — The number of parties suing medical supply sterilization company Sterigenics on claims that its ethylene oxide gas emissions caused serious health problems grew to 73 last week, according to a law firm representing 18 of the plaintiffs. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, chronic exposure to ethylene oxide gas can cause increased cancer risks, reproductive effects and other major medical problems. Sterigenics used the chemical to sterilize medical supplies at its Willowbrook facility for more than 30 y...
SPRINGFIELD — Sterigenics, a medical supply sterilization company linked to increased cancer risk in the DuPage County area, said Monday it plans to “exit its ethylene oxide sterilization operations in Willowbrook.” Since February, Sterigenics was prohibited from using the gas by a seal order from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, which effectively forced its closure. A consent agreement between the state, DuPage County and Sterigenics approved earlier this month gave the company clearance to install the neces...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets On the agenda: public hearing and approval of FY 2020 budget, report of the Sept. 20 joint special and facilities committee meeting, Sterigenics update Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: commercial filming, parking deck update,...
SPRINGFIELD — A DuPage County judge approved a consent order Friday that will allow Sterigenics, a medical supply sterilization company linked to increased cancer rates in the Willowbrook area, to reopen if it meets stringent new requirements. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin issued a statement saying their consent order with Sterigenics gives their offices “the tools to act quickly to protect the community and hold Sterigenics accountable for any future violations of Il...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: LEAP teacher presentation (6 p.m.), public hearing and approval of 2019-20 budget, sixth-day enrollment report, HMS update, summer facilities update, MAP similar schools report Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets On the draft agenda: cost analysis for new pools, master agreement with Pepper Construction,...
Dennis W. Harast, 81, of Willowbrook passed away peacefully Aug. 27, 2019, after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family. Dennis enjoyed life to the fullest with his family and his favorite hobbies, which included street rods, model airplanes and World War II history. He was a proud member of Checkerboard RC Club. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, nee Butkovich; his children, Beth (David Chiletz) Hannes and Lisa (Robert) Ashe; his grandchildren, Anthony Hannes and Lilah Ashe; his sister, Patricia Josephus;...
Dennis W. Harast, 81, of Willowbrook passed away peacefully Aug. 27, 2019, after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family. Dennis enjoyed life to the fullest with his family and his favorite hobbies, which included street rods, model airplanes and World War II history. He was a proud member of Checkerboard RC Club. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, nee Butkovich; his children, Beth (David Chiletz) Hannes and Lisa (Robert) Ashe; his grandchildren, Anthony Hannes and Lilah Ashe; his sister, Patricia Josephus;...
Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: cannabis opt out, IT services contract, Hinsdale Platform Tennis hut naming, parking deck plumbing contract, 50/50 sidewalk contract, potential IGA regarding Sterigenics...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday, trustees: • supported a request from the Hinsdale Platform Tennis Association to name the HPTA hut at Katherine Legge Memorial Park in honor of Bill O’Brien. “We really here to recognize a remarkable individual who has affected many, many families and individuals in this community over 30 years,” said Marty Brennan, HPTA president. The item will be up for a final vote at the board’s Sept. 2 meeting. • agreed to spend $28,255 for quality control and quality assurance t...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: debt certificate refunding, transportation update, site based reporting, staffing update, start of the school year update, HMS update and action items Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien On the agenda: Sterigenics resolution, special construction committee application process, D86 staff survey...
Municipal and state officials are working to make sure the Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook will not emit ethylene oxide again. Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Darien and Willowbrook have a month to try to stop the plant from re-opening. DuPage County 18th Circuit Court Judge Paul Fullerton on July 24 granted the village’s motion to intervene to become party to a lawsuit the Illinois Attorney General filed against Sterigenics in October 2018. “This is a significant achievement,” a vil...
