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You won't find any cubicles or stuffy conference rooms at Hilary Poshek's place of work. Tucked inside a nearly 100-year-old home designed by a famous local architect, Poshek's office is surrounded by 52 acres of trees and parkland known as Katherine Legge Memorial Park. As sales and events manager at The Lodge at KLM Park, Poshek spends her days showing potential event hosts what the venue has to offer and helping them to imagine how they will temporarily transform the rustic...
The Hinsdalean continues this week with its conversations with leaders of local nonprofit agencies reflecting on the challenges and opportunities 2021 presented. Community Memorial Foundation, Hinsdale Humane Society and Wellness House were featured in a Jan. 6 article. Candor Health Education The virtual realm has become an inviting one for Candor Health Education for delivering their programs to students. Barb Thayer, Candor’s executive director, said more than 90 percent of its courses on sex and drug education was p...
Every January, The Hinsdalean checks in with the leaders of the seven nonprofit agencies in the village, inviting them to share highlights of the previous year and a wish for the new one. This is the first of two installments. A Jan. 13 article will feature Candor (formerly Robert Crown), HCS Family Services, Hinsdale Historical Society and The Community House. Community Memorial Foundation As COVID-19 continued to mean greater demand for services for many nonprofits in 2021, Community Memorial Foundation continued to...
As we bid farewell to 2021 and prepare to welcome 2022, there are number of ways to celebrate this yearly changing of the, uh, years. Here are some to consider including in your festivities. Holiday Magic casts its final spell Holiday Magic continues through New Year's Eve at Brookfield Zoo, 3400 31st St. Visitors will enjoy more than 1 million twinkling LED lights, a 600-foot-long tunnel featuring lights synchronized to music, a 41-foot tree and more at the zoo's 40th annual...
How can women be their best selves? Like so many women, Kelly Cox Watkins was engaged in a battle between the person she was expected to be and the person she was meant to be. As a working mom raising children in Hinsdale, hers were among the few whose mothers didn't meet them each day to walk home for lunch. She found herself worrying about how others saw her. Yet she knew she was happier when she balanced motherhood with the job she loved. "I thrived, and I was a better...
n Supper with St. Nick Dec. 23 Morton Arboretum 4100 Route 53, Lisle (630) 725-2066 https://www.mortonarb.org Enjoy a decadent buffet dinner in the Thornhill Education Center and then head on over to the Founder’s Room for a special visit with Santa in front of the fireplace. After dinner, enjoy Illumination: Tree Lights, included in the ticket price. Time: 5 to 7:30 p.m. Cost: $95, $80 for young adults ages 13-20, $65 for children 3-12, free for children under 3. RR, MD n Holiday Magic Through Dec. 31 Brookfield Zoo 3400 3...
When and where are Christmas worship services? Christmas Eve and Christmas Day worship services are back in person for 2021 after many went virtual last year because of COVID-19 safety protocols. Hinsdale faith communities offer a range of opportunities, activities and times for fellowship, from family-friendly gatherings to candlelight services for people who want to step outside just as the clock strikes Christmas. In addition to the in-person services listed below, many chu...
’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 shopping, they knew they’d persist. But they wan...
It's been 11 years since John Grube of Hinsdale retired from his 25-year career with Northern Trust financial services company in Chicago. Since then, he's made volunteering his full-time job. As chair of the Chicago Zoological Society Board of Trustees and the King-Bruwaert House Board of Directors, Grube's days are as full as ever, and every bit as rewarding as the career he enjoyed, Grube said. The pandemic has brought new challenges to both organizations. The Brookfield...
Several Hinsdale offices and entities will be closed for the upcoming holidays. Hinsdale Village Hall will be closed Friday, Dec. 24; Monday, Dec. 27; Friday, Dec. 31; and Monday, Jan. 3. The Hinsdale Public Library will be closed Friday and Saturday, Dec. 24-25, and Saturday, Jan. 1. The library also will close early, at 1 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 31. The Community House will be closed Friday and Saturday, Dec. 24-25, and Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.The Hinsdalean will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 23-24, and Dec. 31 and Jan....
NEW FUND IN MEMORY OF BJ CHIMENTI The Hinsdale Humane Society’s Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center has announced that a new fund for veterans has been established in memory of board member BJ Chimenti. The mission of the BJ Chimenti Angel Fund for Veterans and Pets is to nurture the human animal bond and provide ongoing financial, educational and moral support to military veterans and active duty servicemen and women. “I’m thrilled that the humane society wants to honor our beautiful and amazing BJ this way,...
A police chase that started in Midlothian ended up in the Fullersburg neighborhood of Hinsdale Monday night. A construction trailer was reported stolen from a yard in Crestwood at about 10:15 p.m., Police Chief Brian King said Tuesday. Midlothian police began pursuing the suspect vehicle — a U-Haul with two suspects — when they observed it heading north on Interstate 294, King said. When Midlothian police terminated pursuit, an Illinois State Police helicopter and state police officers picked up the trail. Hinsdale pol...
J. Beverley Barnes, 93, of Hinsdale, died Dec. 9, 2021. She was born in 1928, in Berwyn Nils Arvid and Myrtle (nee Landeor) Peterson. Beverley was a devoted wife and mother and a loyal friend. She is survived by her five children, Peter (Kristine), Joan (Ken) Konyn, Steven Jr. (Dana), Mary (Donald) Cupps, and Jim (Cyndi); her 13 grandchildren, Karen, Raymond, Leah, Jenai, Maggie, Jessica, Emily, Steven III, Mary, Grant, Matt, Claire and Steven; her 29 great-grandchildren (and...
After covering Hinsdale school districts for almost 30 years, I didn't realize how exciting the job of superintendent is until last week. "It is really, really, really, really fun and cool," said Megan Monteleone, a sixth-grader at Hinsdale Middle School whose parents won the "Superintendent for a Day" item at an Elm School fundraising auction last year. "I knew he did a lot of stuff in the district, but I wasn't really sure what he did," said Megan, who spent the day with...
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...
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...
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...
Another image of an armed vehicle burglar in Hinsdale caught on surveillance camera has led to increased police patrols and a call for residents to do their part to deter criminal activity. Overnight burglaries were reported the morning of Nov. 17 to unlocked vehicles in the 800 block of South Thurlow Street and the 300 block of East Sixth Street, according to Hinsdale police. Police Chief Brian King said home security video from the Sixth Street incident shows one of the offenders holding a firearm while accomplices rifle...
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...
Winston Churchill is credited with saying, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Anyone who’s looking to lean into that life should circle Nov. 30 on the calendar. Giving Tuesday is the “world’s biggest day of generosity” according to https://www.givingtuesday.org. Of course, it comes on the heels of the traditional shop-o-rama occasion Black Friday and the digital age’s Cyber Monday. Amidst the delight of acquisitions, let us also experience the joy of altruism through acts that reach beyond...
Hinsdale seniors can get help shoveling snow this winter under a new village initiative. The Snow Shoveling Referral Program will provide village residents over the age of 60 or who have a disability with the names and contact information of volunteers willing to clear their driveways and walkways. Heather Bereckis, superintendent for parks and recreation, presented the program at Tuesday night’s village board meeting. Residents can join the program by filling out the Snow Shoveling Referrals Request form on the v...
MUSIC STUDENTS ARE ALL-DISTRICT Forty-one Hinsdale Central students earned All-District selections for band, chorus, jazz band and orchestra from the Illinois Music Education Association. Senior band — Dalia Ahdab, alto sax; Amy Chen, flute; Ryan Chen, trumpet; Sam Chung, alto sax; Jordyn DeLeon; Bb clarinet, Imran Husain, flute; Sophia Lee, French horn; Arun Marion, oboe; Bridget McBride, flute; Ivy Qiu, tenor sax; Michael Shao, euphonium; Sairaj Shetye, Bb Clarinet; Vandana Sivakumar, bassoon; Nina Teoli, oboe; Joshua Y...
While it seems like the lights have always been on at Hinsdale's community mainstay, the holiday revelers who have graced Kettering Hall for decades to ring in the season celebrated The Community House virtually last year given the pandemic. This year, the Holiday Ball will return to the brick and mortar building, which has given joy to so many for more than 80 years. "There is nothing quite like the feeling of The Holiday Ball and for people to experience The Community House...
An uptick in home burglaries around the village in recent weeks has prompted the Hinsdale Police Department to put out additional patrols while advising residents to take measures to help deter would-be criminals. Police reported that a residence was forcibly entered Sept. 21 in the 300 block of Fuller Road and watches and jewelry were taken. That case was followed by similar incidents on Oct. 16 in the 200 block of East Hickory Street, in which dressers and a closet was ransacked, and Oct. 26 in the 600 block of Phillippa...
