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Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: tour Hinsdale Central referendum classroom renovations; bond premium discussion; approve director of security contract and agreement with The Community House; updates on returning to school, school year calendar and standardized assessments...
Ly Hart Hotchkin, 95, a community activist for more than 50 years, died peacefully Aug. 23, 2020. Ly attended Chicago Public Schools and the University of Chicago, Class of 1947. She was employed as executive director of The Community House in Hinsdale for 37 years. She was elected to two terms to the Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board and the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board. The Hinsdale Central High School Foundation inducted her into its Hall of Fame in 1999. Ly served on the following boards:...
Students who took the Illinois Chess Teachers chess camp at The Community House played both indoors and outdoors. While playing outdoors, teacher Paul Raso was able to dissect and teach the moves as two teams tried their best to capture their opponent's king. Charlotte Zhong, Taran Puri, Veronica Gartner and James Davis discuss their next move. Raso was able to use larger boards to give some additional instructions. The Illinois Chess Teachers have been teaching chess to...
Secret weapon - Sven Lindstrom and Nikos Pyross, both students at The Lane School, work out a strategy before making their next move during the Illinois Chess Teachers camp at The Community House recently. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures....
Exploring antiquity has been a passion for Hinsdale's Sarah Jane Nicholson since not long after her own timeline began. Her American Girl dolls were more than just play props - they were portals into the past with their representations of colonial and pioneer-era Americans. World history was also a source of fascination. "When I was probably in first or second grade I took a class at Northwestern University about ancient Egypt," Nicholson related. The Hinsdale Central junior...
Under a white tent on a Hinsdale driveway, August blooms were emerging. The flowers were of the modeling clay variety, shaped and painted by young artists to form ornamental plates. The students fashioned them under the tutelage of teacher and mom Chun Ye, who has spent most mornings this summer out on her open-air studio leading her Spin Around the Art World summer art camp classes. The camp, part of her Tianto Art Studio program, has run from 9 to 11 a.m. every Monday...
Day camp The Community House Summer Camp Through Aug. 21 The Community House 415 W. Eighth St., Hinsdale (630) 323-7500 https://www.thecommunityhouse.org This year’s day camp program for ages 5-14 will have a 40-camper maximum. Children will be broken by age (and siblings) into groups of 10, each of which will stay together for the entire day to guard the safety of the children, staff and community. Outdoor activities will be prioritized. Campers will wear face coverings, remain at least six feet apart and will not share o...
HIGH SCHOOLERS MAKE HONOR ROLL Several Hinsdale students earned place on the honor roll at Nazareth Academy for the second semester of the 2019-20 school year. The “A” Honor Roll indicates a grade point average of 3.8-4.0 or above on a 4 point scale. The “B” Honor Roll indicates a grade point average of 3.33-3.79 on a 4 point scale. A honor roll — Diana Anos, Sarah Battaglia, Sophia Cacciatore, Isabelle Cameron, Gracie Carstensen, Dylan Colbert, Emma Francis, Adam Fuechtman, Kathleen Gerth, Harrison Gianares,...
William S. Gray III, 93, a resident at King Bruwaert in Burr Ridge, died July 20, 2020. He earned bachelor’s and master’s in business administration degrees from the University of Chicago in 1948 and 1950, respectively. He was senior vice president, head of trust department, Harris Trust & Savings Bank from 1950-85. He served as president, Citizens of Greater Chicago, 1961-66; chairman and director, The Community House in Hinsdale, 1970-75; director, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, 1978-88; president, Institutional Chartered Fi...
Like most people, Isabella Xu was finding it hard to escape the constant flow of news, headlines and updates regarding the spread of COVID-19. But despite the 24-7 onslaught of information, Xu could find very little about how the pandemic, the abrupt end to the traditional school year and the sudden need to stay at home was affecting people her age. Rather than sit and wonder, the soon-to-be Hinsdale Central sophomore took it upon herself to initiate a research project to...
District 86 students will start the school year with a hybrid schedule that combines two days a week of in-person classes with three days a week of remote learning. “The students are at the center of our planning effort, but the decisions are based on the health and safety of the entire community,” Superintendent Tammy Prentiss said at the July 23 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting. “Our ultimate goal is to return to 100 percent in-person instruction, but it is not possible at this time due to the guide...
Day camp The Community House Summer Camp Through Aug. 21 The Community House 415 W. Eighth St., Hinsdale (630) 323-7500 https://www.thecommunityhouse.org This year’s day camp program for ages 5-14 will have a 40-camper maximum. Children will be broken by age (and siblings) into groups of 10, each of which will stay together for the entire day to guard the safety of the children, staff and community. Outdoor activities will be prioritized. Campers will wear face coverings, remain at least six feet apart and will not share o...
For this year's high school graduates, the final summer before college isn't what they planned. With businesses closed, programs canceled and pools at limited capacity, these new Central alums had to find creative ways to pass the time and put money in their pockets. Molly, Lindsey and Allison Bruns have their grandma to thank for the business venture that has kept them busy - and their bank accounts in the black - this summer. Grandma asked her granddaughters to recreate a...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at their July 16 meeting, trustees: • learned that Ryan Companies has agreed to temporarily suspend its request to build a senior living development at the corner of Ogden Avenue and Adams Street with the hope that residents soon will be able to attend meetings of the plan commission and village board in person. In the interim, the company is holding six 30-minute informational sessions for residents from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at The Community House. Register online at h...
Day camp Zion Early Childhood Summer Camp Through July 31 https://www.zionhinsdale.org This hand-on interactive online camp for ages 2 1/2 to 6 offers a fun and relaxed learning platform that encourages creativity and curiosity with themed lessons. Each camper will receive a camp kit with materials that coordinate with the online videos and Flipgrids. When the early childhood center can safely re-open, the camp will transition to the classroom. Cost: $72 per two-week session. RR The Community House Summer Camp Through Aug....
Officials hope a July 9 open house at the DuPage COVID-19 testing center at Anne M. Jeans School in Willowbrook will make more area residents aware of the facility. The site, which is a cooperative effort between the school, DuPage County and Pillars Community Health, has been testing patients Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment since June. "It was really important to me and members of the county board that we support this crucial health effort right here in this community,"...
The Willowbrook Corner program, run by The Community House, provides life-impacting academic and social support to youth and families in an underserved community about 10 minutes south of Hinsdale. Hinsdale's Trayce Biancalana, a longtime volunteer, said the pandemic's repercussions have taken a particularly heavy toll on residents there. "They have absolutely been hit a lot harder," she said. "The whole issue of child care for people who were able to maintain their jobs has b...
Day camp Zion Early Childhood Summer Camp Through July 31 https://www.zionhinsdale.org This hand-on interactive online camp for ages 2 1/2 to 6 offers a fun and relaxed learning platform that encourages creativity and curiosity with themed lessons. Each camper will receive a camp kit with materials that coordinate with the online videos and Flipgrids. When the early childhood center can safely re-open, the camp will transition to the classroom. Cost: $72 per two-week session. RR The Community House Summer Camp Through Aug....
These summer scorcher days are inviting many to take air-conditioned refuge at home. But after a spring of COVID-19 quarantining, many are looking to get out no matter the heat index. Pools are made for beating the heat. With many swim facilities closed for the summer, two nearby options are open for that refreshing plunge. • The Hinsdale Community Pool, 500 W. Hinsdale Ave., has been a popular spot since it opened for open swim on a reservation basis earlier this month. Masks...
Day camp The Community House Summer Camp Through Aug. 21 The Community House 415 W. Eighth St., Hinsdale (630) 323-7500 https://www.thecommunityhouse.org This year’s day camp program for ages 5-14 will have a 40-camper maximum. Children will be broken by age (and siblings) into groups of 10, each of which will stay together for the entire day to guard the safety of the children, staff and community. Outdoor activities will be prioritized. Campers will wear face coverings, remain at least six feet apart and will not share o...
Day camp Zion Early Childhood Summer Camp Through July 31 https://www.zionhinsdale.org This hand-on interactive online camp for ages 2 1/2 to 6 offers a fun and relaxed learning platform that encourages creativity and curiosity with themed lessons. Each camper will receive a camp kit with materials that coordinate with the online videos and Flipgrids. When the early childhood center can safely re-open, the camp will transition to the classroom. Cost: $72 per two-week session. RR The Community House Summer Camp July 6-Aug. 21...
Phase 4 of Restore Illinois is here, which means cherished local facilities are able to welcome back the public - at least on a limited basis. The Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St., will begin to reopen Tuesday, July 7, for "Grab and Go" browsing and checkout from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. "It feels great," said Karen Keefe, executive director of the library, about the opening. The library has been closed to the public...
Several years ago a recent immigrant from China who had settled in the Hinsdale area with her family stopped into The Community House, looking for a way to connect with her new neighbors. She met Marcie McGonagle, director of volunteer services, who worked through the language barrier to find a good fit. "I was trying to get a sense of what she would be interested in," McGonagle recounted. "I could sense that she was lonely." She asked the woman if she had made any friends....
The Hinsdale Plan Commission does not support a 180-day moratorium on the teardown of historic homes in the village. The 4-2 vote came at the close of a public hearing during which commissioners listened to more than eight hours of comments stretched across three sessions. Because the hearing was held via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic, residents were allowed to call in or submit written comments expressing their opinion. "The village board of trustees wanted community...
Trinity Sober Living is no longer limited to nine residents in its sober house in Hinsdale, following a June 10 order issued by Judge Brian Diamond of the DuPage County 18th District Circuit Court. The court originally stayed all litigation in the case to allow the federal court to rule on the issues of preemption after Trinity filed a federal lawsuit in November claiming the village of Hinsdale is discriminating against residents of the The Sober House at 111 N. Grant St. “The court was led to believe, at that time, that t...
