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When Hinsdale officially became a village in 1873, it did so without a police department. In fact, it wasn't until nearly 15 years later that John Linn, a local delivery driver, was put in charge of law enforcement in town. The versatile Danish immigrant brought his skills to bear in several jobs over the course of his more than five decades in Hinsdale. This obituary of Linn's death at age 77, which ran in the May 5, 1938, edition of The Doings, pays tribute to his important...
In 1869, the population of yet-to-be-incorporated Hinsdale numbered less than 500, living within boundaries that stretched from Ayres Avenue to 10th Street and from Jackson to the county line," according to Hugh Dugan's 1949 book, "Village on the County Line." Developer William Robbins had built a school at Main (now Garfield) and Third, and the train station then sat between Washington and Lincoln. Dugan includes a description from an issue of a real estate publication...
Hinsdale is a community that gives back, and that spirit can be traced to the village's early years. In the late 19th century, residents established the Fresh Air Association to give Chicago's under-resourced women and youth a therapeutic retreat from their hardscrabble urban landscape by hosting them in more pastoral environs. Entries in a publication of that era, "The Hinsdale Beacon," detail the founding and flourishing of the outreach effort. "In the spring of 1888, Rev....
The planned relocation of the HCS Family Services food pantry from Memorial Hall to the former Hinsdale Humane Society shelter has prompted safety concerns from residents in the area. At Tuesday night’s village board meeting, Hinsdale trustees held a first read on an ordinance approving HCS move to the one-story, 5,550-square-foot building at 22 N. Elm St. The village and HCS signed a 10-year lease last October for HCS’ rent-free use of the site as a solution to the agency’s need for more space to accommodate food pantr...
The beautiful historic buildings in the central business district, the Robbins Park subdivision and many other neighborhoods in Hinsdale. That delicious smell when you walk into Kramer Foods. The crowds that line the streets the morning of July 4, waiting for the parade to begin. These and so many other things make Hinsdale the wonderful town that it is. We celebrated almost a dozen of them in our summer series, Quintessential Hinsdale. It is not a coincidence that we chose this topic in 2023, the year the village is...
The number of properties on the village’s Historically Significant Structures Property List is growing, with the third set of homes slated to be approved by the Hinsdale Village Board next week. “After Tuesday, we will have 68 houses approved,” said village planner Bethany Salmon. “I’ve got more coming through. We have four more that are en route officially and I have two more coming through starting in September.” Other homeowners are preparing to apply. “We do have a handful that are not quite in the queue yet that are...
Reno Burdi of Burdi Clothing hosted a very special car show Sunday morning in downtown Hinsdale called "Functional Art." More than 200 cars were on display in the Washington commuter lot. From rare to racing, the cars represented some of the most unique and expensive around the village. The 1995 McLaren F1 GTR (left), which was parked in front of Burdi's store, has a racing history and is only one of 28 of that model produced. Valued at more that $35 million, the car was one...
Those back-to-school emails and football season previews are coming fast and furious right about now. But that doesn’t mean we have to rush summer off the stage. Check out these seasonal attractions and activities — both in town and around the Hinsdale area — before the summer bids adieu. Tomorrow, Aug. 11, is the last of the village’s Movies in the Park series with a screening of “Despicable Me” in Robbins Park starting at dusk. Pack blankets and lawn chairs to watch the film under the stars while munching on the free (a...
One of the shining moments of the village's 150th anniversary celebration will occur Aug. 17 when the village presents "Hinsdale History - Illuminated" at the conclusion of the summer's final Uniquely Thursdays concert. The 20-minute light show, which will illuminate the south side of the Memorial Building, will transport viewers through the past 150 years of Hinsdale history using enhanced audio and visual effects. Historic figures such as Joel Tiffany, the first village...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: full-day kindergarten, summer program and facilities updates; start of year information Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86...
As a business owner in Hinsdale, Lynette Lovelace was always looking for new ways to provide for the people of Hinsdale - and new ways to attract those people to the village's downtown. Lovelace was at a meeting of the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce when she suggested the idea of a downtown concert series to draw people to the business district. The events would be held on Thursday nights to coincide with the later hours of several downtown merchants. "Everybody looked at me...
Miss Jamie's Farm was the most recent guest to the summer Lunch on the Lawn series sponsored by the village of Hinsdale and the Hinsdale Public Library at Burlington Park. Miss Jamie shared values from life down on the farm through songs, both new and familiar. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Eighth-month-old Audrey Rosemeyer seemed like she was ready to get up and dance to the beat of Miss Jamie’s Farm recently in Burlington Park. Miss Jamie was part of the village of Hinsdale’s and the Hinsdale Public Library’s Lunch on the Lawn series this summer. Miss Jamie’s Farm is a popular music show for young children and their families. Please turn to page 26 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Early birdseye view - This photo is from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." "To promote real estate sales in Hinsdale, developer O.J. Stough published an amazingly precise pictorial map in 1882. While the map includes the entire village, this enlargment focuses on the downtown area. Configured looking south, the train station is at its original Washington Street location with the hotel directly north on the same street. Flagg Creek runs through what is to...
Valencia Ptak puts the finishing touches on a bow she tied around a tree near Fontano's Subs Friday morning in Hinsdale. She was a classmate of Sean Richards at St. Isaac Jogues School. Sean passed away July 20 after sustaining injuries in a tragic accident. Ptak, along with other members of Sean's class and friends and family, spent Friday and Saturday tying bows around trees across the village. The color green was selected because it was Sean's favorite color. Please turn...
Tuesday, Aug. 1, is National Night Out, an annual event designed to build bonds between neighbors and law enforcement, according to the National Association of Town Watch, which sponsors the event. “National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. F...
As Hinsdale’s population was expanding 150 years ago, families needed lodging while their homes were being built. The Park Hotel served that purpose and more, as Timothy Bakken chronicles in his book “Hinsdale,” and was a fixture in the community for more than four decades, despite revolving-door ownership. Built around 1867 near the northwest corner of Washington Street and the railroad tracks, the original three-story structure was called Hinsdale House. An expansion several years later by new owners brothers Charles and T...
Fresh air and rest were the primary medicines administered in the early days of the Hinsdale Sanitarium. Created in the early 1900s as a place for people to rest and heal in a quiet country setting, historians have said it resembled a spa more than a medical facility. Well over a century later, that facility, now known as UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale, continues to keep overall wellness at the center of its care, said Adam Maycock, chief executive officer of the UCM...
You might enjoy watching Falcon Football games at Brook Park in the fall, ice skating at Burns Field in the winter or taking a run through KLM in the spring. But summer is when the Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Department shines, so it seems fitting that July is Park and Recreation Month. And Hinsdaleans have plenty to celebrate. Residents can enjoy 122 acres of dedicated parkland at 18 sites, with opportunities for baseball, football, jogging, ice skating, tennis, pickleball, picnicking, platform tennis, soccer and...
Sharon Taylor knew little about Hinsdale before she and her late husband, Ira, settled into the village 36 years ago. But on Princeton Road, the Taylors found the place they would all call home. "It's been fun ever since," Taylor said of her time in Hinsdale, a place she said she will continue to consider home even after her impending move to be closer to her son and three of her five grandchildren. The move to Naperville takes her just 15 miles away, which means Taylor can...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday, trustees: • approved a 4.1 percent increase in the village water rates to keep pace with higher operating costs resulting from the DuPage Water Commission’s recent rate increase. The hike will result in an average increase of $4.89 per month or $9.78 in a resident’s total bi-monthly water and sewer bill, or $58.65 per year. The new rates will go into effect for all meter readings after Aug. 1, so the increase will first appear on the Sept. 1 billings. • passed amended...
Hinsdale trustees on Tuesday referred to the village’s plan commission a proposal to convert the historic former Zion Lutheran School building at 125 S. Vine St. into 12 age-restricted condominiums. “We all agree that we like to see reused buildings, historically significant buildings in town,” Cauley said following a presentation from representatives of Clarendon Hills-based developer Holladay Properties. The action is the latest step in the Vine Street Station concept of changing the 108-year-old two-story structure into co...
Before Jestine Lenckus became a Realtor, she was a homeowner. While navigating the sale and purchase of several homes, Lenckus said she was left wanting to know more about the numbers behind her real estate decisions. Now a real estate agent herself, Lenckus said she provides clients with the data and statistics she wanted as a buyer, along with a keen knowledge of the market and an eye for any property's potential. "That's something I like to do for my clients," said...
The picturesque neighborhood known as Robbins Park has been part of Hinsdale since the beginning and remains home to some of the village's most historically significant homes, three of which have been owned by preservation enthusiast Mimi Collins. "I've restored them all," Collins said of the trio of houses, all of which were among the 139 homes considered "significant" in the village's efforts to have the neighborhood declared a National Register Historic District in 2007....
Tyler Hamman has learned a lot as owner and founder of Ty's Treats, including the fact that his young customers prefer their SpongeBob ice cream treats with gumball eyes rather than chocolate ones. "When they replaced the gumballs with chocolate, kids started buying them less," said Hamman, who opened Ty's Treats at the Hinsdale Community Pool this summer. Hamman got his first job working behind the front desk of the pool when he was 15. The next year, he worked for Sauced...
