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Carolyn and Chris Hart bought a house in Hinsdale in 2021, not knowing at the time that it would soon be home to a family of three. After a lengthy renovation project during which the Harts lived in Carolyn's brother's basement just next door, they moved in in February 2022, leaving them several months to settle in and prepare for the next big event in their lives - the birth of baby Ashley. Hart became a mother on June 29, 2022, and will celebrate her first Mother's Day as a...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports May 9. DUI arrest Allen J. Olson, 44, 3316 S. Clinton Ave,, Berwyn, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding at 2:01 a.m. May 7 in the 500 block of East Ogden Avenue. He was charged and released to appear in court. Rental car driver arrested Gretchen R. Billups, 58, PO Box 116, Wheaton, was arrested for criminal trespass to vehicle at 7:53 p.m. May 2 in the 500 block of West Ogden Avenue after a registration inquiry alerted police that the vehicle,...
I appreciated your recent editorial on National Volunteer Month and the contributions of volunteers to our community organizations. As a former volunteer at the Hinsdale Humane Society, and for PTOs at The Lane School, Hinsdale Middle School and Hinsdale Central, I have been lucky enough to have a ground-level view of how much volunteers contribute, on so many levels. But you neglected to mention a set of volunteers who often aren’t treated as such: the elected officials of our local government. Here in Hinsdale, our s...
May is Preservation Month, and every year in observance the National Trust for Historic Preservation announces its Most Endangered Historic Places list. The list won’t be unveiled until May 9, but Hinsdaleans could probably come up with their own local roster. For years many in town have believed the village’s architectural heritage was under attack as redevelopment erased distinctive home after distinctive home in the pursuit of livability over legacy. But do they have to be mutually exclusive? This year’s Prese...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports April 25 and May 2. Trespass arrest Tracey F. Williams, 53, 5506 S. Madison St., Hinsdale, was arrested on a misdemeanor complaint of trespassing in a school zone at 1:38 p.m. April 26 at Hinsdale Central High School, 5500 S. Grant St. after administrators instructed her to leave several times. She was previously given written and oral notice that she was not allowed on school property unless authorized for an appointment. She was charged and released to appear in court. Warra...
The mood was unusually jovial at Tuesday night's Hinsdale Village Board meeting. "Thank you all for coming," Village President Tom Cauley told the crowd. "Usually when we have this many people in the room it's not a good thing." The village's first official 150th anniversary celebration brought out everyone from residents to former trustees to a U.S. congressman. After conducting regular business (see roundup on Page 6), Cauley read a sesquicentennial proclamation, citing the...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at their Tuesday meeting, trustees: • agreed to limit parking in the village deck to six hours, offer purple permits for employees to park in the deck for more than six hours and implement a three-hour time limit on the 15 angled spaces on the drive leading to the deck entrance off Washington Street. Trustees are expected to approve the changes at their May 16 meeting. which would go into effect June 1. • thanked outgoing Trustee Laurel Haarlow for her service to the board sin...
Hinsdale officials and residents are continuing to monitor noise from planes using Midway Airport. Noise complaints for the first quarter of 2023 were down 12 percent compared to the first quarter of 2023, despite a 24 percent increase in operations, Ryan Anderson reported at the April 27 meeting of the Midway Noise Compatibility Commission. Anderson is the managing consultant at Landrum & Brown, an aviation consulting firm. Hinsdale generated 191 of the 686 total complaints f...
Darlene Ann Spalo, nee Kucera, 77, passed away peacefully in Lakeland Hospital, St. Joseph, Mich., on April 14, 2023. Born in 1945, she was the middle daughter of Henry James Kucera and Adeline Lauferski of Clarendon Hills. She attended Hinsdale Township High School and worked in Chicago after graduation in 1963. She met her husband, Michael Frank Spalo, on the ski slopes of Four Lakes in Lisle. They took part in skydiving activities and spent many happy times together with...
Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future. The village of Hinsdale hopes to project that two-fold spirit in its 150-year sesquicentennial celebration this year through various expressions in the months ahead. Assistant village manager Andrianna Peterson said a proclamation will be read commemorating the milestone anniversary of Hinsdale's 1873 incorporation following the village board meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 2. "We've invited legislators and community and organization...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, May 1 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: recognize outgoing board member, seat new board members, elect board officers, approve 2023-24 board meeting calendar with reception, retiree recognition and D181 Foundation recognitions preceding meeting from 5-7 p.m. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 3 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-...
This is the final week for Hinsdale residents to purchase vehicle stickers before the fee increases on May 2. A $25 late fee will be imposed for any vehicle stickers bought after the deadline. All vehicles registered in Illinois with a Hinsdale address must also be registered with the village through the purchase of a vehicle license sticker. Residents should have received a vehicle sticker application in the mail earlier this month and have the option of purchasing 2023-24 stickers online at www.villageofhinsdale.org. The st...
The role of Monroe School Parent-Teacher Organization president is a big one. Co-presidents Lara Massouras and Dana Reko work together to get the job done. "I knew how thoughtful and resourceful she was from our interactions there," Massouras said of her PTO partner. Already a PTO board member, Massouras recruited Reko to be the board's vice president of communications. "She was, of course, a great fit and I am so grateful she stepped up to be co-president with me this year,"...
When the Hinsdale’s parking deck opened in 2020, the pandemic was suppressing activity in the village’s central business district and leaving the new facility’s usage patterns in neutral. Almost three years later, officials have found that the 189 village-controlled lower level spaces are typically filled during prime daytime hours. The investment has paid off, suggested Hinsdale Village President Tom Cauley at the April 18 village board meeting, with central business district merchants and employees parking in the deck...
Marian Emily Balster, 90, nee Holsten, of Concordia, Mo., passed away on April 7, 2023. Marian met her husband Don in Concordia while he was there attending the pre-seminary. They were married June 5, 1955. She earned a nursing degree and also supported his ministry, initially in Layton, Utah, followed by 37 years in Hinsdale at Redeemer Lutheran Church. After their son Mark died in 1973, both Donald and Marian were instrumental in launching all the US-based chapters of The...
COVID brought, along with many things, an increased habit of driving to stay protected. As we settle back into post-COVID life, we still under-utilize the many walkable amenities. The village of Hinsdale is a unique walking community with many restaurants, stores and conveniently placed train stations. I believe swapping driving for walking may have unrecognized benefits. With spring upon us and summer around the corner, it’s a great opportunity to renew habits. Illinois averages 2.2 cars per household. Hinsdale’s nearly 6,00...
Time to get your planetary party on! Saturday is Earth Day, an occasion to consider all that’s wonderful about this celestial orb we share, as well as how we can ensure its natural treasures are around to amaze and inspire countless future generations. Every time we take note of Hinsdale’s lovely tree-lined streets, sprawling green parks and its preserved ancestral prairie areas (you know about those, right?), we should give thanks. Each week we try to deliver information on ways to soak in the area’s natural ameni...
Did you know Hinsdale police and firefighter/paramedics are wearing retro badges this year in honor of the village's 150th anniversary? At the fire department, which is also celebrating its 130th anniversary this year, the project required quite a bit of research. "There have been badge numbers physically on the badges, but they were just kind of handed out arbitrarily," firefighter/paramedic Nick McDonough said. So when he and Chief John Giannelli were talking about how to ma...
Calling all cars - Hinsdale police and firefighters are honoring the village's 150th anniversary - and their forebears - by wearing throwback badges this year. When Hinsdale was founded in 1873, among the village officers was a "police magistrate." The village hired its first true policeman, C.P. Clark in 1877; his official title was constable. Star No. 1 was given in January 1888 to John Peter Linn, a native of Denmark who had come to Hinsdale five years earlier. This photo...
Crown Castle will be allowed to install 137 additional wireless facilities in the village over the next two years to provide enhanced 5G service, according to a settlement agreement Hinsdale trustees approved Tuesday. And for the second board meeting in a row, consideration of the controversial pact drew a roomful of residents concerned about the project’s potential adverse health consequences and affect on property values. Village President Tom Cauley said rejecting wireless infrastructure provider Crown Castle’s req...
Community groups are invited to join in the Hinsdale Memorial Day procession for 10 a.m. Monday, May 29. The village of Hinsdale, supporting Hinsdale American Legion Post 250, is hosting the procession to honor those who have served and sacrificed for this country. The procession begins on Third Street near Hinsdale Middle School, then heads west to Washington Street and north on Washington to Memorial Hall, where a ceremony will take place. Groups invited to march include veterans or veterans organizations, scouting groups,...
"Hinsdale in Lights," a new exhibit opening next week at Immanuel Hall, will give visitors a unique opportunity to view and experience 150 years of village history. Hinsdale Historical Society board member Alexis Braden, who created the exhibit with society manager Katharine Andrew and Matt Stockmal, hired as the creative and technical director, said her vision initially was for a two-dimensional exhibit with photos and a timeline that broke the village's history down in...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, April 17 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: assessment calendar, world language resource approval, final school calendar 2022-23, science pilot, CSCI result, application for waiver or modification of state board rules and or school code mandates for the ASA Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 13 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation On the a...
Vehicle sticker and animal tag applications are on sale now for Hinsdale residents and must be purchased by May 1. A $25 late fee will be imposed for any vehicle stickers bought after the deadline. All vehicles registered in Illinois with a Hinsdale address must also be registered with the village through the purchase of a vehicle license sticker. Residents should have received a vehicle sticker application in the mail earlier this month and have the option of purchasing 2023-24 stickers online at www.villageofhinsdale.org. T...
Hinsdale has welcomed several newcomers to its business community in the last several months. Learn about the most recent shops and service providers to call the village home. Peak Lifestyle Hinsdale resident Tiffany Cruickshank was excited to finally be able to open her running equipment store Peak Lifestyle in her hometown after being an established presence in Downers Grove, La Grange, Burr Ridge and Breckenridge, Colo. "Being in Hinsdale is so fun," Cruickshank said of ope...
