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April is National Volunteer Month, and there’s a lot to celebrate. In 2021, more than 60.7 million Americans volunteered through an organization, contributing $122.9 billion in economic value. Volunteers are pulling their weight in Hinsdale, too. Just take a look at the list of ways they’re assisting these nonprofits in town. And for those interested in helping, each entry also includes one or more volunteer opportunities at that agency. Candor Health Education At Candor, formerly the Robert Crown Center for Health Edu...
On Saturday, April 15, 100 or more volunteers will descend on homes throughout Hinsdale as they distribute thousands of grocery bags for the 10th annual Seeds of Service food drive. Ensuring that each of those bags gets to its intended recipient is Hinsdale resident and St. Isaac Jogues church member Edward Pound. "I've been involved from the get-go," said Pound, who uses his extensive background in operations to divide the village into 31 routes for volunteers to follow on...
As April 1 - the 150th anniversary of the village's official incorporation date - approaches, village officials are anticipating a variety of ways to mark the occasion. Unfortunately April 1 falls on the Saturday after spring break. "As a result, we have decided that our official date where we will be recognizing and celebrating the 150th of the village will be May 2," said Andrianna Peterson, assistant village manager. The event will be held in conjunction with the Hinsdale...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at their Tuesday meeting, trustees: • talked about buying an $840,000 pumping engine for the fire department to serve as the village’s front-line engine. The engine it will replace, which is 11 years old, will become the second line engine, replacing a vehicle that is 25 years old. The price has increased $300,000 over the last three years and supply chain issues have caused a wait time of two years for delivery. Village President Tom Cauley encouraged the fire department to loo...
Hinsdale officials told residents Tuesday night that there is little they can do to address concerns about a proposed agreement with Crown Castle Fiber LLC to roll out 5G in the village. Village President Tom Cauley told residents the state and federal government have tied the village’s hands. “We have no authority to regulate the kind of equipment that telecommunications users provide,” he said. “There is a federal policy about 5G and the federal government has said they want 5G to be throughout the U.S. and they have ta...
Presidential power - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of Hinsdale's J.C.F. Merrill, who was one of Hinsdale's early village presidents. "Early homes and businesses relied on kerosene lamps to provide their lighting. In 1894, Hinsdale wanted to offer its residents electricity, but with several public improvements ongoing, it had issued its statutory limit of public works bonds. In an extraordinary move, Village President J.C.F. Merrill...
Why should you vote in the Tuesday, April 4, election? The 2,450 students who attend Hinsdale Central High School, where they are taught by 215 certified faculty members and have the chance to participate on 31 athletic teams and more than 85 clubs. The 1,364 students at Hinsdale South High School, which has 134 certified faculty members, 31 athletic teams and more than 70 clubs. An annual budget of some $160 million. The three individuals voters elect to serve on the Hinsdale High School District Board will be responsible...
As part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the village, we’ve taken a look back at some early issues of The Doings, which started covering the village in 1895. These news briefs show not only what was going on in the 1920s, 1930s and 1970s, but how reporting has changed over time. Big vote for annexation April 14, 1923 — The annexation of Fullersburg became a reality after the votes were counted at the special election Tuesday. Though only a small vote was polled, it was so overwhelmingly in favor of the pro...
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...
Early voting continues this weekend and into next week at multiple DuPage County locations. Hinsdale Village Hall, 19 E. Chicago Ave., will be available for early voting through Saturday, April 1. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. DuPage County voters also may cast paper ballots at the DuPage County Fairgrounds (Building 5), 2015 Manchester Road in Wheaton, just off County Farm Road, east of the county’s government administration buildings. Voting hours at the fairgrounds are 8:30 a.m. t...
While much of Hinsdale flocked to the south this week, in recent weeks the skies above the village were filled with Sandhill Cranes returning from their winter vacations in the south. The migration route each year takes them over the village as they head for northern Wisconsin, Minnesota or Nebraska. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Telecommunications equipment that had to be removed from the village standpipe so it could be painted has been relocated on this monopole. The village is spending $1.2 million to have the 1956 standpipe near Hinsdale Central rehabilitated, including a full blast/recoating of the interior and exterior, along with several other smaller improvements. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
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...
Early voting is now available at 20 locations throughout DuPage County. Hinsdale Village Hall, 19 E. Chicago Ave., will be available for early voting through April 1. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. DuPage County voters also may cast paper ballots at the DuPage County Fairgrounds (Building 5), 2015 Manchester Road in Wheaton, just off County Farm Road, east of the county’s government administration buildings. Voting hours at the fairgrounds are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays t...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation On the agenda: 2023-24 staffing recommendation, IASB agreement for assistant superintendent search, Transition Center services presentation The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of March 27-31....
“If you’re lucky enough to be Irish, you’re lucky enough,” the popular saying goes. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow — and with no disrespect to the Irish — we’d like to offer our own twist on the saying. “If you’re lucky enough to be a Hinsdalean, you’re lucky enough.” And so, we offer up the following reasons — an incomplete list, we admit — that Hinsdaleans have to feel the sun shining on their faces and the wind always at their backs. • the volunteers and philanthropists who are willing to share their time, talents...
Early voting will be available at 20 locations throughout DuPage County starting Monday, March 20. Hinsdale Village Hall, 19 E. Chicago Ave., will be available for early voting through April 1. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. DuPage County voters also may cast paper ballots at the DuPage County Fairgrounds (Building 5), 2015 Manchester Road in Wheaton, just off County Farm Road, east of the county’s government administration buildings. Voting hours at the fairgrounds are 8 a.m....
The April 4 election will determine the next set of local officeholders, so what a perfect time to look back at Hinsdale's election history - with a note of gratitude to the Hinsdale Historical Society for opening its archives. After residents cast a majority of ballots to incorporate March 29, 1873, the freshly minted suburb needed to form a government. As Timothy Bakken chronicles in his book "Hinsdale," 44 residents - or about a third of those eligible - cast ballots and...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St. www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: internal controls review, closed session review of executive director, recommendation for ED annual review Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the...
Special delivery - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of the Hinsdale Post Office in 1894. "Established in 1867, the Hinsdale Post Office moved frequently about the downtown before settling at 53 S. Washington St. about 1894. Residents had to pick up their mail; home delivery did not begin until 1906, when carriers made three rounds daily throughout the village. The photograph shows the Washington Street location after it, but incredibly...
The former site of Hinsdale Animal Hospital is poised to be subdivided into two separate lots to accommodate single-family homes. At Tuesday’s Hinsdale Village Board meeting, trustees held a first reading of an ordinance approving a site plan and exterior appearance plan for 218 W. Ogden Ave., as well as a request to accept a tentative and final plat to subdivide the property. In reviewing the proposed ordinance from property owner KAL Development, Trustee Luke Stifflear said the two resulting lots would be of roughly e...
Early Hinsdale - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of William Robbins' second addition to the village. "Hinsdale flourished and Robbins made two additions to the village. This, his second, 'Park Addition,' was designed in 1869 by well-known landscape architect H.W.S. Cleveland. Familiar with Olmsted and Vaux's curvilinear plan of Riverside, Robbins sought this new, more picturesque layout for the area that included his own home. Cleveland...
Although some current residents might beg to differ, the village's "Elegant Era" took place in the early days of the village, from the 1870s to 1890s. At least that's the conclusion of Hugh Dugan, author of "Village on the County Line." And while he makes a point of noting that 13 pages of "The Elegant Era" chapter are designed to spotlight historic Hinsdale homes, it is his descriptions of the homeowners, along with their occupations and pastimes, that are most entertaining...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 9 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.d86.hinsdale86.org/boardofeducation Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public meeting on 11 Salt Creek Lane (MedProperties), sign permit review for 5837 S. Madison (Hinsdale Discount Tires and Automotive) and findings and recommendations on 2 Salt Creek Lane (Mouse Automotive) and 218 W. Ogden Ave. (Karimi...
One look at this home at the southwest corner of Walnut and Lincoln offers a clue as to its first occupant. William Gates was president of the American Terra Cotta Co. He and his home have been well-documented in village annals, including Hugh Dugan's "Village on the County Line." See Page 7 for more coverage. (Hinsdale Historical Society photo)...
