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FASHION SHOW supports HHS Rino Burdi and Burdi Clothing in Hinsdale held a fundraiser Oct. 6 and raised $12,000 for the Hinsdale Humane Society. The community came out in force. Guests were greeted by canine ambassadors from the humane society working the red carpet. The champagne was flowing, DJ Lee Michaels spun upbeat tracks and celebrity chef Paul Virant handed out small bites from Vistro in Hinsdale. The street was fabulously decorated by Continental Autosports with a beautiful Ferrari lineup. Burdi showed a sampling of...
The Hinsdale Police Depart-ment has been awarded a Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program grant to conduct additional traffic safety efforts. The STEP program focuses on high-visibility enforcement and strategies aimed at saving lives and preventing injuries by reducing traffic crashes. “We’re pleased to receive this grant to step up our road safety efforts with the goal of saving lives,” said Deputy Chief Thomas Lillie. “Our mission is to make travel safer through directed, proactive patrols and to...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business at their Oct. 6 meeting, board members: • listened as board President Erik Held thanked administrators and area law enforcement for their professional handling of a Sept. 29 incident in which a threat was found written on a bathroom stall. • heard a summer school report from co-directors Sue Grady and Jordan Stob. The district offered credit recovery courses, academic intervention and enhancement courses over two, three-week semesters at a cost of $7,672 to the dis...
The DuPage County Health Department reported eight new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 4,213, up from 4,205 last week. The Cook County Health Department no longer reports on cases specific to Hinsdale. The number of cases per 100,000 population in DuPage was 13.1 on Oct. 11, compared to 11.3 on Oct. 4. The community level remains at low. District 181 reported three positive cases from Oct. 3-11, including two students and one...
A small bounce for kid kind - Colin Grieve takes off down the inflatable slide set up in Robbins Park as part of Madison School's Dash & Bash Sept. 25. The winners of the 12th annual 3K race were Miles Williams, Luke Gray and Dane Graham. After the Dash the Bash, participants and attendees enjoyed items from several food trucks, games, inflatables and a DJ. Please turn to Page 18 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
After the Madison School Dash & Bash 3K race, families enjoyed almost a day's worth of activities. With food trucks, a DJ, inflatables and other games, the event provided plenty of fun for kids and parents. Katherine Brinkmeyer puts on her best dance moves in the dance contest. Emma Tyszka gets a hug from the school mascot, Paws. DJ Maximus kept the kids dancing throughout the day. Molly and Henry Simpson enjoy their ice cream bars. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
PROJECT RISE DONATES TO HCS Members of the Chicago Project Rise team donated several boxes of laundry soap, dish detergent and personal care items to HCS Family Services Sept. 15. This is the third donation Project Rise has made to HCS this year, following diaper drives in May and June. Project Rise is a Global Dawoodi Bohra initiative whose sole mission is to help the less fortunate. “Project Rise is an important member of the HCS family,” Executive Director Wendy Michalski said. “Their continuing support is a shining exampl...
Hinsdale police discovered four stolen vehicles in the village last week, chasing them to the La Grange village boundary, according to Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King. At 4:48 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, Hinsdale patrol officers made contact with the four vehicles in the 10 block of North Grant Ave. The vehicles, which were later determined to have been stolen from Burr Ridge and Indian Head Park, fled east with officers in pursuit. The pursuit was terminated as the chase entered La Grange on 47th Street due to the high rate of...
Residents are hoping to breathe new life into a longstanding community organization for recruiting and evaluating Hinsdale High School District 86 Board candidates as voters prepare to go to the polls next spring. Caucus 86, made up of delegates from the seven school district that feed into Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools, will work to identify, vet, and endorse board candidates for the April 2023 election, according to caucus co-chair Kristin McDaniel. “The hope is to try to get people involved that might n...
The Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board announced the following committee appointments at its Sept. 12 meeting. Facilities: Margaret Kleber, chair, and Michael Martin, co-chair Finance: Sinead Duffy, chair, and Asim Aleem, co-chair Insurance: Martin, liaison, and Sheetal Rao, alternate Policy: Martin, liaison, and William Cotter, alternate...
Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: sign permit review for 45 S. Washington St. (Peak Lifestyle); findings and recommendations for 36 S. Washington St. and 4 W. Hinsdale Ave. (Airoom), 18 E. Hinsdale Ave. (Zazu) and 35 E. First St. (Fuller House)...
Crime and Public Safety in DuPage, a panel discussion and Q&A focused on keeping families and communities safe, will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at Ruth Lake Country Club, 6200 S. Madison St. Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King, DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick and DuPage County board member/heroin-opioid task force member Greg Hart have been invited by Engage DuPage to serve as panelists. The event is co-sponsored by the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce and other l...
The DuPage County Health Department reported six new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 4,205, up from 4,199 last week. The Cook County Health Department no longer reports on cases specific to Hinsdale. The number of cases per 100,000 population in DuPage was 11.3 on Oct. 4, compared to 13.8 on Sept. 28. The community level remains at low for the second week in a row. District 181 reported five positive cases from Sept. 27 to Oct....
Hinsdale voters will elect officials and weigh in on a proposed amendment to the state constitution and various referendums when they head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 8. Of course, they don’t need to wait until Nov. 8 to vote (see sidebar). Constitutional amendment The proposed constitutional amendment would add a new section to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution that would guarantee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively and to negotiate wages, hours and working c...
Got milk? - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of Natoma, a farm north of Ogden. "George Robbins named his north side farm 'Natoma,' an Indian word for 'running water,' and began importing cows from Britain, some of the first Guernseys in the country. Trade journals later recognized the impeccable farm as the 'finest Guernsey dairy in Illinois.' This postcard of the twin-silo dairy barn dates from 1905."...
The Monroe School PTO, with help from the Hinsdale Police Department, held one of its annual bike rodeos Sept. 6. Staff members from King Keyser were on hand to make minor adjustments and repairs as well. Lillian Mansell heads through one of the several obstacle courses set up to test biking skills. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The village of Hinsdale and HCS Family Services have finalized an agreement to relocate the agency and its food pantry to the former Hinsdale Humane Society pet shelter at 22 E. Elm St. At Tuesday’s village board meeting, trustees unanimously approved the deal for the agency to move out of its overcrowded space spread across three floors of the village’s Memorial Building to the one-floor, 5,550-square-foot facility, nearly double its current footprint. The 10-year lease agreement provides HCS with rent-free use, while the...
Full support - Ellianna Lambert, Madeleine Woodbury and Kaylee Colderchant cheer on the Hinsdale Central pommers during Friday night's homecoming football game at Dickinson Field. The Red Devils came from behind in the last 30 seconds of the game to win 22-19 against Oak Park-River Forest. More homecoming pictures are on Page 28; football results are in End Zone on Page 36. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
The Safety Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today act, which goes into effect Jan. 1, has an inaccurate acronym, in Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King’s opinion. “I think the name SAFE-T Act is a complete misnomer,” King said. “It’s reform legislation for criminal justice.” Some provisions in the law, such as the requirement that officers wear body cameras, have been beneficial to the community and law enforcement, King said. “There are also parts of that legislation that are deeply problematic from a public safety standp...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members last week discussed text messages as public records under the state’s Freedom of Information Act and how best to preserve them. “What’s the most efficient solution that we can have to make sure that everything is compliant (and) protected, and we’re being as responsive as we can and conservative in our practice?” board President Eric Held asked at the Sept. 22 meeting. Under district policy, electronic communications are among those that must be preserved when they pertain t...
Hinsdale police and firefighters responded to the scene of a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon at Fourth and Bodin Streets. Firefighters remained on the scene until the car was flipped right-side-up by a tow truck operator and to clean up debris. The intersection has yield signs on north- and southbound Bodin. The driver of the black Nissan was cited for failing to yield at a yield intersection, police said. No injuries were reported. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Early merchants - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," shows Walgreens on the northeast corner of First and Washington streets. "Dr. Merrick's and Evernden's original 1872 drug store changed ownership and locations twice before Walgreens bought the business in 1935. It remained at the First and Washington Street location until closing in 1973. It was not until 1986 that Walgreens again had a presence in Hinsdale."...
