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HINSDALE CENTRAL LISTS GRADUATES More than 650 members of the Class of 2022 graduated from Hinsdale Central High School May 26. They are Masa Abboud, Eliza Abdullai, Althea Abrusci, Obada Abuzneid, Amy Ackerman, Jaydon Adams, Jeremiah Adams, Jon Adams, Arnima Agrawal, Aminah Ahmed, Shaan Ahuja, Arman Akbar, Sydney Akers, Marleni Alcantar, Ward Aldasoqi, John Alden, Mujtaba Ali-Khan, Rami Alkadri, Sean Allison, Ayah Almusaddy, Mohammad Alsabek, John Alter, Mohammed Alyousef, Mindaugas Ambrozas, Rayya Amina, Anna Amine, Collin...
Deeds for these properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County from April 26 to May 19. 1. 240 Meadowbrook Lane, Chong Zhang and Anne Tong to Joseph, Ada, Maureen and Najib Albina, April 26, $825,000 2. 811 S. Clay St., Gustavo Lara and Laura Leslie to Brian and Tara O’Malley, April 26, $1,055,000 3. 14 S. Elm St., Robert Stegmann and Cynthia J. Stegmann Trust to Jordan and Lindsey Platts, April 28, $980,000 4. 1409 Burr Oak Road, Peter Barnes, Donald Cupps and J. Beverley Barnes Trust to Elaine S...
Chopped champion Grace Goudie visited the Hinsdale Public Library earlier this month to cook and chat about her experiences from waiting tables in Hinsdale to winning the first round of "Chopped Casino Royale." Goudie, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Napa, Calif., worked in restaurants in California - including the three Michelin-starred French Laundry - before opening Scratchboard Kitchen in Arlington Heights in April 2020. As she prepared the evenings...
Joining the bigs - Members of the Devil's baseball club's 9-U Red team visited the Hinsdale Central baseball game May 18. The boys had the chance to line up for the National Anthem before the game. While the Red Devils came up short that day against York losing 9-1, the team did finish first in the conference with a 12-6 record and a 19-10 record overall. The team was scheduled to meet Romeoville in a regional meet Wednesday after press time. (Jim Slonoff p...
The need to forage for loose change in order to park on downtown Hinsdale streets will soon be in the rearview mirror. On June 1, the village's new three-hour parking zone takes effect for the central business district, replacing the longstanding parking meters with high-tech license plate reader technology to enforce compliance. Hinsdale trustees approved the change last month, saying the limited free parking is more efficient way to manage downtown supply and protect spaces...
Ever notice the stars in relief on the top corners of the front door of 25 E. First St.? Or the red bell mounted on the brick wall? Both are clues as to the original use of the building, which now is home to Hinsdale Bank and Trust. The Colonial Revival building there and the adjoining one were built in 1935 as Works Progress Administration projects to house the village's police and fire stations. They were designed by Hinsdale architect Harford Field. The fire station had...
We've all heard the flight attendant's speech: In the event the cabin loses pressure and the oxygen masks drop, secure your own mask before helping others. The directions might sound counterintuitive to those inclined to first tend to those in need of assistance. But if you don't take care of yourself, there's no way you'll be able to care for others. In the airplane example the instructions are clear and easy to follow. In many other situations in life, determining how to...
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-47, Elmhurst) together with Downers Grove Township Assessor Greg Boltz is hosting a seminar on understanding and appealing a property tax assessment from 7 to 8 p.m. tonight, May 26, at The Community House, 415 W. Eighth St., Hinsdale “Homeowners are struggling right now,” Mazzochi explained in a press release. “This seminar will help property owners understand their bill, how local and state spending impacts it, and what the assessment appeal process looks like.” Anyone with questions about t...
A truck trailer caught fire on First Street on May 12. An incorrect date was listed in the photo caption in last week’s issue....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, June 2 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 52 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 3,618, compared to 3,566 last week. The Cook County Health Department is no longer reporting on cases specific to Hinsdale. Hinsdale High School District 86 reported 32 positive cases as of May 20, including nine staff members, 16 students at Central and seven students at South. Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 reported 34 cases from...
Early multi-use building - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of the hook and ladder group in front of the town hall at 25 E. First St. about 1890. "The fire department began as a group of merchants who volunteered to protect the wooden buildings in the downtown area. Later, a hose company and separate hook and ladder group were established, merging in 1893 to form the Hinsdale Volunteer Fire Department." This building, constructed in 1887,...
The Madison School Kids Care Club celebrated Earth Day by hosting a school wide outdoor clean-up last month. All Madison students were encouraged to pick up trash around the school and throughout Robbins Park. Armed with paper bags, the kids raced across the park in pursuit of litter. Vivian Perksowski and her sister Claudia along with Addie Johnson found a few things near the Robbins playground. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
STUDENTS WIN AWARDS AT STATE Several Hinsdale Central students won awards during the recent Family, Career and Community Leaders of America’s state competition. • Toral Bhatt, gold, apparel construction casual category • Chloe Chang, gold and most outstanding, child care provider category • Zuzanna Sokolowski, gold, apparel construction semi-formal category Faculty sponsors are Dawn Oler and Elizabeth Meersman. TEAM MEMBERS RECOGNIZED Nine students from Hinsdale Central’s Model U.N. team earned the Diplomacy Award during th...
A colorful walk - The colors were flying all around The Community House Sunday morning. This year the Walk the Walk for Mental Health took on a splash of color as the more than 400 walkers were met at four separate stations where powder was tossed onto their shirts - and hair - and just about everywhere. All funds raised go directly to The Community House counseling center to provide therapy to local young people and their families who do not have adequate insurance. Please...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board Among other business Monday night, board members: • approved a tentative budget for fiscal year 2023 to be placed on public display. The spending plan anticipates $80 million in revenue and almost $81.7 million in expenses, with the difference to be made up from the district’s fund balance of about $44 million. The biggest source of revenue, at almost $75.5 million, is local property taxes, with salary and benefits at almost $55.6 million as the largest expense. Anticipated costs inc...
Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearing on Vine Street Station proposal, finding and recommendations on exterior appearance and site plan review for 222 E. Ogden Ave. (Normandy remodeling) Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 Hinsdale Public Library 20 E. Maple St. https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: nonresident card program resolution, emergency operational changes...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 53 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 3,566, compared to 3,513 last week. The Cook County Health Department is no longer reporting on cases specific to Hinsdale. Hinsdale High School District 86 reported 42 positive cases as of May 13, including nine staff members, 28 students at Central, three students at South and two at the transition center. Community Consolidated School District...
B.C. - before coffee - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is taken from the corner of Hinsdale Avenue and Washington Street facing east. "Hinsdale Avenue is immediately recognizable in this c. 1926 photograph. On the site of Hinsdale's first store and post office, this corner drugstore was built in 1900 by Hinsdale builder Adolph Froscher. A drug store operated here for over 100 years until Starbucks sensitively rehabbed the building in...
Hinsdale firefighters were called out before 5 a.m. Thursday, May 19, to extinguish a truck whose trailer was on fire on First Street. The truck was about to make a delivery to Einstein Bros. Bagels at 54 S. Washington St. The rear brakes on the truck's trailer reportedly locked up and caused the fire on each side of the trailer's exterior. First Street was blocked for most of the morning before tow trucks were able to remove the trailer. (Jim Slonoff photo...
Hinsdale trustees Tuesday approved several outdoor dining permits as local eateries look to capitalize on the al fresco enthusiasm that’s been a byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic. The permit applications were submitted with plans for each business’s outdoor space. Under an ordinance enacted last month, restaurants were granted continued use of downtown parking areas to set up their tables and chairs. The measure also established design guidelines to promote a more uniform look across the business district. “We found out t...
YOUTH AWARD $30,000 IN GRANTS Sixty students participating in Community Memorial Foundation’s youth philanthropy program have awarded $30,000 in grant funding to four local nonprofit organizations working to meet people’s basic needs in the Western Suburbs. The program, known as YC2 (Young Community Changemakers), unites students from Hinsdale Central, Lyons Township, Nazareth Academy and Riverside-Brookfield high schools in a semester-long effort dedicated to understanding the important roles of the philanthropic and non...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members last week signed off on 2022-23 school calendar that includes 15 early release days. The 5-2 vote in favor of the schedule, as part of its approval of the district’s three-year calendar, came two weeks after a majority of the board expressed misgivings with the idea. Board members Jeff Waters, Peggy James and Debbie Levinthal said they expected to see an alternative option presented at the meeting, But district administrators said the Hinsdale High School Teachers Association, w...
Kari Smith will be the new assistant superintendent of student services in Hinsdale High School District 86 effective July 1. Smith, whose appointment was approved by the school board May 12, will replace Brad Verthein, who is leaving to become the director of student services for Batavia Unit District 101. Superintendent Tammy Prentiss thanked Verthein for his service and congratulated Smith. “Dr. Smith is an accomplished educator and outstanding leader with a strong background in special education and a wealth of k...
Hinsdale may straddle the county line, but it was the train line that truly put the village on the map. The mid-19th-century decision by Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad officials to run its railroad through the fledgling town instead of the more established Fullersburg one mile to the north was the beginning of the suburb residents know today. The downtown business district flourished near the main station. But well-heeled residents on the outskirts wanted closer access...
