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Hinsdale trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to approve changes to the landscape and site plan for a two-story medical office building at 110 E. Ogden Ave., despite objections from adjacent homeowners. The plan calls for 21 15-foot arbor vitae and two 9-foot Douglas firs to be planted along the property line to provide screening for Dr. Cara VanWormer-Hartman’s new chiropractic clinic. “Our code says clearly that the only screening that is required is 6-foot trees,” Village President Tom Cauley said. “What the owner has don...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 15 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 4,228, up from 4,213 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 13.8 on Oct. 19, compared to 13.1 on Oct. 11. The community level remains at low. District 181 reported seven positive cases from Oct. 12-17, including six students and one...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St. https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: FY23 budget review, motor replacement proposal, 2023 closing and meeting dates, internal controls review, executive session minutes semi-annual review...
Members of the Hinsdale Central boys and girls golf teams worked together to collect almost 1,000 pounds of food and paper products last month. Representatives from HCS Family Services helped load up their van with the donations after school Sept. 22 to help feed the 300 to 325 families who rely on the agency's food pantries each week. Luke Chung and Alex Rasmussen were among the volunteers helping out. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Falcons night - Members of the Hinsdale Falcons football teams flocked onto Dickinson Field Friday night as the Hinsdale Central Red Devils took the field. In addition to greeting the team, several Falcon players also helped out with unfurling a large American flag for the National Anthem as part of the Red Devil's Salute to Service prior to the game. Please turn to Pages 33 and 48 for more photos of the event and game. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
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...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: assessment calendar update, Satchel Pulse pilot/Multi-Tiered System of Support, fund balance strategy phase 1 of 2, summer capital projects summary Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: property tax resolution, snow removal contract Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals...
Got milk? Part 2 - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of Sedgeley Farm. "The barns and workers' homes at Sedgeley Farm, show here about 1900, were also wired for electricity and fitted with prototypes of Western Electric devices. The original farm of 90 acres east of Madison Street grew to 1,100 acres, reaching beyond County Line Road. In addition to the 230-head model dairy, Sedgeley Farm raised champion French coach horses, stabling over...
Pending board approval later this month, Hinsdale High School District 86 will have its first unified program of studies for both high schools for the 2023-24 school year. “This is not Central’s. This is not South’s. This is D86. That’s a huge accomplishment that cannot be underscored enough,” board President Erik Held said. Chris Covino, assistant superintendent for academics, said this effort by administrators and teachers has been underway for some time. “We have been working over the last three years to get to the place t...
The fluffy slime program at the Hinsdale Public Library was a big hit with the kids who participated. Following instructions and using several simple ingredients, the kids had their hands full of the sticky, slimy stuff within a few minutes. Aveen Oveis Gharan, Mac Jessopp and Evelyn Jackson enjoy their creations. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
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)...
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)...
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...
