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Hinsdale's Brian Williams' Eagle Scout project was to replace the roof, fix broken and rotten wood and paint the gazebo in Ehret Park. And to give the butterfly garden in the park some much-needed care. The garden was originally designed and installed by a local Girl Scout troop in 2003. From writing a proposal to fundraising to assembling a team of volunteers to doing some of the work himself, Williams spent most of his summer accomplishing his goal. He leaned on his...
Residents are invited to sign up for the Hinsdale Citizen Police Academy, a free, 11-week program designed to give residents and citizens working in Hinsdale a better understanding of law enforcement and the Hinsdale Police Department. Each week provides an in-depth view of different topics, including specialties and departments within the Hinsdale Police Department. This course also provides citizens with an understanding of modern police procedures and an inside look at challenges officers face while serving the community....
The village is poised to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Tollway to install an underground stormwater detention system along the 600 block of Harding Road as part of the Interstate 294 expansion project At Tuesday’s village board meeting, trustees held a first read of an agreement under which the Tollway will design and construct an underground detention vault on the site of five properties it acquired in the 600 block of Harding Road. In presenting the plan, Trustee Neale Byrnes said the Tollway o...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 45 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 4,123, compared to 4,078 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 24.2 on Sept. 6, compared to 24.4 on Aug. 30. The community level remains at medium. District 181 reported 18 positive cases from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, including 12 students,...
Hinsdale High School District 86 is hosting a series of Community Conversations. These events, which are aligned with the work of the Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee, will provide community members with the chance to learn about and discuss topics that are critical to the success of students, staff and schools. The first Community Conversation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the library at Hinsdale Central, 5500 S. Grant St. This session, will be focused on the district’s curriculum alignment work, r. T...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets, https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: FY 2023 budget, 2022 levy presentation, school security update Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 Memorial...
Summer construction projects delayed the start of school at Hinsdale Central, but the new spaces likely impressed students and staff when they returned to class Tuesday. One of the most noticeable is a new entrance along Grant Street, where the old entrance known as the "pool door" used to be. The Grant Street Plaza, as Hinsdale Central Principal Bill Walsh likes to call it, offers a much more appropriate first impression to the many who use this entrance. The area features a...
Making the shot - Steve Aziz and Colin Parry work on their outside shooting during the Hoop Dreams Camp held in July. The camp was hosted by several varsity players from the Hinsdale Central basketball team. The first hour of camp was basketball drills and scrimmages and the second was in the pool to cool off. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County between July 25 and Aug. 26. 1. 632 W. Eighth St., Sherrill L. and Philip L. Reiff revocable trusts to Yaan Song and Tingting Zhou, July 25, $735,000 2. 5626 S. Elm St., William and Tessa Tong to Tom Li, July 25, $1,396,000 3. 5735 Sutton Place, William and Laurie Conroy and Conroy Family Trust to Erin McNeive, July 26, $367,000 4. 419 N. Quincy St., Sunit and Diptika Patel to Michael and Alysa Winkler, July 27, $1,200,000 5....
Hinsdale High School District 86 has launched a free mobile app so students, staff and families can quickly and easily access important school and district information. Information on the app includes news and announcements calendars, staff directories, bell schedules, details about athletics and activities and links to resources such as attendance lines, Infinite Campus, Canvas and the Tip Line. The district chose to include these items based on feedback received from students and parents/guardians during website focus...
Jake Trainer, Emerson Eck and Evan Phillips, Hinsdale Central varsity basketball players, held a one-day basketball/swim camp in July to help first- through eighth-graders sharpen their playing skills. The two-hour camp ended with an hour in the pool to cool off. All proceeds from the camp were donated to the Brooks Strong Foundation. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members voted 4-3 Monday to approve new performance goals and indicators for Superintendent Tammy Prentiss. The goals cover five different areas — student growth and achievement, learning environment, work environment, family and community connections, and resources — with three to four objectives (some with multiple parts) listed under each. The first student growth and achievement goal calls for Prentiss to continue the curriculum ali...
No one was injured in a bus-car collision Aug. 25 near Hinsdale Central High School, but some Hinsdale Middle School students on the bus left the scene, creating anxiety for parents. The bus was clipped by a car at 55th and Grant streets, according to Nick Shepkowski, communications director for Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. Police and fire personnel were already on the scene when district administrators arrived, he said. They were given a list of names of...
By Ken Knutson [email protected] Even a house of tomorrow needs some present-day rehabbing. Over the last two years, Cynthia Curry and her husband, Carl, have restored a mid-century jewel tucked into Hinsdale's Woodlands neighborhood. The home, built by the well-known modernist architectural firm Keck & Keck in 1958, features an inventive ventilation method and storage placement, among other avant-garde touches of the era. "It's a significant house," Curry said,...
ARTIST’S WORK ON DISPLAY A painting by artist William Blake of Hinsdale is part of the University of Illinois Springfield’s physical and digital art exhibit titled “Making Our History: Artists Render Lincoln’s Legacies.” Over the past year, Blake and 19 other Illinois artists have been in a virtual residency with the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies to create 20 original artworks on Lincoln’s Legacies. Blake’s painting of reenactor Hugh Goffinet portraying a soldier of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade at Fort Stevens outside of Wa...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 16 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 4,078, compared to 4,062 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 24.4 on Aug. 30, compared to 27 on Aug. 23. The community level remains at medium. District 181 reported 33 positive cases from Aug. 22-30, including 27 students, three...
In last week’s 60 Seconds feature, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell should have been identified by his current role as Senate minority leader....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public meetings on 36 S. Washington St. & 4 W. Hinsdale Ave. (Airoom facade improvements and sign permit), 18 E. Hinsdale Ave. (Zazu second floor window replacement) and 35 E. First St. (Fuller House facade improvements); sign permit review for 28 E. First...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Aug. 25, board members • learned that the same COVID-19 mitigations that were in place at the end of the 2021-22 school year will be in effect when school resumes next week. The district will continue to have Northshore Clinical Labs onsite to conduct rapid antigen and PCR tests for any students and employees who want to participate. Employees who are not vaccinated will be required to test weekly. • heard Superintendent Tammy Prentiss offer an update on changes to...
This old home - The book "Images of America - Hinsdale," by Sandra Williams features this image of a home built in 1912, an impressive Classical Revival at 419 S. Oak St. that sat on five acres of land. "This c. 1920 photograph was taken about the time it was purchased by Philip R. Clarke, prominent Chicago Banker. Clarke served tirelessly for charitable and public projects, raising an estimated $2 billion over his lifetime. In Hinsdale, he led the campaign for the Memorial...
Wajde Dabah of Hinsdale helps his daughter, Isla, eat her ice cream during the 68th Annual Ice Cream Social Sunday at Burlington Park in Hinsdale. Vesna Aboagye of Hinsdale plays on an inflatable while Lino Hernandez of Hinsdale plays a game of bags. The event was sponsored by the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation Junior Board. (photos by Steve Johnston for The Hinsdalean)...
Hinsdale High School District 86 could see energy prices double when its current contracts expire next year. The district now pays a pass-through rate of .031 per kilowatt hour for electricity, with a total annual cost of about $247,695. When the current contract expires in May 2023, prices are expected to jump in a new three-year contract to .060 per kilowatt hour with a total annual cost of $480,368. That rate could go up to as much as .066 by the time the contract is finalized, energy consultant Becky Thompson of Nania Ene...
And they call it puppy love - A recent yoga class at The Community House switched up the practice of bringing harmony between mind and body to the class by adding almost a dozen puppies to the mix. The result was unconditional love throughout the class. Margaret Russell was swarmed for a few minutes during the class with an extra dose of puppy love. Please turn to Page 24 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Story teller and juggler Chris Fascione brought his "Juggling Funny Stories" act to the season's last Lunch on the Law earlier this month. And no one seemd to mind that the event was held in the library after high heat and humidity forced the show indoors. The event is sponsored by the Hinsdale Public Library and the village. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
After altering grading practices for the 2021-22 school year, educators in Hinsdale High School District 86 are making some modifications for the 2022-23 school year. “In general, we were always looking to evaluate the system we put into place,” said Chris Covino, assistant superintendent for academics. “Really, I think the urgency for revision came directly from our department chairs through their department meetings from their teachers. They had spent a year with the changes that we had made and wanted us to consider some...
