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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...
With a Friday night last-second victory at the football game and a cool, rain-free Saturday morning parade, Hinsdale Central celebrated homecoming weekend in style. The parade led off with the Hinsdale Central Marching Band, and was followed up by dozens of Central teams and clubs that delighted spectators. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
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)...
SEPPANEN RECEIVES VOLUNTEER AWARD Hinsdale’s Stephanie Seppanen received the 2022 Katharine Van Dusen Sylvester Service Award from The Community House earlier this month. Seppanen’s involvement with The Community House began with her first performance in the Community Revue “Addicted to Hinsdale” after moving to town in 2011. Seppanen connected with many long-time TCH trustees while rekindling a childhood passion for musical theater. Since then, Seppanen has been in four more Revues and makes mental notes on Hinsdale life to...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 20 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 4,199, compared to 4,179 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 Sept. 28, compared to 15.4 on Sept. 20. The community level has dropped to low. District 181 reported five positive cases from Sept. 21-26, including three students...
Although some people who were in the vicinity of Fourth and Garfield about 5:40 p.m. Sept. 24 reported they heard gun shots, no guns were fired, according to Hinsdale police. Police were responding to a report of a man having a mental health crisis, Chief Brian King reported in an email to The Hinsdalean. “The subject was combative with officers and a Bolo Wrap restraint device was utilized to safely take him into custody,” King wrote. “The police department does not normally report on mental health calls for service; howev...
Hinsdale police were called to Hinsdale Central High School Wednesday after graffiti was discovered in one of the bathrooms that morning. “It presented no credible threat, in the police department’s opinion,” Chief Brian King told The Hinsdalean. “The school asked for additional police officers to be assigned to the building throughout the rest of the day.” A email sent to parents (and shared with The Hinsdalean) from Central Principal Bill Walsh indicated a student alerted administrators to a “potential threat” wri...
Don't live with regrets. Be nice to people. Do it today, not tomorrow. Don't stop learning. These are some of the tips for living a good life that Tom McCleary passed along to his kids just days before he died March 12 at the age of 63. "He just rattled off all these things about how to get a good life," his wife, Megan McCleary said. "My son had typed them up in his phone in his notes." He shared the advice shortly after learning there was nothing else doctors could do to tre...
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...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public meeting on certificate of appropriateness for 241 E. First St., sign permit review for Peak Lifestyle (45 S. Washington St.), Robbins Park Historic District Gateway Signs, Title 14 amendments status update Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday,...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business Sept. 22, board members: • adopted the budget for fiscal year 2022-23 following a public hearing. The board approved an operational spending plan of $129.3 million against projected revenues of $129.4 million, • approved a memorandum of understanding with the Hinsdale Township High School Support Staff Association regarding the creation and implementation of a retention bonus for the 2022-23 school year. This bonus, from a pool capped at $210,000, is available to paraprofe...
Douglas Newby, Hinsdale Central Hall of Fame 2022 inductee, created the Dallas Restoration House of the Year Award, the first residential restoration house of the year award in the country. An article in the Sept. 22 issue incorrectly said he received the award....
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."...
They've got spirit! - Seniors at Hinsdale Central High School showed the school who has the most school spirit - or at least who can express it the loudest - at Friday's pep rally to kick off homecoming. Activities continued this week in anticipation of Friday night's football game vs. Oak Park-River Forest, the parade Saturday morning and the dance Saturday night. For more homecoming coverage - including a lot at Hall of Fame inductees and reunions - turn to Pages 5, 7 and...
Owners of historic homes in Hinsdale soon will have the opportunity to take advantage of relaxed zoning regulations and grant opportunities. The Hinsdale Village Board voted unanimously Tuesday to create a Historic Overlay District that includes much of the village and to offer various incentives to owners of historically significant structures. "We're hoping it's going to be really effective and get people excited about preservation," village planner Bethany Salmon told The...
