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Luke Adams had seen enough of this year's Major League Baseball draft. The Hinsdale resident and recently graduated Red Devil star player had watched the draft's 11th round livestream on July 19 - the third and final day - with disappointing results. "After my name didn't get picked, I turned it off," Luke said. About 20 minutes later he received a phone call from a Milwaukee Brewers scout, who informed him he was the team's 12th-round selection. "I tried to find it online...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 27 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 3,990, compared to 3,963 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 35.7 on Aug. 2, compared to 45.1 on July 26. The community level remains high....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 D86 Transition Center 16W361 S. Frontage Road, Suite 126 https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearings on text amendments to Title 14 to establish historic overlay district and to 101 W. Chestnut St. (special use permit and changes to existing building), public meetings on 36 E. Hinsdale Ave. (wall sign) and 36 S. Washington St./4 W. Hinsdale Ave....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their July 28 meeting, board members: • listened as Superintendent Tammy Prentiss said a preliminary look at recently released AP scores shows significant improvement in the district after a dip of about 10 percent last year. The district saw an 8-percent increase in the passing rate for a return to 2018 levels. A full report will be presented in October. • voted unanimously to put the fiscal year 2023 tentative budget on display on the district website and at...
Without realizing it, Olivia Ostrowski has been preparing for her summer job at the Hinsdale Public Library since childhood. "I spent a lot of time at the library as a little kid," Ostrowski said, taking part in the summer program that she helped to plan and run this year as youth services summer assistant. This wasn't the first library job for Ostrowski. Before graduating from Hinsdale Central High School in 2021, she worked at the library as a page. The job involved...
Green acres - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," shows Walker's farm. "Located where today's Ayres Avenue meets Garfield Avenue, Walker's farm stretched to the county line. There were no houses to the south for 8 miles, only prairie and a lone grove of trees. The street, 'The Lane,' was actually the lane that cows used to reach the barn. Years later, the barn's foundation was broken down and used in paving Ravine Road....
The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce and the village of Hinsdale hosted another successful sidewalk sale July 22-23. Merchants and shoppers had to dodge a few sprinkles Saturday during the annual summer two-day sale, but it didn't dampen shoppers' spirits and the sale was a success. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
A series of 4-3 votes on normally routine business at the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting July 28 revealed the division that persists between the first-term board members and the rest of the board. The most significant of the votes involved a 1.4-percent increase for Superintendent Tammy Prentiss, bringing her salary to $264,258 for the 2022-23 school year. Board members Jeff Waters called for the item to be pulled from the consent agenda. “I’m not sure how much we can discuss without being in closed,” he sa...
Faces of Frankie - One thing you can count on during a performance by Frankie Ace is that everyone - from parents to kids - are throughly enjoying the show. With his sleight of hand and his running dialogue Frankie, aka Frank Alleto, keeps everyone engaged. He brought his show this month to the Hinsdale Public Library for their Family Fun Monday event. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
A new national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — 988 — will offer another option for individuals experiencing a crisis or any other kind of emotional distress. The Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health launched the free, confidential lifeline July 16. Trained professionals will offer compassionate care related to suicide, mental health and/or substance abuse to individuals and concerned family members, friends and caregivers. “This resource resonates with us at the foundation because it really does advan...
Frankie Ace was the headliner at the Hinsdale Public Library's Family Fun Night recently. And as only Frankie can do, he had the crowd in stitches with his wit and his magic. Libby Joyce, Conor and Patrick Folan were some of the lucky kids who were selected to give him a "helping" hand. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Best Maternity Hospitals List AdventHealth Hinsdale has been named on Newsweek’s list of Best Maternity Hospitals 2022. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. Newsweek and Statista invited more than 10,000 medical professionals to participate in the survey. AdventHealth Hinsdale is one of only 350 winners nationwide to be recognized on the list. “This national recognition from Newsweek comes at a time where families have many cho...
Mary Elaine Shouvlin was known by many attributes: witty, stylish, loyal, cat lover, social justice champion. To her childhood best friend in Hinsdale, she was simply "Mares." "We spent all of our summers together," Cyndy Travis said. "She was very smart, always willing to try things and do things." And Mary adored her hometown, maintaining a residence in Hinsdale even as a new love named Raphael Shouvlin meant frequent trips to Florida, where he wanted to retire. She kept...
Interested writers who live in Hinsdale are invited to apply to be a contributing columnist for The Hinsdalean. Contributing columnists write once every seven or eight weeks during the school year for two years. The paper has three openings, including a one-year term for a high school senior. To apply, email a sample column of 450 words along with ideas for three additional columns to editor Pam Lannom at [email protected]. The ideas don’t need to be detailed, but they are taken into account as part of the s...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 35 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 3,963, compared to 3,928 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 45.1 on July 26, compared to 35.5 on July 19. The community level remains high....
The months of June and July are precious to most teachers. After all, having summers free is one big perk in an often stressful and difficult job. But Hinsdale Central High School teachers Susan Grady and Jordan Stob said they'll never regret trading in a part of their summer break to serve as co-directors of summer school. "I have loved it all," said Stob, who joined Grady for the first time this summer. Grady, known as "Frau Grady" to students in her German language classes,...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, July 28 D86 Transition Center 16W361 S. Frontage Road, Suite 126 https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: FY 2023 tentative budget, policy revisions, network infrastructure management agreement, recognition of Hinsdale Central Alumni Association as supporting organization of D86 Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public meetings on exterior appearance and site plan reviews for...
Early car dealer - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," shows Hinsdale's first automobile dealership. "This was Hinsdale's first automobile dealership, a Ford agency built in 1917 at the southwest corner of Garfield and Hinsdale Avenues, operated by the multifaceted carpenter/contractor/realtor Henry Buchholz and his brother. Within months of opening, Henry Ford stopped for a spontaneous visit on his way to meet with International harvester's...
Construction work around Hinsdale Central has been extra busy this summer. During the first days after school let out, several Bobcats were driving the halls of Hinsdale Central to the cafeteria to begin demo work. Friday afternoon a helicopter from Midwest Helicopter in Willowbrook was used to lift several HVAC units onto the roof. They will be used to cool the library, cafeteria and other offices. Because of construction, the first day of school this year has been pushed...
Cameron Linn can't remember a summer that didn't involve baseball, but until last summer, his time on the field was spent strictly in front of home plate. "I love being around baseball and Peirce Park," said Linn, who spent this summer not as a player, but behind the plate as an umpire for Hinsdale Little League's 7U, 8U and 9U games. Players who complete their time on the 12-year-old Little League team are eligible to serve as umpires, and as a rising eighth-grader, Linn...
A lawsuit filed against the village by the Department of Justice and Trinity Sober Living has cost the village more than $1.5 million, with more than $689,000 billed this year. “I feel bad about the size of the legal bills, but we are a defendant in these cases,” Village President Tom Cauley told The Hinsdalean. “We didn’t bring these cases.” Cauley hired Chicago powerhouse Winston & Strawn to defend the village in the case, which claims Hinsdale violated the Fair Housing Act by not allowing Trinity to operate a sober liv...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, July 28 D86 Transition Center 16W361 S. Frontage Road, Suite 126, Burr Ridge https://d86.hinsdale86.org...
This old gas station - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of the space that up until recently was home to Dips and Dogs. "This 1930 station was built on the northwest corner of Garfield Avenue and First Street. Designed by Hinsdale architect R. Harold Zook, the station was built in the Georgian style encouraged at the time by the village plan commission. The station has recently been reinvented as a popular snack shop." Today much of the...
Linda Feinstein brought smiles all around the neighborhood last week when she sponsored free Rainbow Cone ice cream at her Lincoln Avenue Signature Homes office. More than 500 cones kept everyone cool on the hot summer day. Henry Gastevski keeps his eye on the prize. Sofia Castaledo and Brandon Oakrust find a shady spot to enjoy their treats. Brody Oukrust decided to not mix flavors on his cone. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Lunch and some dancing on the lawn - The village of Hinsdale and the Hinsdale Public Library continued their popular program this year at Burlington Park. Last Wednesday, Sarah Jayne Lane had the crowds singing and dancing to her popular hits such as, "It's Only Broccoli and I Like It." Cousins Ella Johnston and Hadley Johnston were among the kids who were all in. The series concludes Wednesday, Aug. 3, with Juggling Funny Stories. The performance begins at 12:30 p.m. (Jim...
