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A Western Springs woman has confirmed that a Jeep she owned that was involved in a crash at Fuller’s Car Wash in 2007 was not included in a review of incidents at the site at the May 21 Hinsdale Village Board meeting. Village President Tom Cauley discussed the accidents at that meeting after hearing from residents following the fatal crash that killed 14-year-old Sean Richards in July 2023. Sean’s dad, Brian Richards, then attended the June 11 village board meeting to offer additional information following Cauley’s review. Th...
During Hinsdale Central's Homecoming pep rally Friday, the seniors pulled off the victory in the float race. Riding the swan is Lucy Arnold and just about to drop to the ground is Austin Haggerty. The object is for team members to lay on the ground and pass the swan from person to person, with students getting up from one side and lying down again on the other to continue movement. The first team to get across the length of the gymnasium is the winner. The pep rally also...
Hinsdale has celebrated the arrivals of several new members to its downtown business community in recent months. Here's the first of a two-part Good Reasons series introducing them. Hinsdale Prime The village's newest dining establishment had its ribbon-cutting this week but has actually been serving eager customers for a few weeks. Hinsdale Prime at 42 E. Hinsdale Ave. is meant to be a neighborhood eatery where diners become familiar faces, according to co-owner Antonio...
Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins today, Sept. 26, at five temporary locations. They are: • DuPage County Fairgrounds Building 5 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton • Addison Township Office Event Center 401 N. Addison Road • Bartlett Community Center Program Room 5 700 S. Bartlett Road • Downers Grove Recreation Center Room 103 4500 Belmont Road • Naperville Municipal Center Meeting rooms A & B 400 S. Eagle St. These locations will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays through O...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: FY 2025 budget hearing and adoption, RFQ for board attorney, 2024 tax levy overview, proposed 55th Street TIF, approval of precalculus courses Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org...
From the archives - Residents of Hinsdale have always enjoyed watching and playing in a good sports contest. Pictured here in 1905 are a group of Hinsdaleans, including members of the Schmidt and Clark families, before a cricket match. They played cricket at the Clarks' property, which was located on Spring Road near Madison Street. (photo courtesy of the Hinsdale Historical Society)...
Members of Hinsdale's Redeemer Lutheran Church recently gathered school supplies to fill back packs to be sent worldwide to help with the Lutheran World Relief efforts. To sweeten the deal, the church ordered up The Original Rainbow Cone ice cream truck for a treat for community members who donated to the efforts. Inez, Ava and Ceci Nixon brought supplies and enjoyed the treat on Sept. 8. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board will hold a public hearing tonight on the fiscal year 2025 budget (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025), which shows projected expenses of $142.9 million and projected revenues of $141.3 million. The $1.6 million deficit is due to expenses in the capital projects fund, which has paid for Future Ready Facilities projects approved in the 2019 referendum. The district is working to close out remaining projects and shut down the fund, Josh Stephenson, the district’s chief financial officer, w...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board is considering whether it makes sense to hire an in-house attorney in an effort to reduce legal bills. The board held a special meeting Wednesday night, after The Hinsdalean went to press, to hear the report of a working group assembled to investigate various legal strategies, one of which is hiring an attorney to be on staff. The group was put together at last week’s board meeting. Board member Asma Akhras asked about hiring a district attorney last week. Board member Jeff Waters as...
The Illinois Flag Commission, a bipartisan body of appointed officials, will accept designs for a new state flag online or by mail through Oct. 18. More information can be found on the Illinois Flag Commission website. “I’m excited to see the creativity of Illinois residents and how they display their passion for our great state,” Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose office oversees the commission, said in a statement. The commission will select 10 submissions and host an online public survey for Illinoisans to vote...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Sept. 12, board members: • heard Superintendent Mike Lach report that work at the Hinsdale Central pool in on track to be finished in time for the girls swimming and diving senior night meet on Oct. 11. “There’s still a ways to go,” he said. “I don’t want to overpromise, but things right now are on track.” • listened to a security update from Geoff Cooker, the district’s director of security. Earlier that day he had attended the annual emergency operations plan m...
Lights. Camera. Action! Hinsdale Central has gone Hollywood for Homecoming 2024, looking to Tinseltown to theme this year's weeklong series of festivities leading up to Friday night's football game and Saturday night's dance. On Monday, student organizers from the school's Varsity Club board talked about the fun ways they planned to stir the spirit of their fellow Red Devils, starting with an Adam Sandler Day to kick things off. Sophomore Carolyn Kentra said the idea was to...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 Hinsdale Public Library 20 E. Maple St. www.hinsdalelibrary.info...
DJ Maximus was the headliner at The Community House's Back to School party held recently on the patio overlooking Robbins Park. From the Hokey Pokey to several Taylor Swift songs, Maximus kept the kids singing and dancing during the party. With plenty of food, crafts and other games the event was the perfect way to wrap up summer. Ziva Haq, Ari Ross and James and Madeleine Mirro work on their moves with Maximus calling the shots. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
From the archives - Walter, Elmer and Fred Schmidt were captured on the Schmidt family's property at 606 N. Lincoln St. in Hinsdale circa 1907. Notice the wooden sidewalk behind the boys - early Hinsdale sidewalks were made of wooden beams, which caused inconvenience if items like coins, keys, rings, pocket watches, or other small items rolled underneath. Residents would have to remove and then reattach the beams to retrieve their belongings. (Courtesy of the Hinsdale...
Members of the Hinsdale Falcons football and cheer squads were featured Friday night on Dickinson Field before the start of the Hinsdale Central- Lyons Township football game. The Falcons formed a tunnel to welcome the Red Devils onto the field. Complete game information appears on Page 36. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Two Hinsdale men who have experience as elected officials might run for village president next spring. Former DuPage County Board member Greg Hart and Hinsdale Trustee Luke Stifflear told The Hinsdalean this week that they are contemplating a run. “As you know from my time at the county board, I truly believe in public service,” Hart said. “I was mulling over this run for a time. I have been encouraged by friends and neighbors.” While Hart said he has yet to make a final decision, he is leaning toward a run. “I have a de...
CENTRAL STUDENTS ARE SEMIFINALISTS The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, including 22 from Hinsdale Central. They are Toral Bhatt, Claire Chung, Raveen Doshi, Claire Entsminger, Shreyas Girotra, Sonia Gupta, Yash Gupta, George Healy, Kaitlyn Hu, Nathaniel Maydanchik, Dilan Mehta, Ayla Mushtaq, Leah Packer, Shreemann Patel, Noor Pirzada, Udayvir Sharma, Padmasri Thirunarayanan, Tiffany Tu, Kaan Turkyilmaz,...
The Hinsdale Police Department successfully conducted an impaired driving enforcement campaign over Labor Day weekend, resulting in two arrests for driving under the influence. Additionally, two seat belt citations were issued, with two occurring during nighttime hours. Other citations and arrests included 49 citations for speeding, one citation for distracted driving, two traffic arrests and 10 other Illinois Vehicle Code violations. “Through the Labor Day safety campaign, we helped to make our roads safer and spread the wor...
Work to ready schools in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 for full-day kindergarten next school year is continuing on schedule and on budget. At Monday’s school board meeting, Mike Duggan, facilities director, told board members that construction projects at the six elementary schools began after classes let out May 31. At Oak School, remodeling of the main office, related services office and two classrooms was completed in time for the beginning of school. Crews will continue building a four-room addition, whic...
HCS Family Services has a new home from which to serve the community's under-resourced population. Last Friday afternoon the Hinsdale nonprofit held its first food distribution for clients at 22 N. Elm St. after moving out of the Memorial Building, where it had operated since its founding in 1937. Executive Director Wendy Michalski said the curbside delivery for 75 neighbors, as those receiving food are referred to, went smoothly using a process by which cars are...
Tradition calls for the Red Devils' first Friday night football game to be toga day/night at Central. This year it seemed more students than ever took part in the event. The student section had the benefit of social chairs Mikey DiTomasso and Jack Crabb along with friend DJ Kurt Sakvatore perched on a 10-foot platform in front of the student section to keep the music, chants and cheers flowing. Tomorrow night, Friday, Sept. 13, will be Falcon Night with kick off scheduled for...
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King announced Friday that Judge Joshua Dieden granted the state’s motion to detain pre-trial a convicted felon accused of possessing multiple handguns. Rakeem Wilton, 28, 4808 S. Calumet Ave., Chicago was arrested for armed habitual criminal (Class X felony), one count of unlawful use/possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of cannabis by a driver, driving without a valid license, improper lighting, use of an uns...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: full-day kindergarten update, summer capital projects summary, district office building update, enrollment report, summer 2024 programs review, 2024-25 curriculum and professional learning highlights Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the...
From the archives - Among the many animals that called Hinsdale home in its early years was the Fulton family's goat. The Fulton children would often hook up a cart to their goat and go on adventures across Hinsdale. Here, Henry and Dorothy Fulton are riding in their goat cart with Alan Schmidt standing behind them. This photograph was taken in 1908 on the Schmidt family's property at 606 N. Lincoln St. (Hinsdale Historical Society photo)...
