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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 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...
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)...
A residential neighbor of an East Ogden Avenue commercial building being redeveloped are pressing the site’s owners to install landscaping to protect their privacy. At the Aug. 17 meeting of Hinsdale’s zoning board of appeals, resident Kelly Staver told board members she expects adequate screening between the rear of Dr. Cara VanWormer-Hartman’s new chiropractic clinic at 110 E. Ogden Ave. and her home on Fuller Road to the south. “(VanWormer) said there would be a wall of arbor vitae planted thick enough where you will no...
ROTARY INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS Carolyn Snyder was installed as the incoming president at the Rotary Club of Hinsdale’s annual awards dinner June 21 at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. Other officers are Keith Larson, president-elect and social chair; Jeff Kida, vice president/program chair; Caryl Andersen, secretary; Don Brummet treasurer; Greg Siedlecki, sergeant-at-arms and newsletter editor; and Bob Parsons, foundation chair. Kevin Simpson was named “Rotarian of the Year.” Hinsdale Rotary directors are Tom Doyle, Lanny Wilso...
The Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Fall Program Guide is now available online at https://www.villageofhinsdale.org/pr and registration is open for fall programs. Among the events highlighted in the publication are the village’s Health and Wellness Week, set for Sept. 17-25; the Fall Family Fest, slated for Oct. 15; and holiday events include Breakfast with Santa and Pizza with Santa on Dec. 3. The 58-page brochure also contains information on a variety of programs for early childhood and youth, youth athletics and adults. Q...
DuPage County Forest Preserve District commissioners, staff and guests gathered last month to celebrate the start of a yearlong exterior restoration project of historic Mayslake Hall in Oak Brook. The $6.4 million certified master plan project will repair structural deficiencies and other problems with the roof, masonry, wood, stucco, windows, doors and foundation. It will also improve drainage and accessibility. The district received a $750,000 capital grant from the Public Museum Capital Grants Program, Illinois Department...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 24 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 4,062, compared to 4,038 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 27 on Aug. 23, compared to 28.2 on Aug. 16. The community level has dropped to medium....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 D86 Transition Center 16W361 S. Frontage Road, Suite 126 https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: contracts for COVID testing, natural gas and electricity...
For many people, the Hinsdale pool is a place to cool off and hang out during the hottest days of summer. For Kayleigh Hester, Luke Leddy and the rest of the staff at the local pool, it's that and so much more. Although he enjoyed visiting the pool as a child, Leddy said he never thought of himself as much of a swimmer. So when the opportunity arose several summers ago to become a lifeguard at the Hinsdale pool, he initially questioned whether it would be a good fit. It was....
Can you hear me now? - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of McGee's Drugstore at 49 S. Washington St. "Telephone service had been available in Chicago since 1878, but cautious Hinsdale village boards questioned the telephone company's mandatory long-term contract. Finding agreement in 1894, the first telephone was installed at McGee's Drugstore. Calls would come in, answered by boys eager to deliver messages. When the store closed, phone...
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...
It's a great season to be a Red Devil - The 2022 practice season is in full swing for Hinsdale Central's athletes. With nine sports on the schedule for the fall season the school has recently come alive with athletes returning to campus for practice. Fall sports include: boys and girls cross country, football, boys and girls golf, boys soccer, girls swimming and diving, girls tennis and girls volleyball. Along with the athletes there are hundreds of other students involved including cheer, dance and band. Please turn to Page...
All aboard - The book "Hinsdale" by Sandra Williams features this image of an early Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad engine. The CB&Q first considered bringing train service from Chicago to Aurora in 1858. "The railroad had great difficulty laying track over the wide, wet marsh between Western Springs and Hinsdale known as 'the flats'," the caption reads. "Carload after carload of rock was dumped into the swamp until a bottom was found. Finally, a 30-foot-wide cut, still...
The Hinsdale Historical Society hosted the Folies-Bergere La Loie-Fuller celebration on July 21 at the history museum. With dancing, games and food, the evening was filled with the spirit of Loie Fuller. Depicting the celebrated dancer was Hinsdalean Allison Peters. Gia Digiovanni and Gretchen Lawrence of the West Suburban Ballet conservatory encourage a couple of youngsters to join them in their dance. Joseph Giammanco takes a moment for a refreshment. Isla Callahan works on...
Hinsdale trustees Tuesday approved the concept plan and special use permits for Vine Street Station, a proposed age-targeted housing development in the old Zion Lutheran School. The project from developer Holladay Properties Services Midwest aims to convert the 107-year-old two-story school building at 125 S. Vine St. into 12 lifestyle condo units — two three-bedroom units and 10 two-bedroom units — with underground parking and an elevator. Village board members previously expressed support for the plan as both a nice add...
