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Red goes blue and yellow - Students at Hinsdale Central High School participated in the Run/Walk for Ukraine Sunday morning at Dickinson Field. Organized by Central students Bridget Kallas and Niko Rhodes, the event raised money for the Ukrainian Red Cross. Leo Finnigan had one of the best ways to attend the walk - in his stroller. Please turn to Page 5 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
District 181 Board Among other business at their Monday meeting, board members • approved the Rising Stars Extended Day pilot for 60 kindergartners in need of additional academic support. The program will be offered in the mornings and afternoons at three buildings for the 2022-23 school year. Incoming kindergartners will be screened May 31 and June 1. The pilot could cost up to $542,000, depending on how many students require transportation. • agreed to spend $215,014 for 500 Chromebooks for middle school students and $31...
Hinsdale High School Dist. 86 Board special meeting 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: audience comments, closed session Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 14 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board special meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12...
Twenty-nine Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 25 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported four new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,654, compared to 3,625 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital is no longer reporting on cases. Hinsdale Central High School has not updated its positive cases, as students were on spring break last week. Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 reported...
Two Hinsdale ministers have said claims that District 86 Superintendent Tammy Prentiss contacted clergy to rally their support are inaccurate. The Zoom conference call Prentiss had with several clergy members Feb. 8 were initiated by clergy, according to Mike Solberg, senior minister of Union Church of Hinsdale, and Pamela Rumancik, minister of the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale. Both said they are interested in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the community as a whole. “The topic was not about the criticism of t...
Burglars smashed a window and stole several dozen high-end purses and handbags from Hinsdale retailer Marcus, 101 S. Washington St. during the early morning hours Monday, according to the Hinsdale Police Department. "Officers received a call of a suspicious vehicle circling the business district at 4:32 a.m.," a police department press release states. "A squad made contact with this vehicle on Hinsdale Avenue in the business district. The offending vehicle fled east bound on...
Jessica Lahey began her talk as part of The Community Speaker Series Monday night sharing some details about her own journey to sobriety. She quit drinking in June 2013, prompted to seek help after she drank so much at her mom's birthday party that she blacked out. The next day her dad confronted her with a truth she already knew. She was an alcoholic. With addiction on her husband's side of the family as well, and as the mom of two kids, one question arose during her...
Horse powered fire truck - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," shows the fire deparment's hose cart ready for a parade in 1905. "Before 1912, horses were not owned by the department. The first team to appear at the station after the fire bell rang was hired for $5. At the time, Hinsdale's funeral director stabled his horses downtown. Legend tells that these horses, trained to respond to the bell, once took off for the station during a funeral...
Teens CANDIDATES FOR U.S. AWARD Candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Five seniors from Hinsdale Central High School have been named candidates for the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. They are Jui Khankari, Maximilian Lai, Andrew Metzger, Nadir Muzaffar and Grant Zhang. Each year, up to 161 students are named Presidential Scholars, which is considered one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. GALASSI NAMED TO ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Vincent Galassi from Hinsdale Central has been named t...
And the band played on - Clarendon Hills Middle School played host to the Illinois Grade School Music Association's Band Contest on March 19. Makayla Lehman and Paula Juzenas played flutes during the 8th Grade Band's performance. Conducted by Rich Lehman, the band earned a Division 1 rating, the highest honor in the competition. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
The Clarendon Hills Middle School's sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade bands participated in the Illinois Grade School Music Association Festival competition March 19 at CHMS. All three bands earned Division 1 ratings, the highest rating in the competition. The sixth-grade band earned a rare three perfect scores from the three judges. Members of the eighth-grade band include: Meg McMillin on clarinet, Will Lynch on percussion, Jacob Roberts on tuba and Rowan Schneider on oboe....
From the first note to the last, the kids taking Roberta Wentling's Tiny Toes Music class at The Community House don't miss a beat. In addition to singing and dancing, the children had a chance to use instruments during class. Among the participants - Joey Giammanco, Felix Parton, Adelina DeLisle and Stevie Kouba laugh, dance and sing the time away last month. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The names of sixth-graders Qays Khartabil and Abigail Thies (principal’s honor roll) and Jack Omiecinski (honor roll) and eighth-grader Declan Strimaitis (principal’s honor roll) were misspelled when the Clarendon Hills Middle School honor roll was published March 17....
Eleven Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 10 cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported 1 new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 3,625, compared to 3,614 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital is no longer reporting on cases. Hinsdale Central High School reported 2 new positive cases on March 25, both involving staff. The district is no longer tracking students in quarantine or isolation given the...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at their March 15 meeting, trustees: • learned Ryan Companies asked to have its proposal for a senior living development at Ogden Avenue and Adams Street pulled from the agenda. Village President Tom Cauley said he had individually polled trustees and determined there would have been a unanimous vote against the plan for a 180-unit senior living facility and 20 senior living duplex villas on the 32-acre site. “When the developer was apprised of that, he asked to have time to det...
Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. https://www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. https://www.villageofhinsdale.org...
While other children his age were busy with Little League games and trips to the swimming pool, fourth-grader John Coyner of Hinsdale was researching and discussing how to confront violent extremist groups in the Middle East as a delegate at the Model United Nations and Debate Camp held each year at The Community House. Nearly eight years later, Coyner is a high school senior and a member of the National Model UN Championship team. Coyner, fellow Hinsdalean Annika Geiersbach...
March madness continues — This photo in Sandy Williams’ book, “Images of America — Hinsdale,” is of the Hinsdale Township High School 1905 girls basketball team. “Girls also participated in high school sports. This is the 1905 women’s basketball team, possibly the first, dressed in uniforms of wool bloomers, high-collared blouses, and long black stockings....
Hinsdale Central students recently enjoyed after-school visits with several dogs from Pet Partners. The pet therapy dogs were a big hit with the kids and didn't lack for any attention or affection during their visit. Vivian Sweeney vists with Klaus, a Leonberger who was the largest dog on hand and who resembled a small lion. Much smaller in stature, Bogey the Cavapoo was also very popular. Tiger was quite comfortable with Peyton Rohn visiting. (Jim Slonoff...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members have approved an increase in staffing levels for the upcoming school year, driven primarily by the addition of a biology-first science sequence at Hinsdale South. At its March 24 meeting, the board unanimously voted in favor of the administration’s recommendation of 342.1 licensed staff full-time equivalents for the 2022-23 year, a net increase of 1.3 FTE over the current year. Bumps at South of 2.9 FTE and the Transition Center of 1.2 FTE are partially offset by a decrease at H...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 24 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: staffing for 2022-23 school year, dismissal of probationary/part-time teachers, future agenda items processes, first reading of policies, athletic fee increase, new curriculum materials (algebra, biology and Latin), vendor contract approvals...
Crews have been working to prepare for the removal of the over-the-road Hinsdale Oasis building this spring as part of the Illinois Tollway's Central Tri-State Tollway Project. "There's a lot of it that has to be unhooked and re-hooked up," said Brad Bloom, assistant village manager. "The water that feeds the east side of the oasis actually goes in pipes under the oasis. That needs to be rerouted under the actual tollway." Crews have installed temporary fencing and added...
Hinsdale Central students Bridget Kallas and Niko Rhodes helped to organize a fundraiser Sunday morning to benefit the Ukranian Red Cross. The run/walk was held on Dickinson Field. The event raised more than $12,500, but the exact count wasn't known as of press time, as additional funds are being processed. Kallas and Rhodes welcomed the walkers before kick off from the Dickinson press box. Luke McDonald ran most of the time carrying his Ukranian flag. (Jim Slonoff...
March madness -This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of the Hinsdale Township High School 1909 basketball team. "The high school state basketball championship was won by this Hinsdale team in 1909. The 'largely self-coached' team had a season 22-3 record, outscoring their opponents 838 to 498. From left to right are (first row) Fred Bahlman and Woodbury Melcher; (second row) Fred Cortis, Gilbert Keith and Preston Davidson; (third row) Frank...
6 DEBS, HONOR GUARD Announced The Hinsdale Assembly has announce its 2022 debutantes and honor guard. Over the next year, these exemplary young women and men will participate in a variety of community service projects. This year of volunteer service will culminate with a wonderful family celebration at the Hinsdale Assembly Ball Dec. 23 at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort. For 2022, the Hinsdale Assembly has announced a five-year, $250,000 commitment to help renovate the Hinsdale Hospital Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit....
