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The Hinsdale Community Pool recently received the highest possible rating in an audit from StarGuard, the company that provides certification for lifeguards. The company audits pools randomly, said Mike Hayes, superintendent of parks and recreation. "We don't know when it's going to happen," he said. "In this case, when they did the audit on us, we got a five star, which is remarkable. In all my years in aquatics, I've never actually had a five-star audit. "Getting a three...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN'S LISTS These Hinsdale students earned a place on the dean's list or equivalent for the spring 2024 semester. • Blake Baird, University of Minnesota Twin Cities • Patrick Boyle, College of the Holy Cross • Quinn Cain, Tufts University • Maya Conway, Augustana College • Katie Dollens, University of Delaware • Noah Lim, University of Minnesota Twin Cities • Sarah Lotsoff, Tufts University CENTRAL GRAD A MERIT SCHOLAR Hinsdale Central High School senior Nikolas Theotikos earned a National Meri...
Today is the revised deadline for Hinsdale resident to apply for one of the open contributing columnist positions at The Hinsdalean. The paper once again is looking for volunteer writers who live in Hinsdale to contribute columns once every seven or eight weeks during the school year for a two-year term. To apply, send a sample 450-word column to editor Pamela Lannom at [email protected]. Please provide ideas for three additional columns. The ideas don’t need to be extremely detailed, but they are a factor in the s...
Eight kids dressed in doctors coats sat around two tables Friday morning at The Community House, learning about prescriptions. Instructor Carey Murphy offered different scenarios to the 7- and 8-year-olds, asking them to determine how many pills a week a patient would need if the doctor prescribed two pills twice a day for three days or three pills twice a day for five days. Those who knew the right answer to the second question - 30 - were excited to put their multiplication...
The Hinsdale Public Library is the perfect spot to take a break from the heat this summer. With plenty of programs and, of course, plenty of books, adventures can be found in every nook and corner. Sisters Saoirse and Kennedy Poewers along with Winnie Werich check out a couple of books while spending some time in the library last month. And speaking of library programs, please turn to Page 5 to see what was happening after dark over the weekend. (Jim Slonoff...
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County between June 25 and July 15. 1. 532 W. North St., Igor Terletsky and Iryna Berketa to Marianne Coogan and J & M Hinsdale Real Estate Trust, June 25, $3,500,000 2. 432 S. Grant St., Byron and Jennifer Matthews to Andrew and Natalie Long, June 25, $1,450,000 3. 850 N. Washington St., Chicago Title Land Trust Co. to Luke and Emily Mellens, June 25, $1,200,000 4. 704 W. Chicago Ave., Susan Claffy to Courtney Sullivan, June 26,...
HEART SURGEON ON HINSDALE TEam A veteran heart surgeon renowned for performing “beating-heart surgery” has joined University of Chicago Medicine AdventHealth as a leader and primary surgeon for the cardiovascular service line. Dr. Scott Schlidt, a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon, assumed his new role July 1 and will work out of the Hinsdale hospital location. His leadership and expertise will further enhance the world-class cardiovascular services offered throughout UChicago Medicine AdventHealth’s community hospi...
Only four Saturdays remain in the Illinois Secretary of State’s office’s extended summer hours for teen drivers. The Teen Summer DMV initiative, which includes opening 12 facilities from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 24, caters exclusively to helping teens get their drivers licenses or permits quickly and conveniently. Teen service hours are offered at the following locations: Addison, Aurora, Bethalto, Belvidere, Bridgeview, Chicago West, Des Plaines, Elgin, Joliet, Lake Zurich, Plano and St. Charles. Sta...
Hinsdale's Citizen Police Academy isn't about teaching people to be police officers. The free 11-week program is designed to give residents and citizens who work in the village a better understanding of law enforcement and the Hinsdale Police Department. Officer Karen Kowal will facilitate the village's annual Citizen Police Academy for the third time when this year's series begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4. Open to people 18 and older who live or work in Hinsdale, the a...
The Hinsdale Public Library is a great place to check out a book, use the 3-D printer or pick up a DVD to watch over the weekend. On Sunday night, it also was a great place to hear some blues. The Bear Williams Trio performed outside on the lawn for the library's After Dark event, which also celebrated the end of the summer reading program. "I thought their musicianship was fantastic," Karen Keefe, the library's executive director, told The Hinsdalean this week. "I loved the...
Hinsdale Foreign Fire Insurance Board 7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public hearings on 133 S. Park (demo and new construction), properties for inclusion on Historically Significant Structures Property List, 326 E. Sixth (demo and new construction; sign permit review on 18 W. First St. (Caroline & C...
The deadline to apply for one of the open contributing columnist positions at The Hinsdalean has been extended to Thursday, Aug. 8 The paper once again is looking for volunteer writers who live in Hinsdale to contribute columns once every seven or eight weeks during the school year for a two-year term. To apply, send a sample 450-word column to editor Pamela Lannom at [email protected]. Please provide ideas for three additional columns. The ideas don’t need to be extremely detailed, but they are a factor in the s...
Pictures from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, took this photo in 1979. Soukup's True Value Hardware at 35 E. First St. was a staple to Hinsdale for decades. Today Fuller House is on First Street and Fuller's Home and Hardware operates out of the back of the building with access off of Garfield Avenue. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or...
The village of Clarendon Hills wants to establish a tax increment financing district along 55th Street to promote redevelopment and increase the area’s value. But board members of Hinsdale High School District 86 voted unanimously last week for a delay in the TIF process, questioning why a relatively prosperous neighborhood needs such intervention, which would divert some property tax revenue away from school districts for 23 years or more. At a special board meeting July 24, the board requested a continuance on a vote by t...
Hinsdale Central football players take a break during a five-minute "halftime" during summer camp July 18 at Dickinson Field. Players switched between sessions called "installs" and individual skill drills, all in preparation for their first game Aug. 30 at Naperville Central. For the full story on summer camp and more photos, turn to Page 34. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale residents have until Monday, July 29, to apply for one of the open contributing columnist positions at The Hinsdalean. The paper once again is looking for volunteer writers to contribute columns once every seven or eight weeks during the school year for a two-year term. To apply, send a sample 450-word column to editor Pamela Lannom at [email protected]. Please provide ideas for three additional columns. The ideas don’t need to be extremely detailed, but they are a factor in the selection process. Applicants...
Hinsdale Police reported incidents of attempted auto theft that occurred early Saturday morning, July 20, in the village's northeast neighborhood. According to an alert posted on the police department's social media, the incidents took place at approximately 5 a.m. in the area just north of Hinsdale Hospital. An officer noticed a suspicious vehicle in the area, which then fled southbound on the Tri-State Tollway at a high rate of speed. Several hours later, a resident in the...
The village of Hinsdale was informed two weeks ago by the Hinsdale Humane Society that the nonprofit agency would not be accepting strays from the village’s police department until a formal agreement is finalized between the two parties. Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King said that, to his knowledge, the village had not operated under a contract for the humane society’s services up to this point but had donated funding in the past. In an email to The Hinsdalean, King said the two have been trying to hammer out a contract for...
The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of July 29 to Aug. 2....
There were plenty of picnic blankets and kid-friendly snacks at Burlington Park on July 17, but the village's Lunch on the Lawn event wasn't just about enjoying a mid-day meal. Lunch on the Lawn is all about the entertainment. Sandwiched between the Memorial Building and the railroad tracks, Burlington Park is among performer Jeanie Bonansinga's favorite places to perform. "I love the setting because the park has so much variety in the areas that people can enjoy," said...
Pictures from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor Jim Piontkowski took this photo in 1979. King Keyser Ski & Bicycle, 41 S. Washington St., is one of the few stores in the central business district that hasn't changed in the 45 years since this picture was taken. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email it to [email protected]....
The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual sidewalk sale last Friday and Saturday in the central business district. Mother Nature and the village pubic works lent a hand in making the event a success. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
A former Schaumburg man has been sentenced to 26 years for robbing at gunpoint a Hinsdale Verizon Wireless store in 2022 and a Wheaton Sprint store in 2019, according to DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin’s office. Stephon Little, 31, who has since changed his name to Isa Al Ahad, received his sentence July 18 from DuPage County Associate Judge Joseph Bugos, handing down a 26-year sentence on the Hinsdale robbery and a 21-year sentence on the Wheaton robbery, to be served concurrently. As detailed in a press rel...
All three Hinsdale High School District 86 members who met for dinner following their July 11 meeting say they did not violate the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Board President Cat Greenspon and board members Peggy James and Jeff Waters, who gathered at Taco Grill in Westmont, said no board business was discussed. “We all stayed after (the meeting) to help clean up as we typically do — there are any number of board members that stay after to clean up — and decided we were hungry and went to eat,” Greenspon said. “That w...
The Regarding Rainey Dog Foundation held a red carpet dog fashion show June 29 at The Community House. Holly Wengerski of Suburban K9 walked Anakin and Bigsby down the red carpet. Len Szatkowski had his corgi, Leia, looking pretty in pink. Bender, whose owner goes by B, tried out a skate board. Shadow didn't have to walk, as Cathy Baker carried him down the aisle. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
