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  • Good news

    Updated Oct 20, 2021

    ROTARY RUN RAISES $100,000 The 2021 Rotary Run Charity Classic Oct. 3 had more than 825 registered runners and raised more than $100,000, with donations still coming in. Proceeds will be donated to The Community House, Rotary Club of Hinsdale Foundation, District 181 Foundation, Hinsdale Hospital Foundation and Ray Graham Association. Hinsdale Middle School and Oak School received the Mr. K and Mrs. B Rotary Run trophies, respectively, for having the most registered participants based on school population. The Monroe School...

  • Madison School head has learned in every phase

    Ken Knutson|Updated Oct 20, 2021

    A career in education was not the original vision for Madison School Principal Barbara Shanahan, a biology major in college. Her focus shifted while helping a friend settle in to her new California teaching job. "We got to go and observe (a class), and I was like, 'This is really nice. I really like this,' " she recounted. "I ended up going back to school to get my master's with (teaching) certification." Shanahan is the newest member of Community Consolidated School District...

  • Bach around the Block

    Updated Oct 20, 2021

    Union Church of Hinsdale, Grace Episcopal Church and Redeemer Lutheran Church participated in an "organ crawl' Sunday afternoon. Stephen Uhl at Union, Andrew Fredel at Grace (pictured) and Graeme Shields at Redeemer each played selections from J. S. Bach. (Jim Slonoff photos)...

  • D181 family reportedly joins mask lawsuit

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Oct 20, 2021

    A District 181 family reportedly has agreed to join a lawsuit filed by attorney Tom Devore regarding the state’s mask mandate and other COVID-19 protocols. Kristen Engle of the Hinsdale-Burr Ridge Chapter of Awake Illinois posted the news Oct. 9 on the D181 community page on Facebook. The group also raised $5,300 in 24 hours to put toward the family’s legal expenses, she wrote in a post. Engle invited families from Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 and Hinsdale High School District 86 to get involved just a day e...

  • Increase in COVID-19 cases holding steady

    Updated Oct 20, 2021

    Eleven Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported nine new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported two new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,082, compared to 2,071 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had three confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School, reported one positive case, 16 in isolation and no students...

  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Oct 20, 2021

    Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org...

  • Meeting roundup

    Updated Oct 20, 2021

    Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at Tuesday’s meeting, trustees: • passed a resolution setting the amount of money to be raised through property taxes at $11.1 million, including an estimated $3.3 million for the library levy. The village board is required by state law to pass this resolution requesting the levying of property taxes prior to adopting the annual tax levy ordinance in November. • approved the addition of stop signs at three Ninth Street intersections. A two-way stop will be installed at Thurl...

  • The Hinsdalean cited for parks coverage

    Updated Oct 20, 2021

    The Hinsdalean was named one of three Illinois Parks' Top Journalists at the Illinois Association of Park Districts' Best of the Best Awards Gala Friday in Wheeling. The paper was nominated by the Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Department. "Co-owners Pamela Lannom and Jim Slonoff, along with their outstanding team, have brought consistent attention to the village's parks and recreation department, highlighting events, parks, facilities and staff," the nomination read. "They...

  • D181 students stack up well against peers

    Ken Knutson|Updated Oct 20, 2021

    Eight of the nine Community Consolidated School District 181 buildings are seeing high growth and high achievement among students when measured against their counterparts at comparable schools. That was one of the main findings of the Similar Schools report district board members heard at Monday’s meeting. In her presentation, Tracey Miller, director of assessment, instruction and evaluation, said the district commissioned the nonprofit NWEA to conduct the study. Criteria used to identify alike schools include percentage o...

  • Race benefits Habitat for Humanity

    Updated Oct 20, 2021

    The Hinsdale Central Habitat for Humanity chapter held its ninth annual Raise the Roof 5K race and walk Sunday morning. More than 400 people registered for the race and helped raise more than $11,000, which will be used to support Habitat projects in DuPage County to expand access to safe, decent and affordable housing. Race sponsors McDonald's, Clarity Physical Therapy and Wellness Center, Quest, Tasty Treat, Entact, Fuller House, Charming Skin Vein Clinics, Kramer Foods and...

  • Plan puts preservation into practice

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Oct 20, 2021

    The framework for offering tangible incentives to homeowners interested in historic preservation is beginning to take shape. Hinsdale trustees met with historic preservation commissioners Tuesday to discuss the process. The first step is to make sure the zoning code includes solid definitions of frequently used terms, said village attorney Michael Mars, who is working with village planner Bethany Salmon on the proposed text amendments. Those definitions would be sent to the Hinsdale Plan Commission for a public hearing and th...

  • Once upon a time

    Updated Oct 20, 2021

    Club house - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," mentions The Hinsdale Club, which was founded in 1888. It was "initially an informal men's group that met above a local store. With rapid growth in membership and prominence, the club had this building constructed in 1899 at the southwest corner of Garfield Avenue and First Street. This was the center of village social life from that point forward, hosting club meetings, dancing classes, political rallies,...

  • This week's cover

    Updated Oct 14, 2021

    Finding the sweet spot - Clarendon Hills Middle School seventh-grader Surav Gupta makes a putt on the "Prospect Country Club" course late last month during a new unit on disc golf. For more information and photos, see the story on Page 5. (Jim Slonoff photo)...

  • Professor offers lessons on being kind

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Oct 14, 2021

    Empathy is a powerful tool that helps people work together, cooperate, connect and ultimately thrive, said Jamil Zaki, professor of psychology at Stanford University and director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. “So far this is great news,” he said during the first Community Speaker Series webinar of the year Oct. 5. “If we, as the most empathic species on the planet, have taken it over, we must be living in a golden age of empathy and togetherness. “But, of course, we’re not,” he added. “Empathy is important but...

  • Good news

    Updated Oct 13, 2021

    ENGLISH TEACHERS TO PRESENT Two members of Hinsdale Central’s English department have been invited to speak at upcoming conferences. Teacher Jared Friebel will give a presentation titled “Honoring Our Students’ Work: IATE’s Young Writers Poetry & Prose Contest” at the Illinois Association of Teachers of English Conference in October. Department Chairman David Lange will be part of a group that will give a presentation titled “Creating Balance of Professional Development Between Your Staff and Yourself” at the Council on En...

  • Walking the walk

    Updated Oct 13, 2021

    Students and parents across Community Consolidated School District 181 participated in the Walk to School Day Oct. 6. It began in 1997 as a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries where students walk and bike to school on the same day. Members of the Hinsdale Fire and Police departments were stationed at each school to welcome the students. At The Lane School, PTO members handed out stickers and pencils to the children. (Jim Slonoff...

  • Dog owners say no to plan for new fenced park

    Ken Knutson|Updated Oct 13, 2021

    The Memorial Hall board room was standing room only Tuesday night as KLM Park users turned out to urge village officials not to replace the open space they and their off-leash dogs enjoy with a much smaller fenced facility. The special meeting of the parks and recreation commission served as an opportunity for commissioners to hear public opinion on a plan revealed last month to create a 3.35-acre fenced area in the southwest corner of the 52-acre park at 5901 S. County Line Road. Dogs are currently free to roam 13.5 acres...

  • Fewer COVID cases reported over the last week in Hinsdale

    Updated Oct 13, 2021

    Ten Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported nine new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported one new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,071, compared to 2,061 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had three confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School, reported one positive case, 16 in isolation and one in...

  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Oct 13, 2021

    Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: fund balance strategy review, investment firm strategy, FY22 update, similar schools update, insurance rate renewal, Prospect School Blue Ribbon celebration Hinsdale Police Pension Fund Board 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. https://www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 Hinsdale Public Library 20...

  • Free leaf pickups will begin week of Nov. 1

    Updated Oct 13, 2021

    The village of Hinsdale’s annual fall leaf pickup program will begin the week of Nov. 1. The program is designed to keep village streets cleaner and safer and to help keep leaves out of sewers and storm drains. The most important thing to remember is that leaves cannot be placed in the street for removal. The village will provide free, unlimited, weekly curbside collection of leaves in kraft paper yard waste bags. Plastic bags will not be picked up. Residents should place bagged leaves in the parkway in front of their h...

  • Kids enjoy spending time 'at the club'

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Oct 13, 2021

    Water hazards and blocked lines of sight challenged the golfers on a recent afternoon at the Prospect Country Club. At the where? Prospect Country Club is the name PE teacher Stephanie Kaegebein and her colleagues gave to the field outside of Prospect School that was transformed into a disc golf course for a new unit for Clarendon Hills Middle School students. Hunter Kauffman, Jack Gerrard and Surav Gupta, all 11-year-olds from Clarendon Hills, were golfing together during a...

  • HCS finds new home, same landlord

    Ken Knutson|Updated Oct 13, 2021

    HCS Family Services will be moving to larger and less disjointed environs pending Hinsdale Village Board approval of the agency’s relocation from the Memorial Building to the village-owned building at 22 E. Elm St. At their Oct. 5 meeting, trustees held a first read discussion of a proposed 10-year lease agreement with HCS to provide rent-free use of the one-floor, 5,550-square-foot facility. The new space would double the agency’s current footprint, which is spread across three levels. “This new lease will allow HCS to move...

  • All hands on deck at annual fire and police open house

    Updated Oct 13, 2021

    Parents and children flocked to the annual Hinsdale Fire and Police departments' open house Saturday. With several demonstrations and exhibits, the annual event was a big hit. Zane Barakat gets a lesson in finger print dusting from detective Carter Sward while CJ DiNardo checks out the fit of his souvenir Hinsdale firefighter helmet. After strapping in Crystal Plomer and her daughters, Mia and Max, firefighter/paramedic Andy Smith raises the ladder. Firefighter/paramedic Nick...

  • Once upon a time

    Updated Oct 13, 2021

    Social network - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," mentions that in 1872, O.J. Stough built a building at 11 N. Lincoln St. that had a school on the first floor and a meeting hall upstairs. "Until surpassed by the Hinsdale Club, Stough's Hall was the social and civic center of Hinsdale. The photograph was taken after 1904 when the building was purchased by the Swedish Baptist church."...

  • This week's cover

    Updated Oct 6, 2021

    Bucket accomplished - Hinsdale Central varsity head football coach Brian Griffin takes a look inside The Old Oaken Bucket to see if he can spot his signature, which he penned as a player on the 2002 Red Devil team that also beat Downers Grove North. The Red Devils kept possession of the bucket after defeating Downers 30-20 in the Friday night homecoming game. The bucket has been in Hinsdale's possession now since 2007. Please turn to Page 28 and 29 for more homecoming...

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