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    Updated Oct 6, 2021

    HINSDALE MAN PUBLISHES BOOK Richard Munson of Hinsdale has written a new book, “Tech to Table: 25 Innovators Reimagining Food,” which introduces readers to more than two dozen innovators driving solutions to the biggest problems created by industrialized food. With short, deftly crafted profiles, Munson presents a preview of the future of food and highlights the stories of the entrepreneurs at the forefront of this revolution. While they come from diverse identities, backgrounds, places and professions, they all share an out...

  • Rotary Run Charity Classic returns

    Updated Oct 6, 2021

    After last year's event was held virtually, runners took back to the streets Sunday morning in the village. With more than 800 registrants, the Rotary expected to raise almost $100,000. The funds benefit local charities including, The Community House, Rotary Club of Hinsdale Foundation, District 181 Foundation, Hinsdale Hospital Foundation and Ray Graham Association. This was the 27th year for the Rotary Run. Turn to Page 51 for results. (Jim Slonoff photo)...

  • Open house aims to entertain and educate

    Ken Knutson|Updated Oct 6, 2021

    Capt. Andrew Ziemer of the Hinsdale Fire Department said calls regularly come in to report concerning but confusing sounds. “We get service calls all the time when something’s beeping,” he said. “‘What does that beep mean?’ ” Visitors to the Hinsdale Fire and Police Open House this Saturday, Oct. 9, can find out with this year’s theme, “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.” Ziemer said the aim is to help people distinguish between audible alerts such as the smoke alarm chirp and the carbon monoxide detector beep. The annual ev...

  • Correction

    Updated Oct 6, 2021

    Tom Norton, co-chairman of the Rotary Run Charity Classic, was mis-identified as president of the Rotary Club in a Sept. 30 feature. He is past president....

  • Number of residents with positive COVID results drops last week

    Updated Oct 6, 2021

    Eighteen Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 16 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported two new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,061, compared to 2,043 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had four confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School, reported no positive cases, 11 in isolation and two in...

  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Oct 6, 2021

    Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: KLM dog park proposal, Hinsdale Little League license renewal and Peirce Park improvement project, program brochure, pickleball and HPTA hut updates Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft...

  • Rodeo riders

    Updated Oct 6, 2021

    Students across Community Consolidated School District 181 had an opportunity to test their riding skills and have their bikes tuned up and registered with the Hinsdale Police Department last month. Rick Johnson from King Keyser was on hand to offer minor adjustments at Monroe School. The police department said more than 300 bikes were registered during the program. (Jim Slonoff photos)...

  • D86 board: Grading plan misses mark

    Ken Knutson|Updated Oct 6, 2021

    A new set of grading practices has opened the latest schism among Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members. At the Sept. 30 board meeting, district administrators reviewed the grading framework that, among other provisions, eliminates zeros from the grading scale. It also establishes that summative assessments used to gauge a student’s mastery of content, like unit tests and labs, account for at least 70 percent of a student’s grade, and formative preparation such as homework and class participation constitute no mor...

  • Man gets 12 years for role in woman's fatal overdose

    Updated Oct 6, 2021

    DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today that a Burr Ridge man has been sentenced to 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to supplying narcotics to a 23-year-old Hinsdale woman who subsequently died from an overdose. Wasim Rashan, 30, of the 800 block of Lakeview Lane, entered his plea Monday morning in front of Judge Daniel Guerin, who handed down the sentence. In all, Rashan entered a plea of guilty to one count of drug induced homicide, a Class X Felony and one c...

  • Once upon a time

    Updated Oct 6, 2021

    Vacation home - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," mentions the therapeutic effects Chicagoans enjoyed from a vacation in Hinsdale. "The Fresh Air Association was one of Hinsdale's most successful philanthropies. Begun about 1888 with inspiration from Unity Church, the association provided women and children from Chicago's poor neighborhoods 'a vacation in the country.' The former Marvin Fox home, still standing at 32 W. Ogden Ave., was loaned to the group,...

  • Flood victims want action on claims

    Ken Knutson|Updated Oct 6, 2021

    By Ken Knutson [email protected] Residents of northeast Hinsdale who suffered property damage from flooding during a June 26 storm believe work related to the Tri-State Tollway expansion is to blame but are still waiting for compensation. The Illinois Tollway said insurance companies are still working to determine liability but has not completed its review. A number of affected residents attended Tuesday’s village board meeting to enlist the village’s help addressing their damage claims, some as high as $100,000 acco...

  • This week's cover

    Updated Sep 30, 2021

    Homecoming al fresco - Pommers and cheerleaders perform on Dickinson Field Monday afternoon in the school's first outdoor pep rally to kick off Homecoming 2021. The marching band played "September" and king and queen candidates for Homecoming Court were announced. COVID-19 precautions mean more activities will be moved outdoors this week. For more on Homecoming, turn to Page 5. To read about the Central Hall of Fame inductees, turn to Page 7. (Jim Slonoff photo)...

  • Chicago man charged with felonies

    Updated Sep 30, 2021

    Bond has been set at $1 million for a Chicago man accused of leading Illinois State Troopers and Hinsdale police officers on a high-speed chase Monday afternoon while driving a stolen vehicle, according to a press release from DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King. The suspect, Kevonta Robinson, 19, with a last known address in the 5500 block of West Le Moyne Street, appeared in bond court Tuesday. According to police, at about 3:42 p.m. Monday, a state trooper observed a 2016 H...

  • Chicago man charged with felonies

    Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Bond has been set at $1 million for a Chicago man accused of leading Illinois State Troopers and Hinsdale police officers on a high-speed chase Monday afternoon while driving a stolen vehicle, according to a press release from DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King. The suspect, Kevonta Robinson, 19, with a last known address in the 5500 block of West Le Moyne Street, appeared in bond court Tuesday. According to police, at about 3:42 p.m. Monday, a state trooper observed a 2016 H...

  • Almost 30 new COVID cases reported in town over the past week

    Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Twenty-seven 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 two new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,043, compared to 2,016 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had four confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale High School District 86, reported five positive cases, 37 in isolation and 7...

  • Freight train hits, kills pedestrian Wednesday

    Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Train crossings in downtown Hinsdale were closed for about 90 minutes Wednesday afternoon as police investigated a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a freight train near the Highland station. The preliminary investigation points to suicide, according to Hinsdale police. A Metra alert indicated inbound and outbound trains on the BNSF line might be operating with extensive delays. More information will be available in next week’s paper....

  • Weekly agenda

    Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: grading practices, efficacy of G-level classes, summer school report, school maintenance grant application Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public meetings on 419 S. Oak St. (new single-family home) and 33 E. First St. (Frederick Lynn Haberdasshere), Robbins Park...

  • Canines at KLM might be fenced in

    Ken Knutson|Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Hinsdale’s Katherine Legge Memorial Park may soon become home to the village’s first dedicated dog park. At a special parks and recreation commission meeting Sept. 14, commissioners heard a plan to create a 3.35-acre fenced area in the southwest corner of KLM for dogs and their owners. Users would need to register to enter the gated space, but the facility would be available during park hours instead of just the limited morning and evening hours off-leash dogs are currently allowed in the park, village officials said. “It...

  • Madison Dash & Bash is a blast

    Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Students at Madison School welcomed back the annual Dash & Bash Sunday morning. The family 3K race led off the event, and this year Madison alum Brady Guftason was the winner. After the race, families gathered to enjoy food trucks, DJ Maximus and the Frankie Ace magic show. The Madison PTO, which has been organizing the event for 11 years, raised more than $15,000 Sunday. Funds will be used to give extra support to staff, enhance outdoor space and cover operating expenses and...

  • Good news

    Updated Sep 29, 2021

    PUBLIC SAVESTATION DEDICATED The first 24/7 accessible SaveStation with life-saving AED in Hinsdale was dedicated Sept. 21 at Burns Field Park in Hinsdale. The station was donated by the Just1Mike Foundation in honor of Michael Brindley, who died of sudden cardiac arrest at age 16. His family are former Hinsdale residents and Mike was a frequent user of the park. “The village is excited and honored to be the recipient of this public access SaveStation with AED,” said Heather Bereckis, superintendent of parks and recreation. ...

  • Nine members welcomed to Central Hall of Fame

    Updated Sep 29, 2021

    The Hinsdale Central Hall of Fame will induct three members from the Class of 2021 and six from the Class of 2020 tonight, Sept. 30, at its dinner at Ruth Lake Country Club. The annual event has taken place every year since the inaugural class was inducted in 1997 - with the exception of last year, when the pandemic forced its cancellation. The 2021 inductees are • Tomi Adeyemi Adeyemi is a 2011 Hinsdale Central High School graduate who received an honors degree in English l...

  • Central HoCo 2021 cause for celebration

    Pamela Lannom|Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Hinsdale Central Homecoming 2021 is simultaneously celebrating the past and looking to the future. Homecoming week, whose theme is "Dancing through the Decades," features a number of firsts, including an outdoor pep rally Monday afternoon on Dickinson Field. "I thought it worked really well," said Maurice Tobiano, co-president of Varsity Club, which plans the event. "It was a little hot, obviously, but I thought it worked well because it allowed students to be comfortable...

  • Pamela Lannom|Updated Sep 29, 2021

  • Once upon a time

    Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Bible lessons - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," takes a look at early churches in Hinsdale. "The Congregationalists were the first to organize in 1866 but delayed building until 1872. William Robbins donated land on the northeast corner of Third Street and Garfielc Avenue for the church. The building was completed in 1881. This building was razed in 1916 for the current church."...

  • This week's cover

    Updated Sep 23, 2021

    Candy face - Isla and Grace Callahan had as much fun eating their cotton candy as they did putting it on their faces at the Uniquely Thursday concert Sept. 2. The Millenials were on stage for the extended season because their original concert was rained out in June. The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce is already making plans for next season's line up, scheduled to begin in June 2022. (Jim Slonnof photo)...

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