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Village officials are discussing a two-pronged approach to help encourage historic preservation in town. One of the strategies is to offer incentives to those who are interested in preserving a historic home. The Hinsdale Village Board and Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission met together Tuesday to discuss a proposal to offer zoning relief in such cases. “The goal is to create a separate, streamlined, user-friendly section in the zoning code with easily applied bulk regulations for historic properties,” village pla...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: start of the year plan, safety and crisis informational update, memo of understanding with HCHTA approval Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12 Hinsdale South High School,7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: opening school plan, community engagement plan next steps, agreements with Anew Collective...
Twenty-three new Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 22 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported one new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,869, compared to 1,846 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had one confirmed COVID-19 patient and one patient awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokesman said. The rolling seven-day positivity rate for Region 8, which includes DuPage County, was...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday night, trustees: • approved a new water rate structure that includes a $15 infrastructure maintenance and improvement fee on each bill (issued every two months) to fund water and sewer infrastructure projects. A typical household of four is expected to see an increase of $1.58 a month. The new rates are expected to bring in an additional $750,000 a year. • agreed to issue almost $3.1 million in general obligation bonds to refinance bonds issued in 2012 to take advantage of...
BAND DIRECTOR WINS AWARD Community Consolidated Elementary District 181’s Eric Morong was recently selected to receive the 2021 Quinlan & Fabish Chicagoland Music Educators Award. Morong was recognized at a June 17 celebration at the Quinlan & Fabish Burr Ridge location. He teaches band at Prospect School and Clarendon Hills Middle School and is entering his fourth year teaching in the district. “This is quite an amazing feat,” CHMS Principal Levi Brown said. “We are both proud and excited for Eric with this wonderf...
Reports of increased mosquito pools testing positive for the presence of West Nile virus this month has prompted the DuPage County Health Department to encourage residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and the risk of contracting the virus. The health department operates a countywide West Nile virus surveillance program, and recent positive reports from mosquitoes trapped in the county are in line with similar reports of virus activity elsewhere in northeastern Illinois. Residents are encouraged to check the...
For many parents, a child's impending high school graduation is filled with anticipation of what is to come. But as Matt Friedman approached the end of his years at Hinsdale Central High School, his parents worried about what the future had in store. Diagnosed with autism, Matt lacked the social skills and executive functioning needed for a traditional college experience, said his dad, Hinsdale resident David Friedman. But he knew his son had skills that would be valuable in t...
Rino Burdi said 24 W. Hinsdale Ave. is the perfect fit for Burdi Clothing shop. "It's like my man cave," he said with a smile. Burdi started in the menswear business with his father at the flagship shop in Chicago. He said the Hinsdale space, which opened last September, is three times the size of the downtown store but has just half the merchandise. "This is just meant to be a little more relaxed and easy. Not in your face," Burdi remarked. Open is the feeling of the store,...
Playing around - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," shows a photo of Burns Field after its 1938 completion. This view is from Monroe Street looking east. The park was named for Village President Randall Burns who died in office, stricken at a village board meeting. 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]...
Learning the ropes - The Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Department sponsored a lacrosse camp at KLM last month. With the goal of teaching various lacrosse techniques, such as cradling, scooping, passing, catching, shooting and goalie skills, the camp covered all the fundamentals. Finn Norman watches closely as camp instructor Dryden Hall lines up a shot on goal. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Despite Gov. JB Pritzker’s announcement Wednesday mandating masks for all children in preschool through high school, Hinsdale’s Dr. Uma Levy said she doesn’t regret starting a petition calling for masks in District 181 schools. “I’m still happy that I did it because there have been instances where the board and the district have kind of gone against recommendations or changed their mind,” said Levy, who has two children in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. “I don’t think it was a wasted effort and it is overa...
One day before retiring from his 62-year career in Hinsdale, barber Nick Rossi was still gaining new customers. As Steve Zilk of Willowbrook sat in Rossi's chair for the first time on July 29, he soon became aware that he was in the care of a local legend. People waved as they passed by the storefront's window on Hinsdale Avenue and longtime regulars dropped in with farewells and wishes of good luck as Rossi carefully trimmed Zilk's hair to his new customer's satisfaction....
Ten new Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 10 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported no new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,846, compared to 1,836 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had six confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokesman said. The rolling seven-day positivity rate for Region 8, which includes DuPage County, was 4.6...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearing on 149 E. Ogden Ave. (The Pride of Hinsdale convenience store), public meeting on 531 N. Oak St., sign permit review for 137 S. Garfield Ave. (Union Church) Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave....
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County between June 7 and July 2. 1. 635 S. Quincy St., Chandra and Steven Wilensky to Sandeep Vaid and Neha Baijal, June 7, $1,475,000 2. 126 W. Seventh St., Michael and Maria Meyer to John Schmid and Danchen Zhang, June 7, $935,000 3. 117 S. Quincy St., Christian Ritter to Philip Gross, June 7, $699,000 4. 730 N. Oak St., Huseyin and Zeynep Ural to Behrad and Maryam Golshani, June 7, $792,000 5. 123 W. Third St., Charles Shankland to...
Complete retreat - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," describes how KLM became a park in the village. "The KLM Lodge, a dining and recreation hall for the women's retreat (for employees of International Harvester), was built in 1926. It was designed by Hinsdale architect R. Harold Zook based on an earlier plan for the Legge home intended for the site. A dormitory followed, along with tennis courts, swimming pool and a convalescent cottage. In December 1973,...
Hinsdale's downtown parking deck marked one year of operation last month, and its inaugural performance review seems favorable. "It's served the intended purpose, and that was to relieve some of the parking demand in the downtown area," Brad Bloom, Hinsdale's assistant village manager, said of the 319-space facility. "I certainly think it's worked very well and surpassed our expectations." The main expectation - and hope - was that employees of downtown businesses would avail...
Mirror, mirror on the creek - A great blue heron fishes along the banks of Salt Creek in Fullersburg Woods. A wading bird, the Great Blue Heron is the largest type of heron in North America and can be found throughout North America, Central America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands - all places birder Christian Goers has visited in search of winged creatures great and small. A story and more photos appear on Page 5. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Clarification The home at 727 S. Oak St. has two primary bedroom suites and five bedroom suites. A description in the July 22 Pulse feature was unclear....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business July 21, board members: • listened to the district’s attorney, Steven Richart, discuss the determination by Illinois Attorney General Office’s Public Access Counselor that the board improperly took final action on an adaptive pause at a meeting last year. Maryam Judar of the Citizen Advocacy Center asked the PAC to review the board’s informal vote during its Nov. 19, 2020, meeting on Superintendent Tammy Prentiss’ proposal to take an adaptive pause, though the matte...
Eight new Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported eight new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported no new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,836, compared to 1,828 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had one confirmed COVID-19 patient and one patient awaiting test results as of Monday, a spokesman said. The rolling seven-day positivity rate for Region 8, which includes DuPage County, was 3.7...
Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: sign permit review for 28 E. Hinsdale Ave. (Marabella Home), Robbins Park Historic District signage, Title 14 amendments status update...
The sparks that flew during Christian Goers' honeymoon to South Africa weren't all for his new wife. As the couple celebrated their new marriage in 2008, Goers discovered a fascination in the country's many bird species, igniting an interest that would last for years to come. "I saw birds I had never seen before," said Goers, who has since traveled the world with his eye to the sky. He said there are new and different birds to be seen wherever he travels, including back home...
Vacation destination - According to Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," KLM was once a vacation spot. "Alexander Legge, president of International Harvester, and his wife, Katherine, purchased 52 acres on South County Line Road in 1915 for use as a summer residence and farm. After Katherine died suddenly in 1924, Legge dedicated this property in her name for use as a retreat by the female employees of Harvester. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least...
Hinsdaleans for Historic Preservation and the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy are hoping to save the Frederick Bagley House at 121 S. County Line Road. The conservancy sent out an email about the 1894 home Friday, indicating the "unique and irreplaceable early work" of Wright's was being marketed by @properties to a limited audience and was at risk. "The house has no legal protection, and it would appear the audience for this sale is primarily developers who would...
