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This aerial view captures not only the new turf and bleachers at Hinsdale Central's Dickinson Field and the school's new tennis courts but also the Chicago skyline in the distance. The shot was taking during the sophomore football game against LT Friday night. For more on the varsity game that followed, turn to End Zone on Page 40. (photo by Yannis Arvanitis for The Hinsdalean)...
Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board members in June approved a 2021-22 fiscal year operating budget totaling $66.3 million, with projected revenues of $74 million. The spending plan is about 2.5 percent higher than the 2020-21 budget and includes $53.8 million for salaries and benefits, $6 million for purchased services and $3.6 million for supplies. The revenue expected represents a 1.5 percent increase over last year. At the May 10 meeting, Rick Engstrom, assistant superintendent of business and...
Twenty-three-year-old James Haunty was a recent graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer course in Quantico, Va., visiting fraternity brothers at the College of William and Mary when terrorists attacked the U.S. the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. "It was just surreal," he said. "I had a friend who perished in the Twin Towers. At the time I didn't know that. "It was surreal that we had been attacked and understanding that I was in a position to defend our country and...
Sixteen new Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 14 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported two new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,952, compared to 1,936 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 12 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokesman said. Hinsdale High School District 86, reported 14 positive cases, 35 in isolation and 11 in...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. On the draft agenda: FY22 update, summer program review, curriculum update and opening week highlights, Development Assets Profile, summer facilities master plan update, investment strategy Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14 Memorial Building 19 E....
Hinsdale High School District 86 plans to take in about $124 million in revenue during fiscal year 2022 to cover some $123.9 million in expenses. The district will spend an additional $43.6 million as part of the Future Ready Facilities initiative, which voters approved funding for in an April 2019 referendum. Because the district sold almost $58 million in referendum bonds during the last fiscal year, revenues are down in the 2022 budget by almost 31 percent. But property tax revenue, the district’s largest source of i...
Remembering the fallen from 9/11 - Thousands of U.S. flags fill the soccer field at the Oak Brook Sports Core Wednesday for the Healing Field 9/11 Memorial. The display, featuring 2,977 flags for those lost 20 years ago - with a name on each one - will be up through Sunday. For details on visiting and information on other events designed to commemorate the 20th anniversary, turn to Page 17. Additional 9/11 coverage is on Pages 7 and 10. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Stage Door Fine Arts hosted an end-of-summer musical camp at The Community House last month. The weeklong camp gave students a chance to brush up on their singing, acting and dancing skills. Madison Moran uses her iPhone during one of the song numbers lead by SDFA instructor Hannah Brown. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
As part of an ongoing exploration of ways to protect the town’s historic homes, Hinsdale officials are considering initiatives to give restoration an edge over demolition. Speaking at a joint meeting of the village trustees and village preservation commissioners Tuesday night, village planner Bethany Salmon discussed incentives such as a historic preservation fund and historic facade improvement rebate program. The preservation fund could provide grant funding for exterior improvements to historic buildings, Salmon e...
Overdue - From "Images of America - Hinsdale" by Sandy Williams: "Founded as a private association in 1886, any 'reputable' person could become a member of the Hinsdale Library upon payment of $1 annual dues. The original collection, primarily donated by residents, was shelved in this home of C.D. Snow at Washington and Third streets. Mrs. Snow was one of the library's founders and also served as the first librarian. The photograph shows the Snow home at a later date, after...
Lady and gentleman, start your engines! - Jorie and Ronin Giglio enjoyed a summer evening recently racing down the sidewalk in front of their home. With their mom acting as the starter, the kids squared off for several races. When they got tired of using the cars, they decided to race on their feet. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Support staff in Hinsdale High School District 86 have a new three-year contract. The District 86 board voted 6-0 Aug. 26 to approve the deal, which provides for annual hourly rate increases of 2.3 percent for 2021-22 and 2 percent for 2022-23. The hourly rate for support staff this year will range from $15.77 for a new hire to $44.64 for an experienced school nurse. The district has almost 100 support staff members, including school nurses, paraprofessionals, student safety team members and other employees. The increase for...
Gov. JB Pritzker’s mandate for universal masking in schools is not sitting well with several parents who spoke out against it at the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting Aug. 26. Among them was state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-47, Elmhurst), who criticized the governor and other Democrats. “I’m here tonight to warn you that you cannot count on the majority party in the legislature in Springfield to protect you from executive overreach,” she said. “The data in DuPage and in this district in particular did not justify t...
Twenty-one new 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 five new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,936, compared to 1,915 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had eight confirmed COVID-19 patients and three patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokesman said. In Hinsdale High School District 86, the positive count has yet to be updated...
Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: discuss findings and recommendations for 149 E. Ogden. (The Pride), schedule public hearing for 920 N. York (The Derm Institute), sign permit reviews for 11 S. Lincoln (Silk Road Cleaners) and 26-28 E. First (Circa Lighting) Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Aug. 26, board members: • listened to a presentation from Josh Stephenson, chief financial officer, on the final 2021-22 budget. The plan estimates $124.2 million in revenues and $167.5 million in expenses. If referendum projects are removed from the total, since revenue was received in the previous fiscal year, the $43.4 million deficit becomes a $200,000 surplus. A public hearing on the budget is set for Sept. 16. • permanently tabled a resolution that would hav...
Megan Mikhail and Denise Wong were appointed Aug. 17 to serve on the Hinsdale Public Library Board. They will serve until the next consolidated election in April 2023. Mikhail and Wong replace former trustees Amy Glynn, who moved out of Hinsdale, and Kristin McDaniel, who resigned for personal reasons. The board is slated to vote Sept. 21 on a third applicant, Kim Kiyosaki, to fill a final vacancy created by Mary Bock’s resignation. She is moving out of state. All three board members who resigned were re-elected to serve a s...
Hinsdale is a friendly, welcoming place, and not just for people. Through the efforts of the Hinsdale Rotary Club and its many community partners, the village is becoming an increasingly attractive place for monarch butterflies. Scattered throughout town, in public places and in private gardens, are habitats designed to attract and nurture monarchs and other pollinators, thanks in no small part to the Hinsdale Rotary Club's latest initiative: Operation Pollination. Hinsdale...
In the wake of Gov. JB Pritzker's indoor mask mandate that took effect Monday to address rising COVID-19 cases, Hinsdale businesses say the impact has been minimal. Ryan Moore, manager of Fuller House, said the restaurant had one of its busiest lunch crowds in recent weeks on Tuesday. "If the reopen, shutdown, reopen, showed us anything, it's that the people of Hinsdale are more than willing to come out and enjoy themselves still," Moore said. Having ample outdoor dining space...
Early education - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," includes a photo of Matilda Hiatt, who influenced the lives of many Hinsdaleans. "In a small studio behind the family home at 206 N. Lincoln St., she opened a preschool in 1912. She based her school principles on the Montessori method of honesty, courtesy, unselfishness and order. The school closed in 1953 after 41 years of service."...
We're pretty confident the makers of baby powder never dreamt it would be used at football games. But as it has been for several years now, the powder was flying Friday night at Dickinson Field during the Hinsdale Central vs. Naperville Central football game. And while the fans didn't have a lot to celebrate in the 14-2 loss, they managed to keep their spirits high and did their best to encourage the team to fight to the finish. Central will host Proviso East at 7 p.m....
Easing in to back to school - The Monroe School PTO hosted a back to school party for students Aug. 19. While enjoying lemonade and a scavenger hunt, the kids got a chance to catch up and get psyched up for their return to classrooms Monday. Taylor Hwan and Stella Aguinaga, fourth-graders, work their way through the scavenger hunt while walking through the school's garden. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Octogenarian on Eighth - The Community House is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its founding this year. The original facility was on the corner of Garfield Avenue and First Street in the central business district. This photo shows the dedication of the building at Eighth and Madison streets in 1955. The new facility opened in 1956 and continues to provide programs and services to the community. (photo courtesy of The Community House)...
Almost 75 people gathered in Veeck Park Saturday morning for a ceremony to commemorate the naming of the 47th Street bridge after Brooks Tonn, who passed away in December of 2017 after a yearlong battle against cancer. Brooks' mom, Nora, along with state Reps. Deanne Mazzochi and Jim Durkin, stand alongside a large portrait of Brooks while his father, Rob, thanks those gathered for helping with the memorial. State Sens. John Curran and Suzy Glowiak-Hilton also spoke. All four...
More than 2 miles of roadway have been resurfaced — with a half-mile fully reconstructed — and 5,864 feet of water main replaced in Hinsdale this construction season. Those are the figures reported by village engineer Dan Deeter, who said the annual roster of Master Infrastructure Plan projects has gone relatively smoothly. “We feel good,” he said. On Monday, crews will begin work to resurface Chicago Avenue between Garfield and Stough streets. Deeter said motorists may encounter delays and partial street closures during...
