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Joanne Smith, president and CEO of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, was a noted physician and the driving force behind the transformation of care delivery in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation. But her husband, Rory Repicky, said she still was very much the unassuming, fun-loving girl he met working in a hospital emergency room in Pontiac, Mich., while in college. "Out here, she always went by Mrs. Repicky. Most people didn't even know she was a doc," he said. She...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: public hearing on 2021 tax levy and levy adoption, facilities master plan recommendations, 2021-22 placement criteria, special education mid-year report, Rotary Run check presentation Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Deb. 16 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m....
Fifty-one Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 44 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported seven new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,297, compared to 2,246 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 18 confirmed COVID-19 patients and two patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School reported six positive cases, nine in isolation and two in...
Correction Hinsdale High School District 86 hired the law firm Franczek to investigate a grievance complaint filed by board member Erik Held against fellow board member Jeff Waters. The district’s regular legal counsel is the HLERK law firm....
'Happy Hall-idays' - That was the greeting that Vinaya Sharma used on the first of the Christmas Cards he began designing and sending out in 1996. Sharma has appeared on his cards each year, in locations ranging from the Memorial Building in Hinsdale to the Taj Mahal in India. 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]....
A downed primary power line behind a garage in the 400 block of North Adams Street caused a fire in the 3/4 car, two-story structure Monday afternoon. Firefighters arrived on the scene and found the power line sparking and smoke showing from the garage. The homeowner wasn't home, so the firefighters had to force entry and were able to extinguish the fire quickly. Firefighters from Clarendon Hills, Oak Brook, Pleasantview, La Grange, Westmont and Western Springs also responded...
Dozens of northeast Hinsdale residents whose homes were infiltrated by flood waters in June are being compensated for the damage caused after flooding was blamed on work related to the Central Tri-State Tollway expansion project. A majority of the 61 claimants are on the path to resolution with Walsh Construction, village manager Kathleen Gargano reported Wednesday in response to The Hinsdalean’s inquiry. Walsh, an Illinois Tollway subcontractor, was faulted by the Tollway for work violations that “significantly con...
Hinsdale Trustee Neale Byrnes hits the "button" to light the Christmas tree with the help of Santa Friday night at the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk. Jack Guerin didn't want to get too close to Cookie and Olaf. On the other hand, Amelia Ruza just had to touch Frosty to see if he was cold. Elodie and Jack Guerin along with Caroline Sodikoff were brightly decked out for the festivities. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club held its first Jingle Dash Sunday morning, starting and finishing at Robbins Park. Festive pajamas and a hot chocolate bar were part of the fun. Santa was on hand to lead the runners, singing a Christmas carol and starting the race. The club will use the money raised to provide educational scholarships for area girls. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Following an exchange outside of Hinsdale South High School after an Oct. 28 school board meeting, Erik Held has filed a grievance complaint against fellow board member Jeff Waters. Held sent an email to Hinsdale High School District 86 Superintendent Tammy Prentiss Nov. 4 to file the complaint under the uniform grievance procedure, according to documents posted on the Freedom of Information Act log (dated Nov. 8) on the district's website. In it, he alleges that Waters violated various school board policies by hitting him,...
Star struck - Evelyn Prendergast gets an autograph from 'Clara,' danced by Sasha Hedroyts, at the Sugar Plum Party following Sunday's production of "The Nutcracker" at Hinsdale Central. The Salt Creek Ballet's production returned to the stage after taking last year off due to COVID-19. Two more performances are scheduled next weekend at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie and the following weekend at McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn. Please turn to Page...
The Salt Creek Ballet performed "The Nutcracker" Sunday afternoon at Hinsdale Central. Kylie Norman and Samantha Leddy are senior members of the Salt Creek Ballet. Bursting out from beneath Mother Ginger are Aubrey Doty and Stella Ryan, who performed as two of the Bon Bons. Nicole Ciapponi and Aaron Renteria are guest artists from the Joffrey Ballet, appearing as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier. The company will perform "The Nutcracker" over the next two weekends at the...
Hinsdale trustees have signaled their support for an $18.4 million operating budget for 2022. At Tuesday night’s village board meeting, trustees reviewed the draft spending plan for the upcoming year, which is an increase of $623,449, or 3.5 percent, over the 2021 budget. About half of the spending — $9.06 million — goes to staff salary and benefits, according to officials. Village manager Kathleen Gargano said a spate of recent departures pushed up those costs in the short-term. “We’ve had some long-term employees retire, an...
Twenty-six Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 20 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported six new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 2,246, compared to 2,220 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 11 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Hinsdale Central High School was closed last week and will not have an updated report...
Hinsdale police officers responded to a home in the 200 block of East Walnut at 9:41 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, after the homeowner reported that a suspicious vehicle had pulled into the driveway. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle as it was leaving the area but it fled at a high rate of speed. Officers pursued the vehicle southbound on Interstate 294 to the Stevenson Expressway where they lost sight of the vehicle in traffic. Hinsdale police also are investigating a residential burglary that occurred in the 500 block of...
Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearing on special use permit for 777 N. York Road (Premier Martial Arts), public meeting on 820 N. County Line Road (subdivision of lot), sign permit review for 40 S. Clay St. (Duly Health and Care), findings and recommendations on 36 E. Hinsdale Ave. (Performance Wealth Management) and 4 N. Washington St. (Chase Bank parking lot), schedule public hearing for 5837 S. Madison Street (Hinsdale Discount Tires...
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County between Oct. 25 and Nov. 8. 1. 7 E. Kennedy Lane, Peter and Kil Yan to Robert and BJ Young, Oct. 25, $550,000 2. 15 N. Quincy St., Peter and Megan VanLoon to Emgee LLC, Oct. 25, $420,000 3. 5260 S. Garfield St., Bana Atassi and Abdul and Abd Noghnogh to Shahram Oveischaran and Parisa Hassanzadeh, Oct. 25, $1,370,000 4. 825 W. 58th St., Kristine M. Givens Revocable Trust to Ian Harris Trust and Susan P. Jacobs Trust, Oct. 26,...
Hinsdale's Michelle Riley is looking forward to the start of the holiday season. She and her family will be at the Hinsdale Christmas Walk Friday night. Then, on Sunday, she'll don her holiday leggings to run in the 5K Jingle Dash. This is the inaugural year for the fundraiser, sponsored by the Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club. Riley, a public relations specialist, went to her first Juniors meeting shortly after she was transferred to Chicago from LA in 2003 and a friend...
Early settler - Benjamin Fuller came by horseback from New York State in 1834 looking for a place to make his home. He eventually settled on Brush Hill, just north of Ogden Avenue and west of York Road. According to Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," he was "one of the area's earliest settlers, gradually purchased most of the land in the central community. Serving over the years as farmer, storekeeper, innkeeper, and postmaster, he platted the town and...
Five charges against Jamie J. Dubrovay of Hinsdale related to a May 22, 2020, incident were dropped when no complaining witness appeared at a Nov. 10 hearing in DuPage County Circuit Court. Dubrovay, 38 S. Madison St., Hinsdale, was charged with two counts of domestic battery, one count of criminal trespass to vehicles, one count of theft less than $500 and one count of interfering with the reporting of domestic violence....
Red Devil Nation stuffs the truck - Stephanie Zeis and Sofia Cooper were among the dozens of Hinsdale Central students from the National Honor Society and Business Professionals of America who sponsored a Stuff the Truck event in early November. Please turn to Page 16 for more photos. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Next Christmas, the Glenn family will have a new member at the holiday table. Laura and Matt Glenn's daughter, Taylor, is getting married in July 2022. The family typically gathers at the Hinsdale home the Glenns have lived in for 26 years. They raised their three children there - Riley, 25, Taylor, 22, and Jack, 21. "We love our house," Laura Glenn said. "We love our location." Glenn also has enjoyed the more than a decade she has spent volunteering with the Hinsdale...
Hinsdale High School District 86 students got a couple of extra days off after board members expanded the Thanksgiving holiday to a full week to address mental health concerns. At the Nov. 18 board meeting, board members voted unanimously to make Nov. 22 and 23 nonattendance days. Nov. 24-26 were already scheduled days off. In a report to board members, administrators said the added time was for students and staff “to rest, relax and recharge.” Hinsdale Central Principal Bill Walsh said the recommendation was made after adm...
Road trip - Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," mentions the Castle Inn, which was on Ogden Avenue. "Over time, (Benjamin) Fuller amassed about 800 acres. His acquisition in 1843 of a portion of Orente Grant's property included this building, Castle Inn. The inn, built by Grant in 1836, was located on the south side of the Southwest Trail, today's Ogden Avenue, just east of York Road. In addition to serving travelers, settlers took shelter at the inn while...
Many days you can see this pair of red-tailed hawks hanging around the Memorial Building and Burlington Park. With eyesight that lets them spot a potential dinner at a distance of a mile or more, the hawks found the perfect meal-planning location on building's weather vane. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
