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Walk works wonders - More than $500,000 was raised for the Wellness House when an in-person version of the Wellness Walk returned earlier this month. Almost 2,000 cancer survivors, families, friends and volunteers participated. This year a shortened socially distanced walk was held starting at the Wellness House, as well as nine different forest preserves located throughout Chicagoland. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
In 2019, Tim Hansen had a wedding coming up. It was his daughter's, but the father of bride had his own vision for the big event. "I actually was about 400 pounds," said the longtime Hinsdale resident who recently moved to Oak Brook with wife Jande. "I wanted to look good in the pictures, and I needed exercise." Hansen turned to cycling, an activity he enjoyed in his youth before life's demands steered him away. He went to Hartley's Bike Shoppe - among its last customers befor...
The Hinsdale Fire Depart-ment, working with the Hinsdale Water Department, is testing village fire hydrants this summer and fall. Residents are urged to slow down when approaching crews working around flowing fire hydrants and to be careful when approaching standing or flowing water. If residents notice water discoloration during this process, they should run a faucet of cold water until it runs clear. This could take up to five minutes. This testing is being performed in accordance with the Insurance Service Office and the...
The COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible for the D181 Foundation to hold its annual Young Writers Night this year. But rather than abandoning the project altogether, foundation board members decided to take a different approach. The result is a beautiful, 196-page, hard-cover book filled with prose, poems and artwork created by Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 students. The idea came up during a foundation board meeting, said Hinsdale Middle School applied tech...
Eleven 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 one new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,825 up from 1,814 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had one confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokesman said. Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 has not reported any new cases since May 20. Hinsdale...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board: Among other business at their meeting Monday, board members: • listened to an update on spring MAP scores. Despite the many changes that occurred during the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students in first, second, third and fifth grade showed more than expected growth in reading since the fall MAP test was given. Students in first through fourth grade showed more than expected growth in math. “I know you’re going to be working hard to have our students fill those gaps next...
Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 15 Hinsdale Public Library 20 E. Maple St. https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: committee appointments, ad hoc nominating committee for board vacancy, approve family bathroom plans, strategic planning process, board meeting location, operational update Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 15 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: amendment to village code relative to liquor licenses, increase...
The Hinsdale Police Department was back in action last month with its "Stuff the Squad" campaign at District 181 schools. The drive benefited the food pantry at HCS Family Services. Hinsdale officers Karen Kowal and David Rodriguez help fill the squad parked in front of Oak School. The officers loaded up more than a dozen squad cars full of donations, collecting almost 4,000 pounds worth of food. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
An experienced educator and building administrator will be the new leader of Madison School. The Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board voted unanimously Monday to approve a contract with Barbara Shanahan. Shanahan has spent the past 19 years in Frankfort District 157-C, where she served most recently as assistant principal of Grand Prairie Elementary School and previously as instructional coach and teacher leader. She began her career as a first-grade teacher...
VIRTUAL WHIRL RAISES $1.1 MILLION This year, the Chicago Zoological Society celebrated its 40th anniversary of the Whirl, its largest annual fundraiser. The event, co-hosted by the society’s board of trustees and Women’s Board, was held virtually on May 1. Hundreds of guests tuned in during the virtual fundraiser, which grossed more than $1.1 million for the animals at Brookfield Zoo as well as the society’s conservation, education, and research programs. The program featured welcoming comments from Stuart Strahl, president a...
Cheers! - It wasn't that long ago where the only place you could be served a drink with your meal was at the Cypress on Ogden Avenue and County Line Road. According to Sandy Williams' book "Images of America - Hinsdale," the Cypress Inn was established in the 1940s on Ogden, just outside of the village limits, where liquor sales were permitted. "The business began as a beer distributorship and grew to include a bar and restaurant. Shown here about 1950, the restaurant...
Twelve Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported seven new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported five new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,814 up from 1,802 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had one confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokesman said. Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 has not reported any new cases since May 20....
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, June 7 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: math pilot and school improvement plan updates, spring MAP results, staffing report Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 9 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business May 26, board members: • held a public hearing on and unanimously approved an amended budget for fiscal year 2020-21. The amended budget includes property tax and corporate replacement tax revenue increases to reflect actual amounts, tranfers from the operations fund to the capital projects fund to pay for summer construction and filling in the pool at Central and salary adjustments required by new contracts approved with two district unions, among other items. • lis...
Another attempt to develop land bisected by flood plain in Hinsdale's Fullersburg community has again sunk under opposition from neighbors and village officials. At a special village board meeting May 26, trustees were united in their concerns that McNaughton Development's vision to build 24 single-family homes on 25.6 acres straddling Hinsdale and Oak Brook north of Ogden Avenue between Madison and Adams streets was too dense and out of character for the area. Trustee Laurel...
A memorable Memorial Day - Jack Orbell, commander of American Legion Post 250 in Hinsdale, salutes the wreath he placed in honor of men and women who have given their lives in service to this country at a Memorial Day ceremony Monday morning at Bronswood Cemetery in Oak Brook. Past Commander Joe Craig read a list of the names of Hinsdale residents who have been lost from World War I to the war in Afghanistan, and chaplain Charlie Hartley offered a prayer and gave the...
The Hinsdale Public Library Board of Trustees is inviting residents to apply to fill a board vacancy. The person appointed will replace Amy Glynn, who was re-elected as a Hinsdale Public Library trustee in April but has moved out of Hinsdale. The appointee will serve as trustee until the next election in April of 2023. Application forms must be submitted via email or on paper by Friday, June 11. The form is available at https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info/board2. Applicants can find information about the board, its policies and...
No one really knew what to expect. But the totals are in - and the Battle of the Boards food drive to benefit HCS Family Services brought in 12,549 pounds of food and $2,458. "Thank you to all the junior boards for the real impact they have made on our mission – we couldn't do it without you," said Wendy Michalski, executive director of HCS Family Services. "12,549 pounds of food donated equates to 10,458 meals to feed our community. For every dollar raised by the junior b...
The Hinsdale Central Music Department held a spring concert on Dickinson Field May 16. The last concerts held were in the winter of 2019. The event featured 12 different groups playing and a combined choir to round out the program. Starting after noon, the program lasted until after 5 p.m. Participants included, Josh Budziak playing the tuba Amrita Chhangani on the sousaphone and Chamber Choir member Grace Gits. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The four newly elected Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members still are uncertain as to whether they will support a move to teach integrated math in the district. The board spent more than two hours at their May 26 meeting listening to a presentation from the math team and discussing the curriculum change, which was approved by the previous board in October. The integrated curriculum would weave algebra 1, geometry and algebra 2 into three courses titled Math 1, 2 and 3. Team members said the change allows students...
Summer theater - According to Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," "Hollywood came to Hinsdale from 1951 to 1962 when the Hinsdale Theatre presented summer stock performances. The plays were produced by Sidney Blackmer, a well-known actor who called upon stars such as Charlton Heston, Debbie Reynolds and Vincent Price to headline the shows. The stars enjoyed Hinsdale hospitality, staying in the homes of residents during the short runs, at times bringing their...
Wellness WALK raises $500,000 Almost 2,000 cancer survivors, families, friends and volunteers gathered May 2 for the Walk for Wellness, which raised more than $509,000 for Wellness House. Participants completed a socially distanced in-person walk near Wellness House or at one of nine forest preserves around Chicago. After finishing the route in Hinsdale, participants wrote special notes on the Dedication Wall and on Threads of Love for the newly created Inspiration House. Even though this year was different, the same...
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County between April 19 and May 14. 1. 929 S. Bruner St., Mark and Anda McGuire to Conor and Maureen Real, April 19, $820,000 2. 928 S. Grant St., Ayman Ads and Noha ElGanzouri to Ami and Pranav Parekh, April 19, $1,230,000 3. 13 Ulm Place, M&R Hinsdale LLC to Leigh and John Brinckerhoff, April 19, $775,000 4. 135 S. Park Ave., Deanna and Richard Garwood and the Deanna Garwood Revocable Trust to Jerry and Laurie Steinborn, April 19,...
Patrice Payne wants Hinsdale High School District 86 to be a "lighthouse" when it comes to creating a inclusive educational community. "How we approach diversity will be so consequential of how we succeed as a district," Payne said. On May 13, board members approved Payne's appointment as the district's first director of instructional equity. "I know that this is a wonderful environment for me to join forces with so I can equip our scholars to be able to collaborate, create...
Hinsdale's Forestry and Parks Superintendent John Finnell worked with the Cub Scouts from Pack 10 planting several white pines in KLM as part of Hinsdale's park cleanup day last month. James Satchwell, Cade Wickramasinghe, Daniel Sorem and Julian Nemeth were part of a group of scouts that participated. Logan Albanese helps guide Satchwell and Wickramasinghe with their tree placement. Several dozen village residents pitched in for the event and worked at Robbins, Burns and...
