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Even before "Nomadland" was released in February, Clare Sullivan had plans to convert her van, named Margery (after her favorite Vulfpeck song), into a mobile home. After spending two post-collegiate years living in her childhood home and working at Altamura Pizza, Sullivan is ready to embark on the next act of her life. Instead of making pizzas, she plans to support herself singing arias. Music has always been part of her life. "My mom put me in children's choirs," Sullivan...
The Hinsdale Police Department issued more than 125 citations during the April distracted driving enforcement period. Police issued 115 hands-free law citations, 10 speeding citations, one child car seat citation and one other citation for a Illinois Vehicle Code violation. They also made one traffic arrest. “We strongly enforce distracted driving laws for one reason — to save lives,” said Deputy Chief Thomas Lillie. “Choose to drive distracted, and you’ll have a phone in one hand and a ticket in the other.” The Hinsdale Po...
For many, the word "philanthropist" refers to a wealthy individual using his or her substantial resources to meet large-scale needs. But financial benevolence does not depend on one's tax bracket status, a lesson learned by teen members of the YC2 leadership development program - including rising Hinsdale Central senior Amar Gupta. "Whenever you hear about philanthropy, it's always about some billionaire with a lot of money," Gupta said. "This time they were giving (the...
Hinsdale detectives Tuesday seized a vehicle believed to have been used in last week’s burglaries of luxury dealerships in Hinsdale and recovered two firearms that were modified to shoot in fully automatic mode with extended clip magazines. The detectives were executing a search warrant in Cook County as part of an ongoing investigation into the May 17 burglaries at Continental Motor Sports and Land Rover/Jaguar of Hinsdale, both on Ogden Avenue. Police arrested a 24-year-old and an armed juvenile and hope to apprehend two a...
Nine 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 two new cases. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,802 up from 1,793 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 11 confirmed COVID-19 patients and no patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokesman said. Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 reported one new case in the last week, on May 20,...
The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of May 31 to June 4....
Not many people would buy a house without setting foot inside. But for Andrea and Mike Persico, the decision to purchase the historic Richardson Romanesque home at 306 E. First St. was an easy one. "We were actually in Florida at the time and made an offer site unseen," Mike said, noting the home went on the market at the height of the first COVID-19 lockdown. "We just knew we wanted the home so much." The Persicos were quite familiar with the home's exterior living next door...
Red Devil Class of 2021 graduates Hinsdale Central High School presented 672 diplomas to members of the Class of 2021 May 17 at Dickinson Field. Congratulations to the graduates! They are Ryan Ables, Jake Adams, Mohammad Ahmadi, Moosa Ahmed, Rimsha Ahmed, Yusrah Ahmed, Nur-Fatima Akbar, Hani Akhras, Tolulope Akin-Olugbemi, Rudolph Albores, Ava Alessi, Sophie Aliaga, Emily Alter, Thomas Ambrose, Jay Amin, Arthur Andersen, Madeleine Anglin, Inan Anirudhan, Zoya Anjarwala, Oscar Antanaitis, Abigail Antinossi, Mikyra...
Farm livin' was the life for them - Walker's Farm was located near Ayres Street and Garfield Avenue and stretched to the county line. Sandy William's book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," describes the area at the time. "There were no houses to the south for eight miles, only prairie and a lone grove of trees. The street, 'The Lane,' was actually the lane that the cows used to reach the barn. Years later, the barn's foundation was broken down and used in paving Ravine...
Pomp, circumstance and celebration — While the battle against COVID-19 isn’t over, the Red Devils claimed victory Monday evening on Dickinson Field as the Hinsdale Central Class of 2021 was able to hold a graduation ceremony with families and friends in person. Seniors Lexi Klein, Cayden Torsberg, Jamie Pecilunas and Kobe Turrentine were among the 672 who celebrated the victory. Please turn to Page 32 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
As the COVID-19 pandemic winds down, the Hinsdale Central Class of 2021 was the victor on Dickinson Field Monday night, with graduation being held in person. Gianna Dugan (top left), student body president, opened the ceremonies and also introduced this year's group of students who have committed to the armed forces. They are Daniel Konopka, Ryan Keck, David Suarez, Marco Grande, Jack Fendon and Ethan Austermann. Katrina Geiersbach (top right) was the senior orator and the...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board seems willing to spend $870,000 to fill in the old pool at Hinsdale Central to create a flexible space, if the project can be paid for out of surplus operating funds. At a finance committee meeting in April, Josh Stephenson, chief financial officer, suggested using Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds for the project. That idea met with some resistance when the full board met April 22. Another look at the budget, however, indicates those funds will not be needed,...
As part of a biennial process, the Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board is seeking parent and community representatives to join its Finance and Facilities Committee and Academic Success Committee. The Finance and Facilities Committee provides input on major revenues, expenses, investment practices and policies related to the management of district finances. The Academic Success Committee, consisting of two board members, District 181 leadership and community-appointed members, discusses, reviews and provides...
The Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 and Hinsdale High School District 86 boards have approved committee member and liaison assignments following their reorganization meetings this month. District 181 Academic Success Committee — Bill Cotter (chair), Grace Shin (co-chair) Finance Committee — Sinead Duffy (chair), Michael Martin (co-chair) Facilities Committee — Sarah Jakobsen (chair), Margie Kleber (co-chair) PTO Liaison — Duffy (chair), Shin (alternate) Foundation Liaison — Sheetal Rao (chair), Jakobsen...
Sarah Barclay and her family moved into the circa turn-of-the-century home at 433 E. Third St. in September of 2019. By this September, they hope their extensive renovation work will have become a memory and to be writing a new chapter in a house that has stood the test of time. "This was a long process," Barclay said while standing on the handsome wraparound front porch that provides an elevated street view. "When you're upstairs, you feel like you're in a tree house," she...
Raising money to support an organization is one thing. Seeing the looks of joy and appreciation on the faces of people the nonprofit helps is something altogether different. "For me the most meaningful experience has been this event that we do - it's called 'See Santa,' " said Kelsey Condon, president of the Infant Welfare Society Junior Board. The event is held at the Angel Harvey Center in Chicago. Junior board members accompany adult members of the Hinsdale Chapter of the...
Twenty Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 19 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported one new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,793, up from 1,773 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had eight confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokesman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported two new cases from May 12-18, both of which involved...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, May 24 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: D181 Foundation celebration and presentation, approve new assistant superintendent of human resources Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 26 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at Tuesday’s meeting, trustees: • agreed to postpone a discussion on a revised proposal from McNaughton Development for Heather Highlands because the Zoom link printed on the meeting agenda was incorrect. Trustees will hold a special meeting on the 26-home, 19.4-acre plan proposed for the IBLP site on Ogden Avenue on May 26. • unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Tollway Authority and the village of Western Springs for the construction, maint...
The Hinsdale Township High School boys golf team won its first state championship 75 years ago Tuesday, May 18. Team members included Ben "Connie" Creed (from left), team captain Henry Heinly, Sam Stout, all of Hinsdale, and Walter Poswilko of Westmont. The team won every dual meet, along with the district and conference meets on the way to state title, according to Poswilko's son, Thomas. Coach Russell Poppenhager led teams to two more state titles in 1954 and 1961. It would...
Break-ins at two luxury Hinsdale car dealerships early Monday morning could have ended in tragedy, Police Chief Brian King said. Police responded to an activated alarm at Continental Motor Sports, 420 E. Ogden Ave., shortly after 2:20 a.m. and pinned the suspects' vehicle against the building with two squad cars. Three suspects then exited the vehicle and fled on foot. "The third is a 16-year-old juvenile that is holding the hand gun with a 30-round extended magazine clip," Ki...
Dreams do come true - With a little creativity and plenty of protection in place, students from the Hinsdale Dance Academy filmed their performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" last month in their Westmont studio. After post-production work, the film was shown at the Westmont Natatorium as a drive-in movie for families and friends. In this fanciful scene, Queen Titania (Grace Koznarek) and King Oberon (Stephen Everson) give their blessing at the wedding of the mortals....
The little engine that did - Engine No. 9 hauled trains from Chicago to Aurora through Hinsdale from 1865 until 1885. According to "Village on the County Line" by Hugh Dugan, it was an experimental engine built in the 1850s that originally burned wood but was converted to burn coal. 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]...
Members of St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church held their annual Seeds of Service 2021 collection throughout Hinsdale April 24. More than 200 volunteers helped pick up some of the 4,000 bags distributed through the village for food donations. O'Malley Riordan sorts the bags, which were sent to four charities: People's Resource Center, Little Sisters of the Poor, Franciscans of the Eucharist and the Missionaries of Charity. Mason Mahoney and Nikolai Rhodes filled up the back of...
Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board members Monday approved a tentative budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year totaling $82.8 million. The forecast spending, which represents a 2.15 percent increase over the estimated 2021 expenses, includes $53.7 million for salaries and benefits, $7.7 million for capital projects and $5.8 million for operations and maintenance. Revenue is expected to come in at $76.7 million, less than a percentage point less than is expected to be collected for the current year. Rick Engstrom,...
