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MODEL UN TEAM WINS AWARDS The following members of Hinsdale Central’s Model UN team won awards during MUNUC (The Model UN at University of Chicago Conference) Feb 5-7. Outstanding delegation — Shay Doshi, Naina Kapur and Naina Malorny Verbal commendation — Noora Hameeduddin, Imran Hussain, Deona Julary, Shivani Rao, Serene Safvi and Aiden ElDifrawi Honorable mention — Safa Fathima, Megna Mitra, Zahrah Qureshi and Shahaan Shafi HINSDALE STUDENT HELPS RAISE FUNDS Christina Aucoin of Hinsdale was one of more than 1,400 Univers...
In-person early voting for the Tuesday, April 6, election is underway. Early voting on paper ballots is available at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays through March 20, then 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through April 5. Touchscreen early voting runs from March 22 to April 3 at temporary sites and April 5 at permanent sites. The closest temporary early voting locations are Oak Brook...
Tamakia “TJ” Edwards Attendance area: Darien Years in District: 4 years Age: 42 Education: BS, Architectural Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology / MBA, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University Occupation: Chief of Staff, State of Illinois Capital Development Board Community service: Member, Hinsdale Township District 86 Board of Education; Member, Hinsdale District Joint Facilities & Special Committee; Member, Hinsdale District Culture and Equity Leadership Team (CELT); Mentor, Growing & Empowering My...
Karen Shannon Attendance area: D181 Monroe School, D86 Hinsdale Central Years in district: 15 Age: 54 Education: JD, Georgetown Law Center 1997 PhD, Chemistry, California Institute of Technology 1992 BS Chemistry & Biology, Houghton College, Houghton NY 1987 Occupation: Vice President, Intellectual Property, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics Community service: Pro bono cases involving domestic violence, human trafficking, and immigration, Legal Assistance Foundation (1997-2011) Community improvement projects (painting schools,...
Mark Pinnow Attendance area: Hinsdale Central Years in district: 14 Age: 55 Education: • BS Accounting & Finance, DePaul University • MBA International Finance, DePaul University Occupation: Accounting and Finance. Director of Financial Systems and Analysis, Titan International Community service: • Apna Ghar, Chicago – Former Co-Treasurer and board member of domestic violence organization in Chicago • Mercy Home, Chicago – Friends First Mentoring program volunteer • Gower 62 Referendum Committee - Committee Member – 2009...
Debbie Levinthal Attendance area: Hinsdale Central High School Years in district: 5 Age: 53 Education: MST 1993 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Masters of Science in Teaching Mathematics BS 1990 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Major: Actuarial Mathematics Occupation: I am a former high school math teacher with over 13 years of experience in the classroom, having spent my career at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire and New Trier High School in Winnetka. I ultimately decided to leave New...
Peggy James Attendance area: Hinsdale Central Years in district: 17 Age: 53 Education: Michigan State University, BA Communications Occupation: Senior Business Analyst at IAT Insurance with strong business acumen focusing on strategic execution and business process operations. Work experience at global companies including Zurich, TransUnion and Arthur Andersen Community Service: Active PTO and parent volunteer during my children’s K-8 grades Boy Scout Troop 8 parent volunteer HJWC – Gift of the Season Board experience: The...
Kevin Camden Attendance area: Hinsdale South Years in district: 20 Age: 49 Education: BA, Economics, Northern Illinois University JD, John Marshall Law School Occupation: attorney Community service: Cass Dist. 63 Foundation (10 years prior to D86 board election) Darien Lions Club Our Lady of Mt Carmel Parish Council Board experience: VP, 2017-2020 President, 2020 to present Finance Chair 2017-2020, committee member present Facilities Committee, 2018-present negotiation committee (HHSTA contract) for the most recent contract...
Justin Paul Baron Attendance area: Hinsdale South Years in district: 15 Age: 21 Education: Lewis University with Bachelors of Science in Economics and Finance Occupation: Student Community service: Board experience: four years as a student at Hinsdale South Why are you running for this particular seat at this particular time? In college I did extensive research into the district with my work shown at Lewis University’s Celebration of Scholarship and speaking at their First Year Writer Showcase. During that time, the c...
Administrators said they are focused on finalizing protocols and procedures for the return to full-time in person school in Community Consolidated District 181 next month. “As you know, we have school going on in full mode, and we’ve been working hard to get ready for April 5,” Superintendent Hector Garcia said at Monday night’s board meeting. The board voted 4-3 Feb. 8 to return to full in-person instruction and agreed to send out a survey asking parents if they want their children to return. Sixty-two percent of families (1...
Vehicle stickers for Hinsdale residents are now available for purchase. All vehicles registered in the state of Illinois with a Hinsdale address must also be registered with the village through the purchase of a vehicle license sticker. Stickers must be displayed by May 1st. Residents who purchase a sticker after May 1 will incur a $ 25 late fee per sticker. Vehicles not displaying the current year’s vehicle sticker are also subject to a citation. Stickers cost $48 for passenger vehicles, $24 for motorcycles, $63 for t...
Lights, camera, action! - Caroline Hurley, Ella Forsman and Peyton Smolarczyk perform a scene from the original play "Monster Musical" filmed at The Jam Lab in front of a green screen. On the left you can see the girls with the background of a taxi cab added to the scene. A group of 30 students from third to eighth grade filmed four original musicals for BAMtheatre's Jr. Conservatory Ensemble at The Jam Lab in Brookfield. Please turn to Page 48 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff...
A mini soccer camp provided a perfect place to learn all the basics of the game last month at The Community House. Luke Lawson does a bear crawl across the gym during warm ups. Conor Byrne finds a perfect seat and Ellie Merchant works on her aim. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Twelve Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 11 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported one new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,353, up from 1,341 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had two confirmed COVID-19 patients and one patient awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported seven new cases from March 2-9, all of which involved...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 11 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: return to school update, strategic plan update, Future Ready Facilities, preliminary staffing recommendation, update to HAVEN intergovernmental agreement Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16 https://www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: family bathroom proposal, extension of paid family leave for COVID-19 related illnesses, emergency...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board Among other business at their meeting Monday, board members • awarded about $1.7 million in bids for summer capital projects. Two of the larger projects are floor replacement at Clarendon Hills Middle School for $665,000 and gym floor replacement at Madison, Prospect, Oak, The Lane and Monroe for $390,720. • reviewed scores from the winter MAP tests, which students took Jan. 11-29. In reading, 77.3 percent of in-person students are meeting or exceeding expectations, and 77.6 per...
Students of BAMtheatre's Junior Conservatory Ensemble spent almost a year doing in-depth training on musical theater techniques and creation. The students, in third through eighth grade, came up with ideas and wrote an original play and lyrics for four musicals that were filmed in front of a green screen last month. Maeve Churchill, Ashton Rozich, Kendall Forcash, Ella Forsman, Caroline Hurley and Peyton Smolarczyk work on one of the scenes for "Monster Musical." When the...
CENTRAL NAMES LANGUAGE stars World language teachers at Hinsdale Central select Star Students two times a semester, recognizing them for having a strong interest in a world or classical language, making positive contributions to the classroom environment, exhibiting a passion for learning a second language and inspiring their peers. Students recently recognized are Avery Andersen, Heidi Angelopoulos, Lauren Biegel, Nate Bittner, Riley Boshardt, Katie Brophy, Sarah Brosius, Hannah Brown, Nadia Burt, Andrew Callen, Elyssa Ch...
✔︎ Margaret Kleber Christine Dannhausen-Brun Incumbent Margie Kleber and challenger Christine Dannhausen-Brun are vying for the two-year seat on the Community Consolidated District 181 Board. We endorse Kleber to complete the term of Bill Merchantz, who resigned in February 2020. Dannhausen-Brun is a strong candidate and we have no doubt she would be a constructive board member. Her voluminous resume of service activities demonstrates a deep appreciation for the community and a heart to give back. She clearly follows dev...
✔ Mary Bock ✔ Amy Glynn ✔ Kristin McDaniel ✔ Richard Munson Ryan Trombly In the race for Hinsdale Public Library Board, incumbent candidates Mary Bock, Amy Glynn, Kristin McDaniel are joined by newcomers Richard Munson and Ryan Trombly in seeking one of four open trustee seats. We believe the three incumbents and Munson are best suited to serve on the board for the next four years. This is first election in recent memory featuring a contested library board race, which can primarily attributed to the absence of the village...
Some Hinsdale Community Pool fees are going up as the village adjusts to last year's minimum wage increase and also looks to keep its pricing commensurate with other area swim facilities. At Monday's parks and recreation commission meeting, commissioners approved increasing the hourly lap rental rate from $15 to $18 for resident groups and from $26 to $28 for nonresident groups for the 2021 season. A group must be comprised of at least 75 percent Hinsdale residents to qualify...
Hinsdale's first florist - Morris Florist filled the need for a florist in downtown Hinsdale, according to Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale" when it opened up on Hinsdale Avenue in 1902. His business eventually expanded to include six greenhouses on the corner of Monroe Street and Ogden Avenue and several others outside of Hinsdale as well. 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...
