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The Community Consolid-ated District 181 Board has approved a balanced budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year that envisions a $6.7 million surplus in its operating budget. Board members voted 6-0 Monday in favor of the financial plan calling for $64.5 million in operating expenses, less than the nearly $65 million in the 2019-20 budget, with projected revenue of $71.3 million. About $2.6 of the surplus will be used for transfers or debt certificates. Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations Rick Engstrom told board...
Hinsdale police want to remind those who live and work in Hinsdale that free parking is available in the lower level of the new parking deck near the Hinsdale Middle School. The lot may be entered off Garfield Avenue just south of First Street. Drivers who park in metered spaces on the street and let the meters expire will be ticketed, police said....
Early voting in DuPage County begins Thursday, Sept. 24, for the Nov. 3 election at the DuPage Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Beginning, Oct. 19, early voting will be offered at 14 other sites, including the Downers Grove Village Hall, 801 Burlington Ave. In Cook County, early voting begins Oct. 19. The closest site is the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. Visit https://www.dupageco.org/earlyvoting/ or http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/service/early-voting-locations....
• Sept. 21 — Ten local chapters of the League of Women Voters are hosting a candidate forum for the Illinois 6th Congressional District via Zoom from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Democratic incumbent Sean Casten, who is seeking a second term, will participate along with challengers Republican Jeanne Ives and Libertarian Bill Redpath. Each candidate will make a two-minute opening statement; answer questions vetted by the League and presented by a trained, nonpartisan moderator; and then make a two-minute closing statement. Capacity is lim...
The number of Hinsdale residents who have been diagnosed with a confirmed case of COVID-19 hit 368 on Sept. 15, compared to 343 a week ago. The DuPage County Health Department reported 332 confirmed cases in Hinsdale and the Cook County Health Department reported 36 confirmed cases in the village. A total of 168 confirmed cases and 34 deaths are associated with ManorCare in Hinsdale, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Those numbers include residents and staff who might not be DuPage County residents....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Sept. 10, board members: • voted 7-0 to issue almost $46.1 million in bonds, the third bond sale related to the $139.8 million building referendum voters approved in an April 2019 referendum. The sale is expected to generate $50.6 million in proceeds, due to a “premium” (bonds trade above their “par” or face value). The district received a premium on its first two bond sales as well, receiving $70 million from its first sale of $62.26 million and $34.9 million f...
The Illinois Tollway has created an interactive online tool to let people know about the scope and progress of the Central Tri-State Tollway project. The Project Virtual Open House at tri-state.consultation.ai was recently unveiled by the agency to offer access to maps, videos, photos and other information as an alternative to traditional community meetings that have been curtailed because of the pandemic. "Recognizing the challenges posed by COVID-19, the Tollway is opting...
The number of Hinsdale residents who have been diagnosed with a confirmed case of COVID-19 hit 343 on Sept. 8, compared to 318 a week ago. The DuPage County Health Department reported 314 confirmed cases in Hinsdale and the Cook County Health Department reported 29 confirmed cases in the village. A total of 168 confirmed cases and 33 deaths are associated with ManorCare in Hinsdale, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Those numbers include residents and staff who might not be DuPage County residents. Amita...
Voting by mail is an option for voters to cast their ballot prior to Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voters can request a vote by mail ballot through the mail or in person at the DuPage County Election Commission, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton. An application to vote by mail is available on the Illinois State Board of Elections website at https://www.elections.il.gov/electionoperations/VotingByMail.aspx. Ballots will not start being mailed until Sept. 24. It could take four to five business days to receive the ballot. All...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 https://www.d181.org On the agenda: 2020-21 budget approval, 2020-21 revised assessment calendar, sixth-day enrollment report, ad hoc health committee update, HMS update Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: strategic plan Goal 1 update, issue $46 million general obligation school building bonds, return to school update, final budget FY 2021 Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m....
Market master - AJ Marfurt has the perfect size shopping cart for her day at the farmers market Monday morning near Burlington Park. The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce event continues from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Oct. 12 on Chicago Avenue in front of the Memorial Building. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
DOCtors join MEDICAL GROUP DuPage Medical Group has welcomed 14 new physicians in a variety of specialties, including two who see patients in Hinsdale. • Dr. Ashish Arora is board-certified in gastroenterology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He completed his residency in internal medicine as well as his fellowship training in gastroenterology and hepatology at Loyola University Medical Center. • Dr. Laura Hamad earned her doctorate of osteopathic medicine from Midwestern Universit...
Their deaths often are not recorded in the daily statistics tracking COVID-19 fatalities and often don't make the evening news. But the grief is just as profound for families of the 53 people who died of an overdose in DuPage County from the start of the quarantine until the end of June. "I have reached out to multiple rehabilitation leaders and they confirm the increase in those seeking rehabilitation, drug use relapse and instances of fatal and non-fatal overdoses in their p...
What's old is new again - In 1895 Henry Buchholz built the building at 13-15 W. First St., which became home to several grocery stores, retail shops and even a couple of fast food restaurants. When this photo was taken it was home to McDonald Brothers Meat Market. In 1927 Steben's Grocery remodeled the building and operated at that location until 1968. Today it's home to Sweet Ali's Gluten Free Bakery. The photo is from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America -...
Kristin McDaniel was happy to see her seventh-grade son Brady head back to class Tuesday at Hinsdale Middle School. "I know that he, in order to be successful, really needed to have part time within the school and having that access not only to the teachers but the social aspect as well," she said. A supporter of the hybrid model, she said she was hoping to see her older children, Hinsdale Central sophomore Cooper and freshman Maisie, back in class as well. They are currently...
Doing the Burlington shuffle - Neil and Maeve Horan move to the music of Ben Tator and the Tator Tots. The group appeared at the Hinsdale Public Library and village of Hinsdale's Lunch on the Lawn last month. The turnout was great for the event. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
A used electric vehicle dealership could soon be pulling into Hinsdale. At Tuesday’s Hinsdale Village Board meeting, trustees heard about a plan to open Current Automotive at 300 E. Ogden Ave., the former home of Bill Jacobs Land Rover, which is affiliated with the prospective business. The Land Rover dealership moved next door to 336 E. Ogden last year, but Bill Jacobs still has control over the old site through its lease. Kevin Jacobs of the Bill Jacobs Auto Family said Current Automotive already operates a dealership in N...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LISTS The following students from Hinsdale earned a spot on their school’s dean’s list for the 2020 spring semester. Elise Glaser, Colorado College Danielle Beard, Millikin University Julia Krasuski, Miami University ARTISTS EARN RECOGNITION The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners from its 47th annual Fine Arts Show Aug. 15-16. Painter Amine Badr won best of show. Photographer Neshama Roash won the President’s Award — New Artist. Winners in the two-dimensional category...
A Hinsdale resident has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for misappropriating more than $77 million from individuals and financial institutions. Sultan Issa, 47, who pled guilty in January to wire fraud affecting a financial institution, was ordered to serve 200 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood on Monday in Chicago. The sentence was announced by John Lausch, Jr., United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. Issa was a certified public accountant and chief financial...
Hinsdale High School District 86 officials are reviewing information released last week by the DuPage County Health Department to determine possible next steps in an effort to eventually implement the district’s hybrid model for instruction. The district announced Aug. 13 that it would start the school year with remote learning exclusively in the wake of newly issued guidelines from the Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois State Board of Education. The new guidelines tightened protocols in the event of a p...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday, trustees: • approved the purchase of eight Tasers, with holsters and qualification/duty cartridges, for $24,384. The weapons will replace the Hinsdale Police Department’s existing inventory, four of which have become inoperable. Four others, purchased between 2013 and 2016, are beyond the warranty period and can no longer receive maintenance. The department’s 25 officers share the eight units. • awarded the village’s holiday lighting and decorating bid to McFarlane Douglass...
The number of Hinsdale residents who have been diagnosed with a confirmed case of COVID-19 hit 318 Sept. 1, compared to 297 a week ago. The DuPage County Health Department reported 291 confirmed cases in Hinsdale and the Cook County Health Department reported 27 confirmed cases in the village. A total of 168 confirmed cases and 33 deaths are associated with ManorCare in Hinsdale, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Those numbers include residents and staff who might not be DuPage County residents. Amita...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: review of KLM lacrosse field grading, park surveys, grant update, pedestrian bridge at Veeck Park Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public hearing on McNaughton proposal for Heather Highlands...
From hardware to whiskey - In 1929 Ray Soukup built the building at 35 E. First St. to house his hardware store. For 63 years the family, including former Hinsdaleans Hank and Anne Soukup, provided almost everything you could ask for. The building now is home to Fuller's Home and Hardware and Fuller House. This photo is from Sandy Williams' book "Images of America - Hinsdale."...
Stage Door Fine Arts presented a class in mastering Tik Tok dances last month at The Community House. Hinsdale resident and Northwestern senior Tricia Fishbein led the class. Cassidy Murphy and Juliana Waters work through some of their moves. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
