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HIGH SCHOOLERS MAKE HONOR ROLL Several Hinsdale students earned place on the honor roll at Nazareth Academy for the second semester of the 2019-20 school year. The “A” Honor Roll indicates a grade point average of 3.8-4.0 or above on a 4 point scale. The “B” Honor Roll indicates a grade point average of 3.33-3.79 on a 4 point scale. A honor roll — Diana Anos, Sarah Battaglia, Sophia Cacciatore, Isabelle Cameron, Gracie Carstensen, Dylan Colbert, Emma Francis, Adam Fuechtman, Kathleen Gerth, Harrison Gianares,...
BAM Broadway Workshop Summer Camps are being held outdoors at Burns Field this year. Keeping socially distant and masked when appropriate, the children learned dances and songs from the musical "Newsies." Charlotte Froiland develops a dance to go with one of the songs. Ben Mool auditions and Despina Patos works on a dance. (Jim Slonoff photos)....
Like most people, Isabella Xu was finding it hard to escape the constant flow of news, headlines and updates regarding the spread of COVID-19. But despite the 24-7 onslaught of information, Xu could find very little about how the pandemic, the abrupt end to the traditional school year and the sudden need to stay at home was affecting people her age. Rather than sit and wonder, the soon-to-be Hinsdale Central sophomore took it upon herself to initiate a research project to...
A total of 249 Hinsdale residents have confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of July 21, compared to 241 a week ago. The DuPage County Health Department reported 231 confirmed cases in Hinsdale and the Cook County Health Department reported 18 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 Hospital had four...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board • approved a revised 2020-21 school year calendar that lists Nov. 3 (Election Day) as a state holiday as required, makes Nov. 25 (the Wednesday before Thanksgiving) a remote learning day and changes the first day of student attendance from Aug. 12 to Aug. 17. Curriculum night and parent-teacher conferences will be virtual. • listened as board President Kevin Camden thanked former board member Nancy Pollak for her service prior to her resignation and move out of state. He said the boa...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, July 30, https://www.d181.org On the agenda: approval of D181 2020 school reopening plan Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org...
The pandemic may be restraining a lot of business activity, but at least one sector in Hinsdale seems to be defying the economic quarantine: real estate. "We're up 30 percent year over year," said Coldwell Banker real estate broker Dawn McKenna of her Hinsdale-based Dawn McKenna Group's transaction volume. She said unlike the Great Recession when there were too many listings for a financially insecure market, McKenna this season of tumult has spurred speculative buyers to...
Parade from the past - In 1913 Hinsdale Independence Day parade marched south on Washington Street through the central business district. This photo is from Sandy Williams book "Images of America - Hinsdale." Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Email the picture along with a brief description to [email protected]....
The reconstruction of the tennis courts and the installation of a new track and new turf on Dickinson Field is moving into the finishing phases this week and next. However, it won't be until spring that the football team steps onto Dickinson Field to begin its season. See story above for complete details on the IHSA's new sports schedules. (drone photograhy by Yannis Arvanitis)...
High school athletes in only a handful of sports will compete this fall, the Illinois High School Association Board announced Wednesday. Boys and girls golf, girls tennis, boys and girls cross country and girls swimming and diving will remain as fall sports, with the season beginning Aug. 10 and continuing through Oct. 24. Per Gov. JB Pritzker’s announcement Wednesday, fall sports will begin with competition limited to conference opponents and other schools in the same general geographical area. Schools will be provided m...
District 86 students will start the school year with a hybrid schedule that combines two days a week of in-person classes with three days a week of remote learning. “The students are at the center of our planning effort, but the decisions are based on the health and safety of the entire community,” Superintendent Tammy Prentiss said at the July 23 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting. “Our ultimate goal is to return to 100 percent in-person instruction, but it is not possible at this time due to the guide...
Honoring our nation - A 21-gun salute was part of the Fourth of July Tribute Ceremony at Fullersburg Cemetery. Members of the Fullersburg Historic Foundation and the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War also recited the Pledge of Allegiance and offered a short address. The Independence Day parade and celebration in town were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (photos by Steve Johnston for The Hinsdalean)...
The Hines-Shah family of Hinsdale had been to India before. They had even attended an Indian wedding before. But they had never experienced anything quite like the four-day extravaganza of 2019. Jay and Katie Hines-Shah, along with children John and Betty, traveled to India over Thanksgiving last year for the wedding of Jay's cousin's son. Generations gathered for the traditional wedding celebration, which began with a family party at which the bride and groom's families...
After asking the Hinsdale Plan Commission to consider a moratorium on the demolition of historic homes, most Hinsdale trustees are no longer interested in imposing one. Following hours of public comment during three virtual hearings on June 10, 24 and 30, commissioners voted 4-2 not to recommend the moratorium to the Hinsdale Village Board. “The whole purpose of the moratorium was (to allow) a standstill while we took action on the part of Title 14 that relates to demolitions,” Village President Tom Cauley said at the Jul...
The Hinsdale Fire Department lost a firefighter/paramedic candidate Tuesday when 25-year-old Nicole Hladik took her own life. "It's a devastating loss for her family, and the fire department itself is a family. They are grieving the loss of one of their own," village manager Kathleen Gargano told The Hinsdalean Wednesday. Village officials have been in contact with her family and brought in grief counselors to talk to her co-workers in the department, Gargano stated in a...
Metra announced last week that it will close the West Hinsdale Station for about two months beginning Aug. 1 to accommodate the replacement of the station’s boarding platforms. Trains will not stop at the station for the duration of the work. Passengers who normally board at West Hinsdale are asked to use either the downtown Hinsdale or Clarendon Hills stations for the duration of the construction project. Due to low ridership across the Metra system caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the station will be fully shutdown to c...
Hinsdale residents interested in applying to be a contributing columnist for The Hinsdalean need to do so by 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 29. Applicants should email a 450-word sample column along with ideas for three additional columns (with a sentence or two about each) to editor Pam Lannom at [email protected]. They should include an address and daytime phone and a few paragraphs explaining who they are and why they are interested in writing a column. Elected officials, employees of public bodies and those looking to...
State Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton was misidentified as state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi on the July 16 cover....
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business at their July 16 meeting, trustees: • learned that Ryan Companies has agreed to temporarily suspend its request to build a senior living development at the corner of Ogden Avenue and Adams Street with the hope that residents soon will be able to attend meetings of the plan commission and village board in person. In the interim, the company is holding six 30-minute informational sessions for residents from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at The Community House. Register online at h...
A total of 241 Hinsdale residents have confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of July 21, compared to 223 a week ago. The DuPage County Health Department reported 222 confirmed cases in Hinsdale and the Cook County Health Department reported 19 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 Hospital had one...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, July 23 https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: 2020-21 return to school plan, Transition Center building capacity and space utilization report, extend agreement with Cotter Consulting, approve interim human resources directors, revised 2020-21 school calendar, rescind policy 8:22 (community organizations using D86 names), Heather Highlands Development Update...
The original I-Pass - Toll collector Van Velzer's home was located on Plank Road (Ogden Avenue) near the county line. Back in the day the toll rates between Brush Hill (Hinsdale) and Naperville were 25 cents for a horse and carriage, 37 cents for a wagon with two horses, 10 cents for a horse and rider, 4 cents for cattle and 3 cents for hogs and sheep. This is from "Images of America - Hinsdale" written by Sandy Williams....
The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center held a fundraiser last month called 'Front Porch Photos.' Linda Gordon with Rose was the first one in line for her portrait, which was photographed by Laura Dajoraite. Michael and Maria Reher pose with Duncan, and Amy Current just wanted a single shot of her Miss Alice. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Parking deck opens today — Village President Tom Cauley cuts the ribbon opening the new parking deck on Garfield Avenue near First Street with the help of assistant village manager Brad Bloom (from left), Trustee Scott Banke, state Senator Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Trustee Neale Byrnes, Trustee Matt Posthuma, Trustee Luke Stifflear and village engineer Dan Deeter. The $9 million project — a cooperative effort between the village and Community Consolidated Elementary District 181...
Classic cars - When they first hit the market, starting at $695 in 1923, who knew one day they'd be a classic? E. H. Fleck & Co. Chevrolet Sales & Service was located at 24 W. Hinsdale Ave. Edward Fleck built the building in 1923. Later it was home to Hartley's Bicycle Shoppe. 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]. (photo courtesy of...
