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Drafting a $117 million budget in these uncertain times is an art and a science. With the unknowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, anticipating expenses for the 2020-21 fiscal year in Hinsdale High School District 86 is even more of a challenge. “Obviously we have a significant number of unknowns this year as we operate either in a remote or hybrid environment,” Josh Stephenson, chief financial officer, said at the Sept. 10 board meeting. “I wouldn’t say that is where I expect us to end the year.” The board approved...
While most Hinsdale Central students will be back on campus for one day during the week of Oct. 5, the final group of in-person learners won’t return until Nov. 2 according to the Hinsdale High School District 86 reopening plan. The plan, released at the Sept. 24 school board meeting, calls for 25 percent of students to be on campus at a time. Each of the four equal groups — which will be assigned by an algorithm and will have siblings grouped together — will attend a single half day the first week of October. Then each...
ELM SCHOOL EARNS BLUE RIBBON Elm School has been recognized as a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School, the highest award given by the U.S. Department of Education. The coveted award affirms the hard work of educators, families and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging and engaging content. Elm was nominated as an Exemplary High Performing School, meaning it is among the state’s highest performing schools and also has very high performance in smaller subgroups of students. “Elm is...
All in — Almost two dozen members of Hinsdale Central’s football team, along with dozens of other volunteers, helped out at the annual St. Isaac Jogues Seeds of Service project Saturday. Red Devils J.T. Pyle and Jay Randly unload a Cassidy Tire truck that was filled with several pallets of granola bars and toaster pastries. The seventh annual event collected almost 2,000 bags of food donations from across the village. The food was distributed to the Little Sisters of the Poo...
The number of Hinsdale residents who have been diagnosed with a confirmed case of COVID-19 hit 392 on Sept. 30, compared to 380 a week ago. The DuPage County Health Department reported 350 confirmed cases in Hinsdale and the Cook County Health Department reported 42 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....
The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market will run until Oct. 26 this year. The market, which is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays on Chicago Avenue near Burlington Park, was scheduled to end two weeks earlier. The chamber asked the village for the extension to help support the vendors during these tough times. The market, which features vendors of fruits and vegetables, eggs, honey, cheeses, meats and poultry, jam and more, is in its 44th year. For more information, visit http://www.hinsdalechamber...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5 https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: start of school year highlights, abatement strategy update, policy review Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: Ryan Companies proposed senior living development, Land Rover access driver...
Re-imagining has become standard operating procedure for Assistance League of Chicagoland West members. They've had to rethink everything from how to distribute coats to schoolchildren to how to hold their annual Books and Brunch fundraiser. They've also been working to meet the increased need that exists with many out of work and a backlog of individuals who were unable to receive services when the pandemic first hit in March. Meg Cooper, vice president for...
Mohammad Ahmadi of Hinsdale speaks to a crowd of about 30 activists and Jocelyn Freeman of Naperville sings a song at the Global Day of Climate Action rally at Burlington Park Friday. Mia Sekiguchi of Hinsdale puts her hands together as a symbol to recognize the significance of the day. Hinsdale for BLM and other groups coordinated the event, saying the climate crisis disproportionately affects Black and indigenous people and other people of color. (photos by Steve Johnston...
Ashes to ashes - According to Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," H.L. Storey, who was a successful piano dealer, lost his home in the 1871 Chicago fire. He moved to Hinsdale and built this house on the hill in Highlands Park just south of the Highlands Station in 1972. It was called Oaklawn. When it caught fire and burned in 1914, it was not replaced....
A plan to remove the dam in Salt Creek near the historic Graue Mill has been making waves in the community, with proponents touting the cleaner water that would result and opponents arguing the historic dam contributes significantly to the picturesque site in Oak Brook just beyond Hinsdale. In response to an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency finding that Salt Creek at Fullersburg Woods did not meet state water quality standards for dissolved oxygen or for fish and...
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County from Aug. 24 to Sept. 18. 1. 110 The Lane, Chicago Title Land Trust Co. to Mark and Hannah Koczka, Aug. 24, $400,000 2. 1105 Chanticleer Lane, MaryAnn Mueller to Ronald and Anthony Trzos, Aug. 24, $222,000 3. 106 Chanticleer Lane, Rawya Talhamy Pang Trust to Stephanie J. Yuskis Trust, Aug. 24, $348,000 4. 413 N. Quincy St., Marina Gomopoulos Trust to Keith and Carol Tafoya Revocable Inter Vivos trusts, Aug. 24, $1,035,000 5. 5627...
The Hinsdale Central varsity boys soccer team typically would be midway through its season. Thanks to COVID-19, boys soccer, along with football and girls volleyball, will instead compete in a revamped spring season that begins in February. That's not the only change Central athletes - and the athletic department as a whole - are facing this year. Read more in Sports on Page 46. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
The Hinsdale Police Department made one arrest for impaired driving during the recent Labor Day enforcement campaign to increase safety on Illinois roads. Police also issued 45 citations for speeding violations, three for driving with a suspended license, one for operating an uninsured motor vehicle violation, one for possession of cannabis and nine for other violations to the Illinois Vehicle Code. “As traffic safety partners, we do our best to make sure all drivers and other road users are safe,” Deputy Chief Thomas Lil...
Katherine Legge Memorial Park, 5901 S. County Line Road, will be closed on several days this month and next for cross country meets. Disc golf will not be available from 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 25, 28 and 29 and Oct. 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 16 and 19. Meets also are scheduled for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 11, 17 and 24....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: public hearing on and adoption of fiscal year 2020-21 budget, update on return to school plan, policy approval, 2020-21 school year calendar updates, summer school report...
The number of Hinsdale residents who have been diagnosed with a confirmed case of COVID-19 hit 380 on Sept. 22, compared to 368 a week ago. The DuPage County Health Department reported 340 confirmed cases in Hinsdale and the Cook County Health Department reported 40 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....
The Hinsdalean was crowned the No. 1 midsize nondaily newspaper in the state for editorial and advertising content last week by the Illinois Press Association. The Hinsdalean received 23 awards in the 2019 Best of the Press contest en route to receiving the Harold and Eve White Memorial Trophy and 19 awards in the advertising and marketing contest to win the Sam Zito Award of Excellence and the Division H trophy. "I never thought, with such a small staff, we would be in a...
Four students in Community Consolidated District 181 have tested positive for COVID-19 since in-person classes resumed Sept. 8. A student at Hinsdale Middle School was listed as the first case on the district website on Friday. The student, an eighth-grader, has not been at school while possibly contagious since Sept. 14, according to the notification sent to HMS families. Another three students reported they had tested positive on Monday, Jamie Lavigueur, district...
Agency Picks up foundation grant The Hinsdale-based Green Halo Scholars organization received a grant of $7,000 last month from the Palumbo Foundation to fund professional college essay writing support and professional college counseling for under-resourced high school seniors. Green Halo Scholars is a nonprofit formed two years ago to help students in need at several western suburban high school navigate the college application and selection process. STUDENTS EARN MEDALS IN EXAMS More than 200 Hinsdale Central students were...
Rhys Louis has spent the last two weeks near the evacuated town of Happy Camp, Calif., near the Oregon border. The name belies Louis' purpose for being there: fighting forest fires. "We arrived and were immediately plugged into the lines, and we fought the fires through the town of Happy Camp, trying to keep the fires out of as much of the town as we could," said the 27-year-old wildland firefighter and Hinsdale native, reached by phone on Sunday. The so-called Slater Fire is...
All aboard - From Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale" this view of the 'new' train station was taken from Washington Street looking east. She says, "After years of Hinsdale's complaints and requests, the Burlington railroad agreed to replace its aging original Washington Street station. A new site was chosen on the north side of Hinsdale Avenue one block east of the original structure." The photo is from 1907 and the station was completed in...
Sunset over the Hinsdale priarie - As the sun set over the Jackson Street prairie in Hinsdale on Monday night, the effects of the forest fires in the western United States created an unusual look. As the fires burn out of control, the smoke in the upper atmosphere will impact both sunrise and sunset for next several days in the area. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
CENTRAL STUDENTS WIN AP AWARD Fifteen Hinsdale Central students earned the AP Capstone Diploma award. They are Jay Amin, Abigail Chute, Gabrielle Conidi, Anika Holur, Saurav Joshi, Yahya Junejo, Cole Koffron, Luke Leddy, Sidh Leekha, Kaitlin Mrksich, Jasmine Qadeer, Anirudh Raghuvir, Iman Shams, Sanjana Shanbhag and Gabrielle Tsamis. The College Board grants this award to students who earn a score of three or higher on the AP Seminar and AP Research exams, as well as on four additional AP exams of the student’s choosing. H...
