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Christopher Covino will be the new assistant superintendent of academics for Hinsdale High School District 86 as of July 1. District 86 board members approved his appointment at their May 14 meeting. "First, I want to wish Dr. Carol Baker the best in her future endeavors," Superintendent Tammy Prentiss said. "Second, I want congratulate Chris on his appointment as the district's new assistant superintendent of academics. His knowledge and skills, as well as his experience and...
Seeing empty shelves at the grocery store during the first few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic created feelings of anxiety in many shoppers. And in Ron Ludwigson, who, with wife Kim, owns Kramer Foods in Hinsdale. "To see all the shelves empty and to know you can't fill them up with the next truck coming, it was difficult," Ron said. "Our supplier would only let us order 10 percent more than we normally order. That wasn't keeping our shelves full." At times, their inventory of...
A total of 181 Hinsdale residents have confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of June 2, compared to 179 a week ago. The DuPage County Health Department reported 171 confirmed cases in Hinsdale and the Cook County Health Department reported 10 confirmed cases in the village. A total of 165 confirmed cases and 28 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 nine con...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, June 8, https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: D181 Foundation celebration/thank you, administrator contracts, FY 2021-25 budget assumptions and scenarios, staffing report Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public hearing on demolition moratorium, public hearing on Clarendale request for planned unit development...
Among other business May 28, board members: • approved one-time lump sum hazard payments of $1,000 to 51 district employees in the buildings and grounds, IT and security departments for their on-site work while district facilities were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure passed 5-1, with Eric Held opposing the payments, citing current economic uncertainty and other potential expenses. “Could this money be going toward keeping somebody on the payroll in the future if things get tight enough or some sort of eme...
It was only a month ago when the stay-at-home order was revised and folks flocked to KLM to play on the disc golf course. This hole runs along the creek that flows through the park, and players often find themselves fishing out their discs. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board May 28 approved a settlement with several district residents over alleged First Amendment and Open Meetings Act violations. Board President Kevin Camden was the lone dissenter in the 5-1 vote. Board member Kathleen Hirsman was absent. The suit, filed against the board and then-board President Nancy Pollak, stemmed from a incident at the Dec. 12 board meeting when the residents attempted to read a letter critical of Carol Baker, assistant superintendent for academics. Pollak objected to...
Enrollment unevenness and course differences between Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools have been the subject of criticism from Hinsdale High School District 86 residents. According to the district’s legal counsel, however, those differences do not represent Constitutional violations. At the District 86 Board meeting May 28, attorneys Stanley Eisenhammer and Pamela Simaga of Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn LLP said their analysis of the issue found that the district not run afoul of the 14th A...
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday, the first day Illinois’ economy operated under more relaxed restrictions, his stay-at-home order is replaced by one reflective of “our new, more open reality.” Small businesses statewide opened their doors to customers, with capacity limitations. Restaurants and bars served socially-distanced diners outside, and fitness centers taught classes outdoors with small groups of people. Barbershops and salons resumed services as well, and state parks, wildlife areas and histori...
The state health department filed emergency rules Thursday mandating long-term care facilities to develop testing plans to better protect residents and ensure they are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic appropriately. “The overwhelming majority of long-term care facilities in Illinois are privately run,” Gov. JB Pritzker said during his daily COVID-19 news conference Thursday in Chicago. “In response to the COVID-19 crisis, some of those facilities have acted proactively, some only reactively.” Pritzker said of roughly...
IDOT closed the Chicago Avenue bridge over Route 83 May 21 for deck repairs. The general scope of work includes bridge repairs, joint repair, overlay and incidental and collateral work necessary to complete the project. The project may also require lane reductions on Route 83 to complete the necessary work on the underside of the bridge. IDOT has indicated the detour route will be Ogden Avenue and the detour for through traffic will be posted for Madison Street in Hinsdale and Cass Avenue. IDOT’s anticipated project c...
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker spent much of the day Wednesday in downstate Illinois, where he observed flood preparations along the Illinois River in Meredosia before heading to East St. Louis. There, officials are preparing to launch a massive contact-tracing effort to control the spread of COVID-19. About 60 Illinois National Guard soldiers have been deployed to Meredosia, about 60 miles west of Springfield, to assist local emergency management officials in stacking an estimated 150,000 sandbags to shore up a levee that p...
Pomp and different circumstances - Parades, pictures and parties were on the list for the Hinsdale Central class of 2020 this year. Instead of a trip to Dickinson Field, the graduates and their families gathered around their TVs to watch the virtual ceremony at 7 p.m. May 21. Before the ceremony kicked off, dozens of families flocked to the front entrance of the school to take their graduation pictures. After photos, Hannah Ahdab, Taylor Wagner, Audrey La Valle and Camille...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 28 https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: equal opportunities presentation, Goal 1 update, bond premium update, 2019-20 school year calendar revisions, hazard pay Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public hearings on teardown moratorium, Clarendale development...
District 181 has named Rick Engstrom as its new assistant superintendent of business and operations/chief school business official effective July 1. Engstrom will fill the vacancy left by the retirement of current Chief Financial Officer Mohsin Dada. Engstrom’s hiring was approved at the Community Consolidated District 181 Board meeting April 20. Engstrom comes to District 181 from Plainfield Community Consolidated District 202, where he served as director of finance and then assistant superintendent of business and o...
Helping others is part of the culture at World's Finest Chocolate. So when COVID-19 restrictions were put in place, the folks who work at the Chicago company found themselves in unfamiliar territory, focused on their own survival. "Our business is around doing good and helping people do the things they want to do through fundraising," said Eddie Opler of Hinsdale, who runs the company started by his grandfather in 1939. "That came to halt and it was scary and so out of our...
A total of 179 Hinsdale residents have confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of May 26, compared to 170 a week ago. The DuPage County Health Department reported 169 confirmed cases in Hinsdale and the Cook County Health Department reported 10 confirmed cases in the village. A total of 164 confirmed cases and 27 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 16...
It was different this year, but across Hinsdale Red Devils celebrated with parades, pictures and parties before attending their "virtual graduation." Natalie Howard, Liz Youngman, Emilie Chadwell, Katie Sharp, Jenna Collignon, Jessica Joy, Ana Suchy and Olivia Beargie gathered on the steps at Hinsdale Central to celebrate. This lion on Lincoln Street was sporting a cap for the evening. Grace Piller's dad pulled off a surprise parade while she was posing for pictures in front...
Socially distanced donations — Members of FuelFed held a food drive Sunday, collecting almost 50 bags of food and paper products for the clients of HCS Family Services. Hinsdalean and club member Andy Blakenship handles a perfect pass from David Watts. FuelFed is “the largest private club for discerning collectors and enthusiasts of classic European cars and motorcycles,” according to its website. The club has held several Coffee & Classics events in Hinsdale last year and h...
Starting tomorrow, Hinsdale restaurants and bars are permitted to serve patrons outdoors and retail shops can admit customers. That's welcome news to hard-hit business owners, who have been eagerly anticipating the state's shift into Phase 3 of Gov. JB Pritzker's Restore Illinois plan. The village has developed a plan to partially close First Street between Garfield and Washington streets to accommodate tables on the roadway, installing protective concrete barriers and...
Congratulations, Class of 2020! - This issue is dedicated to Hinsdale's high school seniors, including senior speakers Lorenzo Jennings and Tess Klygis, whose address will be part of the Hinsdale Central virtual graduation ceremony tonight. Our coverage in this special issue includes a look at efforts to make this unusual graduation a special one (Page 5), a profile of the student body president and vice president (Page 9), special photos (Pages 3, 4 and 7), thoughts from...
Jose L. Gaspar, 45, 2606 E. St. Charles Road, Bellwood, was arrested May 12 on a felony count of unauthorized videotaping and two felony counts of unauthorized videotaping of a person under 18 for taking photos and video recordings of girls at a house in the 5600 block of South Washington Street last year where he was performing construction work. According the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, in November, Gaspar, standing outside the home, took dozens of`photographs and video recordings of the homeowner’s 15-year-old...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, May 28 https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org...
"Unfazed." That's the title Hinsdale Central yearbook staffers choose - in September - for this year's publication. How prophetic. Members of the Class of 2020 have taken this unexpected season in stride, educators and parents say. And the adults in their lives have done their best to make the end of senior year special. The "Let's Celebrate Hinsdale District 86 Class of 2020" Facebook page created by Colleen Carroll, G'nee Andrulis and Polly Ascher recognizes seniors from...
A bit of primping for the pomp - Sherry Moawad adjusts son Nick's cap before the Hinsdale Central senior taped his portion of Central's graduation ceremony. Information on tonight's ceremony can be found on Pages 5 and 19. If you have a photo showing how you or your friends or neighbors are coping these days, email it to Jim Slonoff at [email protected].(Jim Slonoff photos)...
