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K-12 schools will remain closed and a stay-at-home order for Illinoisans will remain in place through April 30, as Gov. JB Pritzker announced during his daily COVID-19 briefing Tuesday that he plans on extending those orders on Wednesday. Pritzker’s office said businesses permitted to operate in his previous stay-at-home executive order issued March 20 — such as grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies and other businesses providing services deemed essential in the order — may remain open. “If we can end these orders earlier...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 461 new cases of COVID-19 and eight new deaths in the state Monday as an outbreak worsened at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill. IDPH said one of the deceased was an inmate at Stateville, and 12 other inmates from the facility are now hospitalized with several requiring ventilators. IDPH said 77 others imprisoned at the facility have symptoms and are in isolation, and 11 prison staff members are isolated as well. “The Illinois Department of Cor...
Gov. JB Pritzker announced a number of financial initiatives Wednesday to assist owners of bars, restaurants, hotels and other small businesses during the economic slowdown caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. By Friday, he said, owners of businesses with fewer than 50 employees and less than $3 million in 2019 revenue can qualify for a piece of $90 million in state emergency assistance through three new programs. Pritzker additionally is pushing Illinois’ tax filing deadline from April 15 to July 15 to match the f...
As many expected, Gov. JB Pritzker has announced a stay-at-home order and the closing of nonessential businesses beginning 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21. We will post a story with more details from Capitol News Illinois on our website once it is available. The press is listed among businesses deemed essential, and we want to assure you that we will continue to publish The Hinsdalean each week. We take seriously our responsibility to keep you informed of all the local news. We also recognize how important it is for us all to feel...
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker Friday issued a “Stay at Home” order throughout Illinois, directing all residents to stay home except to conduct essential business and all nonessential businesses to stop operations. The order, which takes effect at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21, will extend at least through Tuesday, April 7. It was the latest and most sweeping step the Pritzker administration has taken to slow the spread of the highly-contagious novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, but it does allow several exemptions. “We h...
This too shall pass - In spite of the closing of churches and schools throughout the village, on Tuesday morning the sun was shining brightly, providing a beautiful backdrop to the steeple of Hinsdale Covenant Church. Today's issue of The Hinsdalean is filled with information about the effect of COVID-19 on everything from tonight's District 86 school board meeting to college athletes whose seasons ended prematurely. We have even added a special DIY cover for budding artists...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Monday, trustees: • referred to the plan commission a request for a public hearing on a temporary moratorium on issuing demolition permits for homes within the Robbins Park Historic District and Central Business District as well as any landmarked or historically significant homes villagewide. The move comes in the wake of the razing or imminent teardowns of several historic properties in Robbins Park for redevelopment, raising concerns that the neighborhood is losing the c...
CENTRAL STUDENTS RECEIVE AWARDS Several students from Hinsdale Central were recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers in conjunction with its Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Stella Dang received a Gold Key in the personal essay and memoir category. Gianna Dugan, Mara Severts, Isabel Sunderland and Anand Yallapragada earned honorable mentions in the personal essay and memoir category. Lia Fawley and Aileen Yang earned honorable mentions in the short story category. Amy Dong received an honorable mention in the...
Two men were arrested and face felony charges after the Hinsdale Police Department, in cooperation with several law enforcement task force agencies, executed search warrants at 5 a.m. March 11 in south suburban South Holland and Dolton. The warrants stemmed from a series of overnight burglary and auto theft investigations. Seven suspects, including two juveniles, were taken into custody as a part of the operation. Four firearms were seized and a stolen Audi A6 from Lyons was recovered from a garage at one of the locations....
Hinsdale High School District 86 was scheduled to conduct a second pilot day of e-learning this spring. Now students at Hinsdale Central and those in Community Consolidated District 181 are relying on digital learning every day while schools are closed to help close the spread of COVID-19. Schools in both districts will be re-open April 6 at the earliest. Dave Lapetino, instructional innovation coordinator and architect of the e-learning plan in District 86, said he's glad...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 23 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills https://www.d181.org On the agenda: update on e-learning progress, award of oak roofing project contract, placement appeals process, summer bridge recommendation, middle school scheduling Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 19 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: preliminary certified staffing recommendation for...
Hinsdale trustees are aligned on the notion of steering central business district employees to the soon-to-be-completed parking deck. But they diverge on whether residents and nonresidents should have the same access to on-street parking. At a special village board meeting Monday, trustees conducted a first read of a proposal to convert the current metered spaces in the downtown to free three-hour parking (see map) and making the 189 spaces in the deck free for up to six...
In a land before Starbucks - Long before Starbucks rented the space on the southeast corner of Hinsdale Avenue and Washington Street, the building was home to a drug store form more than 100 years. This photo dates back to the 1940s and is from the book published by Hinsdalean Sandy Williams, "Images of America - Hinsdale."...
What a difference a week makes. Last week, Gov. J.B. Prtizker banned events with more than 1,000 attendees, canceled Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day parade and urged businesses to allow employees to work from home. The state had only 32 confirmed COVID-19 and no deaths. This week, the governor has closed schools, restaurants and bars. The number of cases in Illinois is approaching 300 and the state reported its first COVID-19 death. Hinsdaleans, like Americans across the cou...
The thrill of victory - Keaton Cassell of Madison School sets a winning time in his cup stacking drill last month. Cassell and several other Madison students gather twice a week to sharpen their skills. The students will compete in the 2020 Illinois Sport Stacking Championship in May....
HINSDALE CENTRAL HONOR ROLL Hinsdale Central High School has released the names of students who earned a place on the dean’s list and honor roll for the first semester of the 2019-20 school year. Dean’s list Seniors Ayesha Abbasi, Baharsadat Abtahi, Reem Abu-Ghazalah, Manvit Adusumilli, Sachin Advani, Daisy Agne, Hannah Ahdab, Carolyn Ahn, Zayd Alamuddin, Kasey Albert, Emily Alden, Noor Alghafeer, Yaman Alghafeer, Emily Ali, Saba Ali, Ahmad Alkadri, Lamis Alnatafgi, Mohamed Alnatafgi, Kiran Amegadjie, Maiwen Ameg...
4 DEBS, HONOR GUARD ANNOUNCED The Hinsdale Assembly is proud to announce its 2020 Debutantes and Honor Guard. These young women and men will engage in a number of social and community service projects throughout the year and will participate in the Hinsdale Assembly Ball Dec. 23 at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort. For 2020, the Hinsdale Assembly has committed to donate to Hinsdale Hospital’s Behavioral Health service line. Mental health is an extremely important need for children and families. The assembly is d...
Sometimes the pain of loss is too difficult to express in words. So Laura Cottrell, bereavement director at Amita St. Thomas Hospice, might ask participants in a grief support group to use a hammer to shatter a bowl. "Then they put it back together. The bowl is never the way it was before," she said. "It is held together, but there are holes in it and there are pieces missing. "The creativity gives them an outlet for emotions they might not know how to talk about or what to...
Early voting for the Tuesday, March 17, presidential primary election is now available at the following DuPage County locations near Hinsdale: • Downers Grove Village Hall, 801 Burlington Ave. • Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York Road • Oak Brook Village Hall, 1200 Oak Brook Road Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 12 and 13; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 14. For those in Cook County, these locations are closest: • Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. • Hodgkins Village Hall, 8990 Lyon...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 16 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: Neighborhood Preschool special education spotlight, internet safety and filtering, staffing report, fund balance strategy discussion, Oak roofing project bid award, placement appeals process, math bridge, middle school scheduling, data cable and route/switch upgrade, action to dismiss and nonrenew probationary teachers Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Hinsdale...
The village of Hinsdale and local school districts report that they are closely monitoring developments regarding the coronavirus. Brad Bloom, assistant village manager and director of public safety, said Wednesday that village manager Kathleen Gargano has been participating in COVID-19 informational conference calls at the state, county and regional levels. No village events or meetings had been canceled due to the pandemic, but that crews hired to clean its facilities were asked to provide additional cleaning sessions, he...
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois health officials Tuesday announced the first cases of coronavirus illness in people outside Cook County. The victims, a McHenry County resident in his late teens and a Kane County woman in her 60s, are likely the state’s first cases of “community spread.” Neither of these cases have a travel history to an affected area or a connection with other known cases. Though officials are still investigating, they believe these are the first known instances of the virus spreading throughout the populat...
Home away from home - This photo is from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." The Fresh Air Association was one of Hinsdale's most successful philanthropies. The association provided women and children from Chicago's poor neighborhoods "a vacation in the country." The association was housed in the Marvin Fox home, which was at first loaned to the group and then became its permanent location. The home still stands at 32 W. Ogden Ave, one house east of the...
In the midst of a possible moratorium on teardowns and changes to the zoning code, the Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission conducted a regular slate of business at its March 4 meeting. The commission's task last week was to review applications to demolish three homes in the Robbins Park Historic District, all of which are listed as contributing structures. Public hearings were scheduled for the homes at 716 S. Oak St., 419 S. Oak St. and 641 S. Elm St. The hearing on...
