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Those who planned to vote Tuesday, March 17, at The Community House in Hinsdale will be unable to do so. The location is one of 17 locations in DuPage County that have closed. Most are nursing homes or senior living facilities. Residents can participate in early voting until 8 p.m. today, March 16, at the DuPage County Clerk’s Election Division office, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton. Or they can vote Tuesday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. DuPage C...
Just sing, sing a song - Kiki Sikora performs "What it Means to be a Friend" from the musical "13" at BAM Theatre's master class Sunday. Chicago Shakespeare Theater casting director Bob Mason listened to more than a dozen students perform in a mock audition and then offered feedback, covering everything from how they interpreted their songs to how they wrote their resumes. For the full story, turn to Page 17....
CHMS HONOR ROLL Clarendon Hills Middle School has announced the names of students who earned a place on the honor roll for the second quarter. Sixth grade HMS honor roll Greta Andrikonis, Rosabella Barbara, Jacob Block, Abigail Brooks, Darren Carlevato, Nathan Carmody, Amelia Carter, Franklin Chemmachel, William Claus, Megan Clemmons, Nate Conway, Tyler Cook, Maddox Dejuras, Carter Draudt, Harry Du, Ryan Earley, Ella Eden, Madelyn Faust, Jack Fisher, Charles Fox, Grace Gruber, Charles Hoyt, Bennitt Jansen, Jiya Joshi, Owen...
DAVIS RANKed As TOP advisor Hinsdale’s Jim Davis was recognized as a Best-In-State wealth advisor in Forbes annual industry list. Davis, who works for Merrill, was ranked 69th in Illinois. Rankings are based on quantitative and qualitative data, including in-person interviews, industry experience, compliance records, revenue produced and assets under management. Davis draws on more than 20 years of financial and business consulting experience to assist families and individuals in managing their wealth. Before joining M...
Hinsdale vehicle stickers for 2020-21 went on sale Monday electronically and at village hall. To purchase a sticker online, click on the “Vehicle Stickers” tab on the village’s home page at https://www.villageofhinsdale.org and click on the vehicle sticker tab on the left to be directed to the online portal. Residents should receive the sticker in the mail within five business days. Stickers may also be purchased in person at village hall, 19 E. Chicago Ave., or by sending an email to [email protected]. Resid...
In an effort to stem the teardown tide of historic homes in the village, officials are exploring ways to promote preservation. At Tuesday night's village board meeting, trustees discussed measures including a moratorium on demolitions after Village President Tom Cauley said 716 S. and 419 S. Oak St. were poised to be razed. Both sit in the National Register's Robbins Park Historic District in southeast Hinsdale. Cauley told trustees that the village's historic preservation com...
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. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays through March 14. For those in Cook County, these locations are closest: • Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. • Hodgkins Village Hall, 8990 Lyons St. Hours are 9 a.m...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: exterior appearance and site plan review for 420 E. Ogden Ave. (Continental AutoSports), sign permit reviews for 14 W. Hinsdale Ave. (Guaranteed Rate) and 35 S. Washington St. (Berkshire Hathaway), findings and recommendations for 5901 S. County Line Road (paddle tennis warming hut) and 110 E. Ogden...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Feb. 26, board members: • approved a five-day unpaid suspension for Hinsdale South science teacher Lisa Fernandez. Board President Nancy Pollak read the following statement following a closed session on the matter: “We are aware of an incident at Hinsdale South involving a member of our staff, Lisa Fernandez, who exercised poor judgment by using a racial slur when trying to engage students in a discussion about Black History Month. We take these matters very ser...
Walk into the Hinsdale Middle School gym and it's hard to know where to look. The striking blue Spartan logo painted on the west wall. Abundant natural light filtering in from the windows. Fitness equipment lined up along the railing of the fitness mezzanine. And a gleaming wood floor that looks like it wouldn't be out of place at an NBA stadium. It actually wouldn't be, said Mike Duggan, facilities director for Community Consolidated District 181. When the new school was bein...
Multi-use building — The building built at 11 N. Lincoln St. was built by O.J. Stough in 1872. The first floor was a school and the second was a meeting hall. According to Sandy Williams’ book, “Images of America — Hinsdale” Stough’s Hall was the social and civic center of Hinsdale until the Hinsdale Club on First Street was built. This photo was taken in 1904 when the building was purchased by the Swedish Baptist Church....
It seems wherever you look this week crews are busy trimming trees across the village. This crew from Asplundh is working for ComEd on Hickory Street clearing branches from nearby power lines. Meanwhile the village public works department along with Nels Johnson are pruning parkway trees. The trees typically are pruned once every five years to maintain their structure, enhance vigor and maintain safe conditions for motorists and pedestrians....
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board of Education has awarded the second set of bids as part of the $145 million Future Ready Facilities project. At its meeting Feb. 26, board members approved 24 bids totaling about $47 million in work at both Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools. The construction to improve both campuses was approved by voter referendum last spring. In his remarks to board members, project director Marty Platten of Pepper Construction characterized the bidding period as successful. “We had...
All dressed up - Hinsdale Central teacher Nick Gebhart (third from left) and three of his classmates are suited up for a drill at the Rape Aggression Defense System training Friday and Saturday at Hinsdale South. He was one of the District 86 teachers who were earning certification that will allow them to simulate drills with students at both D86 high schools. See the story on Page 5 for more details....
HMS HONOR ROLL The following Hinsdale Middle School students earned a place on the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2019-20 school year. Sixth grade HMS honor roll Daniel Alam, Alessandro Allegra, John Altemose, Faustas Antanaitis, Anna Antipov, Gabriella Ayala-Johnson, Bryce Band, Logan Barrios, Sam Becka, Dylan Behar, Oliver Bell, Ethan Bian, Hayden Bird, Brooks Boules, Wilhelmina Braden, Cullen Bradley, Tessa Brannigan, Gabriele Brigden Nathan Campos, Hunter Carlson, George Choe, Riley Contreras, Grant Cook, Laure...
Seniors named SCHOLARS Four seniors from Hinsdale Central High School have been named candidates for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. They are Alyssa Lee, Daniel Leung, Nicholas Lynch and Thomas Mercurio. The program was established in 1964. Each year, up to 161 students are named Presidential Scholars, which is considered one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. The district anticipates this year’s class of scholars will be named in May. PILLARS annual BALL A SUCCESS The 2020 Ball raised $24...
Hinsdale Central senior Perry Zhao said he was pretty proud of his chess skills coming in to high school. Now, four years later, he credits his involvement on the school's chess team for prompting adjustments in his own attitude. "I was really cocky as a freshman," admitted Zhao, one of three team co-captains. "I think being on the chess team has really taught me about being a good person in general and a lot of valuable skills in leadership and dealing with people and...
Hinsdale residents should receive information soon about the 2020 Census. The 2020 Census counts every person living in the 50 states, District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories. In early March, households will start receiving their census login information in the mail and the census response website will go live. For the first time, each home will receive an invitation to respond to the census online, on the phone or through the mail. When completing the census, residents should will include everyone living in their...
Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: new parking regulations for central business district, new cable Public Education government fees, exterior appearance and site plan for KLM paddle court warming hut, resolutions supporting local control of 5G deployment...
A group of four teachers covered in pads and wearing helmets prepared for a take-down drill during Friday afternoon's training session at Hinsdale South High School. The teachers, whose black gear bore resemblance to Shadow Stormtroopers from Star Wars, were working toward certification to bring lessons like this to the students at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South. All already have been certified in self-defense basic skills for women by the Rape Aggression Defense System,...
By Rebecca Anzel [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — First, there were cordless phones and text messages. Then, internet access and video calls. Now, wireless’s fifth generation will drive mobile phone speeds even faster and allow for advances in telemedicine and management of traffic signals, for example, according to the Federal Communications Commission. But two state lawmakers, Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D-24, Western Springs) and Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-47, Elmhurst), want to give residents, legislators and ind...
A rose was a rose - In the early 1900s much of southeast Hinsdale was occupied by the greenhouses of Basset & Washburn. The business had multiple buildings covering about 40 acres between Seventh and Eighth streets and Elm Street to County Line Road. About 1920 the florist moved to Westmont because the 12,000 tons of coal the company burned annually to heat the greenhouses was becoming increasingly annoying to the nearby residents. (photo from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of...
Members of the "Greatest Generation" - from a Holocaust survivor to members of the military who fought in World War II - brought their stories to life for students at Hinsdale Middle School Friday. To start the day's program, students gathered to salute their guests with a mini concert. The Hinsdale Middle School Jazz Ensemble performed music from the 1940s and members of the choir also performed. World War II veteran Christ Dangles shared his experience from being in battle...
Hinsdale Central’s voter-approved improvements took a step closer to reality last week after the Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals both granted and recommended variance requests from Hinsdale High School District 86. At the Feb. 19 ZBA meeting, board members approved their final decisions to grant variances under their authority related to athletic field fencing and another to provide relief from height and screening requirements for the construction of two soccer field team shelters and a press box. Favorable recommendations...
Science can be a laughing matter - Monroe School students were in for a treat as Bill Cook, the Wacky Science guy, proved you can learn and laugh and scream at the same time. Cook swung a cup of water balanced on a triangular pool rack tied to a piece of rope over his head near the students, without spilling a drop. The Monroe School PTO sponsored his visit to the school in advance of the upcoming science fair....
