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Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday that state officials are “scouring the globe” for personal protective equipment, or PPE, as it prepares for the COVID-19 outbreak to peak in Illinois over the next two weeks. Pritzker outlined those efforts during his daily coronavirus briefing in Chicago as the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,006 new confirmed cases of the disease over the previous 24 hours and 33 additional deaths. All of those new deaths were in Cook County and the surrounding collar counties of Lake, DeK...
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois officials announced on Tuesday the largest single-day increase of novel coronavirus-caused deaths in the state. The 73 new fatalities in 14 counties — Champaign, Christian, Cook, DuPage, Ford, Kane, Kankakee, Lake, Madison, McHenry, Monroe, Tazewell, Will and Winnebago — bring Illinois’ total to 380. Coles, Lawrence, Richland and Shelby counties each reported their first confirmed cases of the virus Tuesday. Coroners and medical examiners across the state may be conducting post-mortem tests to properl...
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday he has “given up” on an adequate coronavirus response from the federal government and announced an expansion of emergency child care during his daily COVID-19 briefing Sunday in Chicago. At the same briefing, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Illinois Department of Public Health director, announced 899 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 along with 31 more deaths. That brings the total to 11,256 confirmed cases and 274 deaths from the virus in 71 of Illinois’ 102 counties. Boone, Calhoun and Gallati...
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois on Saturday became the 10th U.S. state to top 10,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the state’s public health department announced its largest one-day increase in cases. On Saturday there were 10,357 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, a spike of 1,453 since Friday. There were 33 more deaths reported Saturday, bringing the total to 243. And 68 of Illinois’ 102 counties now have reported cases, while the vast majority of cases and deaths have been in Cook County. “The number is sobering and reminds...
SPRINGFIELD – COVID-19 has now claimed 210 lives in Illinois as officials reported 53 more deaths and 1,209 new confirmed cases Friday during a news conference at a Chicago convention center that will house patients with the virus in the coming weeks. The McCormick Place convention center can now treat 500 non-intensive care COVID-19 patients in rooms measuring 10 square feet, with the plan of eventually growing it to a capacity of 3,000 by the end of April. The first phase also included 14 nursing stations and support r...
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday announced a public service initiative to mobilize the state’s “strongest weapon” against the spread of novel coronavirus — Illinoisans. Pritzker said his administration has “nearly exhausted every avenue available” to mitigate COVID-19’s expansion. It instituted a stay-at-home order, banned dining in at restaurants and bars, limited public gatherings and shuttered schools. Now, the governor is asking Illinoisans not only to stay at home, but to celebrate it. “All In Illinois” is a...
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday the formation of a new relief fund to support artists and performers who have been temporarily put out of work by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Arts for Illinois Relief Fund will provide financial assistance in the form of grants to artists, artisans and cultural organizations that have been impacted by the virus. The fund is a partnership between the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois and several charitable foundations. Pritzker highlighted...
AMITA EARNS RECOGNITION Amita Health Adventist Medical Centers Hinsdale and La Grange have achieved Magnet recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Fewer than 10 percent of U.S. health care organizations receive the prestigious honor, which represents the pinnacle of nursing achievement, according to Mary Murphy, vice president and chief nursing officer, Amita Health Hinsdale and La Grange, and regional chief nursing officer for Amita’s South Region. Amita Health Hinsdale earned M...
A map on the DuPage County Health Department website shows six confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale as of 11 a.m. March 31. The county has a total of 346 confirmed cases, including 10 deaths, according to the health department. Included in that total are the 49 cases and six deaths associated with the Chateau Nursing Home in Willowbrook. The highest number of cases reported in a single day in DuPage County was 43, which occurred twice, on March 25 and 28. The health department’s website is https://www.d...
Parks in Hinsdale are open during the stay-at-home order from Gov. JB Pritzker, but they are not to be used as spaces for community gatherings, village officials said. The village has received notification of violators and requests that residents comply with the following guidelines. • Playgrounds are closed until further notice. • All tennis, pickleball, platform tennis and basketball courts are closed until further notice. • Gatherings are prohibited in parks at this time. • Those using the parks or trails should practic...
Bill Cotter of Hinsdale is the newest member of the Community Consolidated District 181 Board. Cotter was seated at the board's March 23 virtual meeting to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Bill Merchantz. Cotter's term will run until the consolidated general election on April 6, 2021. "We were fortunate to have a strong group of candidates apply for the board vacancy and appreciate their interest in serving the D181 community," said Meeta Patel, board vice...
Hinsdale police have announced the results of the St. Patrick’s Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Officers made one arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol and issued seven seat-belt citations, along with 13 citations for speeding, three for operating an uninsured motor vehicle, two for underage possession of cannabis, one for driving with an expired license, one for distracted driving and 10 for other violations. “Impaired drivers are a risk to everyone on the road,” said Hinsdale Deputy Police Ch...
Mike Sullivan hasn’t been traveling to his office in the Loop for a few weeks now, but he’s been busier than ever. “I have been crazed all day and am going to be even crazier after 3 p.m. when everyone calls to see what they should do after the shutdown,” Sullivan said the afternoon of March 20, minutes before Gov. JB Pritzker issued his stay-at-home order. Sullivan has been an attorney for 29 years and currently is head of the labor and employment group at Goldberg Kohn Lt...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, April 6 virtual meeting https://www.d181.org On the draft agenda: e-learning update, staffing report, Oak roofing contract, student and staff iPad refresh, middle school scheduling, kindergarten early entrance Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9 virtual meeting https://www.d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 Memorial...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their virtual meeting Thursday, board members: • voted 6-1 to set the staffing level at 375.4 full-time equivalents for Hinsdale Central, Hinsdale South, the Transition Center and HAVEN for the 2020-21 school year, a increase of 3.9 FTE from this school year. An “ideal” plan the board reviewed at its March 19 meeting called for an increase of 9.3 FTEs, which would have provided lower class sizes across the board. Many requests in that plan were addressed in the r...
With the downtown parking deck scheduled to be completed in a couple of months, Hinsdale officials are exploring ways to optimize use of an expanded central business district parking supply for visitors, business employees and commuters. The two-level, 319-space deck going up at First Street and Garfield Avenue will be shared with the adjacent Hinsdale Middle School. The village will have exclusive use of the 189 spaces on the lower level, which represents a 40 percent...
The Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Department is encouraging Hinsdaleans to join in the nationwide bear hunt. To help hunters, place a favorite bear on your porch or inside in a front window. Hunters are encouraged to practice social distancing while they are around town searching out their prey. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Patriotism prevails — More and more U.S. flags are beginning to show up on homes throughout the village recently. Carissa Kapcar took this photo, in an early morning walk Monday morning, as Hinsdale Public Works employee Dane Wisniowicz begins hanging flags on lampposts in the central business district. If you have a photo showing how you or your friends or neighbors are coping these days, email it to [email protected]....
HCS Family Services has been closed for almost a week, but that doesn’t mean families aren’t receiving the groceries they need. An employee who had worked closely with a number of volunteers and other staff went home with flu symptoms March 19, Stan Cook, executive director, said Tuesday. “We told everybody at that time to wrap up what they were doing and go home,” Cook said. “That was the trigger that caused the difficult decision to close down.” Staff members will spend at least 14 days working from home, with the office sc...
Residents are welcome to enjoy Hinsdale parks during the stay-at-home order from Gov. JB Pritzker, but the playground equipment is off limits through at least April 7. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Hinsdale Rotary this week answered calls for help in the fight against the impact of COVID-19 with monetary donations to support those in need. Hinsdale Rotary President Tom Norton said the organization gave $5,500 Monday in response to an urgent request from the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation for the purchase of a new portable patient monitor to serve the increasing patient load at Amita Adventist Hinsdale Hospital. Then on Tuesday, Hinsdale Rotary cut a $3,000 check to enable People’s Resource Center in Westmont to buy a f...
Interested in ordering a bottle of wine or six-pack of beer with your carryout order from a Hinsdale restaurant? You can, thanks to action Village President Tom Cauley took last week. The sale of beer and wine in original sealed containers will be allowed until April 17 or the expiration of Gov. JB Pritzker’s ban of on-site dining, whichever is sooner. The sale must be in conjunction with a food purchase. The move was prompted by a call that assistant village manager Brad Bloom received from a Hinsdale restaurant manager a...
Lucy and Vivian Kapcar, who live across the street from the medical center at 40 S. Clay St., used e-learning art time last week to create posters to thank the medical workers, many of whom are neighbors, community members and friends. Thanks to mom Carissa for sending this photo in. If you have a photo showing how your or your friends or neighbors are coping these days, email it to [email protected]....
Welcome spring?! - The past week saw the changing of the seasons - well, sort of. The couple of inches of snow that fell Sunday gave the first flowers of the season a white coating that virtually disappeared by Monday afternoon. The upcoming week's forecast looks a little like spring weather is around the corner, with highs in the 50s. To see The Hinsdalean covers children across the village created, please turn to Page 40....
Sheltering in place doesn't mean the sidewalks and streets are off limits to man's (and woman's) best friend. Fitzie and Ivy met up with a new friend, Dash, as they led their dog walkers down Seventh Street Saturday. The dog walkers, aka their best friends, were Jackie and Chris Stent and Sarah and Eddie Opler. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
