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CHAMBER NAMES OFFICERS, Directors Melissa Waters of Hinsdale Furriers was named chairman of the board for 2020 for the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce, and Bob Smith of Corporate Risk Management will serve as vice chairman. New directors are Andrea Kaspar of J. McLaughlin, Paige Logan of Event Staffing by Paige and J. Ford Sunderland of Sterling & Knight Jewelry & Pawn. COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LISTS Several Hinsdale students earned a spot on the dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester at their respective colleges and uni...
The daughter of a slain Hinsdale woman testified Thursday as the murder trial of suspect Dominic Sanders of Chicago entered its third day. The girl, now 14, testified that she had slept the night before the May 4, 2017, slaying in her mother’s bed, as she often did, because her own bed was covered in stuffed animals. She was familiar with where her mother, Andrea Urban, kept her jewelry — including two family-heirloom rings that authorities say Sanders pawned — in the back of a cabinet compartment in a bedroom dresser, behin...
During the opening day of Dominic Sanders’ trial on charges he killed a Hinsdale woman in a 2017 home invasion, prosecutors and the defense agreed Wednesday on just two things: the defendant was in Hinsdale that day and he took two family-heirloom rings from the home. Sanders, 32, of University Park, faces charges of first-degree murder, home invasion, armed robbery and residential burglary stemming from the May 4, 2017, slaying of 50-year-old Andrea Urban. The charges allege Sanders stabbed Urban to death during a daytime b...
A Hinsdale man has been charged with sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy he met through the internet, the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Mark Sadlowski, 26, 532 W. North St., was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a class 2 felony, for allegedly sexually abusing the boy Nov. 1, 2019, after meeting through an online dating site. An arrest warrant was issued for Sadlowski Jan. 8, and he was taken into custody the following day. Circuit Judge Liam Brennan set his bond at $15...
A Hinsdale resident has admitted to misappropriating more than $65 million from individuals and financial institutions, according to a plea agreement filed Jan. 10 with District Judge Andrea Wood and provided by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. Sultan Issa, 46, pled guilty to wire fraud affecting a financial institution for perpetrating a scheme from 2010-17 “to defraud clients and financial institutions, and to obtain money and property from those clients and financial ins...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board Among other business Monday, board members: • voted 6-0 to approve advanced and accelerated math criteria, ELA/ACE criteria and the math trajectory to guide placement decisions in grades three to eight for fall 2020. Parents soon will be able to review slides with a voiceover explanation detailing the criteria for each grade and level, said Kathy Robinson, assistant superintendent of learning. The district is adding more bridge classes to make sure students who are moving i...
0-lane pool at Hinsdale Central into funding for the project has nearly reached its goal, according to leaders of the campaign. A group of Central alums and district residents have been working over the last several months to raise $1.6 million to cover the cost difference between building an eight-lane and a 10-lane facility at Central. A 10-lane pool was approved by the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board in September as part of the $139 million referendum for school...
Carol Baker, who has served as assistant superintendent for academics/chief academic officer in District 86 since Aug. 1, 2018, will be out of a job on June 30. The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board voted unanimously last week not to renew her contract, for reasons other than a reduction in staff, board President Nancy Pollak said in her report after the Jan. 9 vote. “It’s a personnel matter,” Pollak said. “We are not at liberty to provide any information additionally above and beyond what is included in the resolut...
What's old is new again - Friday afternoon in the central business district hasn't changed much in the past 100 years for Hinsdale students. Back in 1920, it was students from HTHS (Hinsdale Township High School) and today it's the students from HMS (Hinsdale Middle School) who flock to the downtown when the weather cooperates. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email it...
The Hinsdale Public Library provided the perfect place for entertainment Sunday afternoon to brighten a cloudy day. "Little Miss Ann" - who is actually Ann Torrabla - had the full house of children and their moms and dads singing and dancing to her music. Stephanie Freda and her daughter, Grace, work on their dance moves. Emma McMonagle jumps to the beat and Aisling Gray and her daughter, Beth, get into the swing of things. The event was cosponsored by the Hinsdale Community...
A mild winter has allowed crews to continue to work this month on the village-owned parking deck near Hinsdale Middle School. “The parking deck is going very well,” said Brad Bloom, assistant village manager. “I’m really pleased with how it’s coming together. The precast looks good.” Precast concrete delivery began the week of Dec. 9, and all 215 pieces have been assembled. “It was something to watch,” Bloom said. “The majority of the structure is up. Now it’s just the smaller parts — adding the electrical, adding th...
Bravo, bravo! - Lucy Parry was on hand Friday afternoon to watch her brothers sing in the Oak School multicultural holiday assembly. After the Oak School Chorus sang to the assembled students and their families, each grade also had a chance to sing a song to celebrate the event. To see a video of the closing number, visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/thehinsdalean. Please turn to Page 7 for more pictures....
Jan. 1 marks the start of a new year — and the enactment of a number of new laws and fees for Illinois residents. Most are aware of the law making recreational marijuana legal, but it’s just one of more than 250 that went into effect last week. “We were happy to be able to get as much done as we did,” said state Sen. Suzy Glowiak-Hilton (D-24, Western Springs), who represents Hinsdale and 11 other western suburbs. State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-47, Elmhurst), whose district also includes Hinsdale, offered praise and critici...
Hinsdale Central Coach Mike Wiggins talks to students as the Friday session of his 5 Star Winter Soccer Camp opens. The winter camp, which now meets at Hinsdale Central, has been offered in Hinsdale every year since 1994, when it was held at the old Hinsdale Middle School. Additional camps will be offered this summer. (photos by Jon Langham for The Hinsdalean)...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday, trustees: • approved the submission of a Park and Recreation Facility Construction Program (PARC) grant application to receive up to $2.5 million for renovations to the Lodge at Katherine Legge Memorial Park. The village is expected to contribute up to $625,000 toward the project, depending on the amount awarded. The money would be used on ADA improvements, including elevator installation, bathroom and flooring enhancements and upgrades to the HVAC system, windows and s...
The jury trial for the man accused of murdering Andrea Urban in her Hinsdale home is scheduled to start Tuesday. Dominic Sanders, 30, of 819 White Oak Lane, University Park, is charged with first degree murder for killing Urban, a 51-year-old mother of two, at her home May 4, 2017. Sanders has been held without bail since his arrest on May 25, 2017, after being stopped in Will County for a traffic violation. He is also charged with home invasion and armed robbery in the case. Sanders has pleaded not guilty. Trial proceedings...
Learn more about 5G, how 5G will affect the community and how to take action at a town hall meeting set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at The Community House, 415 W. Eighth St., Hinsdale. Hinsdale Village Board and DuPage County Board members will speak at this session, sponsored by Stop 5G Hinsdale and Neighbors....
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 District office, 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: special education spotlight, STEAM iLab update, math ELA placement with math trajectory, one-to-one classroom management tool, recommendation to purchase CLEAR services Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On...
At the start of each new year, The Hinsdalean asks the leaders of nonprofit agencies in town to share a recap of the previous year and offer their hope for the next 12 months. This is the second installment of the series. HCS Family Services, Robert Crown Center and Wellness House were featured in a Jan. 2 article. Community Memorial Foundation Leaders at Community Memorial Foundation spent at least part of 2019 looking forward to the year ahead. The foundation, which has granted more than $77 million to partners since its...
Postcards from the past - It was a lot easier to get mail around the country in 1938. This card was simply addressed to Miss Alice Garner, Blue River, Wisconsin. The card was postmarked in Hinsdale at 8 a.m. July 25. The message was "a card a day while they last will be my motto temporarily. I found out the Zephyr fare to P. du C. (Prairie du Chien, Wis.) is $4.54 one way so guess that'll be OK. Please notice familiar "Walgreens" on the corner. Sincerely, Dick.' (Hinsdale...
Hinsdale firefighters responded to a call for a house fire at 427 Justina St. at about 11:05 a.m. Wednesday. When they arrived they discovered flames coming from the attached garage in the front of the three-story home. One of the home's occupants, who had made it outside, said her two brothers were upstairs asleep. Firefighters successfully searched the home, found the boys and helped them and their two dogs to safety. Several nearby fire departments also were called to the...
A nearly 17-acre parcel in Hinsdale’s northwest corner would become home to a 330,000-square-foot, 262-unit senior living complex under a developer’s proposal. At Tuesday’s Hinsdale Village Board meeting, trustees heard the conceptual plan for Clarendale of Hinsdale Senior Residences at 707 W. Ogden Ave. on the north side of the roadway and along the west side of Adams Street. The property is the site of the vacant Institute for Basic Life Principles, which owns the land. Developer Ryan Companies, in partnership with assis...
Book break - Scarlett Garber, along with her mom and brothers Michael and Grant, spent some time Friday visiting the Hinsdale Public Library. Each kid found a perfect place to read before embarking on several activites the library was offering. The library's regular hours resume today, Jan. 2, after the New Year's Day closure....
A growing economy and a shortened holiday season, with six days fewer between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year than in 2018, contributed to healthy retail sales in December. Hinsdale merchants reported strong sales as well. "The season went really well. We had a great year," said Sweet William owner Kristi Smith. "We were feeling pretty fortunate. We have so many great loyal customers in town that want to shop local and try to stay away from e-commerce and the malls."...
