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Hinsdale's Paige Glendinning is the first to admit she loves technology. But she and other residents who are part of Stop 5G Hinsdale & Neighbors are working to stop Verizon and other carriers from bringing 5G to Hinsdale - at least until the radiation associated with the technology can be deemed safe. "We started essentially because one of our friends had a wooden stake with the white flag in her front yard - technically the easement," said Glendinning, one of the organizers...
Americans like their high-speed wireless, and the faster the better. To meet that demand, telecommunications companies are readying to roll out 5G technology. As its name suggests, 5G is the fifth generation of mobile networks, created to increase data speeds and support emerging technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, smart homes and virtual reality, as the village of Hinsdale explains on its website. Wireless access for homes and enhanced mobile services are likely to be the first applications using the new 5G...
The boys and girls pored over their monthly income and expenses. Nice digs were desirable, but the rent/mortgage payments had to fit within a first-year employee's salary. Real estate broker Mike McCurry laid out the housing options for students - including moving back in with mom and dad. "The landlord is going to run your credit and ask, 'How much do you make?' and calculate if you can afford it," McCurry told the assembled Clarendon Hills Middle School eighth-graders....
DuPage County residents are invited to give feedback on a proposed master plan identifying the DuPage County Forest Preserve District’s priority projects and initiatives for the next five years. Residents are asked to email their comments through Nov. 27 to [email protected]. Comments should include the respondent’s name and address. The master plan is expected to come before the forest district board on Dec. 10, and the board is expected to vote on whether to approve the plan at its Dec. 17 meeting. The for...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18 District office 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: HCHTA contract approval, 2019 estimated property tax levy, LEAP presentation, school improvement plans, audit presentation, HMS update and action items, administration center recommendations Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 Hinsdale Public Library 20 E. Maple St. On the draft agenda: 2020 budget, 2020 levy request, accept audit, policy revisions, per capita grant...
Hoop there it was - The Hoops for Life team (and few friends) took a time out to pose for this photo back in 1989. The 3-on-3 basketball tournament, which raised money for the American Cancer Society, was started by a group of Hinsdale Central grads and a few of their friends. The tourney ran for 20 years, raising more than $4.2 million. The event was the largest single day ACS fundraiser in the state for a long time. Pictured are (from left) Don Sternard, Dave McMurray, Tim...
Walking in a Halloween wonderland - While last week's snowfall wasn't a record for the area, it will be a Halloween that trick-or-treaters across the village will remember for a long time. In spite of snowy sidewalks and fallen limbs, children across Hinsdale were up for the challenge and earned their treats. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
ATHLETES SCORE FOR ST. JUDE’S The Hinsdale Central girls volleyball program raised $2,500 at its Volley for the Cure Oct. 9. Proceeds will be donated both to St. Jude’ Research Hospital and to a Hinsdale Central staff member whose family is battling cancer. The team raffled off 34 gift baskets, offered six silent auction items and sold baked goods during the Hinsdale Central-Hinsdale South volleyball game. A 50/50 split the pot raffle generated $245 for the fundraiser and the student who won. Photos appear online at htt...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday night, trustees • agreed they will continue to allow restaurants with Class B liquor licenses to stay open until midnight the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. They also plan to vote on an ordinance change at their Nov. 19 meeting so the request does not have to be approved annually. • expressed support for adding a two-way stop on Hillcrest Avenue at Third Street and a two-way stop on Walnut Street at Clay Street. Staff conducted traffic studies at six intersections at the...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 12 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: end-of-season pool report, HPTA hut design review Hinsdale Plan Commission 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave....
Versatile, open floor plan. Sleek, fresh bathrooms. Tech-friendly upgrades. They could be attributes of someone's forever home. Or, in this case, of a community's place of gathering en route to an eternal destination. Redeemer Lutheran Church held a ribbon-cutting for its $1.4 million renovation project, Renewing Redeemer, Oct. 20. The building footprint hasn't changed, but much of the environment within now projects an airy, contemporary vibe to better care for those who...
Trick-or-treaters throughout Hinsdale didn't let Mother Nature's trick hamper their treat-gathering on Halloween. And while the numbers on the streets looked a bit lighter, we're confident the ones who trudged through the snow were probably rewarded with extra goodies....
"Consider the way she has taught me to tenderly pull up his socks and cover him with a quilt, put drops in his eyes, rub powder on a rash, splash his neck with Old Spice, then bend down to kiss his cheek goodnight." - from "The Caregiver" Caroline Muller Johnson has a deep appreciation for people like Donna, who took care of her parents full-time for years. "Donna was a wonderful person," she said. "She really taught me a lot about caregiving - a different kind of love than...
Hi-yo, Silver! Away! - Bill Schuster, who lived on the southwest corner of Madison Street and Hinsdale Avenue, is mounted on his trusty steed in this photo. 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 to [email protected]. (Hinsdale Historical Society photo)...
The Hinsdale Village Board unanimously approved a new contract with the Fraternal Order of Police Tuesday, the same day Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 and the Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Teachers Association announced they had reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract. Village staff and representatives of the Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council have been negotiating since the previous contract expired April 30, Trustee Jerry Hughes said. “It’s the definition of a successful outcome bec...
The curtain goes up on the musical "Willy Wonka, Jr." at 7 tonight at Clarendon Hills Middle School. Additional performances are set for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. Kamran Razi, who plays Willy Wonka, rehearses with some of the Oompa Loompas Monday night. Ella Graeb, who plays Veruca Salt, secures her golden ticket. Sohan Whittier as Mr. Bucket and Sarah Prisby as Charlie rehearse one of the show's musical numbers. (Jim Slonoff...
Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: amend liquor serving hours on Nov. 27, 2020-24 capital improvement plan, comprehensive annual financial report, stop and right-of-way intersections, property tax levy...
Marv Tazelaar brought his replica Batmobile to Page's Restaurant Oct. 20. It stopped a lot of traffic on Hinsdale Avenue and quite a few people stopped to take pictures. Tazelaar even let folks get behind the wheel and experience the Batmobile to its fullest. Thomas Dancer fit the role perfectly with his mask and cape. Jeff Jaworski and sons Reid and Cole made a perfect "dynamic trio."...
Things that go bump in the night - Creepy and spooky are the themes across the village this year as Hinsdaleans celebrate Halloween. It seems like more decorations than ever are setting the stage for trick or treating this afternoon. Here's hoping snow showers don't make things more frightful!...
HINSDALEAN TO BE HONORED AT GALA Molly Lindberg of Hinsdale, founder and artistic director of Spirito! Singers, will be honored at the Elmhurst Centre for the Performing Arts’ fourth annual Spotlight Gala Nov. 9. Lindberg founded Spirito! in spring 2008 with an ensemble of 50 high school treble singers. Her passion for choral music and her love of working with singers of all ages has expanded Spirito into five rehearsal ensembles and more than 240 singers yearly. Proceeds from the gala will help support a state-of-the-art v...
If parents want kids to be healthier, live longer and experience more success, they need to lower their stress levels by giving them more control of their lives. That's the opinion of Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson, authors of "The Self-Driven Child" and presenters at the Oct. 22 Community Speaker Series sponsored by Hinsdale High School District 86 and Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. "We knew that a low sense of control is probably the most stressful thing you...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their Oct. 23 meeting, school board members • agreed to retain Amsco Engineering as a commissioning authority in connection with the referendum projects at a cost of $129,500. • approved the 2020 summer school calendar, with the first semester starting on June 8 and the second on June 29. Credit-bearing courses will run Monday to Friday for three weeks, with enrichment courses and workshops running Monday to Thursday for three weeks. • authorized changes to the i...
Early Hinsdale - Bill Lehman is standing on the spot where the current Hinsdale Historical Society is located on North Clay Street. The area from Chicago Avenue to Chestnut Street and Vine to Madison streets were once part of farm called Beidler's Pasture. 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 to [email protected]. (Hinsdale Historical Society...
By the 2021-22 school year, all Hinsdale Central freshman will begin their science sequence by enrolling in physics or physics honors. Hinsdale High School District 86 board members signaled their support Oct. 23 for a new district science curriculum. The traditional progression — and the one currently in place at Central — is from biology to chemistry to physics. The new physics-chemistry-biology sequence, often referred to as “physics first,” has been in place at Hinsdale South since 2008. “This is where we’ve landed and...
