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Music from Chubby Checker to Taylor Swift filled the gym at St. Isaac Jogues school Friday night. Dads and daughters crowded the dance floor, shaking it off at the annual St. Isaac's K-8th Father Daughter dance. And while the dads were comfortable with twisting, when Taylor started up, they gave up the dance floor to their daughters. Tess Tortorello, Bridget Stover and Emily Drumm - complete with their "Pink Ladies" attire - get into the swing of things. Please turn to Page...
The Richards family will spend Sean's birthday Sunday remembering his loving and generous spirit and doing something to help others. The family has announced the formation of the Love Like Sean Foundation in memory of 14-year-old Sean Richards, who was hit by a car and killed last July. "It's almost cliché - everybody seems to start a foundation when their child is killed or died," Sean's dad, Brian, said. "We wanted to do something to honor and memorialize Sean and his...
To cap off Catholic Schools Week, students and staff at St. Isaac Jogues School held a Blue Ribbon celebration assembly Friday afternoon. The children were greeted with a tunnel of cheerleaders as they filed into the gym. DJ Maximus turned the mic over to Kate Mattes, who sang her heart out to - of course - a Taylor Swift song, and the entire school seemed to know the lyrics. A special surprise was the visit from the Jesse White Tumblers, who performed their acrobatic magic....
SCOUT FINISHES AWARD PROJECT Troop 10 Eagle Scout Shreemann Patel of Hinsdale recently finished a project for the Distinguished Conservation Service Award. His project was designed to improve conditions at Lyman Woods in Downers Grove, where a polluted natural pond was surrounded by invasive buckhorn trees, which were chocking out native plants, and the water was filled with particles and dirt. There was also suspected nitrogen within the pond that could promote algae growth, and the water source was runoff from nearby...
By Ken Knutson [email protected] Hinsdale's Liz Ewing said creating the I Spy case to honor Black History Month at the Hinsdale Public Library was an enlightening undertaking. "I definitely brushed up on my history," said Ewing, the daughter of a Black father and white mother. "I knew a lot of the well-known figures. But when you start delving into it more and learn what people have overcome and understand things, like the first black astronaut doing something that ha...
Effective Feb. 1, the Water Bill Lock Box address for Hinsdale residents changed to PO Box 8913, Carol Stream, IL 60197-8913. All payments to the lock box address must include the water bill stub. Residents paying with an online bank check should mail it directly to Village Hall, 19 E. Chicago Ave., Hinsdale IL 60521. Residents also can register for payments to be automatically debited from a checking account. They should complete the direct debit authorization form available on the village’s website at ww...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: approval of full-day kindergarten summer project bids, tax levy abatement resolution, science resource recommendation, staffing report Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: 2024-25 registration fee, approve 2024-25 school...
Places from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, a Hinsdale Central graduate, moved to Hinsdale in 1971 and spent many years here in his youth. Having spent more than 40 years with the village, there isn't a lot about Hinsdale he doesn't know or hasn't photographed. This photo from 1979 was taken of 6 W. Hinsdale Ave., where Jewell Mangan and Lee Benkendorf Antique Clocks were located. Indifference Salon now takes up the space where the clock...
The Hinsdale Public Library's Jazz After Dark event featured the Julia Danielle Quartet Friday evening. Danielle recently was named the winner of the International Ella Fitzgerald vocal competition. The library partnered with WDCB to bring the live music to the free event, which also featured food and drinks. Plans are underway for another After Dark event in May. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The installation of new noise walls as part of the widening of the Central Tri-State won’t happen until after the old ones are removed, contrary to a deal Hinsdale and Illinois Tollway officials worked out several years ago to minimize the impact on residents. Instead, as explained by a Tollway representative at the Feb. 1 village board meeting, a temporary 8-foot wooden fence will be erected along the western side of the highway after the existing noise wall is torn down. “Once the temporary fencing is installed, we ant...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members publicly stated their support of curriculum alignment last week, but some made it clear they still don’t approve of changes to the social studies curriculum. Jason Markey, assistant superintendent for academics, explained his goal before addressing board members at their Jan. 25 meeting. “We want to make sure everyone has a common understanding of when curriculum alignment was started and why we continue to believe that it’s important,” he said. Markey highlighted the stakeho...
Places from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, a Hinsdale Central graduate, moved to Hinsdale in 1971 and spent many years here in his youth. Having spent more than 40 years with the village, there isn't a lot about Hinsdale he doesn't know or hasn't photographed. This photo from 1979 was taken at 20 W. Hinsdale Ave., where Brown Insurance and Velvet Touch were located. The upstairs was an apartment. The building is now home to Hinsdale...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LISTS The following students from Hinsdale earned a spot on the dean’s list or equivalent for the fall 2023 semester at their respective colleges and universities. • Mari Angelopoulos, Miami University* • Mack Ashbaugh, Belmont University • Max Aziz, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Timmy Aziz, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Kelly Baird, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Tommy Batina, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Sophia Biancalana, Belmont University • Cooper Brackett, University of Alaba...
Tarik Ferhatbegovic was sworn in as a new officer with the Hinsdale Police Department at the Hinsdale Village Board’s Jan. 23 meeting. Ferhatbegovic was hired in August 2023 and recently graduated from Suburban Law Enforcement Academy in Glen Ellyn. He is a recent graduate of Illinois State University, with a degree in human resource management. A native of the western suburbs, Ferhatbegovic is fluent in several different languages, including Bosnian, German, Serbian and Croatian. Since a young age, he has had an interest i...
The village of Hinsdale has received more than $70,000 in donations from residents and businesses toward Memorial Building restoration and improvement work. Assistant village manager Andrianna Peterson this week reported the total contributions to date for the Memorial Building Historic Plaza and Roof Railing Campaign to restore the building’s original Chippendale roof railing, which was removed due to deterioration a number of years ago, and renew the patio area on the south side of the building as a venue for events and c...
Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave....
Potential buyers who drive around Hinsdale aren't likely to see all that many "for sale" signs in front yards. Area real estate brokers have some theories on why that's the case. "I think that people over 55 that used to go to the city - as we know, no one wants to go to the city anymore - and they are just staying in their house because their interest rate is low," said Kris Berger, a real estate broker with Compass. "They don't want to buy something that is a so-called 'down...
The Hinsdale Inferno sponsored a Jodie Harrison future Red Devil Night Tuesday during the Hinsdale Central girls basketball game against Riverside-Brookfield. The night included a half-time free throw contest, the Hinsdale Central Marching Band playing, the Central pommers performing and stands filled with kids who currently play in the Jodie Harrison League hosted by The Community House. Harrison was a former teacher and coach at Hinsdale Central who lost his life in a...
The proposal to demolish the 90-year-old home at 425 E. Eighth St., the latest flashpoint in the ongoing tussle between preservationists and those seeking room for redevelopment, will again be the subject of public hearing before the village’s historic preservation commission next week. If the applicant’s first appearance is any indication, it could be a tense atmosphere. During a Dec. 6 public hearing before commission on a request to build new on the site located in the Robbins Historic District, several residents spo...
The Hinsdale Village Board Tuesday agreed to ask the plan commission to look at new regulations for short-term rentals in the village. The proposed ordinance change would set a six-month minimum for rental homes, including those booked through services such as Airbnb or VRBO. As part of its process, the plan commission will hold a public hearing, but a handful of residents spoke out Tuesday night. Michelle Crowe, who lives at 200 S. Bodin St., said some 20 groups rented the house next door through Airbnb between Thanksgiving...
Work on Sixth Street planned for this summer will be postponed until 2025 so residents have more time to determine their options to save their brick street. "We budgeted $4.5 million for the work on Sixth Street," Village President Tom Cauley said at Tuesday night's Hinsdale Village Board meeting. "If we do an all-brick Sixth Street, that would be a $6.5-million project for four blocks. That is a lot of money for the village." Cauley spoke in response to a plea from Sixth...
With the day off school, children who attended the LyArts Kids Open Art Studio at The Community House Jan. 15 had an opportunity to experiment with many types of media to create works of art. Mallory Champ finished her snowman snow globe, gave it a shake and loved the result. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board members Monday approved $2.2 million in summer improvements across the nine-school district. Facilities director Mike Duggan, in his presentation to the board recommending the work, reported that the total is lower than had been forecasted when the projects were initially brought forward in October. “We were expecting to come in at around $2.4 million for this coming summer, but we did get some good prices,” Duggan said. The single biggest cost of $500,000 is to rep...
Places from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, a Hinsdale Central graduate, moved to Hinsdale in 1971 and spent many years here in his youth. Having spent more than 40 years with the village, there isn't a lot about Hinsdale he doesn't know or hasn't photographed. This photo from 1979 is of Hinsdale Shoe Service, which was located at 18 W. Hinsdale Ave. The building is now home to Adore Nail Salon. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at...
Friday afternoon's pep rally at Hinsdale Central cast an unusual glow on things, as the source of lighting was black lights, along with a colored spotlight every now and again. With performances by the cheerleaders and pommers, the main gym was filled with cheers and shouts of encouragement. A four-way tug of war between the classes was a big hit as was a quick staff vs. students basketball game. They might have looked good, but the staff fell short in the game, only scoring...
