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More details have emerged about what led to the temporary closure of Magnolia Dial Senior Living at the start of this month. In response to The Hinsdalean’s March 7 story on Magnolia suspending operations on March 1, relatives of Magnolia residents reached out to the paper detailing anxious months leading up to the shutdown and expressing frustration with parent Dial Senior Living over a lack of transparency throughout the process. Lynn Issleib’s 84-year-old mother moved into the facility about five years ago when it was Eve...
The co-ed BSA Troop 10 annual pancake breakfast was held at Union Church March 2. From mixing the batter to filing plates with pancakes and sausage to doing the dishes, troop members were busy with a full house several times throughout the morning. Money raised will be used to help replace a decades old trailer the scouts use to transport gear to their events. Charlotte Gragnolati takes a small bite out of her breakfast. More pictures available online at ww...
Madison School's third-grade boys brought a new light to the school's variety show this year. When the lights went out, their LED glow stick figures captivated the packed auditorium at Hinsdale Central. The boys act was fittingly called "Glo Boyz." The dance set included the songs "Eye of the Tiger," "Gangnam Style" and "Thriller." Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures from the show. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 18 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: approve science resource, e-rate for internet and Wan services and iPad device refresh; five-year forecasting; full-day kindergarten update; winter MAP and SIP update Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday,...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, March 18 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: approve science resource, e-rate for internet and Wan services and iPad device refresh; five-year forecasting; full-day kindergarten update; winter MAP and SIP update Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday,...
LOCALS HOST ‘VOTE’ GALA DuPage County Board member Kari Galassi and former board member Greg Hart, both of Hinsdale, teamed up to host the first annual Bank Your Vote Gala Feb. 9 in Rosemont. The event brought together 750 Illinoisans and raised almost $500,000 that will be used to encourage residents to vote early or by mail in the 2024 elections. “We brought residents from around the state together for one of the largest gatherings of the Illinois Republican Party in recent memory,” Galassi said Kari. “Hundreds of attendees...
The former homes of an acclaimed opera singer, a 19th-century local dance instructor and the visionary behind the village’s pioneering ice plant are among the latest candidates for Hinsdale’s Historically Significant Structures Property List. At the March 6 historic preservation commission meeting, commissioners voted to recommend seven homes for the list. Inclusion on the list is required to be eligible for incentives to help with historically sensitive home improvements, including matching grant funds, a property tax reb...
On March 19, voting will conclude in primary contests for hundreds of seats in the Illinois legislature and in the state’s court system. But most of those contests are uncompetitive. Statewide, 88 percent of judicial and state legislative primaries feature either a single candidate or no one running at all. This is the highest number of uncompetitive primaries for those seats in at least 20 years, according to a Capitol News Illinois analysis of data going back to 2004. The number of primaries with no candidates running at a...
Places from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, took this photo in 1979. Hearthstone Realtors was located at 116 S. Washington St. Today School of Rock occupies the entire building. 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 High School District 86 could offer a class for only three students next year at Hinsdale South High School. The school board reiterated its commitment last week to offering a biology-chemistry-physics sequence at Hinsdale South, which prior to three years ago offered only a physics first sequence. Only three incoming South freshmen chose to enroll in a biology class, biology honors, administrators reported during the preliminary staffing discussion at the March 7 meeting. Board President Cat Greenspon suggested...
Dr. Willie Wilson brought his free gas across the county line Saturday morning. Wilson, who has given away millions of dollars in groceries and gas across Chicago and Cook County over the past few years, hosted the giveaway at the Shell station in Hinsdale at York Road and Ogden Avenue. Hinsdale police reported the first person in line arrived at 3:30 a.m.. With station owners Robin Gabriel and John Archer directing and pumping the gas, it took just over an hour to give away...
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County Feb. 2-22. 1. 19 E. 57th St., Domas Lapkus Living Trust to Kenny Gomolplitinant and Liliann Nguyen, Feb. 2, $1,060,000 2. 22 N. Quincy St., John and Cheryl Gibson to Juan and Leslie Asensio, Feb. 5, $1,600,000 3. 149 W. Kennedy Lane, Timothy and Sonja Neumann to David and Barbara Slaw, Feb. 5, $739,000 4. 242 E. Ogden Ave., KOB Inc to CMK82 LLC, Feb. 6, $2,190,000 5. 1401 Burr Oak Road, Jill Finnigan to Patrice Sweeney and Steven...
HINSDALE STUDENTS EARN DEGREES The following students from Hinsdale participated in December commencement ceremonies at their respective colleges and universities. • Jack Gerami, bachelor’s in U.S. culture and business practices, University of Kentucky • Nick Giammanco, Georgia Tech • Samantha Guido, bachelor’s in mechanical engineering, magna cum laude, Iowa State University • Adam Motzel, Georgia Tech • Maggie Rowe, bachelor’s in psychology, University of Iowa • Jake Wertz, doctorate in sociology, University of Wis...
Hinsdale Central hosted its annual variety show Feb. 21 and 22. With 17 acts and more than 30 performers, the show was a big hit with the audiences. Lea Ayson performed "Venetian Boat Song No. 2" by Mendelssohn and "Capriccio" by Hassler. Please turn to Page 34 for more photos. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports March 5. DUI arrest Yolanda Diaz, 43, 1539 N. Artesian Ave., Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, improper lane use, speeding, disobeying a lane control signal and transportation or possession of open alcohol by a driver at 3:27 a.m. March 2 at Ogden Avenue and Route 83. She submitting testing that indicated she was over the legal limit before being charged and released to appear in court....
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and many Illinoisans will be celebrating with parades and parties featuring green beer and cocktails. To remind motorists of the dangers of drunken driving and to help keep our streets safe, the Hinsdale Police Department is teaming up with the Illinois State Police and Illinois Department of Transportation for a stepped- up traffic safety campaign. “Because St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, we anticipate that alcohol consumption will increase both that day and through...
Magnolia Dial Senior Living in downtown Hinsdale has temporarily suspended operations, The Hinsdalean has learned, as the parent company considers "a comprehensive remodel" of the facility. Last month, officials at the Nebraska-based Dial Senior Living, which purchased the former Eve Assisted Living in 2021, notified The Hinsdalean that Magnolia would be suspending operations as of March 1. In an email response to questions about the firm's plans for the property, Alie Hrabe,...
Residents interested in voting early in the Tuesday, March 19, primary can do so at Hinsdale Village Hall. Village Hall at 19 E. Chicago Ave. opened Monday as an early voting site for DuPage County voters. It will remain open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends through Monday, March 18. Residents also can complete and submit an online application to vote by mail on the village’s website at www.dupagecounty.gov under elected officials - election and voter information - voting information. An a...
District 181 will have a large contingent traveling to Illinois State University in May for the Those Who Excel banquet. Twelve staff members - or more than a quarter of all recipients in DuPage County - were recognized (see sidebar). "We know we're filled with these outstanding educators, and to have a large number of them represented in this award obviously made us smile," said Hector Garcia, superintendent of Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. "We're very...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, March 7 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: initial staffing recommendation for 2024-25, course proposals for 2025-26, approve 2024 summer school program of studies, authorize legal intervention in property tax matters Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Plan Commission 6 p.m. Wednesday,...
Places from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, took this photo in 1979. Baird and Warner and Odegaard's Laundry and Cleaners were located at 108 and 110 S. Washington St. Today Better Homes and Gardens County Line and the Home Design Center occupy the storefronts. 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 jslonoff@t...
Hinsdale Middle School held its annual World War II Day last week. Honour Caruso, Lila Sodikoff and Ava Menza do an impression of Rosie the Riveter, while HMS teacher Rick Dusek explains some of the WWII relics on display. Sarah Meltzer views the headlines from the war era. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale trustees Tuesday night signaled their support for a plan to run the Montessori Gifted Prep Preschool out of Hinsdale United Methodist Church beginning in the fall. In a first reading of the application for a special-use permit to operate the program, village board members were apprised of the proposal for the Monday-to-Friday preschool with hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The preschool would serve up to 77 children ages 6 weeks to 5 years and have a maximum staff of 17 at the church located at 945 S. Garfield Ave. The...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board lifted the pause on social studies curriculum work last week. But the hiatus clearly hasn’t healed board divisions over how and what courses are implemented. By unanimous vote, the board voted to allow staff to resume crafting a social studies program for both Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South campuses to follow in pursuit of the goal to align offerings at the schools. “The social studies department has not worked on curricular alignment work” since June 8, said board Presi...
Hinsdale Central softball coaches and team members and alumni hosted a softball clinic earlier this month for fourth through eighth graders. Brittany Wolski, Central's softball coach, and Andrea Richards, former Red Devil and current member of Lewis University's team, address the players. Gabby Trejo hauls in a catch. The clinic covered all the essential skills needed for success for the players. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
