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Hinsdale residents who are 60 and older or individuals with disabilities are invited to register for the village’s snow shoveling program. People can fill out the online request form at www.villageofhinsdale.org/snowshovelprogram or print, complete and mail a paper request. Once registered for the program, participants will receive contact information for participating volunteers. The resident is responsible for contacting the volunteer and scheduling a time for shoveling. Those interested in volunteering for the 2023-24 w...
Olivia Ander takes a bite out of the gingerbread cookie she decorated during the Holidays in Hinsdale event last month. The village sponsored the cookie decorating, wagon rides and visits with Santa in Burlington Park. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Olivia Ander takes a bite out of the gingerbread cookie she decorated during the Holidays in Hinsdale event last month. The village sponsored the cookie decorating, wagon rides and visits with Santa in Burlington Park. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Just when you got used to the old rules, 2024 brings a slate of new ones to learn. More than 300 new laws took effect Jan. 1, ranging from a ban on book bans to the regulation of “deepfake porn” and prohibitions on videoconferencing while driving. Under the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, workers in Illinois are now entitled to earn up to 40 hours of paid leave during a 12-month period, time they can take off work for any reason, regardless of whether they are full-time, part-time, or seasonal employees. Scott Cruz, a lab...
The village expects to repave Sixth Street in asphalt, not concrete, as stated in a Dec. 28 editorial....
Henry Platts, son of Lindsey and Jordan Platts of Hinsdale, born at 4:44 a.m. Jan. 1, was the first baby of 2024 to be born at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale. The adorable bundle of joy weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces, measured 19.5 inches long and was welcomed home by his 2-year-old brother, Lane. Congratulations to the Platts family on the newest member of their family. (photo courtesy of UChicago Medicine AdventHealth)...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public meetings on preservation incentives for 515 S. Lincoln St., 217 W. Hickory St. and 605 E. Third St. Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: schedule...
Each January, we talk to the leaders of seven major nonprofit agencies in Hinsdale about their experiences over the previous year and ask them to share one wish for the current year. The second article in this two-part series — focusing on Candor Health Education, Community Memorial Foundation, HCS Family Services and The Community House — will run Jan. 11. Hinsdale Historical Society With the village celebrating its sesquicentennial in 2023, it’s no surprise the past year was...
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 Dixon Realtors, which was located at 8 E. Hinsdale Ave. It is the current home of Coldwell Banker in the Village. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at...
Following the arrival of 11 busloads of migrants in 11 days in downtown Hinsdale, the village has joined the growing number of suburban communities enacting restrictions on bus companies to prevent the unannounced drop-offs. At a special village board meeting Tuesday, trustees passed an ordinance requiring bus companies to file an application with Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King at least five days before a proposed disembarking date. Failure to do so carries a fine of $750 per passenger and the possible impounding of the...
As District 86 prepares for the arrival of the new year, I want to take this opportunity to celebrate some of the accolades and accomplishments from 2023 that helped us build upon our proud tradition of excellence. • Thirty of our seniors were named finalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. • More than 270 of our students were named Illinois State Scholars. • Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South were named to the Advanced Placement Program School Honor...
STATE SCHOLARS AT NAZARETH Five Hinsdale students at Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park were named Illinois State Scholars. Ava Coghill, Matea Hewitt, Francesca De Fina Hillman, John Hughes and Faith Mouw, who earned places among the list of honorees, represent approximately the top 10 percent of high school seniors from across the state. They were selected for this honor based on their SAT and/or ACT test scores and sixth semester class rank. CENTRAL TEACHER LEADS WORKSHOP Arpan Chokshi, a social studies teacher at Hinsdale...
Six-month-old Camden Markowitz was getting ready to celebrate Christmas during the photo shoot for this cover, which he earned a spot on when The Hinsdalean selected him as Hinsdale’s happiest baby of 2023. The youngest of three boys, Camden lives in Hinsdale with his parents, Andy and Sara, and his au pair, Caren Campo (pictured with family on Page 9). Turn to Page 6 to see the winning pic his mom sent in. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Hinsdale residents who are 60 and older or individuals with disabilities are invited to register for the village’s snow shoveling program. People can fill out the online request form at www.villageofhinsdale.org/snowshovelprogram or print, complete and mail a paper request. Once registered for the program, participants will receive contact information for participating volunteers. The resident is responsible for contacting the volunteer and scheduling a time for shoveling. Those interested in volunteering for the 2023-24 w...
Imagine a cross between a room-sized safe deposit box and the corner of a basement. That's "the vault" at Hinsdale Village Hall. Part storage area for village documents and part holding area for items that need to be thrown away (think village vehicle stickers from 2017), the vault is located inside the administrative wing of the Memorial Building. Village offices originally were in the center part of the building, where there were three vaults, said Jim Piontkowski, building...
Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 expects to borrow $26.4 million to pay for construction to allow the district to offer full-day kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year. Numbers in that figure were transposed in a Dec. 21 article....
Community Consolidated District 181 Board Among other business Dec. 18, board members • held a public hearing on and adopted the 2023 property tax levy of $76.7 million for operating funds. The board plans to abate about $2 million of that total and will finalize that number in February. • listened to a report on Illinois Assessment of Readiness and Illinois Science Assessment results that showed D181 students significantly outperformed the state average in reading, math and science and demonstrated growth exceeding the sta...
This is the photo of Camden Markowitz (submitted by mom Sara) that won him the title of Hinsdale's happiest baby for 2023. He appears on the front cover of today's issue, and his family is featured in the 60 Seconds on Page 9....
The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of Jan. 1-5....
As the final bell rings on the 2023-24 calendar year, District 181 celebrates a year of remarkable achievements and success. Over the past year, I have seen our students grow and shine in various areas, from the stage to the classroom and everything in between. I’m immensely proud of our students, staff, and those who have joined us in making District 181 a premier learning environment. We are proud of our continuous efforts of finding new ways of enhancing our students’ lea...
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 Breen's Cleaners on the south side of First Street, just west of Garfield Avenue, which is now home to a large multipurpose retail and office building. Do...
A group of migrants took the train into Chicago Friday night after arriving in Hinsdale, reportedly from Texas. After the busload of travelers was unloaded at First Street and Garfield Avenue, they walked to the Hinsdale train station. Buses have been dropping off migrants near train stations in several suburbs. After press time Wednesday night, the Clarendon Hills Village Board considered adopting an ordinance regarding charter buses and unscheduled stops. (Jim Slonoff...
Hinsdale's Heather Kartsounes was appointed to the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Dec. 21, filling the vacancy left when Kay Gallo abruptly stepped down Oct. 26. The announcement came, however, after the board accepted the sudden resignation of Interim Superintendent Linda Yonke. Yonke and co-Interim Superintendent Ray Lechner were both hired in July to serve 120 days as caretaker administrators for $1,300 a day after the board and former Superintendent Tammy Prentiss...
The Memorial Building was the perfect backdrop for the horse drawn carriage rides last weekend at Hinsdale’s holiday events in Burlington Park. In addition to the rides, kids could decorate gingerbread cookies and share their wish lists with Santa in his Hinsdale tiny home. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 expects to award construction contracts in February and borrow $24.6 million in June so the district can offer full-day kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year. The board passed a resolution at its meeting Monday indicating it plans to reimburse “certain capital expenditures” from the bond issue. Any hard costs for labor and materials can be reimbursed out of the bond proceeds only if such a resolution is passed, said Mindy Bradford, assistant superintendent for business and...
