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The smell of raw cannabis in a vehicle gives police probable cause to search it, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week. The ruling comes months after the court ruled the smell of burnt cannabis does not give police probable cause to search a vehicle, drawing a fine line for motorists and police to follow when evaluating legal possession of cannabis. “The odor of burnt cannabis suggests prior or current cannabis use, and the odor of raw cannabis suggests that cannabis is currently possessed in the area where the odor i...
Santa Claus let out a belly shaking laugh just as 6-month-old Donny Cunningham's expression went from a look of wonder to the beginning of a look of terror before his mom swooped in to save the day. Santa visited dozens of young boys and girls at the Winter Wonderland event at KLM Sunday. Please turn to Page 7 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County from Oct. 28 to Nov. 14. 1. 1409 Burr Oak Road, Barbara R. and Richard Greenberg declaration trusts to Marie V. and Jorge Olmos estate trusts, Oct. 28, $540,000 2. 611 S. Washington St., Regis and Carolyn Kenna to Chicago Title Land Trust Co., Oct. 31, $2,375,000 3. 604 S. Stough St., Kelly and Frank Battaglia to Luis and Megan Moctezuma, Oct. 31, $860,000 4. 341 E. 59th St., Robert Witzel and Penelope Smith to Adrian Jonak and Au...
The Hinsdale Police Department reported the following enforcement outcomes from its “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” traffic safety campaign from Nov. 22 to Dec. 2. During the campaign, the police made three DUI arrests and issued 45 speeding citations along with recording two criminal arrests, one traffic arrest and nine other traffic citations. The Thanksgiving safety enforcement mobilization was carried out in collaboration with state and local law enforcement agencies across Illinois to reduce...
The village of Hinsdale transformed KLM into a Winter Wonderland Sunday. From a life-size snow globe to a Christmas train to visits with Santa, the park was the next best thing to the North Pole. Zyla Bashir spoke to Santa about her Christmas list. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business Nov. 21, board members: • discussed a proposed intergovernmental agreement with the village of Clarendon Hills regarding the proposed tax increment financing district along 55th Street. The Jewel-Osco and PNC bank are no longer part of the TIF, according to a plan the Clarendon Hills Village Board approved Monday night. The district will have its legal team review the IGA, which provides the district with some TIF revenue, and the board will discuss it again at its Dec. 1...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: special-use permit for 777 N. York Road (KBarre Hinsdale), sign permit reviews for 9 E. First St. (Celestial Art Curation), 19 W. First St. (Gone Grazy), 12 E. Hinsdale Ave. (Hinsdale Wine Shop) and 49 S. Washington St. (Kelsey Resale...
Hinsdale resident Paul Garver could be forgiven for his sensitivity to the cold on Monday. Garver and his family had just returned from a cruise in the Caribbean, and strolling the deck of a luxury liner in the tropics suddenly seemed a distant memory while bundled up against the December air in downtown Hinsdale. The Columbus, Ohio, native and U.S. Army veteran has been practicing real estate law in town for 22 years. He and wife Nancy are parents to Grant, 11, and Natalie,...
Pictures from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, took this photo in 1979. Holland Hardware and Paints was located at 42 S. Washington St. at the time. Today Lepa Boutique occupies the storefront, and Holland Hardware is doing business at 46 S. Harrison Place, the alley almost directly behind their Washington Street location. 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...
Denise Georgieva, Bailey Summers and Meredith Mikhail participated in the Elite Volleyball Camp at The Community House last week. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale High School District 86 finally closed the books on the Future Ready Facilities projects voters approved in April 2019. The district spent $167.6 million on a long list of projects at both high schools, almost $27.8 million more than the $139.8 million listed in the referendum. Most of the additional spending — almost $17.9 million — came from premiums on the $138.9 million in tax-exempt municipal bonds the district sold. “Municipal bonds will generally always sell...
Pictures from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, took this photo in 1979. Advanced Video Communications was located at 51 S. Washington St. and Hinsdale Camera was soon to open at 49 S. Washington St. when this photo was taken. Today Toni Patisserie & Cafe and Kelsey Resale Boutique call these locations home. 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...
Angela Lavelli had been at work for several hours before she embarked on a 10 a.m. shopping excursion Friday. As owner of Café la Fortuna in Hinsdale, she gets an early start - and her coffee shop is the first stop of the day for many of her customers. She warmly greets them by name as they walk through her doors. Two of her co-workers will celebrate the holidays with her. Daughter Alejandra and son-in-law Miguel also work at her shop. The celebration will begin with a big...
DuPage County and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning are holding a virtual open house for the DuPage County Safety Action Plan from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. Residents can share their experiences and help shape the future of traffic safety in the region. Register at bit.ly/dupagesapwebinar to receive a link to participate. For more details, visit the project website at engage.cmap.illinois.gov/dupage....
The Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board intends to hire a new top superintendent in late 2025 or early 2026 to replace Hector Garcia, who will retire at the end of the 2025-26 school year. At their Nov. 18 regular meeting, board members unanimously approved a succession timeline for the superintendent’s post, which calls for the search process to begin next fall and the new superintendent to start work July of 2026. The decision came after a discussion of two succession plan options in collaboration with B...
Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearings on 326 E. Sixth (home demolition and new construction) and properties for inclusion on Significant Structures Property List; sign permit reviews for 9 E. First (Celestial Art Curation), 19 W. First (Gone Grazy), 49 S. Washington (Kelsey Resale Boutique) and 12 E. Hinsdale Ave. (Hinsdale Wine Shop); discussion of Memorial Building plaques...
Students at Oak School attended an assembly last month called "Ease the Tease," which was performed by classmates and professional actors who presented the subject in a thoughtful and fun manner. Owen Oranu had a chance to participate in a skit. In the audience, Chace Cantalupo along with Georgia Eliopoulos, Rea Gojani and Coco Mason react to the actors. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Mike Lach has taken advantage of the superintendent report agenda item at Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meetings to focus on the goals he wants to accomplish and the progress being made. The Nov. 21 board meeting was no exception. One of this themes was working together. “We are a better community when we work together,” he said before announcing the formation of a small parent-student curriculum committee. “We’ll keep growing this committee as we need to,” he said. “We want to be able to hear from parents and...
Nicholas Champ is focused on the first stage of creating a balloon turkey during an art project at the Kids Open Art Studio Monday at The Community House. More than a dozen children worked the morning away, fashioning all the pieces to create a festive bird for a Thanksgiving Day centerpiece. Please turn to Page 53 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
AP RECOGNIZES CENTRAL TEENS Eleven Hinsdale Central students earned the AP Capstone Diploma and two earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate during the 2023-24 school year. The AP Capstone Diploma program helps students develop critical thinking, research, collaboration and presentation skills that are essential to academic success. With the help of dedicated teachers, the AP Capstone students explored their passions through scholarly research as part of an impactful, multi year program. AP Capstone Diploma students...
Pictures from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, took this photo in 1979. Four Seas Chop Suey was located at 43 S. Washington St., which is now home to Jade Dragon. 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 officials, donors and residents celebrated the completion of the Memorial Building Plaza Tuesday on a remarkably mild November night. "This is the first time I've seen this done and I'm very impressed with the way it turned out," Village President Tom Cauley said in his remarks. "This project was a good example of cooperation between the village of Hinsdale board and the Hinsdale Library and the generosity of members of the Hinsdale community." Cauley noted that the...
Eleanor Beutler belts out a song along with fellow members of the BAM Theatre after school enrichment class at Madison School last week. The program featured half a dozen numbers from the play "High School Musical." At the program, Melanie Lamoureux, artistic director and owner of BAM Theatre, announced that she was in the process of acquiring a building and building out a performance space and theater in Westmont, with hopes of opening next year. Lamoureux started BAM as a...
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 2024-25 w...
Trustees Tuesday passed the village property tax levy, which is expected to bring in an additional $370,000 this year. They also had their first board-level discussion about the draft 2025 budget, which shows an increase in fire and pension fund costs of $464,000. Those costs are funded by property taxes. “You end up with a $94,000 shortage, essentially,” Carrie Dittman, the village’s chief financial officer, said at the meeting. “What that means is that fewer of our property tax dollars are going toward operations as more of...
