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The Hinsdalean office at 7 W. First St. will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23 and 24, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal hours will resume at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27. Village Hall, 19 E. Chicago Ave., also will be closed Nov. 23-24 for the holiday and will re-open at 9 a.m. Nov. 27. The Hinsdale Public Library at 20 E. Maple St. will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, and remain closed for Thanksgiving on Nov. 23. Normal hours will resume at 9 a.m. Nov. 24...
This season, the village of Hinsdale and the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce are partnering to expand the holiday experience and encourage residents to shop and dine local. Small Business Saturday is Nov. 25. Supporting Hinsdale’s small businesses on that day and throughout the holiday season is critical to maintaining the village’s vitality. Residents and visitors also are invited to participate in Hinsdale’s Golden Ticket program throughout the holiday seasons. Participants who collect punches on their ticket from parti...
Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28 Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St. www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: FY 24 tax levy approval, FY 24 budget approval, deposit and investment of funds, vacation accruals policy...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business at their Nov. 16 meeting, board members: • approved a resolution estimating the 2023 total tax levy at $112.4 million. A public hearing on the levy will be held at the board’s Dec. 21 meeting. • agreed to spend up to $3.14 million with DCG Roofing Solutions for roofing repairs to Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools • awarded a bid for railing replacements at Hinsdale Central to Edwin Anderson Construction Co. in an amount not to exceed $458,000 • voted 6-0...
Several District 181 schools hosted special Veterans Day programs Friday. At Monroe School, Maren Haarlow and with her fellow classmates stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The program started with members of the Hinsdale American Legion Post 250 presenting the colors. The program featured songs, a presentation by the student council and an introduction to the members of the post as well as students' family and friends who served. Please turn to Page 36 for more...
Monroe School held an assembly Friday to honor veterans. The program featured songs, photos and an introduction of members of Hinsdale's American Legion Post 250. Post members Jay Sedivy and Joe Craig salute during the National Anthem. Anna Eberfeld, Isabella Favia and Eloise Goar sing along during the anthem as well. Members of the Post presented the colors to kick off the program. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
As impressive as the home at 505 S. County Line Road is today, it might have been even more stately when it was built on about 50 acres of land in 1901 for Lemuel Hinton Freer. The house stood four stories tall and was surrounded by a coach house, stable, silo, gardener's cottage, multiple barns and world-famous kennels, according to a tour of the home created by Katharine Andrew, manager of the Hinsdale Historical Society, and available at hinsdale.stqry.app. La Grange-based...
Among the designers who participated in the House Beautiful 2023 Whole Home Renovation were Caitlin Wilson Design, first floor living room; Colordrunk Designs, oval dining room; Centered by Design, sunroom; Society Social, upstairs bedroom; Architectural Grille, sitting room and shutters; and J. Jordan Homes, kitchen. More than 2,000 people bought tickets to tour the home, and more than $100,000 was raised through ticket sales and an online auction for Humble Design, which...
The estate at 505 S. County Line Road is a one-of-a-kind property. And it's the subject of a one-of-a-kind endeavor. The former home of the late Fred Krehbiel, Molex founder and CEO, and his wife Kay, is House Beautiful magazine's 2023 Whole Home renovation project. The magazine selected Hinsdale builder Julie Laux of J. Jordan Homes to lead the project after she was recommended by a designer friend who worked on last year's home in Atlanta. Laux then chose the 13-room home...
Hinsdale police assisted other suburban departments several times over the past week, according to Chief Brian King. • Officers were able to spike a vehicle that had been chased from the scene of a Mercedes Benz of Westmont dealership burglary at 11:35 p.m. Nov. 11. The vehicle, spiked in front of the Land Rover on Ogden Avenue near Oak Street, became disabled on southbound Interstate 294, and one suspect was taken into custody. He was turned over to the DuPage County Sheriff. • A Hinsdale officer spiked a car involved in...
HCS Family Services doesn't date back to Hinsdale's 1873 incorporation, but the organization's history of meeting needs in the community runs deeps. One of its biggest annual outreach activities is the Thanksgiving meal distribution before the holiday. Asked how far back that tradition extends, Executive Director Wendy Michalski said she wasn't sure. So she asked around. "The best guestimates are that we have been distributing Thanksgiving meals for at least 10 years and that...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: Illinois School Report Card overview, 2023 tax levy estimate, approve program of studies for 2024-25, award bids for roof and railing replacements at Central Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: public hearing on tax levy, Vine Street Station...
The property tax is largest single tax in Illinois and is the major source of revenue for Community Consolidated District 181 and Hinsdale High School District 86. The village of Hinsdale also relies on property taxes as a significant source of funding, as does the Hinsdale Public Library, although the village has several other revenue streams to support operations. Taxing bodies are required each year to file a levy, or a request for property tax revenue. Setting the levy...
Junior Jottings - In 1936 the first edition of the Junior Jottings was published by the Literary Committee of the Junior High Student Council at the then Monroe annex. Dick Burridge came across this copy of the publication recently. His father, John, served as the editor in chief. Go to our Facebook page to see a couple pages of the Jottings at www.facebook.com/thehinsdalean. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers....
The Hinsdale Central Red Devil Service Club hosted its Day of service Oct. 21. Students were spread out throughout the western suburbs, volunteering at various nonprofits. One of the chores at the Hinsdale Public Library was making a "seed library" for residents. The students opened large packets of seeds and then made several smaller packages so more people could be served. Jocelyn Dodenhoff, Kate Empamamo, Jessica Iacoban and Sanjan Komanduri work on the packets. (Jim...
Hinsdale taxing bodies are poised to approve their levies — or annual requests for property tax revenue — at meetings next month. These levy requests will then be submitted to the clerks in DuPage and Cook counties, who will translate them into tax rates that will appear on homeowners’ bills in 2024. Charts breaking down each of the levies, an explanation of the taxing cycle and a glossary appear on Page 7. Village of Hinsdale The Hinsdale Village Board plans to file a total 2023 property tax levy of $8.7 million, up 5.7 p...
Evelyn Koridek works on her basketball skills - and seems to have a Michael Jordan game face on as well. The Hinsdale Central girls basketball team and its coaches hosted a skills clinic at Hinsdale Central last month for girls in first to sixth grade. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
MUSICIANS PICKED TO PLAY BY ILMEA Several students were accepted by audition to participate in the Illinois Music Education Association District 1 honor band, orchestra, chorus and jazz bands. Hinsdale Central Band — Alex Barbu, Sanuthi Edirisinghe, Austin Eldridge, Rohin Mendi, Atharva Naik, Vandana Sivakumar and Anna Wentling Chorus — Tiana Ball, Hannah Brown, Patrick Doppke, Lauren Doppke, Alia Islam, Ritvi Khurana, Grace McGowan, Shayla Patel, Anya Raman, Kamran Razi, Arjun Shah, Albin Stromberg, Pheobe Teoli, Pad...
The ramp connecting Ogden Avenue to the northbound Interstate 294 ramp is closed through December. Eastbound Ogden Avenue traffic can access northbound I-294 via the old loop ramp, which will be temporarily reopened during this work for both detours. For westbound Ogden Avenue traffic, a detour will be posted routing traffic through the interchange to access northbound I-294. The ramp connecting northbound I-294 to eastbound Ogden Avenue, which has been closed since September, has reopened. Information about the project, incl...
Eight decades ago, America was at war in the largest, most deadly conflict the world has ever seen. Hinsdale residents, like those of every other town across the country, waited on any word that their native sons and daughters serving in distant lands were alive and well. In 1944 the The Doings newspaper reached out to homegrown U.S. service members for letters to include in the paper's 50th anniversary issue the following year. In observance of Veterans Day, we include excerp...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.orgs On the draft agenda: 2023 tax levy resolution, math/ELA/ACE placement approval, fund balance strategy phase 1, full-day kindergarten financing update, inclement weather, fall MAP/School Improvement Plans/School Report Card presentations Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: Small...
Several new businesses have opened their doors in Hinsdale in recent months, while others have experienced changes in name, ownership or location. Airoom Airoom, which celebrated its grand opening in September, is no stranger to Hinsdale. The Lincolnwood-based company, which has been in business since 1958, had an office here 20 years ago. "We thought it was a great place to make our return to DuPage County and make it an easier and more convenient location for our clients...
The eighth-grade Hinsdale Falcon cheerleader squad had its last home game Oct. 29. The squad is made up of 18 eighth-graders from Hinsdale Middle School, Clarendon Hills Middle School and St. Isaac Jogues School. Five members of the original squad had been together since second grade. Evelyn Saxton performs with the other cheerleaders during their halftime show. Falcon football wrapped up its season last weekend. For results, please turn to Page 34. (Jim Slonoff...
Brushing up on ice - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his former store's basement. In 1937 this picture was taken of public works crews brushing snow off of Ruth Lake so Hinsdaleans could ice skate. 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]....
Safety bollards installed at Fuller’s Car Wash in the wake of a fatal accident this summer will be concealed under a proposal from the business. At Tuesday’s Hinsdale Village Board meeting, trustees held a first read on Fuller’s plan to enclose the 3-foot-5-inch concrete-filled steel posts in a brick wall to match the building at 102 W. Chicago Ave. The 11 bollards were installed in August, shortly after Hinsdale’s Sean Richards, 14, was struck and killed July 17 when a vehicle exiting the car wash accelerated into the sid...
