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Members of the Hinsdale Central girls basketball team and their coaches held a skills clinic Oct. 21 at the high school, using both the gymnasium and field house. The clinic helped young players develop their dribbling, shooting, passing and defensive skills. Central players Casey Quast and Grace Dolan lead the participants in dribbling drills. Ella Kessler works on dribbling with two balls. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
District 86 released the following statement Friday afternoon about the doughnut fundraiser at the school. During the past week, a number of people have shared their thoughts and perspectives on the recent fundraiser at Hinsdale Central that was organized to raise money for humanitarian aid in Gaza. Those we have heard from have talked about the importance of using this situation to promote a greater understanding and appreciation for the diverse populations that make up our community. They have also expressed the desire to...
All public schools attended by Hinsdale students earned a designation of “Exemplary” or “Commendable” on the 2023 Illinois Report Cards released Monday by the Illinois State Board of Education. An exemplary rating was earned by Elm, Madison and The Lane elementary schools along with Hinsdale Central High School. Monroe and Oak elementary schools and Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills middle schools are listed as commendable. Further discussions of data will take place at school board meetings. Links to the full report cards a...
A Hinsdale man arrested in April in Minnesota pled guilty last month to the felony charge of solicitation of a child or believed to be a child through electronic communication to engage in sexual conduct, according to Justin Lysen, special assistant to the Stearns County Attorney. Derrick D. Willman, 56, of 502 N. Garfield Ave. at the time of his arrest, was charged with three other felonies: attempted criminal sexual conduct, third degree with a victim age 14-15; attempted criminal sexual conduct, fourth degree with a...
The family of Nicole Hladik, a 25-year-old Hinsdale firefighter/paramedic candidate who took her own life in July 2020, has voluntary dismissed a discrimination lawsuit it filed against the village and Lt. Tom McCarthy of the Hinsdale Fire Department, the village announced Monday. The suit was filed in June 2021 by Hladik’s widower, Daniel Zaborowski, who was represented by Jim Pullos of Clifford Law Offices. It accused McCarthy, as commander of Hladik’s division, of publicly ridiculing her to get her to quit and alleged tha...
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale and Golfview Hills were recorded in DuPage County from Sept. 25 to Oct. 20. 1. 12 E. Hinsdale Ave., Jacob Chaudhry Properties LLC to 12 E. Hinsdale LLC, Sept. 25, $520,000 2. 330 The Lane, Jeffrey Carlstead and Carlstead Revocable Living Trust to Nathan Leong and Eileen Wang, Sept. 26, $1,750,000 3. 844 S. Washington St., Geraldine Alshabkhoun to 844 S. Washington LLC, Sept. 27, $2,000,000 4. 636 S. County Line Road, Kevin Callahan and Peggy R. Callahan Trust to Shanna and...
Village streets were filled trick-or-treaters Tuesday afternoon. In spite of a wicked weather threat, there was only a dusting of snow and chilly temperatures, which didn't stop the festivities. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
In spite of a few flurries and a chill in the air, Halloween 2023 in Hinsdale once again could have been the perfect backdrop for a Hallmark movie or a painting by Norman Rockwell. Children and their parents filled the sidewalks after school was out Tuesday afternoon. One group, portraying crossing guards, included Lily Byers, Stella Barnes, Eleni Brinkmeyer, Elise Caleel, Grace Knuepfer, Mackenzie Meakins and Reese Hutter. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim...
Hinsdaleans today would be surprised, to say the least, to see coffins in stock at Fuller's Home and Hardware. But in the 1870s in Hinsdale, they were sold at John Bohlander and Charles Pfeifer's hardware store, according to Timothy Bakken's history of the village, titled "Hinsdale." "In those days, embalming was not practiced, nor was there any business about the funeral; the family, or whomever, merely came in, selected a coffin, carried it off, and buried the body...
The ramp connecting Ogden Avenue to the northbound Interstate 294 ramp will be closed tonight, Nov. 2., through December. One lane in each direction on Ogden Avenue and one northbound lane on I-294 between 47th Street and Ogden Avenue are scheduled to close at 7 p.m. A second lane on northbound I-294 is scheduled to close at 10 p.m. In addition, at 7 p.m., the ramp connecting Ogden Avenue to northbound I-294 is scheduled to close so the interchange can be reconfigured from a cloverleaf to a partial cloverleaf design....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board special meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: process to fill the board of education vacancy Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearing on properties for inclusion on Historically Significant Structures Property List, sign permit reviews, preservation incentive applications...
Following last week's Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting, Kay Gallo announced she had resigned from the post. Gallo had voiced concern during the meeting about the way meeting agendas were being prepared, which is within the purview of board President Cat Greenspon and the superintendent. Voters returned Gallo to the board last April after she previously served from 2009-17. Her departure comes less than six weeks after the sudden board resignation of Debbie...
Dr. Abed Rahman was appointed Oct. 26 to fill the vacancy created when Debbie Levinthal resigned Sept. 18. Rahman will serve the remainder of Levinthal's term, which expires in April 2025. "The board would like to thank Debbie for serving as a diligent board member for more than two years," board President Catherine Greenspon said. "We also want to congratulate Abed on his appointment to the board of education. We are delighted to welcome someone with his qualifications,...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has rejected a set of proposed course changes to the district’s social studies offerings for 2024-23 school year, with three of the four recommendations not even garnering votes. Board members first voted 4-2 at the Oct. 26 board meeting against replacing World Cultures with Human Geography in the 2024-25 school year. Subsequent proposals to replace World Studies Honors and World History Honors with Human Geography Honors and approve the addition of AP Modern World History and W...
A rip-rapping good time - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. In 1937 this picture was taken of the 'rip-rapping of banks at public works department garage and incinerator.' We believe it was taken from what is now Symonds Drive looking west. 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 j...
More than 50 students from The Community House Junior Board helped wash cars to raise money for the The Community House Counseling Center recently. The members washed more than 40 cars and raised almost $900. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board and Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Teachers’ Association have locked in a new four-year contract. At their meeting Monday, board members voted to approve the agreement that provides teachers with a 4 percent increase in year one, a 3.75 percent increase in year two, and a one-time bonus payment of $2,000 for full-time teachers and a prorated amount for part-time teachers. Salary increases in the final two years will be aligned with the public consumer price index tax levy exp...
With Halloween around the corner and plenty of dark, spooky nights ahead of us this fall, horror is obviously the genre on everyone's mind at Hinsdale Public Library. Our librarians have pulled together book recommendations for readers of all ages - you can dig into their lists at hinsdalelibrary.info/news, but I'll highlight a few here. For our youngest readers, you can't go wrong with "Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow" by Ryan Higgins, a delightful picture book in which...
The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce held its annual Wine Walk Oct. 12. With 27 merchants participating and more than 700 tickets sold, the evening was a perfect blend of browsing, shopping and sampling some great wines. Portions of the proceeds will benefit People's Resource Center in Westmont. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
In 1989, The Hinsdalean's Pam Lannom (then with The Doings) decided to get a head start on Halloween by transforming into a monster bride a week before Oct. 31. The cosmetically creepy result as penned by Lannom we resurrect here as part of our sesquicentennial retrospective. "Phase I: hair styling "My transformation from mild-mannered reporter to monster bride began at Gazebo Hair Design in Oak Brook. Albert Cosenza and Joanne Williams, determined to create a truly...
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...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: approve HCHTA contract, school maintenance grant, full-day kindergarten update, math/ELA/ACE placement criteria, preliminary tax levy memo, summer program dates Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: approve 2024-25 course...
Parents can best help their kids manage their behavior on electronic devices and technology by modeling and mentoring. That was the advice of Devorah Heitner, author of “Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World” and the latest presenter in the Community Speaker Series sponsored by Districts 86 and 181. One area where parents can mentor good behavior is by asking permission from their kids before posting their photos on social media, she said Oct. 18 at The Community House. Establishing a “consent-based cultu...
The Vine Street Station lifestyle housing proposal was the subject of plan commission public hearing earlier this month, the latest stop in a 2 1/2-year effort to convert the old Zion Lutheran School to condos. Last year Hinsdale trustees approved several ordinances in support of the project to convert the historic two-story building into 12 living units, but several items remained unfinished. Outdoor spaces was among them, and Drew Mitchell of developer Holladay Properties told commissioners at the Oct. 11 hearing that the...
HOSPITAL OPENS NEW HYBRID OR UChicago Medicine AdventHealth recently opened a new hybrid operating room, marking a significant advancement in cardiac care for the community. The new hybrid OR is a state-of-the-art medical space that seamlessly combines the essential features of a traditional operating room with advanced imaging technology. Designed to enhance patient safety and outcomes, the operating room is equipped with advanced diagnostic imaging equipment to enable minimally invasive heart and vascular procedures. This...
