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Kids attending Halloween Cupcake Decorating at the Hinsdale Public Library had a sweet time creating and eating their own works of art, along with listening to a story about fall. Augie Weitz and Henry Kietzer work on their cupcakes with the precision of surgeons during the Oct. 15 event. (Sam Wheeler photos)...
The 16-year-old driver in a July 17 accident that killed 14-year-old Sean Richards of Hinsdale and injured three others will not face criminal charges, according to a press release issued Wednesday. “The DuPage County MERIT Major Crash Investigation Team, the Hinsdale Police Department and the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office conducted a meticulously thorough and complete investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding the events,” states a joint press release from the agencies. “Based on the results o...
The 16-year-old driver in a July 17 accident that killed 14-year-old Sean Richards of Hinsdale and injured three others will not face criminal charges, according to a press release issued Wednesday. “The DuPage County MERIT Major Crash Investigation Team, the Hinsdale Police Department and the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office conducted a meticulously thorough and complete investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding the events,” states a joint press release from the agencies. “Based on the results o...
The 38-step staircase inside 420 S. Park St. is one of the elements Mimi and Dan Collins restored to its former splendor when they purchased the century-old chateau nearly two years ago. A beneficiary of the village's recent efforts to preserve vintage properties, the home was opened to the public earlier this month to show how a historic home can be renovated for modern living. For more information, see the story on Page 5. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Tall order - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. Widening First Street in 1937 required the removal of several mature trees. Village crews dug up the trees and transplanted them. 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]....
During the village of Hinsdale's annual Fall Fest Oct. 14, the front yard of the Memorial Building was turned into a pumpkin patch with hundreds of Halloween gourds ripe for the picking. Aiden Derben, Ben Robinson, John Wertz and Blakely Phelan worked the patch to pick their prized pumpkins. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
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...
More than 20 candidates have applied to become the next superintendent in Hinsdale High School District 86, and board members now have a profile of what type of individual they should hire. The profile was developed with input from 157 people who participated in focus groups and 657 people who completed an online survey, according to Kevin O’Mara, president of School Exec Connect, the firm conducting the search. He and colleague Brian Barnhart met over two days with 20 different focus groups that included school board m...
HINSDALE WOMAN jOINs BOARD DuPage Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia Atuesta of Hinsdale to its board. She was officially welcomed at the foundation’s Sept. 21 board meeting. “It’s a pleasure to have Patricia join the ranks of our 23-member board,” said Mike Sitrick, DuPage Foundation president and CEO. “I’m excited by the skills and talents Patricia brings to the table and look forward to working with her to raise the quality of life for our community’s residents.” Atuesta is a bilingual profession...
Autopsy reports are in for a 49-year-old Hinsdale man and his 48-year-old ex-wife, whom he confessed to murdering at her home in Geneva before taking his own life. The reports confirm that Chad L. Dockery an Amanda R. Dockery both died from gunshot wounds June 19. Amanda Dockery suffered two gunshot wounds, one to the left side of her chest and one on the right side of her head, according to autopsy reports obtained through a Freedom of Information Act Request from the Kane County Coroner’s Office. The first shot, which s...
A Texaco gas station was built on the southeast corner of First and Lincoln streets in 1928, and it remained in operation until 1982, when it was sold. The Yurchaks remodeled the building and opened the Hinsdale Fruit Store. The store gained a new neighbor to the south in 2006 when Passero Development Corp. built a mixed-use office building at 111 S. Lincoln St. (Hinsdale Historical Society photo/Jim Slonoff photo)...
In 1923, fire destroyed the Queen Anne-style home at 420 S. Park St. Owner Kathleen Healy Besly was away on a trip to England and learned the terrible news upon her return. Her desire to stay in Hinsdale fully intact, construction began the following year on a new residence inspired by her European upbringing. "Besly chose the French eclectic design as it was reminiscent of her childhood spent in France," according to the Hinsdale Historical Society's Historical Tourist:...
Park view - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. This photo was taken from the warming hut at Burns Field looking east toward Vine Street in 1937. At that time, there were no houses on the block. 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 Board Among other business Oct. 12, board members • unanimously approved a new math course called Geometry and Construction for the 2024-25 school year • voted 5-1 to postpone a vote on adding four new social studies courses and eliminating one until its next meeting on Oct. 26. Board member Peggy James said she needed answers to some questions before she would be comfortable voting. • decided to interview five to eight of the 17 individuals who applied to fill the vacancy. The board plans...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24 Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St. www.hinsdalelibrary.info On the draft agenda: FY23 budget review, FY23 tax levy max, interlibrary loan and public comment policies, by-laws update, 2024 closing and meeting dates, new time for committee of the whole meetings...
The Hinsdale Public Library held a mid-autumn festival Oct. 1. More than 300 people attended the event, where they learned about the origin of the Chinese festival enjoyed delicacies, crafts, games and calligraphy. Asteria and Adrian Gong work on crafts, while Max Sun enjoys a game of ping pong. (Sam Wheeler photos)...
Nearly five years after opening, Hinsdale Middle School needs to bring some of its external signage up to code. At a rescheduled village board meeting Monday night, Hinsdale trustees listened to requests by Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 to OK the six signs on the building despite village code limiting the number to two. They also asked for permission to allow the size and height of the Blue Ribbon emblem on the east wall and to fly larger flags. Under the district’s proposal, the “Hinsdale Middle School” sign...
Who's on First, Part II - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his store's basement. Public works crews assisted by temporary help from the WPA work on widening First Street in front of The Hinsdale Club, the predecessor to The Community House, on the southwest corner of First and Garfield. 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...
