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Hinsdale Police are participating in a traffic safety campaign aimed at reducing impaired and other hazardous driving behaviors in advance of the Labor Day holiday. With powerful messages like “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” “If You Feel Different, You Drive Different,” “Drive High Get a DUI,” this high-visibility enforcement initiative will run from now through the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 3. “We want our community to understand the importance of making smart decisions behind the wheel, on Labor Day and every...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: new board of education website, superintendent goals, 2024-25 schedule of board committee meetings Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St....
The Hinsdale Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire in the 900 block of South Elm Street Wednesday, Aug. 14. The home's occupants were outside, having been alerted by smoke detectors, when the fire department arrived on the scene. Smoke was showing from a garage window, and firefighters quickly gained access to the garage and put out the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Firefighters from Clarendon Hills, Western Springs, Downers Grove,...
HUMMINGBIRD OPENS THIRD CENTER Hummingbird Pediatric Therapies, owned by Hinsdale’s Christina Scalise-Morrissey, opened a new center in Elmhurst in July. The 11,000-square-foot pediatric therapy center is equipped with two state-of-the-art gyms complete with rock-climbing walls, slides, ball pits and much more. “Elmhurst is a vibrant community, and we are thrilled to be able to help serve kids and families here and in the surrounding area,” Scalise-Morrissey said. “We offer t...
Citing many unanswered questions, Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board members officially registered their opposition Monday to a proposed tax increment financing district in Clarendon Hills. The joint review board, comprised of a member of each affected taxing body and one member of the public, followed up with its own vote to recommend rejection of the TIF Wednesday afternoon. Without the board’s support, the Clarendon Hills Village Board needs a supermajority vote, or 60 percent, to enact the TIF. H...
Practice for the Hinsdale Central girls swim and dive team didn’t start out the way athletes or their coaches hoped on Monday. Instead of meeting at the school’s Don Watson Aquatic Center, they were at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont. Crews are still working to replace the tile deck at the 3-year-old pool at Central, which has been closed since May 1. Work is expected to continue into early October. Hinsdale High School District 86 Superintendent Mike Lach offered an update at the Aug. 8 school board meeting. “It’s not goo...
Poppy Worthley (left) and Mia Bollhofer - with Brandon Jimenez in the background - are clearly enjoying their time at the Stage Door Fine Arts Musical Theater Camp this week at The Community House. The group of young actors is busy preparing to perform three Broadway songs for their parents on Friday - and having a lot of fun along the way. For a story on the camp and more photos, please turn to Page 5. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
The impasse remains between Hinsdale Humane Society and the village over the terms for taking in stray dogs, but officials on both sides hope a deal can be reached. At Tuesday’s village board meeting, Village President Tom Cauley opened discussion on the dispute, which came to public light last month when the humane society notified Hinsdale police that it would no longer accept dogs picked up by the department. Cauley said he was unable to accept the nonprofit’s new fees to house dogs from partner municipalities for either $...
Corrections • Hinsdale Community Pool manager Faith Benson’s first name was spelled incorrectly in a Page 7 story in the Aug. 8 issue. • Books referenced in a Page 3 article Aug. 8 were found in the SWAN Catalog. The Suburban Library System was incorrectly cited in the story....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business at their Aug. 8 meeting, board members: • heard a report on how the district will transition from using the SAT to the ACT as the state-required accountability test. Juniors will be required to take the ACT in the spring of 2025. Freshmen and sophomores will take pre-ACT assessments. All tests will be online. The district plans to continue to offer the fall PSAT/NMSQT and spring SAT during this transition year. “Depending on what we learn and take from this exa...
Thirteen kids of different ages and levels of experience and talent started the Stage Door Fine Arts musical theater camp at The Community House Monday. By Friday, director Madi Moran will have the group ready to perform Broadway musicals. “This is my fourth year doing the camp,” said Moran, Stage Door’s education director. “Every year it’s a completely different group, completely different skills. That’s always kind of the fun part for me, because that keeps it fresh, too....
Pictures from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, took this photo in 1979. Hinsdale Interiors was located in the space now occupied by Sweet William at 15 W. First St. 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]....
Crosstown Exotics provided a hands-on experience for kids last month, bringing reptiles and bugs to the Hinsdale Public Library. Farrah Foster pets a lizard while Madison and Kennedy DeLacey volunteer for the next chance. (photo for The Hinsdalean by Kennedy Hannah)...
The Hinsdale Community Pool recently received the highest possible rating in an audit from StarGuard, the company that provides certification for lifeguards. The company audits pools randomly, said Mike Hayes, superintendent of parks and recreation. "We don't know when it's going to happen," he said. "In this case, when they did the audit on us, we got a five star, which is remarkable. In all my years in aquatics, I've never actually had a five-star audit. "Getting a three...
Adam Prendergast and Katarina Li execute the Zumba steps taught to them by mentor Abby Lopez during summer day camp at The Community House. The nonprofit's day camp is one of many activities offered during the summer to keep kids busy - and having fun. The Hinsdalean stopped by last week for its "Summer days" series. The story and more photos appear on Page 5. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN'S LISTS These Hinsdale students earned a place on the dean's list or equivalent for the spring 2024 semester. • Blake Baird, University of Minnesota Twin Cities • Patrick Boyle, College of the Holy Cross • Quinn Cain, Tufts University • Maya Conway, Augustana College • Katie Dollens, University of Delaware • Noah Lim, University of Minnesota Twin Cities • Sarah Lotsoff, Tufts University CENTRAL GRAD A MERIT SCHOLAR Hinsdale Central High School senior Nikolas Theotikos earned a National Meri...
Today is the revised deadline for Hinsdale resident to apply for one of the open contributing columnist positions at The Hinsdalean. The paper once again is looking for volunteer writers who live in Hinsdale to contribute columns once every seven or eight weeks during the school year for a two-year term. To apply, send a sample 450-word column to editor Pamela Lannom at [email protected]. Please provide ideas for three additional columns. The ideas don’t need to be extremely detailed, but they are a factor in the s...
Eight kids dressed in doctors coats sat around two tables Friday morning at The Community House, learning about prescriptions. Instructor Carey Murphy offered different scenarios to the 7- and 8-year-olds, asking them to determine how many pills a week a patient would need if the doctor prescribed two pills twice a day for three days or three pills twice a day for five days. Those who knew the right answer to the second question - 30 - were excited to put their multiplication...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: construction update, end-of-year budget highlights, safety update, D181 collaboration, new staff, Clarendon Hills TIF proposal Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: PaCE Framework introduction, SAT to ACT transition and...
After two women challenged 11 books available in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 libraries at an April school board, The Hinsdalean decided to do its own review of the materials. The 11 books range from picture books including "Julian is a Mermaid" and "Ogilvy" to graphic novels like "Drama" and "The Cardboard Kingdom" (see sidebar for full list). According to the American Library Association, the number of books challenged in libraries across the country was...
Pictures from the past — Whether you knew it as Jimmy’s or Millar’s, once upon a time there was a neighborhood “corner grocer” at 314 W. Hinsdale Ave. between Vine and Clay streets. Throughout the years it served as the first home of Belloumini’s, then a butcher shop and finally a grocery store. This photo was taken by Bobb Nagel, Hinsdale Central class of 1970, who snapped the picture in 1977. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We’d love to share...
The Hinsdale Public Library is the perfect spot to take a break from the heat this summer. With plenty of programs and, of course, plenty of books, adventures can be found in every nook and corner. Sisters Saoirse and Kennedy Poewers along with Winnie Werich check out a couple of books while spending some time in the library last month. And speaking of library programs, please turn to Page 5 to see what was happening after dark over the weekend. (Jim Slonoff...
Pictures from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, took this photo in 1979. Soukup's True Value Hardware at 35 E. First St. was a staple to Hinsdale for decades. Today Fuller House is on First Street and Fuller's Home and Hardware operates out of the back of the building with access off of Garfield Avenue. 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...
The village of Clarendon Hills wants to establish a tax increment financing district along 55th Street to promote redevelopment and increase the area’s value. But board members of Hinsdale High School District 86 voted unanimously last week for a delay in the TIF process, questioning why a relatively prosperous neighborhood needs such intervention, which would divert some property tax revenue away from school districts for 23 years or more. At a special board meeting July 24, the board requested a continuance on a vote by t...
