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Gianna Sabatino didn't miss a beat - or a lyric for that matter - to Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" at the school's "Dancing on The Lane" annual student fundraiser and block party Oct. 4. The music was blasting, the food trucks were serving and the kids and some parents were dancing at the event held in the school's back yard. For more pictures, please visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/thehinsdalean. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
ILMEA HONORS STUDENT MUSICIANS Several students from Clarendon Hills and Hinsdale middle schools were recognized by the Illinois Music Education Association and will be part of the association’s ensembles this year. CHMS Concert Band James Koziel, bassoon Evan Woods, trumpet Jazz Band Smith Barnum, trumpet Sachin Bhattacharyya, alto sax Ayden Chaudhry, trombone Radha Kaushal-Goel, guitar James Koziel, piano Tyler Shuster, trombone Josh Tenjiku, piano Evan Woods, trumpet Chorus Joshua Castro, baritone Isabella Chiedragchaa, a...
Hinsdale police are urging motorists to commit to sober driving, buckling up and following traffic laws this Halloween, as children and families walk through neighborhoods after dark for candy and spooky fun. Remember: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket.” “Alcohol and cannabis impair your ability to drive safely,” Deputy Chief Thomas Lillie said. “That’s why it’s crucial to plan how you’ll get home before you head out – whether you’ll be drinking or using any other substance. And don’t forget to wear yo...
Greg Hart, a former DuPage County Board member and longtime Hinsdale resident, will seek election for village president in the April 1 election. “After much consideration and encouragement from the community, I am formally announcing my candidacy for president of the village of Hinsdale,” he stated in a press releaese. “My primary mission as your village president will be to improve public safety, champion our local businesses and expand shopping and dining options in the central business district, improve our infra...
Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Among other business Monday, board members: • selected BWP & Associates to conduct the search for a new superintendent after Hector Garcia retires at the end of the 2025-26 school year. The board heard presentations from three firms two weeks ago and selected BWP in large part because of its familiarity with the district. A contract, including the cost of the search, has yet to be finalized. • reviewed the preliminary tax levy memo, which estimates the December levy, or ann...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: RFQ for board attorney, five-year financial forecast, 2025-26 program of studies, tax levy estimate resolution...
From the archives - Two Hinsdale boys proudly display their catch of the day along the banks of Salt Creek, with fishing poles in hand and two large fish. This photograph was taken by Dr. John Hench around 1905. This image comes from many of the glass slide negatives the Hinsdale Historical Society has in its collections....
Burlington Park came alive with the sounds, smells and sights of the season Oct. 12. Clare Butler and her children, Robert and Elizabeth, pose for a photo at the pumpkin cut out. Gianna Manzella was more interested in her friend Lincoln Nicklaus' firefighter helmet. The Vlahos family took their turn at The Hinsdalean's photo booth and brought our favorite newspaper for the picture. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale firefighter/paramedics Mike Lorusso and James Lauber extinguish the flames in the fire demonstration rooms during the annual Fire and Police open house Saturday. This year, much like many Hinsdaleans, the fire department built an addition. It expanded their demonstration rooms to show the difference it makes in a house fire if the bedroom door is closed. "Close before you dose" was the theme of the program, and the proof was in the fire as it spread quickly when the...
Meet Martino! He used to live outside, but now all he wants to do is be with people. Martino lives in the offices at Hinsdale Humane Society, but what he really wants is a home so he can get love even after working hours are over. He is a fun, goofy guy who loves to play just as much as he loves to nap. He would make a wonderful companion for someone who works from home. Martino is 2 years old, neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. He loves other cats but tries to fight...
Hinsdale native Tate Renner barely sang the first half a dozen words of "Hurricane" during blind auditions for "The Voice" when Michael Bublé hit his button and turned his chair. "I couldn't turn fast enough," Bublé told him after his performance. "I don't usually say it, but I was the first because I knew that America would love you as much as I did." Fellow judges Snoop Dogg and Reba McEntire also wanted in on the chance to coach Renner, turning their chairs as well. "...
The village’s fall leaf collection program will begin the week of Oct. 28 and run for six weeks. Residents will receive free, unlimited weekly curbside collection of leaves in kraft paper yard waste bags. Bags may not exceed 34 gallons or 60 pounds. Plastic bags will not be picked up. Bagged leaves should be placed in the parkway in front of the home, along the curb, by 6 a.m. on the scheduled pick-up day. Bags should not be placed in the street. While leaf pick-up is complimentary, all other yard waste will require a yard w...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has revised its policies on the Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act to shift responsibility from the superintendent to the board president. At their Oct. 9 meeting, board members held a first read of board policies 2:200 and 2:250, which give the board president power to designate employees for OMA training and choose an FOIA officer, respectively, duties previously assigned solely to the superintendent. Board member Peggy James, the board’s policy committee chair, s...
Early voting for the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election will be available at several additional locations beginning Monday, Oct. 21. The closest locations are: • Hinsdale Village Hall (DuPage County residents) 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends Oct. 21 to Nov. 4. • Brookfield Village Hall (Cook County residents) 8820 Brookfield Ave. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 27; then 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 28-Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov...
Just what is the "right" college? Is it a highly selective school? One that specializes in a particular major? Large or small? Near or far? Hinsdale's Jonathan Hurley is beginning to think about those questions. In addition to taking several honors and AP classes, the Hinsdale Central junior has swim team practice, club meetings and activities, homework, trumpet practice and ACT prep tutoring. "Right now, it's just about building the resume. That's probably the most important...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: preliminary tax levy memo, facilities master plan recommendations, superintendent search firm selection, district office building bid award, math/ELA/ACE placement criteria, SEL update, inclement weather, maintenance grant approval Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www...
From the archives - This photo of the Hinsdale Township High School boys track team from 1929 captures a moment in history outside the old high school, now the site of Hinsdale Middle School. Pictured are (top row from left) are Joe Lynch, John Bayliss, Les Borsom, Bill Foote, Heine Lehman, Dick McMakin, Donnie Armstrong, (bottom row from left) Chuck Pettit, Ed Amacker, A. Dreusicke, Jack Hartman, Bruce Brown and Ed Duorak. (Hinsdale Historical Society phot...
Senior drum major Patrick Piller led the Hinsdale Central marching band onto Dickinson Field Friday night with a chair step. The band then played the National Anthem as the Hinsdale Central Football Program honored veterans with its Salute to Service program. Members of the freshman and sophomore team unfurled a large American flag on the field. To see photographs of the veterans honored, please visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/thehinsdalean. (Jim Slonoff...
The Hinsdale Village Board plans to create a special service area to generate an additional $2 million in property tax revenue to reconstruct Sixth Street with bricks. A public hearing on the proposed SSA, which is comprised of 38 properties that have an address on or that directly abut Sixth Street between Garfield Avenue and County Line Road, will be held Dec. 17. The village must wait 60 days after the hearing to establish the SSA. If 51 percent of registered voters and 51 percent of owners in the proposed SSA object by Fe...
Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission special meeting 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public meetings on 304 S. Lincoln St. and 121 S. County Line Road (certificate of appropriates for designated landmark and preservation incentive) and 425 E. Eighth St. (preservation incentive) Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org...
NATIONAL MERIT recognizes teens The following Hinsdale Central students were recognized as commended students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program based on their outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT. They are: Inaad Abbasi, Joseph Akerman, Abdullah Ahmed, Sakina Akbar, Aurora Allen, Adhvay Arvind, Sanna Asif, Grace Assicurato, Reyna Batra, Henry Bolenbaugh, Briana Cady, Patrick Cahill, Emily Cheung, Elena Chulos, Jackson Clark, Rebecca Cortez, Sarah Delapena, Eshan Doshi, Gemma Flaming, David Gao,...
The DuPage County Forest Preserve District Board will ask voters for a 35-cent property tax increase on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The board voted unanimously July 16 to put the question on the ballot. If it is approved, the owner of a $1 million home would pay an additional $117 a year in taxes to the forest district. The rate increase would generate an additional $17 million a year in revenue. The last time voters were asked to pay more was in a 2006 referendum, noted Karie Friling, the forest district’s executive director. “A lot...
Every detail mattered to R. Harold Zook. The Hinsdale-based architect, whose early 20th-century interpretations of the traditional English cottage became iconic features of the local landscape, was as involved with the interior finishings as with the outward elevations. Mimi Collins is appreciative of that Zook quality as she rehabs his century-old gem at 4 E. Fifth St. "I love all his hand-forged hardware. The light fixtures and curtain rods, all the hand-hammered work," she...
From the archives - In the 1930s, the Hinsdale Public Works Department didn't have the modern lifts and machinery it does today for maintaining tall structures and trees. Pictured here in 1938, a public works employee is seen performing maintenance on the newly installed flagpole at Burns Field. This image is from the 1938-39 Public Works Department Annual Report, which humorously captioned it, "This is the way we are most of the time - 'up in the air.'" (photo courtesy of...
