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June in Hinsdale is a time to welcome in warmer weather, frolic in a multitude of outdoor activities and celebrate the reopening of Safety Village. Every year at this time since 1983, the miniature municipality tucked next to Oak School sees its small-scale streets filled with rising kindergartners and first-graders learning them the rules of the road. The tiny town featuring 16 diminutive buildings, including replica police and fire stations, a Memorial Building, school, chur...
TEENS COMPETE AT MODEL U.N. Several Hinsdale Central students earned awards at the annual Northwestern University Model United Nations Conference. • Rianna Amin and Naina Kapur, honorable delegates (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) • Imran Husain, diplomacy delegate (Walt Disney Board of Directors 2023) • Zoeya Khan, diplomacy delegate (C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group) • Srisha Mundada, honorable delegate (International Labor Organization) STUDENT EARNS MERIT SCHOLARSHIP Andrew Kassab of H...
The Hinsdale Community Swimming Pool is open during its regular hours through Aug. 20. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Sunday, with the baby pool only open from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Lap swim is offered from 5:45 to 9:15 a.m. weekdays and 10 to 11:30 a.m. weekends. The pool will be closed on the following dates for swim meets. • July 6 — closes at 5 p.m. • July 8 — lap swim and baby pool open an hour late at 10:30 a.m. • July 15 — closed all day (tentative) Daily admission is $10, $7 for seniors...
Gardening is a pastime many enjoy during the summer months. During World War I, working in the garden became more of a necessity. In April 1917, the village of Hinsdale ordered all citizens with vacant land to allow the use of it for Victory Gardens and that every able-bodied man not working in defense volunteer to tend them, according to an article that appeared in The Doings Centennial Edition in 1995. "Schoolchildren were encouraged to plant and tend their own gardens,"...
The Hinsdalean is looking for residents who are interested in joining its pool of community columnists. Community columnists write once every seven or eight weeks during the school year over a period of two years. To apply, interested residents should email a sample column of 450 words along with ideas for three additional columns to [email protected] by July 17. The ideas don’t need to be extremely detailed, but they are a factor in the selection process. Please include a name, address and cell number in the e...
The Hinsdale Village Board, Community Consolidated District 181 Board and Hinsdale High School District 86 Board are not scheduled to meet the week of July 3-7....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business June 22, board members: • approved a tentative fiscal year 2024 budget with projected expenses of $130.8 million and expected revenue of $131 million. The spending plan is about $4.2 million more than the previous year’s actuals, for a 3.2 percent increase.. A public hearing on the tentative budget was set for the Sept. 28 board meeting. • awarded a contract to Point Security to furnish and install concealed weapons detection systems at both district campuses for $157,...
The Fourth of July parade has been a summer tradition for generations of kids growing up in Hinsdale, including Tim Balster. From the time he was in elementary school, Balster said he always found a way to not only watch the parade, but to participate. He pulled a model of the Liberty Bell behind his decorated bike and at age 11 traversed the entire parade route via pogo stick. After a few years of juggling while riding a unicycle, Balster landed on his most notable mode of...
More than 750 people took part in The Community House's 17th annual Walk the Walk for Mental Health last month. The mile-long trek through village streets was extra colorful as walkers were greeted with splashes of color at the "celebration stations" staged along the route. After the walk wellness vendors and food trucks were available. Please turn to Page 26 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
The stately brick structure known as the Memorial Building sits atop a hill in the heart of Hinsdale. Built nearly a century ago as a standing, living tribute to those who fought in the first World War, it serves as a hub for the workings of the entire village. After a call to action from the editor of The Doings newspaper in 1927, the community quickly came together to form the Hinsdale Memorial Building Committee. The committee of Hinsdaleans designed the plan for the...
Less than 36 hours after a man was fatally shot June 18 in the vicinity of Hinsdale Lake Terrace, The Community House welcomed 72 kids in the neighborhood to the first day of summer camp. “We made the decision to start summer camp as normal,” said Dan Janowick, executive director of The Community House. “We had two members of The Community House social work team to start summer camp with us.” The Community House has been partnering for almost 30 years with Community Consolidated Elementary District 180 to provide after-s...
The streets were alive with splashes of color last month as the 17th annual Walk the Walk for Mental Health wound through the village. The Community House event supports equitable mental health services in the community with counseling services and programming. The highest individual fundraiser was Deborah Kraus, the top team was the Hinsdale Central Red Devils Boys Track team and top school was The Lane. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, June 26 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: public hearing and adoption of 2023-24 budget, kindergarten update, spring MAP and school improvement plan update, district office, middle school language arts resource approval Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, June 22 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: public...
Lawn sprinkling restrictions are in effect in the village and should be followed through Sept. 15. Sprinkling is permitted only between the hours of 6 and 10 a.m. and 6 and 10 p.m. and only on even-numbered calendar days for even-numbered street addresses and odd-numbered days for odd-numbered addresses. No sprinkling is permitted on July 31 or Aug. 31. For more information, call the water department at (630) 789-7051 or, after hours, the police department at (630) 789-7070....
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” was a comment about the social studies curriculum made by Molly Hughes of College Bound Consulting in a letter read at the June 8 meeting of Hinsdale High School District 86. It was mistakenly attributed to school board member Debbie Levinthal, who was reading from the letter....
An invitation to a tea time may be misinterpreted in today's Hinsdale. In the village's nascent era, however, tea parties were a way for women, in particular, to enjoy fellowship and enlightening discussions in a paternalistic society, according to Leslie Goddard, a historian known for her portrayals of figures from the past. As part of the celebration of Hinsdale 150th anniversary, Goddard will present the program "Elegant Indulgence: History and Rituals of Afternoon Tea"...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LISTS These students from Hinsdale earned a place on the dean’s list or equivalent at their respective colleges and universities for the spring 2023 semester. • Christina Aucion, University of Iowa • Max Aziz, University of Wisconsin-Madison* • Kelly Baird, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Rachel Bergstrom, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Caitlin Brankin, Marquette University • Catcher Brown, University of Wisconsin-Madison* • Declan Cain, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Meredith Callahan,...
A 49-year-old Hinsdale man confessed to murdering his former wife in Geneva before taking his own life on June 14. Police responded to the home of Amanda R. Dockery, 48, in the 1000 block of Pebble Beach Court at 5:22 p.m. after receiving a 911 call from her ex-husband, Chad L. Dockery, who said he had killed her, according to a news alert posted by the city of Geneva on its webpage. He told police he was armed with a pistol. When police arrived, he was observed inside a vehicle at the end of the driveway. As the officer appr...
Up on a hill - The Memorial Building in Hinsdale is an example of community spirit and cooperation, writes Sandy William in "Images of America - Hinsdale." "The building was privately built, funded through a meticulous community campaign led by Philip R. Clarke that had Hinsdaleans contributing the entire amount necessary for its construction within a single week." For more information on the building, see the story on Page 5. (Hinsdale Historical Society p...
Junie B! was first up in the Lunch on the Lawn program last week in Burlington Park. Sponsored by the Hinsdale Public Library and the village of Hinsdale, the events offer the perfect way to enjoy summer in the village. Next up is Miss Jamie's Farm on July 19 and Magic of Gary Kantor on Aug. 2. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Monroe School fifth grade teacher Matt Oldenburg took a ride on the giant swings with his daughters Elliette and Emelia during the school's annual Family Fun Fest. The event, sponsored by the Monroe School PTO, also featured a rock climbing tower, several bouncy houses and Dave's Traveling World of Reptiles. Several food trucks helped round out the evening of entertainment. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 21 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, June 22 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings...
Ming dynasty - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of 318 N. Madison St. "When built about 1910 for Moy Ming and his family, this home stood alone, centered on the block. Ming was a Chicago tea merchant and restaurateur who owned the "largest and most beautiful Chinese Cafe in the world" with a seating capacity of 2,000. The house and grounds were later owned and brilliantly landscaped by Mary Dynes, horticulture expert. The house was...
From face painting to a superhero storytime the Hinsdale Public Library's first HPL Con was a hit for all ages last month. Captain America Mae Tatarowicz and her Iron Man brother Bobby check out fellow Captain Neal Haze's shield. Dylan and Logan Ho sported a new look after their face painting. The event brought together a mix of children and adults passionate about films, books, video games, anime, music and more. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has halted implementation of a previously approved social studies curriculum designed to align courses at the district’s two schools. By a 5-2 vote at the June 8 special board meeting, the board effectively reversed the prior decision after several members had expressed concerns that the planned changes would adversely affect students’ educational experience. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” said board member Debbie Levinthal, a leading critic of the new curriculum slated to b...
