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STUDENTS EARN MERIT awards Three students from Hinsdale are among 2,500 high school seniors to receive a $2,500 National Merit Scholarships. They are • Alexander Burt, a senior at Hinsdale Central High School • Lily Song, a senior at Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora • Mallory Turner, a senior at Fenwick High School in Oak Park National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners are the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous colle...
SENIOR EARNS MERIT AWARD Annika Geiersbach of Hinsdale, a senior at St. Ignatius College Prep, is one of 840 distinguished high school seniors who have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards. She has received the National Merit Boeing Scholarship. The National Merit Scholarship Corp. recently released the names of the first group of winners in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship...
CHMS band invited to superstate The Clarendon Hills Middle School eighth-grade band has been invited to perform at the prestigious University of Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival May 5 at the Krannert Center in Champaign-Urbana. It’s been a decade since a CHMS band has performed at SuperState, with the last appearance in 2013. At SuperState, three classes of high schools are invited to perform, based on school size, but only one middle school class, which makes it extremely competitive and difficult to be chosen at t...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LIST The following students from Hinsdale earned a place on the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2022-23 school year. University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign — Iman Ali, Rebecca Blake, Katerina Chess, Abigail Chute, Grace Cole, Naiyong Duan, Kayleigh Excell, Ravi Gitzlaff, Ethan Greenwald, Faaris Hanif, Hailey Herringshaw, Matthew Hester, Kayleigh Hester, Bahda Hoang, Michael Hu, Brandon James, Matthew Kramer, Veylan Kumar, Kaila Kuo, Virginia LoPresti, Ava Marginean, Abdullah Mubarik, Fat...
WELLNESS HOUSE gets certification Wellness House in Hinsdale has received certification as a provider for the national Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. The certification enables the organization to serve participants and their loved ones affected by cancer in Chicagoland and beyond. This is important news, as Special Emergency Orders due to COVID that previously allowed clinical teams to serve cancer-diagnosed participants out of state have expired. PSYPACT is an interstate agreement allowing certified psychologists...
FACILITY EARNS MILESTONE HONOR By achieving echocardiography accreditation for 20 years from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Medical Group Heart and Vascular Hinsdale has received a Bronze Milestone Recognition for demonstrating its long-term commitment to continuously improving patient outcomes and safety. Every three-year cycle, accredited facilities undergo an intensive application and review process to re-earn accreditation, with an assessment conducted by a panel of medical...
HOSPITAL BEGINS NICU renovation UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale celebrated its neonatal intensive care unit renovation project Feb. 8 with a special event at the hospital that featured celebratory remarks, a blessing and recognition of donors. Donors had the opportunity to sign a NICU wall leaving well wishes and blessings for patients. The updated NICU will be designed for infants’ healthy development, private family bonding and patient safety. The space will provide a state-of-the art healing environment for the hos...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LISTs These college students from Hinsdale were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester at their respective colleges and universities. • Caroline Bourjaily, John Carroll University • Jared Callaway, Columbia College • Samuel Cutinelli, College of Charleston* • Lucy Fischer, Kansas State University • Matthew Giacchetti, Emerson College • Regan Hultquist, University of Notre Dame • Taylor Hultquist, Villanova University • Susannah Melkus, DePauw University • Olivia Ostrowski, William &...
Cardiac care recognized UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale has received a Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care designation by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated providers that have proven to deliver quality care with safe practices that lead to better health outcomes for patients. In the United States, one person dies every 34 seconds from a cardiovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEANS LISTS Several students from Hinsdale earned a place on the dean’s list or its equivalent at their respective colleges and universities for the fall 2022 semester. • Elizabeth Anderson, Saint Mary’s College • Elijah Blacketor, Iowa State University • Jacob Duba, Iowa State University • Kathleen Gerth, Saint Mary’s College • Samantha Guido, Iowa State University • Lucy Hawblitzel, Iowa State University • Katie Hughes, University of Georgia* • Hunter Tonn, University of Tennessee** * 4.0/pre...
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LISTS Several students from Hinsdale earned a place on the dean’s list or its equivalent at their respective colleges and universities for the fall 2022 semester. • Mary Arbor, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Max Aziz, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Kelly Baird, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Megan Bauschard, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Rachel Bergstrom, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Caroline Booras, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Caitlin Brankin, Marquette University • Catche...
HOSPITAL Greets FIRST BABY OF ’23 AdventHealth Hinsdale welcomed the first baby of 2023 on New Year’s Day. A boy, Abyudh, was born to Niharika Reddy Donda and Sheshidhar Reddy Donthi of Westmont at 1:31 p.m. Jan. 1. Abyudh weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He was delivered by Dr. Shamim Patel. A photo appears online at www.facebook.com/thehinsdalean. SOLSTICE FINALIST FOR CROWN AWARD For the third straight year, Solstice, the art and literary magazine produced by students and staff at Hinsdale Central, has...
COUNTY OFFICIALS TAKE OATH DuPage County hosted an inauguration ceremony Dec. 5 for 23 elected officials who took office. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin presided over the event. Board members who took the oath of office included newcomers Kari Galassi and Lucy Chang Evans along with incumbent Brian Krajewski for District 3 and incumbents Elizabeth Chaplin and Paula Deacon Garcia and newcomer Yeena Yoo for District 2. Terms lengths were determined in a Dec. 13 lottery. Galassi and Krajewski in District 3 and G...
CENTRAL TEENS ARE STATE SCHOLARS More than 200 students from Hinsdale Central High School were named Illinois State Scholars by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Students were selected for this honor based on their SAT and/or ACT test scores and sixth semester class rank. They are Nysha Adusumilli, Dalia Ahdab, Sarah Alamir, Raphael Aliaga, Isabella Alt, Mehlum Anjarwala, Marley Arquines, Alexander Aschinberg, Shrihan Atluri, Sebastian Attlan Ella Backus, Mariya Bajwa, Amy Bayarsaikhan, Aubrie Be...
CENTRAL HOLDS DAY OF SERVICE Some 200 students and staff members participated in Hinsdale Central’s annual Day of Service Oct. 29. Teams completed services projects at several area locations, including the Hinsdale Humane Society, People’s Resource Center, Feed My Starving Children, the Burr Ridge Park District, Indian Prairie Public Library, Maple Grove and Danada forest preserves, and All Community Events Hot Cider Hustle. Students and staff also made 242 scarves and collected nonperishable food, water, socks and toi...
COUNTY LINE JOINS WITH LARGER FIRM Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Connections today announced that County Line Properties in Hinsdale has joined with the company and will now operate as Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate County Line. The combined operations now include three offices and more than 100 affiliated agents serving many desirable neighborhoods in the Chicago area as well as the Indiana suburbs around Crown Point. The combined service area spans more than 50 miles. A luxury brokerage highly regarded for its...
COMMUNITY house RECEIVES GRANT The Community House in Hinsdale received a $250,000 grant as part of $3.8 million in transformational grants the DuPage Foundation and DuPage County Board awarded to 17 social service nonprofit agencies. This marks the second set of grants distributed by the DuPage Community Transformation Partnership, established by the board and foundation in January. The organizations selected for grants serve DuPage County residents in the areas of food insecurity, housing instability, mental health and...
FASHION SHOW supports HHS Rino Burdi and Burdi Clothing in Hinsdale held a fundraiser Oct. 6 and raised $12,000 for the Hinsdale Humane Society. The community came out in force. Guests were greeted by canine ambassadors from the humane society working the red carpet. The champagne was flowing, DJ Lee Michaels spun upbeat tracks and celebrity chef Paul Virant handed out small bites from Vistro in Hinsdale. The street was fabulously decorated by Continental Autosports with a beautiful Ferrari lineup. Burdi showed a sampling of...
PROJECT RISE DONATES TO HCS Members of the Chicago Project Rise team donated several boxes of laundry soap, dish detergent and personal care items to HCS Family Services Sept. 15. This is the third donation Project Rise has made to HCS this year, following diaper drives in May and June. Project Rise is a Global Dawoodi Bohra initiative whose sole mission is to help the less fortunate. “Project Rise is an important member of the HCS family,” Executive Director Wendy Michalski said. “Their continuing support is a shining exampl...
SEPPANEN RECEIVES VOLUNTEER AWARD Hinsdale’s Stephanie Seppanen received the 2022 Katharine Van Dusen Sylvester Service Award from The Community House earlier this month. Seppanen’s involvement with The Community House began with her first performance in the Community Revue “Addicted to Hinsdale” after moving to town in 2011. Seppanen connected with many long-time TCH trustees while rekindling a childhood passion for musical theater. Since then, Seppanen has been in four more Revues and makes mental notes on Hinsdale life to...
CENTRAL TEENS ARE SEMIFINALISTS The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, including several from Hinsdale Central. Central’s Merit Semifinalists are Sebastian Attlan, Analise Budziak, Alexander Burt, Natalie Chang, Jiming Chen, Luke Chung, Samuel Chung, Cole Clawson, Rohan Devulapally, Priya Dhananjaya, Annaka Freve, Sherry Gong, Rebecca Guan, Jessica Han, Jacob Haverkos, Nicole Hu, Nicole Catherine Huber, Andrew...
ARTIST’S WORK ON DISPLAY A painting by artist William Blake of Hinsdale is part of the University of Illinois Springfield’s physical and digital art exhibit titled “Making Our History: Artists Render Lincoln’s Legacies.” Over the past year, Blake and 19 other Illinois artists have been in a virtual residency with the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies to create 20 original artworks on Lincoln’s Legacies. Blake’s painting of reenactor Hugh Goffinet portraying a soldier of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade at Fort Stevens outside of Wa...
Agency Collects 453 Pounds of Food Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago is pleased to announce that the Hinsdale, Downers Grove and La Grange offices collected 453 pounds of nonperishable food items for the Downers Grove Area FISH Pantry in June during the firm’s all-company Community Kindness event. Each of the offices served as a drop-off location for agents, their clients and the public. During Community Kindness, held in conjunction with the firm’s Kindness Foundation, each of the company’s 24 offices select local...
Best Maternity Hospitals List AdventHealth Hinsdale has been named on Newsweek’s list of Best Maternity Hospitals 2022. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. Newsweek and Statista invited more than 10,000 medical professionals to participate in the survey. AdventHealth Hinsdale is one of only 350 winners nationwide to be recognized on the list. “This national recognition from Newsweek comes at a time where families have many cho...
Hospital earns recognition AdventHealth Hinsdale and AdventHealth La Grange have received the American Heart Association’s Silver Plus Get With The Guidelines — Stroke quality achievement award for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disabilities. With this recognition, the hospitals also received the Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award, for ensuring patients with Typ...
