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The Lane School held its first Veterans Day program since 2019 last week. Madeline Maloney scans the audience for her family before the event starts. Blake Bazan, Jacob Stanton and Marcello Salamon decorated outdoors for the flag ceremony. Lila Singla, Josephine Zloza, Roma Cobb, Mason Kim and Robert Grein entertained attendees with a song during the program. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
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After the Madison School Dash & Bash 3K race, families enjoyed almost a day's worth of activities. With food trucks, a DJ, inflatables and other games, the event provided plenty of fun for kids and parents. Katherine Brinkmeyer puts on her best dance moves in the dance contest. Emma Tyszka gets a hug from the school mascot, Paws. DJ Maximus kept the kids dancing throughout the day. Molly and Henry Simpson enjoy their ice cream bars. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
With a Friday night last-second victory at the football game and a cool, rain-free Saturday morning parade, Hinsdale Central celebrated homecoming weekend in style. The parade led off with the Hinsdale Central Marching Band, and was followed up by dozens of Central teams and clubs that delighted spectators. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Jake Trainer, Emerson Eck and Evan Phillips, Hinsdale Central varsity basketball players, held a one-day basketball/swim camp in July to help first- through eighth-graders sharpen their playing skills. The two-hour camp ended with an hour in the pool to cool off. All proceeds from the camp were donated to the Brooks Strong Foundation. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The Hinsdale United Methodist Church vacation Bible school's theme this year was, "Passport to Peace." The program was designed to help children make peace a way of life. The students spent the week with worship and drama, Bible study, art projects, science explorations and games. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Frankie Ace was the headliner at the Hinsdale Public Library's Family Fun Night recently. And as only Frankie can do, he had the crowd in stitches with his wit and his magic. Libby Joyce, Conor and Patrick Folan were some of the lucky kids who were selected to give him a "helping" hand. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Redeemer Lutheran Church hosted its vacation Bible school earlier this summer with the theme, "Tree of Healing." Children enjoyed many activities while learning more about the Bible. Sarah McCabe shows the children how to plant basil. Pastor Linnea Wilson shares a Bible story and Poppy Huseth enjoys snacking on some fruit during a break. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The American Legion Color Guard of Ron Wallin (from left), Jack Forbell, Clayton Smith, Peter Magnuson and Joe Craig follows the emergency vehicles to kick off the annual Fourth of July parade through downtown Hinsdale Monday. Hinsdale Central's Red Devil Marching Band delivers some patriotic music and veterans wave to the crowd from an Excalibur convertible. (photos by Jon Langham for The Hinsdalean)...
Hinsdale's badminton and pickleball camp at the Robbins Park courts provided a perfect experience for young players this week. The fundamentals of each - said to be two of the fastest-growing sports on the planet - were introduced to campers, who also played matches. Grace Hudson and Elayna Stokes work on drills and Liam Newton hits a return back to the coach. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce Fine Arts Show was held last weekend in Burlington Park. Emmett Drechsel spent some time studying the work of James Cole. Photographer Scott Sternberg makes some adjustments to his display. The show had almost 90 artists participating this year. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Mother Nature provided one more test to prove their "grit" as members of the Hinsdale Central Class of 2022 had to have their graduation ceremony indoors because of threatening weather last Thursday night. And while it was warm in the gym, it didn't stop the pomp and circumstance as the 667 members of the class received their diplomas. Many parents were able to spot their graduates as they entered. Before showtime the graduates mingled, hugged and mugged for pictures. Sydney...
It's been three years since the last Memorial Day procession and ceremony was held in Hinsdale. Members of Hinsdale's American Legion Post 250 led the procession up Washington to the Memorial Building. Sutton and Collins Schmidt waited patiently for the procession's start. Olivia Agema watches the veterans march past. Norm Chimenti, a Marine veteran, pays his respects as Taps are played. Ford Runyan was one of the Boy Scouts who participated in the procession. (Jim Slonoff...
Chopped champion Grace Goudie visited the Hinsdale Public Library earlier this month to cook and chat about her experiences from waiting tables in Hinsdale to winning the first round of "Chopped Casino Royale." Goudie, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Napa, Calif., worked in restaurants in California - including the three Michelin-starred French Laundry - before opening Scratchboard Kitchen in Arlington Heights in April 2020. As she prepared the evenings...
The Madison School Kids Care Club celebrated Earth Day by hosting a school wide outdoor clean-up last month. All Madison students were encouraged to pick up trash around the school and throughout Robbins Park. Armed with paper bags, the kids raced across the park in pursuit of litter. Vivian Perksowski and her sister Claudia along with Addie Johnson found a few things near the Robbins playground. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Walk the Walk for Mental Health to support the counseling programs at The Community House bursted out in full color Sunday morning. More than 400 walkers took part in the event. Enrique Hoover was loaded up and ready to take on the crowds. Grandmothers Susan Santefort and Louise Perkowski dodge and weave as their granddaughter, Claudia Perkowski, adds some color. London Max, Leandra Gruft and Zoeya Khan check out their new look. Community House Executive Director Dan Janowick...
On Friday, a month to the day after the Windhover was removed from its home along Washington Street and sent off for a makeover, it returned to its new home sporting its new look. The new site along Third Street will have benches as well as landscaping and lighting to better display the Smithsonian piece of art. Workers from Methods and Materials Inc in Lake Bluff did the refinishing as well as the reinstallation. Committee member Erica Posthuma offered advice on the...
Children attending the Zion Lutheran Early Childhood Education Center's Candyland preschool prom at the Hinsdale Golf Club April 29 were treated to a full menu of prom activities. With a pint-sized buffet and a DJ spinning tunes, the kids had a evening full of fun. Elle Meyer takes a look at her face painting. Maeve Maloney takes a water break. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Minutes before students were about to gather for prom, sirens signaling a tornado warning went off, forcing organizers into the hallways at Hinsdale Central. Then the skies opened up with a heavy downpour. A few minutes later, the sun broke through the clouds and the 670 prom-goers began to gather at the school. With construction and COVID-19 concerns, organizers opted out of the annual red carpet gathering before students boarded buses to head down to the Field Museum. Post p...
More than $615,000 was raised Sunday for the Walk for Wellness House annual 3k walk/5K run. Hinsdalean and WGN news anchor Ben Bradley was the starter for the race. Maggi Gee participated in the 10-step walk with her grandchildren, Louise and Packy Terlep. She was walking in memory of her late husband Tone. Reggie Cribbs sang "Home" before the walk/run began. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale firefighters hosted a group of junior firefighters at their station earlier this month. The tour included a behind-the-scenes look at station life and a glimpse inside a fire truck and ambulance. Firefighter/paramedic Mike Lorusson explains the different gear firefighters wear while Capt. Mike Neville shows the kids equipment in the ambulance. Outside the station, Matt Siedlecki provides the power behind his son Ziggy's turn with an extinguisher. (Jim Slonoff...
With the Stuff the Squad event taking place across District 181 last week, members of the Hinsdale Middle School Kindness Club decided to leverage the opportunity and add the ever popular YouTube "Domino Effect" to help increase donations. Using cereal boxes for dominoes, students created a maze of more than 600 boxes that weaved from the Washington Street entrance to the front door of the school near the parking lot. As last-minute boxes kept arriving, the kids had to...
The Clarendon Hills Middle School's sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade bands participated in the Illinois Grade School Music Association Festival competition March 19 at CHMS. All three bands earned Division 1 ratings, the highest rating in the competition. The sixth-grade band earned a rare three perfect scores from the three judges. Members of the eighth-grade band include: Meg McMillin on clarinet, Will Lynch on percussion, Jacob Roberts on tuba and Rowan Schneider on oboe....
Hinsdale Central students Bridget Kallas and Niko Rhodes helped to organize a fundraiser Sunday morning to benefit the Ukranian Red Cross. The run/walk was held on Dickinson Field. The event raised more than $12,500, but the exact count wasn't known as of press time, as additional funds are being processed. Kallas and Rhodes welcomed the walkers before kick off from the Dickinson press box. Luke McDonald ran most of the time carrying his Ukranian flag. (Jim Slonoff...
