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With one week until Thanksgiving, Hinsdaleans are stocking up for a holiday feast while also taking stock of the many reasons to be grateful over the course this year. We are thankful to have a front row seat to multitude of ways Hinsdaleans share their blessings with others, generous gestures that we regularly convey in our Good News section. Check out the Spirit of Giving listing on Page 42 for opportunities to help, and circle Dec. 3 on the calendar for the annual Giving Tuesday campaign. Here are a few of examples of...
Student journalists at Northwestern and Harvard universities have been taking a lot of heat lately for doing their jobs. At The Daily Northwestern, reporters were harshly criticized for the way they covered fellow students who protested U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ visit to campus. Reporters tweeted photos of the protesters and used the school directory to contact students to request interviews. Those students didn’t like it. Then, on Nov. 10, the paper ran an editorial, apologizing for its actions. That move earned t...
With the approach of Veterans Day on Monday, our collective spirit of gratitude is directed to those who put on the uniform and, in many cases, put themselves in harm’s way to defend this nation from threats to freedom. Over the past year we’ve published a series of stories on a venerable Hinsdale organization dedicated to serving and advocating for the nation’s veterans, American Legion Post 250. The post is among the oldest in the country, formed shortly after the American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congr...
It’s Halloween in Hinsdale. A time of revelry for both young and old as children finally get to don those carefully chosen costumes, while parents make them put a jacket over because it’s 37 degrees. But lurking in the shadows, just beyond the glowing jack-o-lanterns and illuminated front yard water features, frightful events are stirring in our imagination that would cause anyone’s hair to stand up. Even without a visit to the blow bar. We turn our shielded eyes to the downtown parking deck now under construction, a shini...
October is National Principals Month, a month-long recognition of school leaders to honor their endless commitment to the success and well-being of the students under their care. We asked the community’s principals — those serving in Districts 86 and 181 — what they most enjoy about their jobs. Here are their responses: • “My favorite thing about being a principal is greeting the children daily when they arrive. I also love working with the dedicated Elm teachers. Collaborating with them to provide powerful instructi...
Two out of 10 high school seniors have used marijuana in the past month. Six percent reported daily use. About 36 percent have used it in the past year and 43 percent have used it during their lifetime, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States, according to NIDA. We can’t imagine its use will drop when the drug becomes legal on Jan. 1. Some teens believe the drug is safe because it’s natural, but that’s not really true. Marijuana contains more tha...
Test your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution with this quiz question: What are the five freedoms enshrined in the First Amendment? If you need a hint ... “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” If you were able to name at least one, congratulations! The Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey in...
Hinsdale Tuesday joined a list of Chicago-area suburbs that have decided to prevent recreational marijuana dispensaries from operating within village boundaries. LaGrange Park, Naperville, Libertyville and Bloomingdale already have prohibited these businesses, which will become legal in the state as of Jan. 1, 2020. We imagine more will do the same. We’re pleased to see Hinsdale trustees are not lured by the promise of tax dollars that others have found so intoxicating. Revenue estimates range wildly, from $440 million to a...
Oct. 2 is National Walk or Bike to School Day, the 22nd annual observance of the campaign promoting healthier student lifestyles and safer streets and neighborhoods. Hinsdale schools are encouraging their families to make car-free commutes on Wednesday, a wonderful advantage to being in a town with neighborhood schools. Various activities are planned for staff and families will gather to kick off the day together. The National Center for Safe Routes to School on its website (https://www.walkbiketoschool.org) unpacks the...
When we see tragedies taking place in other communities or other parts of the country, it’s not unusual to think “That wouldn’t happen here.” Of course as wonderful a community as Hinsdale is, it offers no real protection from loss. No one knows that better than the family of Hinsdale’s Lauren Wilson, whose life was cut short when the car she was riding in on March 2, 1994, was hit by a train at the village’s Monroe Street crossing. Her father, Dr. Lanny Wilson, has spent the quarter century since working as chair of th...
Trustees are throwing the Hinsdale Economic Development Commission a lifeline. The village board Tuesday is expected to approve changes designed to boost the commission’s membership, making it easier to find members and setting a more convenient time for them to meet. Eight meetings already have been canceled this year due to lack of a quorum — and it’s only September. Multiple meetings have been canceled each year since 2015 for the same reason. When trustees discussed the proposed changes last week, they questioned wheth...
Eighteen typically isn’t a big anniversary. But for family and friends of the 2,977 men, women and children who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 — including some fellow Hinsdaleans — next Wednesday will not pass unnoticed. But many do not remember the horrors that unfolded that beautiful September morning. Most Hinsdale Central High School seniors were not yet born when the Twin Towers fell. College freshman were infants when the Pentagon burned. Even those who earned a bachelor’s degree in May wer...
After two failed referendums to pay for large-scale upgrades at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools, it didn’t take a deep dive by officials to identify a major obstacle to success. The plan to construct a brand new 10-lane pool facility at Central while keeping South’s pool at six lanes was spotlighted by opponents as an inequitable distribution of resources and simply reinforced the perception of some that South had second-class status. District 86 board members decided that, to ensure the third and $140 mil...
Before long, everyone will be completely acclimated to the back-to-school routine. Students at Hinsdale Central High School, who began classes eight days ago, already may be settling in to the new schedule. Kids in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 students have their first day of school tomorrow, Aug. 23. But the start of the 2019-20 school year doesn’t affect only students and staff. Those of us who are dropping kids off, picking kids up or even driving through town on the way to work or running an errand need...
A new school year is beginning (yikes!), marking the annual abrupt end to summer vacation and the frenzied first day approach. This week’s expert, District 181 teacher Jessica Schultz, offers useful advice on starting the year strong (see Page 14). Here are some other tips that can smooth out re-entry, courtesy of pbs.com. • Meet the new teacher One of the biggest back-to-school fears is “Will I like my new teacher?” Break the ice early by taking advantage of a school open house or back-to-school night. Some teachers welcome...
More than a quarter of a million pets have found homes during the NBC and Telemundo Clear the Shelters pet adoption drives over the last four years. Folks at the Hinsdale Humane Society — along with 1,000-plus participating shelters and rescues across the country — hope to see that number climb during the fifth annual event Saturday, Aug. 17. Ten dogs and 13 cats from the Hinsdale Humane Society found their forever homes during the 2018 drive. Humane society staff members expect to see a higher number of adoptions this yea...
Summer is the time to soak up outdoor pleasures. But it’s also the season for high temperatures and humidity, which can foil the fun if one is overexposed to them. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke can escalate rapidly, leading to delirium, organ damage and even death. In 2017, according to the National Safety Council, 87 people died in the U.S. from exposure to excessive heat. Infants and young children, seniors and those with chronic health conditions are most at risk, but anyone exposed to hot weather for an excessive p...
Hunger never takes a vacation, the website of the Northern Illinois Food Bank reminds us as we head into the final days of July. Many of us spend the summer months traveling to distant shores or enjoying the lazy, hazy days relaxing at home. We might not be as focused on the needs of area agencies as we are during the school year, when our schedules are more regimented. But many experience no vacation from the needs they face year-round. For some — such as the children who are entitled to free lunch during the school year ...
