ABOUT US:
The first issue of The
Hinsdalean was published Sept. 28, 2006. This weekly
newspaper is dedicated to covering Hinsdale, focusing
on the people who live and work here. The founders
built the newspaper around the philosophy of community
journalism the way it was meant to be. That philosophy
recalls simpler times when one newspaper covered one
town. The Hinsdalean is delivered free each Thursday
morning. It is the only newspaper that delivers every
issue to every home in Hinsdale.
Co-owners Jim Slonoff
and Pam Lannom both began their newspaper careers here
in Hinsdale at The Doings. Their love of the newspaper
field and of this community led them to start The
Hinsdalean.
Jim is a past
president of the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce and a past
president of the Illinois Press Association. He is a
current board member for the Illinois Press Foundation,
the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association and The
Community House Players and is on advisory boards for
the chamber and Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor
Network. He and his wife, Ilene, and their two sons live
in Hinsdale. He has won national, state and regional
awards in design, photography and advertising. He has a
bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northern Illinois University.
Pam is past president
of the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and Industry
and a past president and board member for the Northern
Illinois Newspaper Association. She is lay leader and
chairman of church council at the First United Methodist
Church in Western Springs. She and her husband, Dan,
live in the western suburbs. She has won national, state
and regional writing awards. She has a master’s degree
in literature from American University and a bachelor’s
in literature from Illinois Wesleyan University.
The other members of the staff
are also seasoned community newspaper professionals. The
group has worked together a total of 97 years right here
in Hinsdale.
