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 By Ken Knutson    Sports 

Fast breaks, flips mark the season

The 2023-24 Hinsdale Central winter sports season preview series concludes with a look at boys and girls basketball and girls gymnastics. Boys cagers and the gymnasts are counting... — Updated 12/6/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    News 

New businesses find footing in Hinsdale

In a follow-up to story that ran in the Nov. 9 issue, here are three more businesses that have opened their doors in Hinsdale recently. Step back into a subterranean gallery of... — Updated 12/6/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    Experts 

Ask an expert - UMESH BHATIA, MEDITATION PRACTITIONER

How can meditation ease stress? A calm lake is able to mirror its surroundings in serene tribute. But toss in some pebbles, and the scene is suddenly roiled by the ripples.... — Updated 12/6/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    Pulse

All the bells and whistles

When Hinsdale's Memorial Building was constructed in 1929 as a tribute to the village's war heroes, its clock tower housed a bell. The bell was replaced by a carillon system in 1973... — Updated 11/29/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    60 Seconds

Singer relishes last high school holiday season

Hinsdale Central senior Lauren Doppke will give her vocal chords a workout over the next couple weeks. A member of the school's Chamber Choir, she and her fellow vocalists are... — Updated 11/29/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    News

Shopper takes trip down memory lane

In this year of embracing Hinsdale's heritage, Scott Moore has plenty of his own fond recollections of the town generations ago. The product of Oak School, Hinsdale Middle School... — Updated 11/29/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    Sports

Devils fire up play in the alleys, rinks

Winter sports have blown in like snow off Lake Michigan, and the competition is heating up as we deliver part one of our Hinsdale Central season preview. The boys and girls bowling... — Updated 11/21/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    Experts

Ask an expert - JULIA BACHRACH, HISTORIAN

Who was former Hinsdalean Grace Bagley? Researching the lives of prominent personages from the past comes naturally to historian Julia Bachrach. But when the starting point is... — Updated 11/21/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    Pulse

En garde, Mouse King!

It's not the holidays without "The Nutcracker," and several local ballet troupes are performing the classic story over the next several weeks. Hinsdale Dance Academy this weekend... — Updated 11/15/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    60 Seconds

Resident finds his voice through Hinsdale Chorale

JR Tomkinson was a new Hinsdale homeowner in 2020 when he noticed a window poster for the Hinsdale Chorale while visiting neighboring Western Springs. "I had sung with choirs... — Updated 11/15/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    News

Meal giveaway shows appetite for sharing

HCS Family Services doesn't date back to Hinsdale's 1873 incorporation, but the organization's history of meeting needs in the community runs deeps. One of its biggest annual... — Updated 11/15/2023

 

December time for fa-la-la-la-la-levies

Hinsdale taxing bodies are poised to approve their levies — or annual requests for property tax revenue — at meetings next month. These levy requests will then be submitted to the clerks in DuPage and Cook counties, who will... — Updated 11/15/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    Sports

Bandukwala repeats state triumph

By Ken Knutson [email protected] Last year as a junior, Hinsdale Central's Aden Bandukwala became the first individual state champion in the history of the school's cross... — Updated 11/8/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    Experts

Ask an expert - HANNAH BROWN, ACTOR

What should we know about 'Puffs'? Hinsdale Central senior Hannah Brown suggests the power of the Force animated her interest in theater. "I really liked 'Star Wars' when I was... — Updated 11/8/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    News

Soldiers shared stories from the front

Eight decades ago, America was at war in the largest, most deadly conflict the world has ever seen. Hinsdale residents, like those of every other town across the country, waited on... — Updated 11/8/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    News

Trustees consider Fuller's safety wall

Safety bollards installed at Fuller’s Car Wash in the wake of a fatal accident this summer will be concealed under a proposal from the business. At Tuesday’s Hinsdale Village Board meeting, trustees held a first read on... — Updated 11/8/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    Pulse

Troop 10 reaches milestone

Hinsdale's Scout Troop 10 has come a long way in its 100 years, its appellation being no exception. "We were established as Troop 3," said Shreeman Patel, Troop historian and a... — Updated 11/1/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    60 Seconds

Artist returns to hometown to showcase work

Don't try to pigeonhole Hinsdale native Stephanie Lenchard-Warren into one creative category. She believes an interdisciplinary portfolio that incorporates visuals, words and sound... — Updated 11/1/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    News

D86 board nixes social studies courses

The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has rejected a set of proposed course changes to the district’s social studies offerings for 2024-23 school year, with three of the four recommendations not even garnering votes. Board... — Updated 11/1/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    News

Dist. 181, teachers reach new deal

The Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 Board and Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Teachers’ Association have locked in a new four-year contract. At their meeting Monday, board members voted to approve the agreement that provi... — Updated 11/1/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    Experts

Ask an expert - BRANDON TODD, THE LANE PRINCIPAL

What does it mean to be a Model PLC at Work School? Before becoming The Lane School's top administrator in 2017, Brandon Todd worked in the northwest suburbs at a "PLC" district.... — Updated 10/25/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    Sports

Girls tennis places fifth at state

The two-time defending state champion Hinsdale Central girls tennis team went into the IHSA state meet last weekend having qualified in just three of four possible spots and with... — Updated 10/25/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    News

Public weighs in on Vine Street Station

The Vine Street Station lifestyle housing proposal was the subject of plan commission public hearing earlier this month, the latest stop in a 2 1/2-year effort to convert the old Zion Lutheran School to condos. Last year Hinsdale... — Updated 10/25/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    News

Park chateau endures like work of art

In 1923, fire destroyed the Queen Anne-style home at 420 S. Park St. Owner Kathleen Healy Besly was away on a trip to England and learned the terrible news upon her return. Her... — Updated 10/18/2023

 
 By Ken Knutson    News

Trustees give proposal for larger HMS signs a read

Nearly five years after opening, Hinsdale Middle School needs to bring some of its external signage up to code. At a rescheduled village board meeting Monday night, Hinsdale trustees listened to requests by Community Consolidated E... — Updated 10/18/2023

 

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