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What is the best way to start the new year off right? “My personal recommendation on how to improve your health is start small. If your goal is to lose weight, build muscle or just be healthier, start with small goals. Find a starting point — it could be just to move your body more — and go from there. “Once you have successfully built that habit, add on something else. Maybe it’s as small as to only eat dessert once a week or to take a multivitamin every day. With small goals, slowly adding as you go, it’s easier to f...
William Brooks Keenan, Jr., 81, of Oak Brook died Jan. 2, 2020. He was a proud graduate of Fenwick High School in 1956 and Xavier University in 1960. Bill was President of Keenan Transit Co. for 59 years, a company founded by his father in 1946. He was past president of Butterfield Country Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Brooks and Genevieve Sullivan Keenan; and his grandson, Brooks Tonn. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Nancy Higgins Keenan; his children, Betsy (Brian) Moran, William Brooks III...
Hinsdale Central's Phillip Borhani lays in a basket and teammate Connor Nelson drives and puts up a shot in a game against Richards during the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic Dec. 26. Zach Northey leads a fast break and Mac Quast attempts a shot over Richards' Albert Jones in the matchup, which the Red Devils lost 64-73. Homewood-Flossmoor won the championship by beating DePaul Prep 53-48 Saturday. Central results appear on Page 29....
Basketball, boys Dec. 23-27 Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic vs. Willowbrook V loses 47-49 Isaacson, 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks Cain, 5 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals Northey, 5 points, rebound, assist Nelson, 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals Quast, 4 points, 4 rebounds, assist St. John, 4 points, 6 rebounds, assist, 3 steals Schiavitti, 2 points, 5 rebounds, block Sessa, 2 points, 2 rebounds Borhani, point, 2 rebounds, steal vs. Richards V loses 64-73 Isaacson, 24 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4...
Dollop is a beautiful black and white kitty who was found on the streets in Hinsdale. She was severely underweight, so our team worked to get her in with a wonderful and loving foster family who brought her back up to weight and showered her with love and affection. Now at 6 months old, she is ready to find her forever home. Come meet Dollop and all of the other pets at the Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center at 21 Salt Creek Lane. The shelter...
Yum! Gummy bears, brownies and cookies are children's favorite treats, but when they are infused with marijuana, wrapped in appealing packaging and increasingly accessible, we are setting up a particularly dangerous situation. Did you know that in states where recreational marijuana has been legalized, the number of young kids coming to the hospital with acute cannabis-related symptoms is on the rise? In Massachusetts, calls to poison control related to kids and marijuana...
With the debut of 2020 comes the opening - or continuation - of a number of entertaining and thought-provoking productions at the area's theater venues. From plays to musicals, Shakespeare to Shrek, here are upcoming offerings on local stages for all ages. The Nerd' Jan. 16-26 Theatre of Western Springs 4384 Hampton Ave. (708) 246-4043 https://www.theatreofwesternsprings.com Get ready to laugh when a nice guy from Terre Haute hosts the house guest from hell. Times: 8 p.m. Jan....
SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office announced Dec. 23 that the state will receive $40.2 million in federal grants over the next three years to improve early childhood programs. The competitive grants are administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and they require a 30-percent cost-sharing commitment from non-federal funds. The grants are used to build early childhood program infrastructure and expand high-quality preschool programs in targeted communities, the governor’s office said...
CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY FOR BEDS Page’s Restaurant in Hinsdale and several other organizations worked to provide an early Christmas for some BEDS Plus clients. The Chicago Teamsters Local 705 and Sierra Investment Partners Inc. sponsored the “Christmas Morning” celebration that treated BEDS clients to a catered breakfast, entertainment and presents in an effort to let them eat, drink and be merry. Santa and Frosty the Snowman stopped by the event, talking with children, posing for photos and spreading holiday cheer. Page...
John “Jack” Gately Ryan, 77, died peacefully in Hinsdale Dec. 25, 2019. Jack lived his life with an unfaltering devotion to his family and his faith. He was a devoted and loving husband, father, brother, friend and colleague. Jack was a proud member of the Gately family. His grandfather, James Gately, was the owner of Gately’s People Store in Chicago, which was described as “the biggest store on Michigan Avenue.” Jack began his career at retailer Carson Pirie Scott. Soon after, he opened Heritage Bank of Schaumburg with his...
Donald J. Kula, 83, of Hinsdale died Dec. 24, 2019. Donald was devoted husband, proud father and grandfather and devout Catholic. He was a graduate of St. Philip Neri Grammar School, Mt. Carmel High School and a former basketball player at the University of Illinois and Western Michigan University. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia E. Kula. He is survived by his children, Ginny "Coco" (Pete Aleman) Kula, Donald J. (Marichi) Kula, John (Lisa) Kula, Tom (Lisa) Kula...
Karen Marie Kindt, 59, of Clarendon Hills, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Dec. 18, 2019. She was born in 1960 in South Bend, Ind. She strove to make everyone feel welcomed and admired through her natural friendliness, genuinely engaging in conversation with anyone she met. Her high energy and indomitable personality were apparent in her passion for her children, the outdoors, biking, walking, cross-country skiing and swimming. A lover of rescue animals, Karen devoted...
Jacquelyn Eleanor Jefferson, nee Fishbaugh, a 62-year Hinsdale resident, passed away peacefully Dec. 1, 2019. She was 88. Jackie was born in 1930 and raised on a farm in Iowa, where she graduated from high school in 1948. She spent two years at the University of Iowa, before transferring to the University of Florida to study art and graphic design. After graduating college, she moved to Chicago and worked as a copywriter for the Montgomery Ward catalog and at the Campbell Mithun advertising agency. She also met Chad...
I’ve never actually met two of my best friends, though our friendship has lasted over 40 years. John Irving and Stephen King have been dear companions of mine since 1979. I met each when I was 13, shortly after “Salem’s Lot” and “The World According to Garp” first shocked the literary scene. Each author is thankfully still writing today, and I await each new book like an over-the-hill teenage fangirl. Certainly, I’ve discovered dozens of authors over the years, some of whom...
I love Christmas, but I'm not sure I could survive 12 months of shopping, wrapping, baking, mailing cards and hosting gatherings at a holiday pace. And while I'm ready to embark on a new year, I'm not quite ready to give up all that filled the holiday season with wonder and joy. So, in lieu of resolutions, I offer the following ways in which I hope to keep the holiday spirit with me this year. • Keep in touch My refrigerator is covered with pictures of friends beaming from h...
The last days of one year and the first days of the next are traditionally a time to analyze events of the past 12 months and set goals and expectations for those to come in the next 12 months. Today we offer a fusion of both, with a look at what we observed in 2019 and what we hope to see in 2020. 2019: Laurel Haarlow is elected to serve on the Hinsdale Village Board, becoming the first woman to join the group in two years. 2020: More women are elected to the board, creating a governing body that is more representative of...
It was about 14 years ago when Lisa Kolavennu's father was diagnosed with cancer. In walking that journey with him, she discovered Wellness House and, along with it, her vocational calling. "His experience inspired my own passion for wanting to help the oncology population," Kolavennu said. "It felt personally and professionally gratifying for me to move to Wellness House and start a career here." More than a dozen years after launching that career as a program director with...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Dec. 23. Domestic battery arrest A 49-year-old Hinsdale woman was arrested Dec. 19 for domestic battery for making contact of an insulting or provoking nature with a family member. She was charged and taken to DuPage County Jail. Suspended license arrests • Portrait Phillips, 25, 9812 S. Ingleside Ave., Chicago, was arrested for driving with a suspended license and speeding at 8:34 a.m. Dec. 18 at 55th Street and Interstate 294. Phillips was charged and released to appear i...
Opening doors. That's the mission of the Hinsdale Public Library - a mantra expressed in our logo and on our business cards. And in 2019, nowhere was the idea of opening doors better expressed than in our programming, a rich assortment offering opportunities to play, learn and explore for patrons of all ages and interests. From our summer reading program and baby and toddler storytimes to special events like our preschool Halloween party and our Fortnite tournament for teens,...
Next summer, the 319-space parking deck, adjacent to the new Hinsdale Middle School, will open. The parking deck should help solve parking problems that have plagued downtown Hinsdale for ages. The new parking deck should further energize our already thriving downtown. Currently - even before the new parking deck opens - we have one of Hinsdale's lowest retail vacancy rates at just 3.2 percent. The average vacancy rate in the Chicago area is above 10 percent. We have made...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave....
In the first of two sets of year-in-review reports from Hinsdale’s nonprofit organizations, leaders of HCS Family Services, Robert Crown Center for Health Education and Wellness House share 2019 highlights for their agencies. The second installment will run Jan. 9. HCS Family Services Stan Cook, executive director of HCS Family Services, said attendance at the agency’s two food pantries increased 40 percent over the last six months of 2019. Clients represented about 1,000 families from 24 local communities. “We’re working...
The home Zook built ... and lived in. Built in 1924 at 327 S. Oak St., this home was designed by Hinsdale architect R. Harold Zook for his own family. When it was slated to be demolished, the Hinsdale Historical Society saved the home and studio, moving them to KLM in 2005. The picture and information is from Sandy Williams' book "Images in America - Hinsdale." Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our...
Book break - Scarlett Garber, along with her mom and brothers Michael and Grant, spent some time Friday visiting the Hinsdale Public Library. Each kid found a perfect place to read before embarking on several activites the library was offering. The library's regular hours resume today, Jan. 2, after the New Year's Day closure....
A growing economy and a shortened holiday season, with six days fewer between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year than in 2018, contributed to healthy retail sales in December. Hinsdale merchants reported strong sales as well. "The season went really well. We had a great year," said Sweet William owner Kristi Smith. "We were feeling pretty fortunate. We have so many great loyal customers in town that want to shop local and try to stay away from e-commerce and the malls."...
