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Jan. 1 marks the start of a new year — and the enactment of a number of new laws and fees for Illinois residents. Most are aware of the law making recreational marijuana legal, but it’s just one of more than 250 that went into effect last week. “We were happy to be able to get as much done as we did,” said state Sen. Suzy Glowiak-Hilton (D-24, Western Springs), who represents Hinsdale and 11 other western suburbs. State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-47, Elmhurst), whose district also includes Hinsdale, offered praise and critici...
Tonight, for the first time in almost a month, the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board will meet. A lot has happened since Dec. 12. Students and staff enjoyed winter break. A new year, and a decade, started at midnight Dec. 31. And Superintendent Tammy Prentiss announced that the district is slowing down its implementation of a “physics first” science sequence at Hinsdale Central, with the phased-in roll out set to begin fall 2021. The announcement should appease at least some of the parents who have raised loud and fre...
Hinsdale Central Coach Mike Wiggins talks to students as the Friday session of his 5 Star Winter Soccer Camp opens. The winter camp, which now meets at Hinsdale Central, has been offered in Hinsdale every year since 1994, when it was held at the old Hinsdale Middle School. Additional camps will be offered this summer. (photos by Jon Langham for The Hinsdalean)...
Name: Caroline Kloblach Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When was your first gymnastics class? I started doing gymnastics when I was 2 years old, but I only started high school last year. Third grade I started competing in club, but I was doing younger classes before then. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I just really enjoy the tumbling aspect of it and just being able to flip around. What is your favorite event? Either floor or bars. What is your most challenging...
Basketball, boys Jan. 4 vs. Willowbrook V wins 67-39 Basketball, girls Jan. 7 vs. Wheaton North V loses 31-52 Monyek, 14 points Cernugel, 8 points Butler, 6 points Sarros, 2 points Howe, point Bowling, girls Jan. 7 vs. Leyden V loses 2,051-2,388 Harvey, 438 Venis, 375 Yopp, 338 Riehle, 333 Gitts, 309 Newmann, 258 Hockey Jan. 5 @ DuPage Stars V won 5-0...
Hank is a super handsome, Basset Hound mix with lots of goofiness and love to give to his family. He weighs 46 pounds, is 3 years old and is best suited to a family with children 10 or older. He is neutered, up-to-date on his vaccinations and his adoption fee is $250. Come meet Hank and all of the other pets at the Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center at 21 Salt Creek Lane. The shelter is open from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday...
Less than two weeks into the new year, cooks already can find enough recipes online to take them through 2020 - and beyond! Before plunging into the "741 best dinner recipes" or the list of "Southern recipes everyone should make in 2020," how about a look back at 2019? Four Hinsdale cooks (including one Michelin Star chef) shared recipes they enjoyed making last year with The Hinsdalean. All are available online at https://www.thehinsdalean.com. Don't forget the Fritos Home...
How can apps help people start 2020 off right? It's that special time in a year's infancy when people realize the new is lot like the old, and those best-laid resolutions are getting waylaid. Tools exist to help snatch self-improvement success from the jaws of defeat, however, right in one's palm. Mike Gershbein, founder of the tutoring firm Very Smart People, will impart apt apps for goal achievement at Change Your Life Online from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Hi...
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...
Ellen Pusser Carmignani, 78, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away Jan. 4, 2020, surrounded by family. Ellen was born to Henry and Margie Pusser in 1941 in Chesterfield, S.C. After graduating from Chesterfield High School (a school so small she served as the bus driver her senior year), Ellen earned a degree from Furman University in Greenville, S.C., where she also met Tony. Married in 1962, she and Tony spent the first several years living around the world while Tony served in t...
Matthew Fitzpatrick Beuke, 30, of Hinsdale passed away Jan. 5, 2020, surrounded at home by his loving family and friends who supported him through his long and courageous journey of ALS. Matty's journey with ALS began in June 2017. The support from his family and friends has been overwhelming these last 2 1/2 years. The Les Turner ALS Foundation, Journey Care and the many people Matty met along the way gave him the strength and courage to fight this insidious disease. On...
Elaine M. Basile, 88, passed away Jan. 2, 2020, at St. Patrick's Residence in Naperville. She was born in 1931 in Naperville and was a retired registered nurse. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ronald J. Marrero; and her son, James Marrero. She is survived by her husband, Ernest M.; her children, Susan (Steve) Markus, Kathleen (Michael) Pagnano, Richard (Amy) Marrero, Annette (the late Floyd) Garver and Stephen (Paula) Marrero; her grandchildren, Michelle...
The village of Hinsdale is fortunate of have Anna Martch as one of its employees. As the economic development and communication specialist, she adds tremendous value to the success of our business community. As a business owner, I have worked with Anna on several initiatives including the very successful Hinsdale Wine Walk last year. She is full of energy with a remarkable work ethic. You will see her showcasing Hinsdale business properties to perspective businesses, checking IDs for beer sales at Uniquely Thursdays and...
Each January after the holidays are over, there seems to be a renewed obligation or duty to reorganize. Everywhere you look there are articles, books and news stories that promise to help you tidy up and embrace your inner minimalist. However, for those of us who despite our best efforts can't fully commit to the minimalist movement, there may scientific validation. If you too have a beloved collection of books or a permanent stack of paperwork on the corner of your desk then...
Every January for the past few years, Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich has chosen an annual "guiding word" and encouraged readers to do the same. I heard about this for the first time over the weekend and was intrigued. Her word for 2020 is "slower" - an interesting choice, she admits, for a woman who works on deadline. As she goes on to discuss, though, slowing down rarely makes us late. "All we have to do is breathe more slowly, and we know that slowing down is a way...
Becoming an Eagle Scout was never really part of Jack Otten's plan. "I never gave it much thought," Otten said. "I was just enjoying being a Scout." But as he approached his final year of high school, the Hinsdale Central High School senior said earning Boy Scouting's highest rank suddenly seemed like a natural progression to his decade-long scouting career. So he set out in search of a project - a final step in every scout's journey toward the Eagle rank. Otten said he knew...
The following reports were distributed by Hinsdale police Dec. 30 and Jan. 7. Arrest for hitting nurse Emily J. Daniels, 21, 812 S. Garfield Ave., Hinsdale, was arrested on a felony charge for aggravated battery Dec. 24 after pushing and punching a nurse with a closed fist while she was a patient at Amita Medical Center Hinsdale, 120 N. Oak St. at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 23. She was arrested Dec. 24 and taken to DuPage County Jail. DUI arrests • Ronald Malish, 56, 6015 Forest View Road No. 3A, Lisle, was arrested for driving under t...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday, trustees: • approved the submission of a Park and Recreation Facility Construction Program (PARC) grant application to receive up to $2.5 million for renovations to the Lodge at Katherine Legge Memorial Park. The village is expected to contribute up to $625,000 toward the project, depending on the amount awarded. The money would be used on ADA improvements, including elevator installation, bathroom and flooring enhancements and upgrades to the HVAC system, windows and s...
The jury trial for the man accused of murdering Andrea Urban in her Hinsdale home is scheduled to start Tuesday. Dominic Sanders, 30, of 819 White Oak Lane, University Park, is charged with first degree murder for killing Urban, a 51-year-old mother of two, at her home May 4, 2017. Sanders has been held without bail since his arrest on May 25, 2017, after being stopped in Will County for a traffic violation. He is also charged with home invasion and armed robbery in the case. Sanders has pleaded not guilty. Trial proceedings...
Learn more about 5G, how 5G will affect the community and how to take action at a town hall meeting set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at The Community House, 415 W. Eighth St., Hinsdale. Hinsdale Village Board and DuPage County Board members will speak at this session, sponsored by Stop 5G Hinsdale and Neighbors....
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 District office, 115 W. 55th St., Clarendon Hills On the draft agenda: special education spotlight, STEAM iLab update, math ELA placement with math trajectory, one-to-one classroom management tool, recommendation to purchase CLEAR services Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On...
At the start of each new year, The Hinsdalean asks the leaders of nonprofit agencies in town to share a recap of the previous year and offer their hope for the next 12 months. This is the second installment of the series. HCS Family Services, Robert Crown Center and Wellness House were featured in a Jan. 2 article. Community Memorial Foundation Leaders at Community Memorial Foundation spent at least part of 2019 looking forward to the year ahead. The foundation, which has granted more than $77 million to partners since its...
Postcards from the past - It was a lot easier to get mail around the country in 1938. This card was simply addressed to Miss Alice Garner, Blue River, Wisconsin. The card was postmarked in Hinsdale at 8 a.m. July 25. The message was "a card a day while they last will be my motto temporarily. I found out the Zephyr fare to P. du C. (Prairie du Chien, Wis.) is $4.54 one way so guess that'll be OK. Please notice familiar "Walgreens" on the corner. Sincerely, Dick.' (Hinsdale...
Hinsdale firefighters responded to a call for a house fire at 427 Justina St. at about 11:05 a.m. Wednesday. When they arrived they discovered flames coming from the attached garage in the front of the three-story home. One of the home's occupants, who had made it outside, said her two brothers were upstairs asleep. Firefighters successfully searched the home, found the boys and helped them and their two dogs to safety. Several nearby fire departments also were called to the...
A nearly 17-acre parcel in Hinsdale’s northwest corner would become home to a 330,000-square-foot, 262-unit senior living complex under a developer’s proposal. At Tuesday’s Hinsdale Village Board meeting, trustees heard the conceptual plan for Clarendale of Hinsdale Senior Residences at 707 W. Ogden Ave. on the north side of the roadway and along the west side of Adams Street. The property is the site of the vacant Institute for Basic Life Principles, which owns the land. Developer Ryan Companies, in partnership with assis...
