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Jeffrey "Jeff" Michael Anderson, 61, of Hinsdale passed away Jan. 25, 2020. After a week of farewells from his loving family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy of love and humor, enriching the lives of all those who knew him. Jeff was born in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1958 and was raised in Toronto. He graduated from Queen's University (Commerce) in Kingston, Ontario, in 1981. After a financial career in Toronto and Pittsburgh, he then moved to Chicago and eventually...
Just the right note - Kasey Quast, a sixth-grader tuba player at Hinsdale Middle School, practices a piece of music with her classmates in the band room at the new Hinsdale Middle School. The added space and technological capabilities are in harmony with instructional objectives, teachers say. Read more in the article on Page 5....
Hinsdale residents will have the chance to offer their input on a proposed senior living complex at a March public hearing before the Hinsdale Plan Commission. Trustees Tuesday referred to the commission the application for a $95 million senior living development on a portion of the IBLP property at 707 W. Ogden Ave. Ryan Companies wants to build Clarendale of Hinsdale Senior Residences, a 262-unit, 330,000-square-foot complex on about 17 acres north of Ogden and west of Adams Street. The developer is requesting a change in...
Name: Kendall Butler Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale What do you like about playing basketball? I enjoy the team because you see where everybody's strengths are and develop relationships with each other on and off the court. When did you start playing? The first time was in elementary school playing in the Jodie Harrison program. My dad was the coach. How has your game improved since freshman year? My shot is better, and I realize the importance of practicing outside of our sc...
Jacqueline Quezada and Ryan Cauley have announced their engagement. Jacqueline is the daughter of Josefina and Jacinto Quezada of El Monte, Calif. She is a 2004 graduate of Arroyo High School in El Monte and a 2007 graduate of the University of California, San Diego. She holds a master's in educational counseling and currently works as a counselor at Bartlett High School. Ryan is the son of Sharon and Thomas Cauley of Hinsdale. He is a 2006 graduated of Hinsdale Central High...
If you're like most people who make a New Year's resolution, you want to eat healthier, lose weight or both. And if you're like most of us, your resolve has already begun to teeter. By Feb. 1, the majority of weight-related New Year's resolutions have been tragically cut down in their prime by unrealistic expectations, fad diets, the frustration of not seeing results and a host of other factors. Don't give up! Make 2020's resolution the one that sticks. It's easier than you mi...
Jeffrey is a handsome Border Collie mix who is just 1 year old. He weighs 40 pounds and will be best suited to a family with children 8 years of age or older. His adoption fee is $200 and he has been neutered and is up to date on all of his vaccinations. Meet this handsome boy 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 through...
Hinsdale pharmacist Steve Hiemenz said his professional paradigm has less to do with pill dispensing and more to do with patient management. And that's just fine with him. "My ultimate goal as a pharmacist is to work in a pharmacy that doesn't have any medications on the shelf," he said. Perhaps that will be reality one day at Elm Plaza Pharmacy, which Hiemenz opened nearly 20 years ago in the medical building at 908 N. Elm St. His day typically starts around 6 a.m. "I go...
Locks on steamer trunks don't last forever. That simple fact was the start of a family business that's been around for 100 years. Kaehler Luggage got its start when Walter Gustav Kaehler, a Chicago locksmith, saw potential in not just fixing the trunks commonly used by travelers in the early 1900s, but selling them. "He got the brilliant idea to start stocking steamer trunks and opened up a store in Evanston," said Buzz Kaehler, the founder's grandson and the business'...
HINSDALE ASSEMBLY BALL A SUCCESS More than 400 guests enjoyed a magical evening Dec. 23 when 22 debutantes and 28 honor guard were presented at the 56th annual Hinsdale Assembly Ball. Friends and family watched a beautiful presentation performance by the Debutantes and Honor Guard during the event, which raised funds for the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation and the St. Thomas Hospice Bereavement Camps. The Assembly’s total contribution of $200,000 is vital to enhancing this community-based program. To date, the Hinsdale Assembly...
ngtime Hinsdale resident, died Jan. 22, 2020. Monica, who had moved to Libertyville, had a 50-year career as a nurse, nursing educator and administrator, being an early bachelor of nursing graduate in the U.S. But her greatest love and legacy is her family. She is survived by her children, Deborah (the late Scott) Russell (significant other Curley Stricklin), Jennifer (Jim) Edkins and Heidi (Thomas) McNally; her sister, Shirley (the late Dick) Ruddy; her grandchildren, Daniel Russell, Margaret (Oliver Lagman) Russell,...
Lillian Lorraine Kochevar, nee Wind, 91, of Willowbrook died Jan. 21, 2020. Lillian was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Martin "Bob" R. Kochevar; her parents, Matthias and Theresa Wind; and her siblings, Matthias Wind, Eleanor Anders, Adele Bridges, Helen Bergstrom and Edward Wind. She is survived by her four children, Martin E. (the late Wendy) Kochevar, Marilyn A. (Patrick) Feeney, Russell J. Kochevar and Laura M. Kochevar; her grandsons, Luke (Hayley) Feeney,...
Marie Kaishas, 90, formerly of Hinsdale, died Jan. 22, 2020. She was born in 1929 in Chicago and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Charles Kaishas; and her brother, the late Fr. John Baggio. She is survived by her children, Linda (Richard) Nahlik of Hinsdale, John, George (Cindy) and Paul Kaishas; her grandchildren, Amanda (Eric), David, Matthew (Stacy) and Sarah (Josh); and her brother, Frank (Yvonne) Baggio. Services were held Jan. 27 at Notre Dame Church in Clarendon Hills. Interment...
As a former very frequent flier, I’ve followed the news about Boeing’s 737 MAX airplane crisis and the appointment of a new CEO to drive major change. While this news hasn’t lessened my confidence in airline safety, it did prompt thoughts of my most memorable flights. My first plane ride was in 1955 at age 10. When our Memphis relatives visited us in Richmond, Ind., they invited me to drive home with them for a 12-day stay. My exciting return plan was to fly alone back to In...
Four short weeks from tomorrow is opening night for “Hinsdopoloy,” the 2020 Community Revue. I’ve been part of the revue cast for 16 years now. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the revue, it’s a fundraiser for The Community House held just about every other year. A very talented group of writers and our esteemed director create an original script and rewrite the lyrics to Broadway and popular songs to create a show that pokes fun at all things Hinsdale (wealth,...
So the Super Bowl and Groundhog Day fall on the same day this year. How crazy is that? Well, OK, not so crazy since it also happened in 2014 — although this is only the second such occurrence since the game was moved to a February date in 2002. Is it possible to properly honor both occasions, and not give one short shrift, like the fate that befalls those with birthdays near Christmas? Frankly, we don’t care. For us, as serious matters convulse our society on a regular basis, the confluence serves as prime pretext to com...
From his Oak Brook office at FGM Architects, John Ochoa can gaze into the past. Specifically, Ochoa can see Mid America Plaza at the corner of Route 83 and 22nd Street, which he helped design early in his career. "That was very significant project when I was a young architect," the Hinsdale resident said. "It was a big project and kind of grew my confidence at the time in terms of the scale of projects that I could work on and could handle." Shortly after the building's 1985...
A jury has found Dominic Sanders guilty of first-degree murder, home invasion and residential burglary in the slaying of Andrea Urban of Hinsdale in 2017, and it called the murder especially brutal or heinous. That means Sanders would be eligible for a natural life sentence. The jurors believed the prosecutors' argument, that Urban was killed in a vicious outburst of rage during a burglary of her home, and not the defense argument, that somebody else killed her later that day, after Sanders stole and sold two of Urban's...
The Hinsdale Village Board signaled its support Tuesday for hiring a consultant to review any applications for 5G installation the village receives. Trustees are expected to approve a contract next month with MSA Municipal Services Associates, which will bill the village on a sliding scale depending on the type of application review necessary ($650 to $3,000). Any other services will be billed at $170. All costs will be covered by the applicant, noted Trustee Luke Stifflear. “State law provides that we pass that cost down t...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Jan. 21 and 28. DUI arrest Slavoljub Slavo Petrovic, 28, 4116 Prescott Ave., Lyons, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, disobeying a stop sign and driving too fast for conditions at 12:15 a.m. Jan. 26 at County Line Road and 47th Street after a single vehicle crash. He was charged and released to appear in court. Drivers license citations • Frederick Dun Nuu, 44, 718 Bayles Drive, Romeoville, was arrested for driving with a suspended license at 3:25 a...
Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave....
Sixth-grade brass students at Hinsdale Middle School are spending their Tuesday morning class playing "Spirit of the Stallion." "I'm trying a new metronome sound, so let's see if we like it," band director George Andrikokus says and hits a button on the Yamaha Harmony Director instructional keyboard. "It's a little bit easier to hear, right?" The sound of the metronome is crystal clear from the speakers in the back of the band room at the new HMS, which opened in January...
Postcards from the past - This is an unmailed post card from the Hinsdale Historical Society's archives. The photo is taken from the middle of the 100 block of South Washington looking north. The printed description on the back of the card reads, "Washington St., Hinsdale, Illinois. A progressive business district serving a growing community." 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 office at 7 W. First...
Students at The Lane School Spelling Bee took the stage Thursday afternoon to see who would proceed to the district championship. Jude Rastorfer, J.J. Rastorfer, Max Sun and Rossi Urbanek were among the participants. First place went to James Bednarz, and Advaith Balakrishnan came in second. They will both compete in the district bee Feb. 4....
The plan to alter the science sequence at Hinsdale Central High School is backed by science teachers at the school, who say it creates a more effective progression of courses and a better synergy with students’ simultaneous math instruction. Speaking at the Jan. 23 Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting, science department chairs and teachers sought to counter community objections to the switch to the so-called physics-first sequence by touting its benefits. “All of us who are directly involved in it are sup...
