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Matt F. Pauga died July 2, 2022. Matt was born in Summit-Argo to Beatrice and Matt Pauga in 1936. He was joined by a brother, Bob, 10 years later. He attended St. Blase Elementary School and St. Rita High School. In 1958 he graduated from Northwestern University and thus his career and lifelong ambitions were set in motion. His first job was at Borg and Beck where he worked in accounting. He bought his first building in 1960 and from that point until September 2021 he continue...
Theresa "Teri" Nina Goudie, nee Tausk, 64, of Hinsdale died peacefully July 1, 2022. Visitation is from 2 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at Adolf Funeral Home, 7000 S. Madison Street, Willowbrook. A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church, 306 W. Fourth St., Hinsdale. Memorials may be made to the Chicago Marathon Lymphoma and Leukemia Team in Training formed months ago by several family members and friends who will run...
The Hinsdale Central High School 4x800 relay team finished the 2022 Illinois High School Track and Field finals with a second-place finish and the desire to keep on running. On the way home from that meet at Eastern Illinois University, coach Noah Lawrence suggested the foursome make a trip to Eugene, Ore., for the Nike Outdoor Nationals, the unofficial national high school championships held at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus. Just a couple of weeks later,...
"You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4 not with a parade of guns, tanks and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it's patriotism." - Erma Bombeck Countless writers have opined on our nation's birth and the way we celebrate it, many of them offering comments more...
A pickle of a practice - Campers at Hinsdale's badminton and pickleball camp had to be quick on their feet during a "snake" drill Tuesday afternoon. In addition to actually playing the game, campers focused on stroke fundamentals such as serving, receiving, smashing, volleying and dropping. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
People across the United States look forward to July 4 as a day to spend with family and friends, to relax and to celebrate. But for Maggie South of the Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Department, it's showtime. Preparations for Hinsdale's annual Fourth of July parade begin in February, South said, and culminate with one of the biggest events of the year for the village where she has worked since November 2018. "We're there to see that everything goes as smoothly as possible,"...
Hinsdale's badminton and pickleball camp at the Robbins Park courts provided a perfect experience for young players this week. The fundamentals of each - said to be two of the fastest-growing sports on the planet - were introduced to campers, who also played matches. Grace Hudson and Elayna Stokes work on drills and Liam Newton hits a return back to the coach. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Parades of the past - This photo is from Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale." "The village's celebratory spirit has always been enthusiastic; Hinsdale's Fourth of July celebration is legendary. This 1913 Washington Street photograph reveals that parades of the past were equal to today's popular patriotic displays." Please turn to Page 17 for details of this year's celebrations....
The tweet by @samwightt gave me pause: “Chicago’s suburbs are an infinite purgatory of farmland and decrepit downtowns networked together by boring county roads.” Really, Sam? You want “boring county roads”? Pick a day in late winter and drive 400 miles southwest down I-57 to the flat, open farmland of southeast Missouri, where I grew up. At any other time I probably would have scrolled past this diss against the suburbs, which I know have issues. But “decrepit downtowns?” Also: I was in the middle of touring with and then...
Hinsdale police released the following reports June 28. DUI arrests • Nicholas C. DeLaRosa, 30, 4846 Knox Ave., Chicago, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than .08, speeding, improper lane use and possession of open alcohol at 2:21 a.m. June 25 in the 300 block of East Ogden Avenue. He was charged and released to appear in court. • Marek Gerszewski, 47, 2109 Beckham Lane, Saint Charles, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a bl...
Peggy Smego lived two lives with her husband, Mark - the one before his 2004 stroke and the one after. And yet both were characterized by Mark's love of family, zest for life and unshakable faith. The two met when Peggy, 23 at the time, was being set up with her roommate's male friend, who brought Mark along to make it a foursome. "It was a blind date gone awry," Peggy said. "It was a funny start. There was like a glow around Mark when I met him." The two were engaged six...
Long before he ever donned a Red Devils basketball uniform, Evan Phillips learned the basics of the game from members of the Hinsdale Central basketball team. "I remember it being super special and cool to be coached by the varsity players," said Phillips, who was in elementary school when he attended his first Hinsdale Central summer basketball camp. Now an incoming senior and a member of the varsity team himself, it's Phillips who is sharing his knowledge and skills with...
The Hinsdale Police Department has announced plans for stepped-up July Fourth traffic enforcement with a focus on impaired and unbuckled drivers. The safety campaign, which began June 16, continues through the early-morning hours of July 5 to encompass three summer weekends leading up to and after Independence Day. “It’s simple: If you’re driving, don’t drink or use marijuana or other drugs,” said Deputy Chief Thomas Lillie. “Our officers will be working around the clock to keep impaired drivers off the road and enforce all...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 30 D86 administrative center 55th and Grant streets https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: completing action items presented but not addressed at the June 23 meeting; no new board business will be presented Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearing on 430 E. Seventh St. (certificate of appropriateness to demolish single-family home and construct new home in...
The DuPage County Health Department reported 56 new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale to 3,820, compared to 3,764 last week. The Cook County Health Department no longer reports on cases specific to Hinsdale. The number of cases per 100,000 population in DuPage was 32.5 on June 28, compared to 31.6 on June 21. The community level has returned to high....
ART CAMPS n Summer Arts Camps Through Aug. 19 The Community House 415 W. Eighth St., Hinsdale https://www.thecommunityhouse.org (630) 323-7500 Step into a time machine in the Art Studio and explore the art and culture of yesterday and today while imagining what the world will become tomorrow. Three themed weeks (past/present/future) run three times each throughout the summer, featuring painting, sculpture and mixed media projects. The camp is for ages 5 to 13. Campers also can sign up for an individual day. There is no camp...
HMS LISTS HONOR ROLLS Hinsdale Middle School has released the names of students who earned a place on the honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2021-22 school year. Sixth grade HMS honor roll Hassan Ads, Javier Aguilar, Emma Aguirre, Hadi Al-Khudari, George An, Lucia Aschinberg, Noor Atassi, Tuleen Attassi, Ella Barone, Savanna Barrios, John Bartoli, Jack Berube, Lillian Bier, Brian Byrne, Jack Cavanah, Gabriella Chillo, Ava Dannhausen-Brun, James Davis, Alexandra De Vita, John Doyle, Abigail Forsythe, Giuliana G...
After coming to the shelter as a malnourished stray dog, Fiona is now happy, healthy and looking for her forever home. She's very smart and already knows plenty of tricks. Fiona would do great with someone who will continue her training and be ready to snuggle after a hard day of work. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is open to the public from noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 1 to 8 p.m....
Happy Fourth! And Happy 246th birthday USA!! One might think the country would be feeling its age, but - while the last couple of years would make any republic curmudgeonly - Americans always seem ready to celebrate with youthful exuberance. Hinsdale knows how to ignite the patriotic spirit with its Fourth of July festivities, starting with the Independence Day parade at 10 a.m. through the village's downtown. Due to reconstruction work on Garfield Avenue, the procession will...
D181 NAMES NEW ADMINISTRATOR Nick Shepkowski will be the new director of communications in Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 effective July 1. The school board approved his appointment June 20. Shepkowski has significant experience in content creation, both in school communications and in radio and television. He comes from Park Ridge-Niles Elementary District 64, where he oversaw all communications, social media and the website for the district. “Throughout the interview process, we were impressed by Mr. S...
Ralph Morris Pierce, 90, a former 54-year resident of Hinsdale and beloved father, devoted husband, selfless volunteer, avid golfer and frustrated Cubs fan, passed away peacefully June 25, 2022. Born in 1931 in Rockford to Ray and Ellen Pierce, Ralph was the fourth of their five children and is survived by his younger sister, Joyce Hobel of Rockford. As a boy, Ralph grew up near a vacant lot where he and his buddies were always throwing a baseball or football with friends. The...
Nathan Obryon said his outreach work with those trying to start afresh after prison or life on the streets has revealed yearnings we all share. "At the end of the day, we all have the same need for relationships, the same need for people in our lives who care," said the Golfview Hills resident. "We desire to be loved and be known." Through his church, Trinity Presbyterian in Hinsdale, Obryon volunteers quarterly at The Bridge, a Chicago ministry helping ex-offenders, former ga...
John Cielenski, 87, of Hinsdale died June 17, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Jean, nee Partyka; his children, Georgia (Scott) Roeming and Lora (Stephen) Collins; his grandchildren, Ryan (Kate) Roeming, Adam (Daley) Collins and Austin (Elizabeth) Collins; his great-grandchildren, Mason, Matthew, William and Nola; his siblings, Earl (Judy), James (Valerie) and Norman (the late Kay) Cielenski; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son, John; and his brother, Joseph (the late Janice). Visitation is from...
This Toyota RAV4 ended up on its side after a two-car collision at Grant and Maple streets the evening of June 23. The car rolled clockwise and rotated counter-clockwise, coming to rest on the passenger side facing east, according to police reports. The driver and his daughter, a passenger in the vehicle, refused treatment. The other driver told police he was headed northbound on Grant and stopped at Maple, which does not have a stop sign. After not seeing any other vehicles,...
Last week’s Hinsdale High School District 86 Board meeting ended abruptly after three board members walked out in protest, leaving the body without a quorum. Board members Peggy James, Debbie Levinthal and Jeff Waters left the June 23 meeting at the Transition Center before a vote to approve closed session minutes from February, which had been pulled from the consent agenda by board President Erik Held, who was participating remotely. Earlier in the meeting, James, who had composed the minutes as then-board secretary, used t...
