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When Hinsdale officially became a village in 1873, it did so without a police department. In fact, it wasn't until nearly 15 years later that John Linn, a local delivery driver, was put in charge of law enforcement in town. The versatile Danish immigrant brought his skills to bear in several jobs over the course of his more than five decades in Hinsdale. This obituary of Linn's death at age 77, which ran in the May 5, 1938, edition of The Doings, pays tribute to his important...
The Hinsdale Police Department is urging motorists to keep scary driving off the road this Halloween. As part of the drunken driving enforcement and awareness campaign, drivers are asked to commit to sober driving during a time when children and their families will be walking through neighborhoods after dark in search of candy and spooky fun. “Heading out to a Halloween party? Before the fun starts, decide how you’ll get home,” Deputy Chief Thomas Lillie said. “Just one drink or hit can impact your ability to drive safely and...
Hinsdale's trees have begun shedding their leaves, and the town's denizens are adding layers when heading out. Autumn is in full splendor, and there's no better way to celebrate the season locally than at the 2023 Hinsdale Fall Family Fest from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in Burlington Park 30 E. Chicago Ave. The event, put on by the village's parks and recreation department, was moved to the park from its previous Hinsdale Middle School site. Mike Hayes,...
Community Consolidated District 181 Board Among other business at their Sept. 18 meeting, board members: • heard an update from Kristin Reingruber, director of assessment, instruction and evaluation, on the science pilot under way. Two resources are being piloted at the elementary school level and two at the middle schools, with plans to have new materials in place for the 2024-25 school year. The last science resource pilot and purchase was for the 2018-19 school year. • learned the owner of the building at 133 Ogden Ave...
A man on parole for armed robbery was charged last week with burglarizing a downtown Hinsdale shop in May by using a sledgehammer to gain entrance to the business. But he was released from custody under the state’s new cashless bail rules, prompting frustration from law enforcement officials. According to Hinsdale police, Terry Johnson, 30, of Chicago was one of seven suspects that arrived in two vehicles at Kelsey’s Resale Boutique, 49 S Washington St. at 1:20 a.m. May 24. Authorities allege that Johnson used a sle...
A federal jury has convicted the man accused of detonating a homemade explosive in the Hinsdale train station 17 years ago. Thomas James Zajac, 70, formerly of Oakbrook Terrace, was convicted Monday of all three counts against him, including one count of attempting to destroy property with an explosive device, one count of possessing an unregistered destructive device and one count of willfully making a threat through the mail to kill or injure a person with an explosive device, according to a press release from the U.S....
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: review of summer capital projects and summer programs; updates on SEL Satchel Pulse, science pilot, district office building Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: 2023-24 budget presentation, safety overview, revised administrative...
The Hinsdale Police Department issued 32 speeding citations, two license violation arrests and four other violations to the Illinois Vehicle Code during the recent Labor Day impaired driving campaign. “Through the Labor Day enforcement effort, we helped to make our roads safer and remind motorists that impaired driving is not a game,” Deputy Chief Thomas Lillie said. Hinsdale police joined forces with other law enforcement agencies and highway safety partners throughout the state for the Illinois Labor Day “Drive Sober or Ge...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other business Tuesday, trustees: • heard a recommendation to award Burke LLC $250,000 for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the police department’s gun range HVAC system. The system is more than 20 years old and currently inoperable, according to a village memo, rendering the range unusable. Officials said having a gun range on site allows the department to schedule officer qualifying and training as well as weapons certifications during regularly scheduled work hours rather than try...
Hinsdale police officer Andy Gallik lends a hand to a woman setting out to visit the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation Junior Board's Ice Cream Social last week in Burlington Park. The police department will hold its annual Hinsdale Citizen Police Academy beginning Sept. 13. The 11-week free course is designed to give residents and people working in Hinsdale a better understanding of law enforcement and the Hinsdale Police Department. To register, send an email to...
The HCS Family Services food pantry will move to a new home after Hinsdale trustees Tuesday approved the agency’s plan to take over the old Hinsdale Humane Society facility. The village board voted unanimously in favor of HCS’s relocation from the Memorial Building to the village-owned 22 N. Elm St. under a 10-year, rent-free lease. The one-story, 5,550-square-foot building has sat empty since the Hinsdale Humane Society vacated five years ago. The site was identified a couple of years ago as a solution to space needs for...
In the early 2000s, Elmhurst native Karen Kowal aspired to start her law enforcement career with her hometown police force. "There were, like, 300 applicants and no openings in the department at the time," Kowal related. "The numbers were much different than what they are today." So she explored other opportunities nearby. "I just started applying and Hinsdale was one of my top choices, and I came up as No. 1 on (the village's) list and got hired," she said. Now as a 20-year...
Several hundred people visited the Hinsdale and Oak Brook police departments' National Night Out earlier this month in Oak Brook. From a K9 demonstration to pie eating and pie tasting, there were plenty of activities for visitors to enjoy at the event. Hinsdale police officer Grant McElroy and Sgt. Mark Wodka were no match for the Oak Brook Public Works department's pie eating team. Oak Brook police office Jeremy Turner demonstrates hula hooping while Detective Mark...
Hinsdale police have received results from the Illinois State Police Crime lab and concluded their investigation into a July 17 accident that killed 14-year-old Sean Richards of Hinsdale and injured four others. The test results indicated there were no drugs or alcohol in the system of the 16-year-old employee of Fuller’s Car Wash, who drove the Jeep that accelerated unexpectedly while exiting the car wash bay. The Jeep hit Richards, who was walking on the sidewalk, before crashing into Fontano’s Subs across the street. Tox...
People who live or work in Hinsdale can apply to take part in the 11-week Citizen Police Academy. The academy is a free program designed to provide a better understanding of law enforcement and the Hinsdale Police Department. Each week provides and in-depth view of different topics, including specialties and departments within the police department. The course also provides participants with an understanding of modern police procedures and an inside look at the challenges officers face while serving the community. The two-...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Aug. 15. Two arrested with stolen vehicle Darrell Jones-Smith, 19, 8538 S. St. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, was arrested for felony possession of a stolen motor vehicle, resisting or obstructing a police officer and driving with a suspended license at 6:35 p.m. Aug. 12 at 55th Street and County Line Road. Police also arrested Curtis Dean, 21, 8519 S. St. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, for criminal trespass to a vehicle, and resisting or obstructing a police officer. The suspects were stopp...
A Chicago attorney has filed a lawsuit on behalf of three individuals who were inside Fontano’s Subs when a Jeep leaving Fuller’s Car Wash crashed into the building last week. Louis C. Cairo, managing partner and owner of GWC Injury Lawyers, filed the suit Tuesday in Cook County Court on behalf of Sophia Ricciardi, Michal Lizler and Connor Sullivan, naming as defendants Fuller’s Car Wash and its other businesses along with the father of the 16-year-old Fuller’s employee who drove the Jeep. The suit claims six counts of neglig...
Editor's note: We regret to inform you that the 14-year-old struck on Monday in downtown Hinsdale passed away earlier today (July 20). We will provide updates about service information as it becomes available. Parishioners at St. Isaac Jogues Church and others continue to pray for a 14-year-old Hinsdale boy who was critically injured after being hit by a Jeep Monday afternoon in downtown Hinsdale. Father Burke Masters, pastor at St. Isaac Jogues, said groups gathered Monday...
The Hinsdale Police Department made one impaired driving arrest during the recent Independence Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Drive High Get a DUI” safety campaigns over the Fourth of July holiday. Hinsdale police also issued 27 citations for speeding, one for driving without a valid license and 14 for other violations of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The department joined forces with more than 200 other state and local law enforcement agencies to get drunk and drugged drivers off the roads, encourage seat belt us...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports July 5. DUI arrest Sandra A. Garcia, 49, 2803 Ridgeland Ave., Berwyn, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use, expired registration and driving without a valid license at 9:30 p.m. June 28 in the 700 block of West Ogden Avenue. She was charged and released to appear in court. Arrest on warrant Dominique L. Terrell, 31, 339 Bluff Ave., La Grange, surrendered herself on an arrest warrant from the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office at 11:40 p.m. J...
Less than 36 hours after a man was fatally shot June 18 in the vicinity of Hinsdale Lake Terrace, The Community House welcomed 72 kids in the neighborhood to the first day of summer camp. “We made the decision to start summer camp as normal,” said Dan Janowick, executive director of The Community House. “We had two members of The Community House social work team to start summer camp with us.” The Community House has been partnering for almost 30 years with Community Consolidated Elementary District 180 to provide after-s...
Hinsdale police and fire department personnel responded to a fatal train versus pedestrian accident at the Vine Street pedestrian crossing at 11:02 a.m. Wednesday. In a press release following the incident, police reported that a witness observed an adult man jump in front of a westbound freight train. The deceased victim was not a Hinsdale resident, according to the release, but police are not releasing further information pending notification of the next of kin. All railroad grade crossings in Hinsdale were closed...
Whether you celebrate meteorological summer, which began June 1, or wait for the June 21 solstice for the official kick-off, the fun that marks the season in Hinsdale has begun. The Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce held its first event of the season with the 50th annual Fine Arts Festival last weekend in Burlington Park, featuring works by 85 participating artists. Then, on Monday, the first chamber-sponsored Farmers Market took place on Chicago Avenue along Burlington Park. The market, featuring the produce of Midwest farmers...
The Hinsdale Police Department issued 44 citations during the recent Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” enforcement period, according to a department release. During the safety campaign, police made one DUI arrest and three arrests for suspended/revoked licenses. They also issued 24 speeding tickets, three citations for uninsured motorists, one citation each for distracted driving and seat belt violation, and 12 other citations for violations to the Illinois Vehicle Code. The “Click It or Ticket” campaign, which is adminis...
Pools are open, school is out (almost Red Devils!) and local road construction projects are getting underway. Those driving around Hinsdale can usually expect some disruptions this time of year. But Al Diaz, assistant village engineer, said the navigational nuisances should be minimal compared to previous summers. “It’s a light year,” Diaz said. “We’re in between (master infrastructure plans). Once the next one starts up, you’ll probably see larger projects take place.” This summer’s slate of improvements consists mainly...
