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Instead of a traditional gym class last week, students at Monroe School spent their time participating in cosmic bowling. With lights dimmed, music playing and strobe lights beaming, the special class was a hit with students. Kindergartners Camille Wrigley, Lennox Schwartz and Declan McGuire all looked ready for the big leagues. (Jim Slonoff)...
Sales tax revenue in Hinsdale is up and vacant storefronts are relatively low, according to the village’s latest economic development report. At yesterday’s quarterly economic development commission meeting, commissioners learned that last year’s third quarter sales tax receipts totaled $1.55 million, a nearly $3,000 increase from the same period in 2022. Assistant Village Manager Andrianna Peterson said the numbers continue a positive trend. “Our sales tax is still doing very well,” Peterson said, pointing out the leading c...
Fuller’s Car Wash has not received any citations for driving or parking on the sidewalk after cones were placed on the property in January following complaints. “We’ve done daily checks over there. We have not gotten any violations,” Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King told The Hinsdalean last week. “We have not gotten any citizens’ complaints.” The community service officers who handle parking control have been patrolling the area multiple times a day, King said. The department’s standard practice following complaints abou...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: summer school 2024 overview, pause on social studies curriculum alignment work, comprehensive fee, addendum to superintendent’s employment agreement for transition workdays before July 1...
Keeping Hinsdale Community Pool staff home during bad weather last season helped offset increased expenses in other areas, according to village officials. At the village’s parks and recreation commission meeting Feb. 13, Mike Hayes, superintendent of parks and recreation, told commissioners that a concerted effort to cut staff hours during times of inclement weather last summer saved the village $30,000. “If I wake up in the morning and it’s raining from 9 a.m. to noon, I’m going to call the staff and be like, ‘All right, we...
Pronto Italian Sandwiches Address: 8 E. First St. Hours: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily Website: www.prontosandwiches.com Opened: Feb. 1 Owners: Peter and Dana Burdi Type of business: pickup and delivery sandwich shop What's on the menu: eight Italian sandwiches named after famous Italian celebrities like Brando, Pacino and Sinatra, along with a kid's turkey sandwich and soft drinks Peter and Dani Burdi were visiting their daughter overseas when they discovered a delicious treat....
The Hinsdale Central pool will close May 1 for repairs to the tile deck and repairs or replacement of the Dectron dehumidification unit, with plans to complete work before the start of school in August. The deck will be removed down to the concrete structural slab, the trench drain will be modified, the sub-floor replaced and new tiles installed, said Josh Stephenson, chief financial officer for Hinsdale High School District 86. "In the end, aesthetically, it will look basical...
Places from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, a Hinsdale Central graduate, moved to Hinsdale in 1971 and spent many years here in his youth. Having spent more than 40 years with the village, there isn't a lot about Hinsdale he doesn't know or hasn't photographed. This photo from 1979 was taken of the Sports Shop Boutique at 12 E. First St. Currently Glimpse Vision has an eye care center in the location. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is...
Hinsdale trustees want to support the Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission in its work. So next month they will discuss adding steps to the process for homeowners who want to tear down a historic district or landmarked home and build something new in its place. “I think there’s competing interests here for historic preservation on one hand and the right of the homeowner,” Village President Tom Cauley said at Tuesday’s village board meeting. “I do think we have to strike a balance between these two concerns. That said...
Members of the Grace Church Youth Group held a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper Feb. 13. Proceeds will fund a portion of their the group's mission trip to repair homes in Copper Hill, Tenn. Oliver Clary and Owen Tims spent some of their time making the pancakes. George Cisar and Colette Meyer were among the happy diners. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale's historic preservation commission failed to meet its responsibility in December by refusing to vote on an application to tear down a 90-year-old home and build new, according to the village's legal counsel. The Feb. 7 HPC meeting included a second public hearing on the application for 425 E. Eighth St., a procedural redo to allow commissioners to register a decision, which is something they were advised should have been done after the Dec. 6 hearing on the same...
Deeds for the following properties in Hinsdale were recorded in DuPage County between Dec. 26 and Jan. 25. 1. 541 Bonnie Brae Road, Robert and Julie Ludwig to Bonnie J. Brown Trust, Dec. 26, $919,000 2. 447 N. Quincy St., Marci and James English to Shana Robinson Inheritance Trust, Jan. 5, $1,275,000 3. 502 Burr Oak Place, Ronald and Diane Hamburger to Brock and Jill Furlong revocable trusts and Catherine Furlong, Jan. 9, $1,075,000 4. 14 S. Madison St., 14 South LLC to Paul Egel and Christine Murray, Jan. 11, $375,000 5. 6...
To reduce year-to-year fluctuations in the student registration fee, Hinsdale High School District 86 officials have proposed instituting a comprehensive registration fee that consolidates individual charges into one universal amount. The administration is proposing a $475 comprehensive fee for the 2024-25 school year that would cover textbook purchases, course supplies, academic field trips, student ID, PE uniforms, graduation fees and technology fees. In presenting the concept at District 86 board’s Feb. 8 meeting, Chief I...
Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 has too much money in reserves, so it’s giving some back to taxpayers. That’s the simplified explanation of a decision the board made Monday night to abate $2 million in taxes in connection with its 2023 property tax levy. The abatement, which will save the owner of a $500,000 home $109 a year on taxes, will reduce the bond and interest levy from almost $5.4 million to $3.4 million. “Really the amount of the abatement was determined based on want we wanted the adjusted bond and i...
Kristin Peng sets up a selfie with Leonardo Da Vinci, portrayed by her son, Asher, Friday morning at Oak School. Asher and his fellow first-graders were part of a living wax museum. Each student selected a famous historic figure, prepared a report and dressed for the part to set the stage for the museum. Parents were invited, along with students later in the day, to press the "on" button to wake up the figures to give their reports. Please turn to Page 28 for more pictures....
The man convicted of detonating a pipe bomb at the Hinsdale train station more than 17 years ago was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. Thomas Zajac, formerly of Oakbrook Terrace, placed the bomb in a trash can at station the morning of Sept. 1, 2006. The device exploded during the morning commute, injuring a station agent. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly imposed the sentence on Friday during a hearing in federal court in Chicago. He ordered...
Doug Dussman was a kind, caring, fun-loving person who loved animals and his family, those close to him said. And he had been that way since he was a small boy. "Everybody loved Doug," his younger brother, Luke, said. "He was always laughing, always telling a joke. People enjoyed being around him." Doug was never judgmental, so others found spending time with him a safe space. "If you were with Doug, you were just present with him," Luke said. Doug died in August at age 45...
A potentially dangerous situation that closed down First Street for a time Monday afternoon was resolved without incident. Hinsdale police received a call about 4 p.m. Monday from a man saying his relative from St. Charles was in the central business district and had a firearm in his car, Chief Brian King said. Police located the car in front of Egg Harbor and saw the man reclined in his seat, despondent. Officers immediately closed down First Street and asked some of the...
Joanell Mangan is the correct name of the store identified in the “Once upon a time” photo that ran in the Feb. 8 issue....
Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: holiday events recap, downtown directory map update, FY 2024 budget, outdoor dining update Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villag...
Places from the past - Hinsdale's building services supervisor, Jim Piontkowski, a Hinsdale Central graduate, moved to Hinsdale in 1971 and spent many years here in his youth. Having spent more than 40 years with the village, there isn't a lot about Hinsdale he doesn't know or hasn't photographed. This photo from 1979 was taken of 6 E. Hinsdale Avenue in what appears to be a men's clothing store called The Front Page and Vann's Drugs was next door. It now is part of...
Anna Claire Peters and her dad, Nick, had all the right moves at the recent Daughter Dance night at Madison School. The gym was filled with music and food at the PTO-sponsored event. And what dance night wouldn't be complete without a hula hoop contest? Needless to say, the kids lasted a lot longer than their dads. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Emerson Trainor, Emma Besio, Harper Murray, Wes Gulyas and Simone Hardy get into the swing of things during an all school celebration at St. Isaac Jogues Friday afternoon. The event celebrated Catholic Schools Week and the recent National Blue Ribbon School designation. With DJ Maximus spinning tunes, the Jesse White Tumblers performing and kids, parents and teachers in the stand, the gym was filled with a lot of energy and fun. Please turn to Page 30 for more pictures. (Jim...
The Hinsdale Public Library's Jazz After Dark event featured the Julia Danielle Quartet Friday evening. Danielle recently was named the winner of the International Ella Fitzgerald vocal competition. The library partnered with WDCB to bring the live music to the free event, which also featured food and drinks. Plans are underway for another After Dark event in May. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The installation of new noise walls as part of the widening of the Central Tri-State won’t happen until after the old ones are removed, contrary to a deal Hinsdale and Illinois Tollway officials worked out several years ago to minimize the impact on residents. Instead, as explained by a Tollway representative at the Feb. 1 village board meeting, a temporary 8-foot wooden fence will be erected along the western side of the highway after the existing noise wall is torn down. “Once the temporary fencing is installed, we ant...
