HM-Arts + Culture + History
Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic
By HM staff The magnificent animals at Brookfield Zoo are always enough reason for a visit. Add Holiday Magic in December and make it a truly special day. From 3pm – 9pm, when the zoo opens, on December 8-12, 15-19, and 26-31, you can see a Sea Of Lights, 2 miles long, kids can play…
Read MoreBest of 2021
Congratulations to Hinsdale Magazine’s 2021 “BEST of Reader Favorites”! By Larry Atseff 2021 marks the sixth year we have asked you to vote for the “BEST of Reader Favorites” across more than 40 categories, ranging from all types of eating places, to home remodelers, repair services, cleaners, salons and more. In another most unusual year…
Read MoreWhite Sox Legends
Comiskey and Veeck Family Connections to Hinsdale – Part 2 By Larry Atseff Charley Comiskey II and Hinsdale Charley, as his friends called him, moved with his wife, Donna Jo, to Hinsdale in 1952. They lived at 8th and South County Line Road, and eventually moved to 8th and Park. After Charley sold his share…
Read MoreAfter the Fire
Chicago Water Tower and Chicago Avenue Pumping Station – 806 N. Michigan Ave. “The flames from this time spread with such rapidity that the whole neighborhood for blocks around became a ‘sea of fire’, thus at about 3 o’clock in the morning of the 9th of October the pumping works became an utter wreck, nothing…
Read MoreJim Fannin, Serendipity & Fine Art
By Larry Atseff You know Jim Fannin as a contributing writer for Hinsdale Magazine. You may also know him as America’s ZoneCoach®, with an international following of sports stars and business leaders. In both cases, he offers self-improvement techniques and tips that work for everyone…when followed. They work especially well for talented people who apply…
Read MoreModel T Fords
Having fun with Fords By HM staff In the mid-1940’s, when cars were still sharing the road with street cars and an occasional horse, in downtown Chicago, on Lake Street, Bill Stynoski set up a garage where owners of motor vehicles could park their cars and also have them serviced while they went to work…
Read MoreMaking His Mark
Comedian Kevin Bozeman serves up lots of laughs By Valerie Hardy Stand-up comedian Kevin Bozeman and his family live in Downers Grove, and while some locals know him as neighbor and friend, for many, Bozeman became a household name after his performances at the Tivoli Theatre to benefit the Roadrunners soccer club. Bozeman has been…
Read MoreThe grove’s brush with the silver screen
Tivoli rolls out the red carpet for Anthony Michael Hall and Friends By Maureen Callahan For those of us old enough to remember the John Hughes films of the eighties and nineties, and young enough- at the time- to appreciate them, Tivoli recently turned the clock back a few decades. An actor that personified some…
Read MoreStrive Martial Arts
Kicking the digital world By HM staff When people hear the words “martial arts”, they sometimes think of action movies. Bill Thompson offers a different view. Bill is the president of Strive Martial Arts, where he explains that martial arts is more than kicking and punching. It is about a way of life built around…
Read MoreChampions are Oak tree performers
5 Tips to survive & thrive By Jim Fannin The mighty oak tree is an age-old symbol of strength, endurance, and longevity. Do you reflect the qualities of this majestic plant? How do you fare when the going gets tough? Do you stand tall against injustice, insubordination, inequality, defiance, discrimination, unreasonableness, irrationality, insolence, and insubordination?…
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