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It’s All About the Benjamins
Downers Grove North’s Nora Benjamins follows in her mother’s footsteps in sports and academics BY JEFF VORVA Like mother, like daughter. Downers Grove North senior volleyball player Nora Benjamins admires all that her mother, Maureen, has accomplished. Maureen is a senior research fellow at Sanai Urban Health Institute and is an associate professor of medicine…
Read MoreA Monumental Movement
The grassroots initiative to construct a commemorative “Macho Man” Randy Savage statue BY VALERIE HARDY “Macho Man” Randy Savage left a lasting legacy as a professional wrestler and pop culture icon. Equal parts charisma and chaos, he presented as a caricature. Beyond his multiple World Heavyweight Championships, “Macho Man” was best known for his raspy…
Read MoreMahoney’s Mark
A tribute to Cathy Mahoney’s decades of service BY MAUREEN CALLAHAN | PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE DOWNERS GROVE PARK DISTRICT Most of us will never know the feeling of having a building named in our honor. “I was flabbergasted when they told me!” exclaimed Cathy Mahoney, a recent recipient of such an honor. In May,…
Read MoreBROTHERLY GRIND
Gene and Tommy Riordan help fuel the Red Devils BY JEFF VORVA Cookies and cream ice cream may have saved Tommy Riordan’s football career. It’s a time-honored ritual in sports that older siblings pick on younger siblings during backyard competitions. That certainly was the case in the Riordan household when Tommy started playing football in…
Read MoreRotary Run Charity Classic
Photos courtesy of District 181 The Hinsdale Rotary Run Charity Classic once again brought the community together for a morning of fitness, friendship, and philanthropy. Runners, walkers, and families — even four-legged friends — filled the streets of Hinsdale in support of local causes championed by the Rotary Club. The Community House, District 181 Foundation,…
Read MorePlaying it Forward
HCHS students start nonprofit to make sports accessible BY ANNA HUGHES Being a varsity athlete is no easy feat. Becoming one is arguably even harder. Hinsdale Central juniors Sofia Malinas and Mia Barakat, who play on the soccer and tennis teams respectively, have spent over a decade training — practicing multiple times a week and…
Read MoreGlobal Impact, Local Roots
CEO Sanjeev Ahuja leads Lions Club International headquartered in Oak Brook BY MAUREEN CALLAHAN Service organizations are a great way to find a place to belong, make friends and contacts, and serve in your local community. Lions Clubs International (LCI), the world’s largest service society, is headquartered right here in the neighboring town of Oak…
Read MoreTurning Trash into Hope
O’Brien School for the Maasai Builds with Bottles BY HINSDALE MAGAZINE GROUP STAFF Who could have imagined that plastic water bottles tossed aside on dusty roads would one day become the foundation for strong, beautiful buildings? At the O’Brien School for the Maasai, located in the heart of a rural Tanzanian village, that vision has…
Read MoreBuilding on Tradition
How Hinsdale’s EDC blends progress with charm Hinsdale Magazine Group gathered insights from Economic Development Commission Chair Jill Sunderson, Village President Greg Hart, Assistant Village Manager Adrianna Peterson, and Senior Management Analyst Alex Snyder on how the Village is strengthening its business community, supporting growth, and preserving the timeless charm that defines downtown Hinsdale. Guiding…
Read MoreHonoring a Legacy of Transparency
Open the Books launches the Adam Andrzejewski Memorial Scholarship BY HINSDALE MAGAZINE GROUP STAFF | PHOTOS COURTESY OF OPEN THE BOOKS One year after the passing of Open the Books founder Adam Andrzejewski, his legacy of transparency and accountability continues to inspire action. To honor his vision, the nonprofit has announced the creation of the…
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