We don't often see taxis on the street in Hinsdale or Clarendon Hills, so if you find yourself in need of one tonight, here are some phone numberes for taxis that service our communities: A American Taxi: 630.920.9480 American Taxi Dispatch: 630.920.9480 Area Taxi: 630.515.0448 303 Taxi: 630.368.0303 Hinsdale Peoples Cab Livery & Limo: 630.325.2227 Ziggy's Transportation Service: 630.986.8850 Have a happy and safe New Year's Eve!
Why toast the new year in the same old way? Create personalized champagne glasses, and make the midnight hour special. Glass etching is a great way to bring life into a plain piece of glassware. A well-etched piece of stemware adds a personal and elegant look to the dinner table and makes for a great conversation piece. For this project, I decided to make a pair of champagne glasses for my cousin and his fiancée to celebrate the beginning of their first year as a married couple. I wrote their names and the year on the glasses. When choosing a design for your glasses, think about the purpose …
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, one fun activity might be to take a holiday light tour of the village. Hinsdale homes are sparkling with lights for the season, and we're sharing a few with you in this photo gallery. Feel free to tell us about homes you come across that we might have missed, or better yet, send us photos. For help capturing these lights at night, we have a handy Christmas-light photo tutorial here. If your photo is chosen to be added to this gallery, we will not only feature it, but you'll receive a Patch goodie bag as a prize. For more lovely homes, you …
They say a picture is worth a thousand words...so we'll let these photos speak for themselves. We took to the neighborhood with a camera to capture some of the lights around Clarendon Hills that are helping to warm up the cold nights we've been having and celebrate the season. Feel free to suggest homes you think we might have missed, or send us photos. For help capturing these lights at night, check out our handy Christmas-light photo tutorial here. Stay tuned for a photo gallery of our Hinsdale holiday homes...coming soon.
The Big Day is over and the presents are all unwrapped, and now comes that cumbersome task of taking down the Christmas tree. If you have a live tree and are planning on taking it down during the final week of December, you can have it hauled away with your trash pick-up during the month of January. According to Richard Van Der Molen of Allied Waste, tree pick-up for residents living in Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills is scheduled to take place during the early weeks of the New Year. "Christmas tree removal will occur in the first two weeks of January, beginning the week of January 2 and will…
You may be exhausted and frankly, burnt-out from shopping for the holidays. But others, fresh with holiday cash and gift cards, will be eager to snatch up those irresistable, after-Christmas deals. These Hinsdale stores will make you happy you braved the snow to stop in. Sweet William: This Hinsdale store, managed by Kristi Smith, will begin its post-holiday sale the Monday after Christmas (Dec. 27). The boutique features women's clothing from favorite brands such as Lela Rose. Ooo La La!: This brand-new children's boutique, located in Bugs 'n Kisses' former location, will be holding a …
You might say that 17-year-old Justin Vogel has had a lot on his plate this December, what with working on Boy Scout merit badges, studying for finals, last-minute holiday shopping, and yes, coordinating the international journey of the Peace Light, bringing it to Hinsdale as a gift to his church, Redeemer Lutheran Church. "I bring you this light," Justin recently told the group of confirmation students and church members, "in the spirit of the One who was born there (Bethlehem) over two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ, the One that the Bible calls, the Light of the World and the Prince of …
We know you spent hours wrapping your home in lights. Now it's showtime! Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Patch wants to help you show off your masterpiece of holiday lighting. Send an email to sabrina@patch.com, and let us know about your light display. Or, take your own photo and add it to this gallery (click "add" under the photos below). We're working on a light tour map of our villages for the holiday season. Need help photographing your light show? Click on the images below for some expert advice.
More than 40 volunteers from Hinsdale's Oak Community Church will donate their time to give local parents a break for the day. The volunteers will be helping to provide activities such as games, crafts, movies, stories, singing and cookie decorating for children while their parents take the day off to shop or prepare for the holiday. Parents are invited to drop their children off for a couple of hours or the whole day between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Dec. 4. "We just wanted to have an opportunity to serve the community during the busy holiday season," said Brandy Pardee, a volunteer at the …
Holiday magic was in the air as the streets lit up for Hinsdale's 45th annual Christmas Walk Friday evening. Scores of people braved the freezing temperatures and gusty winds, bundling up even their babies and toddlers to enjoy the village festivities. Sponsored by the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce, all village businesses were invited to keep their doors open to the public from 4-8 p.m. Many provided an "open house" with warm drinks and cookies, but folks quickly formed lines outside the doors of Hinsdale Bank & Trust, when word spread that the popular, furry Webkins were being handed out for …
Turkey Day may officially be over, but many Hinsdale residents are just beginning to cook up their holiday feast for friends and family this weekend. And just who will most likely wind up as the main guest at their dinner table? Tom Turkey, of course! According to Crain's Chicago Business, Hinsdale is one of the top three communities in DuPage County to buy and hunt turkeys. That's good for the folks who enjoy them, but maybe not so much for the turkeys. A chuckling Ron Ludwigson, owner of Kramer Foods, 16 Grant Sq., remarked, "That's funny, we do sell a lot of turkeys during the holidays, …
Can I thaw my turkey in my electric blanket? I've trapped my turkey in the oven by accidentally turning on the self-cleaning cycle, what do I do? Can I use a chain saw to carve my turkey? My Chihuahua is stuck in the turkey carcass, help! Hard to believe, but these represent just a handful of actual questions posed to the staff of the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line since it first started helping callers with their turkey traumas 30 years ago. The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line is tucked away in an undisclosed office building on Diehl Road in Naperville. For nearly two months — from Nov. 1 until …
Kyle Raddatz "People giving to others like your friends and family...Everybody eating together and sharing." Sue Raddatz "Healthy kids and a healthy family." Jeff Posh "Pitbulls...It's been challenging the last 3 1/2 years, but the dogs really pull me out of a funk sometimes. Their love is unconditional—no matter what happens to you. When I'm down, I take one of these guys out and spend time with them." Samantha Cheatham "The giggle of my four-year-old autistic daughter. I could be having the worst day, and her little giggle is pretty amazing. Having autism can have some challenges, but I …
If the thought of cooking Thanksgiving dinner at home gives you indigestion, Patch has a few alternatives that might be more palatable. Feast your eyes on the options below. And for those wanting to jumpstart your metabolisms before cheating on your diets, we threw in a couple of local 5K runs—just in case. Grant Square Restaurant Grant Square Restaurant, 13 Grant Square in Hinsdale, will offer two Thanksgiving plates in addition to their classic diner fare tomorrow from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. The dinner plates include a turkey dinner with salad and stuffing, and the second option dishes up a juicy…
The Dinner Dish In 2009, 931 million pounds of pumpkins were produced in the major pumpkin-producing states. Illinois led the way by producing 429 million pounds, and 90 percent of the country's processing pumpkins. According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, in 2010, 242 million turkeys will be raised for the sake of making our dinners more filling. That's about 7.1 billion pounds of poultry. Minnesota is the top turkey home with 47 million turkeys raised in the Gopher State. According to Ocean Spray, Americans consume 400 million pounds of cranberries each year, …
