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the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., by There’s a great new way to see some of Hinsdale’s one game. It was all on a national ESPN stage that went historical homes and commercial buildings. The Hinsdale right down to the wire with a loss to Grosse Pointe, Mich. Historical Society (HHS) has a new app on the My Tours platform. In this issue, we provide a sneak peek on how This year’s crop of talent has high hopes, and HM will visitors and residents can connect with Hinsdale’s history keep you informed of their quest for state and beyond. via this smart app. In the seven years Hinsdale Magazine has published, our Little League coverage has been followed the most by our Download it today to find 40 homes and business readers in print and online at www.hinsdale60521.com. establishments, including Dips & Dogs, which was Thank you to all of our readers for formerly a gas station before it supporting these kids, and sharing became this family hangout haven. in their excitement. Lynne Smaczny, executive director The Hinsdale Magazine staff of the historical society, sat down is putting together a very special with HM contributing editor Mike September philanthropy issue, Ellis to explain all the possibilities featuring several local women and of how visitors can engage and learn their support for Wellness House more about Hinsdale’s history. Luxury Home Trends in Hinsdale. These local ladies are In each August issue, we present Hinsdale area high-end rentals on a mission to help families with our annual Hinsdale Central football Plus Mid-Century modern design loved ones afflicted with cancer. If preview. The Red Devils are coming Oak Brook Polo & HC football preview you have a family member going off of a productive 7-2 season; through a difficult time with the returning key starters on both Hinsdale Historical Society unveils mobile app effects of this disease, please reach sides of the ball, they are expecting out to Wellness House, where their to compete for a conference motto is, “You’ll feel better inside.” championship, and make a deep run If you have a special organization in the postseason. They open their you support and would like to season on Aug. 24 at Naperville highlight in our September issue, Central, and their first home game please email Hinsdale Magazine is on Sept. 7 against conference foe (news@hinsdale60521.com) so that we may publicize Oak Park-River Forest. it. The efforts of readers like you have contributed to While the Red Devils’ football squad prepped in the many local non-profits in the communities of Hinsdale, heat for the fall season, Hinsdale Little League heated Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills and Oak Brook, where our up in July with World Series fever. Congratulations staff strives to be a conduit between our readers and the to all the coaches and players in their respective age organizations and business community we serve. groups. Hinsdale Magazine will follow up with additional coverage in our September issue in neighboring towns with sectional and district playoff action. If you recall See you in the next issue! last summer, our 12-year-old Hinsdale Little League team won the Illinois state championship, and missed going to SERVING HINSDALE, BURR RIDGE, CLARENDON HILLS & OAK BROOK
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26 COVER STORY Historical Tourist Hinsdale Historical Society unveils mobile app featuring historic home tours
32 REAL ESTATE
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40 POLO
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45 COMMUNITY SCENE
Hinsdale Little League championships Dancin’ in the Street Taste of Oak Brook Hinsdale Fourth of July parade
56 SPORTS
2018 Hinsdale Central football preview
64 PEAK PERFORMANCE
by Jim Fannin When amateurs run complex machines
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TO•DO•LIST
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018
8/6-16
8/10
Featuring great music artists Monday and Thursday evenings in Chicago’s Millennium Park. www.cityofchicago.org
Grab your blankets and lawn chairs, and join the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce for its free movie in the park, the Disney animated feature, Wonder. The movie starts at dusk. Free popcorn and refreshments are available for attendees. www.hinsdalechamber.com
Millennium Park Music
8/6-8
Brookfield Zoo Kids’ Free Days
During kids’ free days, children 11 and under are admitted free to Brookfield Zoo. Throughout each day, AMITA Health and Groupon will be sponsoring a variety of family-friendly activities on the zoo’s north mall. www.czs.org/events
8/9 & 16
Uniquely Thursdays
Join us in August for our 16th season in Burlington Park. www.hinsdalechamber.com
Movies in the Park
8/10-12
Beatles Festival
The Fest for Beatles Fans has a Beatles marketplace, guest speakers, a dance party, lookalike contest, games and exhibits at Hyatt Regency O’Hare. www.thefest.com
8/11
Arlington Horse Race
Watch jockeys compete for $1 million in the prestigious
Arlington Million horse race in Arlington Heights. www.arlingtonpark.com
Meadow Lake. www.mortonarb.org/events
8/11-12
Chicago Air & Water Show
Kite Festival
8/18-19
Make a kite in a workshop and fly it, watch stunt kites perform to music, and buy lunch at the Kite Festival in the meadow at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. www.chicagobotanic.org/calendar/ event/kite_festival
The Chicago Air & Water Show features daredevil pilots, parachute teams and jets flying in formation, plus an air and sea rescue demonstration. See it from the waterfront near North Ave. Beach in Chicago. www.cityofchicago.org
8/12
8/18-19
Mark Twain and Mr. Clemens, Tonight!
This one-man show features some of Twain’s most delightful stories, showcasing seasoned performer Kurt H. Sutton. theatreofwesternsprings.com
8/16
Adler After Dark
Exclusively for adults 21 and over, these evenings offer open access, unlimited shows and unique entertainment every third Thursday of the month. www.adlerplanetarium.org
8/17-18
Stamp & Scrapbook Expo
Scrapbookers will find classes, vendors and crop parties at the Stamp & Scrapbook Expo at Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center. scrapbookexpo.com
8/18
Oak Park Beer Tasting
The 11th annual Oak Park Micro Brew Review features tastings of 200 craft beers from 80 Midwest microbreweries and local restaurant food. sevengenerationsahead.org
8/18-19
Wine and Art Walk
Enjoy live music, sip wine and shop for unique nature-themed art as you stroll around
Holistic Expo
Body Mind Spirit brings refreshed energy to the holistic movement. Join us for the latest in new thought presentations, the best advances in alternative health and as always, the nation’s finest selections of psychics and mediums, at the North Shore Center For The Performing Arts in Skokie. www.bmse.net
8/19
Chicago Polo Open
Oak Brook Polo is introducing the inaugural Horses & Hops beer festival. Come out and watch the conclusion of the Chicago Polo Open, while enjoying some of Chicagoland’s new breweries. www.oakbrookpoloclub.com
8/23
Comic Book Convention
Wizard World Chicago Comic Con in Rosemont is about comic books, science fiction, fantasy, film, horror, animation, anime, manga and card games. wizardworld.com
8/25
3-on-3 Basketball Tourney
Get your team together today for the 3-on-3 basketball tournament at The Community House. www.hinsdalechamber.com
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Small-Town Beer Festival
Sample offerings from local craft breweries, cideries and distilleries at Hop Stop in Riverside, which also features children’s art activities, live music and food trucks. www.riversidehopstop.com
8/25-26
Oak Park Art Festival
The 44th annual Arts & Crafts Show at Oak Park Ave. and Lake Street features 125 artists in Scoville Park in the heart of historic Oak Park. www.americansocietyofartists.info
8/25-26
Glen Ellyn Art Festival
Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts features 85 juried artists, live
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018
music, a beer and wine garden and food at Lake Ellyn Park. e-clubhouse.org/sites/glenellyn
8/26
Art Fair
See original works from juried artists at A Walk in the Park Summer Art Fair at North School Park in Arlington Heights. www.ahpd.org/events
8/30 - 9/2
Jazz Festival
The Chicago Jazz Festival is Labor Day weekend at Millennium Park. www.cityofchicago.org
8/31 - 9/3
Naperville Festival
Naperville Last Fling is a family event with carnival rides, a
children’s area, music stages, food vendors, a 5K and a parade over Labor Day weekend. www.lastfling.org/
9/6-16
Silent Sky
In the late 19th century, these female “computers” crashed through Harvard University’s glass ceilings, and changed the way we look at the heavens and Earth. theatreofwesternsprings.com
9/7-9
ZooRunRun 5K
Everyone is invited to embrace their inner cheetah by taking part in Brookfield Zoo’s annual ZooRunRun for the Conservation Fund. www.czs.org/zoorunrun
9/8-9
Fine Arts Festival
Fifty artists will line Main Street with a variety of mediums and price-points in downtown Downers Grove. www.downtowndg.org
9/9, 22 & 23
Oak Brook Polo
These events are some of the hottest tickets in town. www.oakbrookpoloclub.com
9/16
Car Show
Join Cantigny for its 13th annual auto show, featuring a variety of vintage cars, food, entertainment and prizes. cantigny.org/event/car-show
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Historical TOURIST
Hinsdale Historical Society unveils mobile app featuring Zook tours By Mike Ellis Photography by Marco Nunez
Alexis Braden of Hinsdale
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ocal residents can now tour historic properties Smaczny said many residents will be surprised to learn that in Hinsdale via their phones courtesy of the new some of these properties have the renowned local architect’s HistoricalTourist: Hinsdale application recently stamp on them, because he did not originally design them. developed by the Hinsdale Historical Society. “Everyone thinks Tudor revival when they think of Zook, According to Lynne Smaczny, executive but this [style] is clearly Colonial revival,” she said. “But we director of the historical society, the concept was initiated about know that he did it, because we have his name on blueprints. The Colonial revival comes from the fact that the village had four years ago, at the behest of board trustee Karen Lopez. Smaczny said the society originally envisioned limiting decided that that was their official architectural style [for the its electronic tours to properties designed or renovated by downtown].” architect R. Harold Zook, “but the platform we found gives us According to Smaczny, the Dips & Dogs building, formerly more options.” a gas station, bears closer resemblance to its Zook design today. Working with New Zealand-based My Tours, the society “It actually looks more like it did when he designed it, than has developed a free mobile application (or app) that currently it did a few years ago, before it was Dips & Dogs,” she said. features four tours of 38 Zook properties throughout Hinsdale. For the residential tours, each of which features ten In order to secure funding for its undertaking, a society properties, Smaczny said the society did communicate with all of the homeowners in advance, but committee, comprised of Smaczny, “unfortunately, we did it a little bit on Lopez, Shannon Weinberger of Hinsdale the late side, which we apologized for.” and several others, contacted the village’s historic preservation commission. “We didn’t want people to think Incidentally, Smaczny said the that there were going to be hordes of people driving by their house or walking commission was planning to revise its by their house at any given time,” she architectural walking tour map, and said. “People are going to be doing this the committee replied that it could on their own; it might be one or two accomplish the same objective and more people every once in awhile.” with an app. Available to download through In some instances, original Apple’s App Store and Google Play, or noteworthy previous owners are the app is an informative resource that referenced in the descriptions, but no guides users on a series of walking tours current homeowners are mentioned by of historic homes and buildings across name. —LYNNE SMACZNY Hinsdale. It is exclusively devoted to The northern tour includes ten showcasing the exteriors of properties, Zook properties, six between the railroad many of which are currently occupied by tracks and Ogden Ave., and four north homeowners. of Ogden. One of the buildings on the tour is the Burns Field house, another Of its four existing tours, all of which are devoted to Zook properties, one covers buildings in structure seldom associated with Zook. downtown Hinsdale, a second explores structures north of the Third Street features prominently on one of the tours south railroad tracks, while the two others tour homes south of the of the tracks, featuring three homes clustered within the same downtown. block. One of these is a Zook original that was recently added Each tour contains audio files of its respective properties onto extensively by a family with school-aged children, while a narrated by Matt Stockmal, who interned at the historical second, across the street, is a distinct white home perched atop society last year, and is interning with the historic preservation a hill, aligned with stately Georgian columns courtesy of Zook. commission this summer. The audio files are accompanied by Some local ladies may recall the latter home from the Hinsdale matching written descriptions and slideshows of photos and Cooks! Kitchen Walk, on which it was featured several years ago. blueprints where obtained. The tours are also joined with glossaries of architectural “The house was built in the 1890s, and then Zook actually features and styles, to which the society will continue to add as turned it into what it looks like today,” Smaczny said. ... “Zook it introduces more properties and tours. added the columns on, and he renovated the first floor of the The shortest of the four tours in terms of walking distance building.” (approximately 1.2 miles), the downtown tour consists of Smaczny said of the roughly 70 commissions Zook eight sites, all of which are commercial buildings that Zook undertook in Hinsdale, 38 are included on the four electronic renovated. tours. These include the Brush Hill real estate office at Lincoln “There’s a few that are either questionable, or they’re and Chicago Aves., Toni’s Patisserie on south Washington renovations that you can’t really see anything that he would Street, Dips & Dogs at First and Garfield Streets and Il Poggiolo have done [on the outside],” she said. ... “[And] there’s about restaurant on east First. 20 that have been torn down.”
“Everyone thinks Tudor revival when they think of Zook, but this [style] is clearly Colonial revival.”
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Alluding to the teardown phenomenon, Smaczny said she would like to feature the “lost Zooks of Hinsdale” on a future tour. “We’ve had some really positive feedback from people,” she said. “People have taken the tour; they thought it was really interesting; they loved all the information.” Smaczny underscored the society’s commitment to adding future tours to its app, having uncovered “other historic houses that haven’t really been featured anywhere” during its process of scouting for other homes. “We just don’t know that much about them,” she said. “Maybe they weren’t owned by a very prominent person, or they weren’t designed by a famous architect; but they’re still old, and some of them are actually older than we thought they were. And then the other ones don’t seem like they’re that old, but now you’re starting to look at these houses that were built in the 1910s and the ‘20s and the ‘30s...and architecturally, they’re looking more significant to the landscape of Hinsdale, because of all the new houses that are being built.” This summer, society interns Jon Levitske and Terese Gibas, juniors at the University of Illinois and Syracuse University, respectively, have been compiling property information, and developing building descriptions. “We’re working on separating them into smaller groups, and figuring out which ones are more important than the other ones—that have historical significance,” Levitske said, adding that they are also attempting to arrange the properties Carrie Rozich of Hinsdale at Dips & Dogs in downtown into clusters based on geography and architectural Hinsdale, which is a stop style. on the Zook downtown Future tour possibilities include “famous walking tour Hinsdaleans,” featuring previous homeowners of a high-profile nature, “early Hinsdale,” featuring the sites of the original police station, library and other historical structures, and architect-focused She said one of the primary objectives of the app and tours dedicated to the work of additional renowned architects associated electronic initiatives is for the society to establish a that designed in the village, including William G. Barfield and digital imprint whereby when people conduct online searches, Philip Duke West. “they’re not going to get some Wikipedia page that somebody “The possibilities are pretty much endless,” Smaczny said. wrote that doesn’t know anything—they’re going to get “I don’t think we’ll ever be done with the tours app.” something that we did.” Down the road, Smaczny would like to pursue tours “I want to be able to have this as a resource for people, highlighting modern architects that have made salient so if you’re curious about the history of Hinsdale, you’ve got impressions of their own in the village. it,” Smaczny said. ... “It’s a way for us to fulfill our mission “At this point in time, we’re working on older houses or of promoting local history. ... We’re the Hinsdale Historical architecturally-significant houses,” she said. “I would love to see Society, so we should be the authority on the history of at some point in time, because with the teardown trend starting the town.” n in the late ‘80s and into the ‘90s, there are architects that have made a significant stamp on Hinsdale today. ... I think there is To download the HistoricalTourist: Hinsdale application, potential to do tours for some of the more modern architects visit the Apple App Store or Google Play online. For more that are working here in Hinsdale.” information about the Hinsdale Historical Society, visit According to Smaczny, the target audience for the app www.hinsdalehistory.org. includes architectural enthusiasts and anyone curious about the history of Hinsdale in general.
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The Art of Managing Retirement Assumptions As we grow older, the dream of retirement gets closer and closer, but for most, this can be a very stressful time. Before retirement, the last few months at work is a time to prepare. Although it is impossible to have a definitive picture of your retirement, you can put reasonable expectations on how you will live, and how much you need to live comfortably once it’s time to retire, however that is easier said than done. A retirement plan is built on a set of assumptions that can’t be validated until it is too late, but carefully planning and setting conservative assumptions is the key to success when heading into retirement. In this era, online retirement calculators make it so easy. Pick a retirement date, estimate your living expenses in retirement and choose an inflation rate. Figure out your rate of return for your investments, guess how long you think you’ll live, and plug the figures into the calculator which will tell you just how much you need at retirement in order to receive the income you will need. Easy, right? The problem here is that even if one of your presumptions is off, your entire plan may fail. For example, the difference between a 5% and a 6% return on a $1 million portfolio over 30 years is more than $1.5 million ($4,467,744 vs. $6,022,575). If you have annual living expenses of $60,000 now, in 30 years you’ll need an annual income of $147,410 if inflation averages 3%, but just $109,272 if it averages 2%a difference of over $38,000. Additionally, if a portfolio withdrawal rate is set to last to age 90 and you live until 91, the plan has failed. According to a research report by LIMRA, the public is generally unprepared for retirement preparation. It shows that people underestimate their retirement income, and how much they will spend
in retirement to maintain their lifestyle. Additionally, they do not plan for contingencies, as many workers retire before they expect to due to disability, or job loss. This may cause those to receive retirement plan benefits in a lump sum, failing to recognize the difficulty of selfinsuring longevity. Unfortunately, the study also stated that many retirees and pre-retirees do not seek professional help. By not seeking a competent advisor, they fail to explore the best investment options for their situation, and the opportunities for potential maximization of their retirement assets are lost. Not seeking help from an advisor is very risky. The biggest challenge the public faces when trying to plan their own retirement is that they do not know what reasonable expectations are. Is it reasonable to expect a 6% rate of return annually and consistently over 30 years? Is a 3% inflation rate realistic? Will tax rates stay the same? The answer is well, we really do not know. But we do know the potential consequences if you’re wrong. Arguably, the most significant consequence s outliving your life expectancy. By this time, it is too late to do anything about it. Underestimating life expectancy (and in turn, health care presumably) is very devastating. With all of that being said, there are ways to mitigate these potential mistakes. By speaking with a professional, you can increase the accuracy of these assumptions. By understanding the markets and the economy, coupled with their experience, advisors can give you a specialized advantage over the “easy” retirement calculators. Pair this with your unique information, such as your life expectancy, and the stress of guessing “correctly” is much less concerning.
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The American Dream
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Located in Countryside, Clocktower Pointe offers two excellent townhome options for those who prefer the flexibility and low-hassle lifestyle of a luxury rental property.
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HINSDALE AREA PROJECT ATTRACTS LIFESTYLE RENTERS
These four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath townhomes boast ample living space with attached two-car garages and finished lower levels.
ome ownership isn’t for everyone. At least that’s what Hinsdale-area HP Ventures Group Managing Partner Steve Cook is banking on. Cook and his colleagues recently cut the ribbon on Clocktower Pointe, a four-building, 23-unit luxury townhouse project in Countryside. Rather than sell the new construction units, Cook is renting them. And according to his calculations, there’s a big demand for high-end rentals. “We’re basically servicing a lifestyle renter— someone who can afford to be a homeowner, but for a variety of reasons, would prefer to rent,” Cook said. “One example might be empty-nesters who bought a house in Arizona or Florida, but want to keep a home base in the area. Another example might be a family with school-aged children who want to get into a community with great schools (Clocktower Pointe is situated in the highly-rated Lyons Township school system), but don’t want to deal with updating things like shag carpeting and linoleum floors.” Speaking of which, you’ll find neither one at Clocktower Pointe. All of the four-bedroom, three-
and-a-half bath townhomes, which start at $3,400 per month, feature high-end finishes like hardwood floors, designer lighting, open floor plans, patios, two-car attached garages and fully-finished lower levels with oversized windows. Renters have a choice of three different design styles: modern elegance (clean and minimalistic), rustic elegance (modern farmhouse) and transitional elegance (traditional). Each of the three styles is reflected in qualities such as paint colors, hardwood floor finishes, hardware, lighting and tile. “We took a lot of care and thought into picking three completely different style packages that speak to how people like to decorate, to achieve these design goals we asked Kelly and Lynn at In-Design to develop the specifics,” Cook said. The project itself speaks to how people want to live now—a trend that’s being driven by millennials, who don’t necessarily buy into the “American dream” of homeownership. According to Mortgage Professional America, in the last ten years, homeownership has fallen among that age group—from 43.6 percent to 35.9 percent. For a generation that entered the job market during the worst of the Great Recession, the decision to postpone buying a home is perhaps one of the more permanent scars. But there are other reasons for Continued on the next page HINSDALE MAGAZINE, INC. | Hinsdale60521.com
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this growing trend, said Cook, who pointed to a desire for more freedom and less commitment. “You get flexibility when you rent,” he said. “You don’t have to worry about maintenance— if the faucet has a leak, you’re not going out of pocket to fix it. We offer concierge service—we really take care of our tenants.” While luxury rental condos are nothing new, it’s rare to find townhomes, Cook said. “I’m not aware of any other luxury townhouse rental projects in the western suburbs,” he said. With nearly 3,000 square feet and plenty of privacy from the neighbors, the townhomes are really like living in maintenance-free singlefamily homes. “There’s this term I coined—‘live like you own it,’” Cook said, “because what you’re renting is lifestyle.” For a certain number of millennials, who value flexibility and freedom above all, that’s surely music to their ears. n Clocktower Pointe is located at 10766 Clocktower Drive in Countryside. For more information, go to clocktowerpointeluxuryliving.com.
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POLO TODAY
An interview with James Drury and Daniel O’Leary of Oak Brook Polo Club By Miguel Molina Photography by Daniel Garcia
HM: How long have you been playing polo, and how has the experience been for you? DRURY:
My wife reminds me that we met each other at a time in my life when I had been taking lessons for a year, around 1982. A good friend of mine, Bill Reid, introduced me to polo. It began with riding lessons and finally polo lessons at Fairlane Farm in Naperville. The experience has been lifechanging for me. I grew up playing team sports in high school. Team sports teach you about life. When I started playing polo, it became obvious that this was a team sport I could play for the rest of my life. Not only has this sport introduced me to wonderful people and created lifelong friendships, it requires you to maintain physical fitness, and has helped to keep me “young.”
This month, Hinsdale Magazine interviewed Oak Brook Polo Club co-captain James Drury and managing director Daniel O’Leary. They told us about their past experiences with the sport, how the sport has evolved, and what we can expect from the team in the season to come.
HM: How has the sport changed worldwide? Do you see a new generation of polo players?
HM: How did the two of you come together in this partnership?
DRURY: In some ways, the sport has changed, and in other
O’LEARY: I was introduced to Jim after leaving the US Polo Association in 2015. At that time, the current management solicited my expertise to support and execute their public relations and marketing. After the season, I was tapped to develop a marketing plan to convince the Village of Oak Brook and Jim the plausibility of polo becoming successful again. During this process, I was introduced to Jim, who hired me to
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ways, it hasn’t. To be a serious player, the sport requires investment. You probably need a minimum of seven to ten horses that you own and train. However, to play at a casual level, one might get by with two to four. For the sport to sustain itself, it will always require a new generation of polo players. There are two generations of new players to think about. First are the players born into some of the world’s great polo
families, and will continue to be there for generations. The most important next generation are new players from the general population: athleticallyinclined people, who discover polo as spectators, particularly after seeing a high-goal match, and getting caught [up] in the excitement. This is the generation that we need to encourage. To grow polo will require both professional players and new amateur players. Only then will we sustain the magic of the sport.
HM: How important has the Village of Oak Brook’s alliance been with polo over the years? O’LEARY:
Our alliance with Oak Brook is important. We operate and compete on their land, and they commit resources to help execute our season. In the past, the village perceived polo as more of an expense than a benefit, but that has changed. After seeing our success, the village sees polo as a marketing tool to boost the town’s visibility, and contribute to the local economy.
HM: What does the public need to know about polo that it may not already? DRURY:
While the sport looks physically rigorous, the sport will not keep you fit—rather, you need to be fit to play the sport. It was recently mentioned to me by a young woman at a polo match, “I sure hope you guys take better care of these horses than a racetrack.” I told her that many of these horses were racehorses, and we bought them and retrained them to have a new purpose in life. When their careers are finished, many are turned out in farm pastures for a life of care and comfort. And finally, it may look like “that player is really riding that horse well.” In actual fact, after years of experience, horse and rider interact as one—in unison. n
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WORLD SERIES SHOWDOWN
Photography by Daniel Garcia Hinsdale Little League’s season culminated with a World Series showdown between top teams in their respective age brackets. Special ceremonies included a rendition of the national anthem by Chicago’s iconic sports voice, Wayne Messmer and concluded with a home run derby in the older age brackets. The weekend acknowledged a player from each team ages 7 through 12 with The Brooks Tonn Award. Hinsdale’s beloved little leaguer Brooks Tonn, inspired players and coaches with his love for baseball and his toughness before he lost his battle with cancer in December 2017. The award recognizes the characteristics that Brooks had: kindness, perseverance, courage, team player hard working and always cheering his teammates on. Continued on the next page
Hinsdale Little League 9U Storm Back row: Jack Tomich, Alex Sclabassi, Max Judge, Matthew Tomfohrde, and Ethan Wolfe; Front row: Sam Pesoli, Charlie Tomich, Michael Peters, and Ryan Rogero
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Cubs players and coaches celebrate their World Series win for the Minor league level
Hinsdale Little League 7U White Sox Bottom row: Joey DiCosola, Spencer Marnell, Nicholas Carbonara, William Comiskey, Jayden Beavers; Top row: Will Cousino, Brock Willits, Wolf Pohlenz, Henry Arndt, Grayson Tingler; Coaches: Chris Marnell, Cortt Cousino, Steve Arndt; Player Pictured: Phillip Arndt
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Hinsdale Little League 12U Michigan Ryder Marnell, Josh Randell, Aiden Grabowski, Joe Coffey, Andrew Lyne, Luke Issa, Luke Jurak, Ramon Nepomuceno, Kevin Coan, and Anthony Cimino; Coaches: Tim Lyne, David Randell and Brent Coan
Hinsdale Little League 11U Cubs Bottom row: Bartholomew Bouchelion, Jack Altemose, Mateo Munoz, Patrick Piller, Piper Bingham, Benjamin Munoz; Second row: Andrew Marotta, Harlan Apple, Santiago Dooley, Frankie Adamo, and Logan Milton; Coaches: Walter Marotta, Frank Adamo, and Scott Altemose; Not Pictured: Nathan Zander
9U Muckdog Players: 11, Eli Boots; 5, Colt Hilding; 2, James Stangle; Coaches (left to right): Adam Linn, Terry Linn and Jason Sunderson
8U Lugnuts team Hinsdale Little League 11U Phillies Jack Treadwell, Liam Cahill, Finn Richards, Jacob Bystriansky, Charlie Russ, Joe Salvino, Bob Johnson, Michael McMahon, Colin Murray, Lincoln Fox, and Austin Hill; Not Pictured: Blake Triplett; Coaches: Sean Cahill, Michael McMahon, and Steve Treadwell
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Village of Clarendon Hills DANCIN’ IN THE STREET Photography by Daniel Garcia Hundreds of residents of Clarendon Hills and surrounding towns attended the opening night of Dancin’ in the Street in downtown Clarendon Hills on June 20.
Children dance and play in front of the main stage on Prospect Ave.
Prospect Ave. was teeming with strollers, as longtime concertgoers observed a new wave of families attending the summer concert series for the first time. Underwater People made its return to Dancin’ in the Street for the first time in about a decade, while The Daily Scoop functioned as food vendor for opening night. The Clarendon Hills Park District hosted its customary face-painting tent, while local Coldwell Banker agents Mike McCurry and Mark Rediehs each distributed personalized water bottles. The series of six concerts continued throughout the month of July, and concluded on Aug. 1.
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Village of Oak Brook TASTE OF OAK BROOK Photography by Mike Ellis Thousands of area residents descended on the Oak Brook Polo Grounds for the annual Taste of Oak Brook festival on July 3. At the north end, kids chose from an assortment of activities, including balloon artistry, face-painting, pony rides and a petting zoo.
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4TH OF JULY PARADE Photography by Daniel Garcia Thousands of west suburban residents aligned the streets for the annual Hinsdale Fourth of July parade. In accordance with tradition, started on Garfield Street at Sixth Street, proceeding southward to the downtown, turning westward onto First Street for three blocks, and then northward onto Grant Street.
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Temperatures exceeded 90 degrees on the hottest Fourth of July in six years, prompting more parade-goers to opt for shadier spots along Garfield and Grant than the sunnier downtown spaces on First. Members of Hinsdale American Legion Post 250 led off the parade, followed by fire engines from Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, Western Springs, Westmont and the Pleasantdale Fire Protection District. State Rep. Patti Bellock, R-Hinsdale, who is retiring when her term expires in 2019, marched in what will likely be her final parade as a public representative.
A Clarendon Hills fire engine rolls through the parade.
Customary parade entrants included the Hinsdale Central marching band, football team and cheerleading squad, Hinsdale Falcons football, the Hinsdale Community Preschool, the Hinsdale Humane Society and several Hinsdale Little League championship teams. The Hinsdale Central girls lacrosse team rode through, proudly brandishing its state championship trophy. The Medinah Car Club, returning to the Hinsdale parade this year, added a wrinkle to its entry, with some of its members riding along in miniature-sized vintage vehicles. Hinsdale Central marching band
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BATTLE TESTED Hinsdale Central football draws from its experience By Mike Ellis Photography by Kyle Hampson Expectations are elevated for Hinsdale Central football this season, following a round of 16 playoff loss to Loyola Academy last fall. The Red Devils are returning a number of starters on both sides of the ball, and are expecting to vie for both conference and state championships. “Our defense is a very experienced group,” head coach Dan Hartman said. “I think they’re going to be the strength of our team. And our offensive line, with four out of the five guys back, is going to be another highlight.” Senior middle linebacker Aiden Cruikshank, who was an integral part of the defense last season, said he thinks having a handful of returning starters will pay dividends against familiar conference foes such as Glenbard West, Lyons Township and Oak Park-River Forest. “We definitely should be solid,” Cruikshank said. “We’ve got at least five guys coming back who know how the defense works. That’s very helpful playing in a conference like we do; you need to know how our defense works.” Senior defensive end Sean Kelly, who also saw considerable playing time in 2017, said a number of his teammates have been hard at work throughout the offseason to raise their game collectively this fall. “With the experience, we all know how to play,” Kelly said, “and we all worked out over the winter. Some people put on 20, 25 pounds—it should help drastically.” On the offensive side, senior quarterback Matt Rush is preparing for his second season as the starter. “I feel more comfortable,” Rush said. “It definitely helps to play some games last year, get the nerves out, get used to the flow of the game.” Rush sees the offense as a very potent unit, stabilized by senior running back Luke Skokna, a three-year starter at the varsity level. “I think we’re going to be really good and Continued on the next page
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explosive,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of kids that look really good, and are ready to go.” Skokna said he isn’t seeking any individual accolades this seasons, and has embraced the team mantra of “humble and hungry.” “From my experience, I know we definitely have the talent this year, we definitely have the size, we definitely have the size,” he said. ... “We know we’ve got the talent, but we’ve still got to put in the work. I think if we really focus on all the small things, we could definitely make a run.” The foundation of the offense, affording time for Rush to survey the field for receivers and for Skokna to scan the space for running lanes, is the offensive line. Senior guard Brendon Passarelli said he expects this unit to be a “force to be reckoned with.” “I think the offensive line is looking good,” Passarelli said. “We have four out of five guys returning from last year. We definitely have the experience. We’ve all gotten bigger, stronger and faster in the offseason.” The Red Devils will open the season with a pair of stiff road tests, starting with Naperville Central on Aug. 24, followed by Willowbrook High School on Aug. 31. This will be the first of a two-year series between Hinsdale and Naperville, with the 2019 game taking place at Dickinson Field. “The last few years, we’ve always played a really tough opponent in Week 1,” Hartman said. ... “The kids are excited about it. Hopefully it develops into some type of rivalry game which we play for a few years in a row. I think it’s two great communities, and I think it should be a really fun game.” Passarelli said he believes the Naperville Central contest will function as a barometer for the team’s season. “I think [the] first game is really going be telling of how the season is going to go,” he said. “It’s good competition; I’m really looking forward to it. It’s going to be a good challenge.” Willowbrook, Central’s second opponent, is coming off of consecutive appearances in the IHSA class 6A state quarterfinals, and came up a touchdown short at Hinsdale last year. “They’ve got it going in the right direction over there,” Hartman said. “Year in, year out, they’re making deep runs in the playoffs, so you know that’s another tough game.” On Friday night, Sept. 7, the Red Devils will host Oak Park-River Forest in their home opener Continued on page 60
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Hinsdale Magazine | Sports at Dickinson Field. This evening will double as senior night for football players, and as “salute to service” night. Hartman said he anticipates the Huskies to pose a threat athletically. “I hear they have a great team,” he said. “They have a couple of really, really good players.” After a third road game in four weeks for the “Old Oaken Bucket” at rival Downers Grove North, Hinsdale will host York High School for Homecoming on Sept. 22 at noon. Then, following Week 6 at Proviso West, the Red Devils will gear up for two of their most anticipated opponents each season: Glenbard West and Lyons Township. The Hilltoppers have enjoyed a stranglehold on the West Suburban Silver for about a decade, with Central putting a halt to their conference championship streak in 2016. The past three seasons, Hinsdale and Glenbard have exchanged blows in very competitive ballgames, both teams emerging victorious on their respective home fields. With the 2018 game at Dickinson Field, Hartman said he “fully expects” another barnburner this season. For the first time in several years, when the Red Devils battle their archrivals, LT, in Western Springs on Oct. 12, the Lions will be without star quarterback Ben Bryant, who will be playing at the University of Cincinnati this fall. “We’ve got some good teams on the schedule,” Senior running back Luke Skokna is entering his third season as a starter in the offensive backfield.
Rush said. “It should be good competition.” Hartman said on the offensive side of the ball, he is looking for newcomers to “step up” in addition to seasoned veterans such as Rush and Skokna. Passarelli said he believes the team as a whole has considerable room for improvement from last season. “As a team, I think we have a lot to improve on, because we have a lot of returning players,” he said. “There’s a lot to build on. I think we have a lot of room to improve and really get up to our ceiling.” Hartman said the Red Devils derived some valuable experience from the Loyola playoff game last year, and that he expects them to take the next step this fall. “For us, we have 17 or so guys back with experience,” he said. “Anytime you have that many guys back, you should be competing for a conference championship, and if everything goes right, you should be making a deep run in the playoffs.” n Senior quarterback Matt Rush is entering his second season as the starter.
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When amateurs run complex machines Complex machines require professional operators in order for them to function efficiently and optimally. Professionals maintain the machines so their lifespans are maximized. Therefore, if you have a complex machine, be sure to find a competent, professional operator. There is one machine that stands above all the rest. In fact, this machine is so complex, no one person knows everything about it. Its capabilities totally depend on the operator. No one knows its full potential. Without a doubt, it is the most intricate and fascinating machine ever created— period. This machine comes is varying shapes, sizes and capacities. No two machines are alike, and billions of people around the world lease the machine for as long as they live. There is no warranty and no guarantee. Worst of all, there is no operating manual provided. How is that possible? Information on how to maintain it has been passed down mostly by word of mouth. Most operators are amateurs with no formal training on how it optimally functions. It’s hard to imagine a person so inexperienced trying to operate the most complex machine in the world. But it happens globally every day. Would you hire an inexperienced person to operate a space shuttle? Yet we have amateurs running machines millions of times more complex.—Seriously, we do. The life expectancy for these machines in 2016 was 79 years. Machines created in the United States rank No. 53 in the world, compared to machines made in Monaco (ranked No. 1), which last an average of 89 years. The machine needs to be turned off seven to nine hours per day in order to maximize performance and ensure longevity. Most machine operators do not effectively rest their machines. The machine requires water and other fuel to operate optimally. The operator or lessee is in charge of this mandatory function. Most operators pay little attention to the details. What is this miraculous machine? It’s your physical body, of course. The human body is the greatest machine ever conceived. How complex is the human body? At maturity, the estimated average number of building blocks or cells in the body is 37.2 trillion. Within each cell is data that can
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