Hinsdale Diaper-Changing Issue May Get Resolved

HINSDALE, IL – A Hinsdale medical office building that houses pediatricians has no baby-changing stations, but that could change, an official said Tuesday.

Progress appears to have been made since area resident Kyle Comstock spoke to the Village Board about the problem in September.

The father spoke again at a board meeting Tuesday about the lack of stations at 911 N. Elm St.

"I have been putting pressure on them," Comstock told trustees. "I started off with a petition, went into the building and had multiple people who have different offices in there sign the petition."

He said the village told him the building's owner planned to get baby-changing stations within six months. In a post-pandemic world, he said, he didn't think it was unreasonable to request such stations, so parents don't have to change babies on a sink.

"I do not think it should take six months to put in a baby-changing table," Comstock said. "I think that it could be done in a day."

Rob McGinnis, the village's community development director, said the village has gotten a commitment from the owner to install the stations, even though the village has no regulation requiring it.

"They agreed to do that as a functional amenity for their clientele," McGinnis said.

Trustee Luke Stifflear said the village would follow up on timing.