Hinsdale Government Getting More Space

HINSDALE, IL – The Hinsdale village government is getting more space. Now, officials are figuring out how to use it.

HCS Family Services' food pantry is moving out of the Memorial Building at 19 Chicago Ave., often known as Village Hall, according to a village memo.

The pantry is setting up shop in the old Hinsdale Humane Society building near Elm and Walnut streets.

The pantry, which has been in the Memorial Building for nearly a century, has said it outgrew its space.

On Tuesday, the Village Board is set to vote on a $50,000 contract with HGA, a Minneapolis-based architectural firm, to plan for maximizing Village Hall's space and upgrading heating and air conditioning systems.

According to the memo, those systems are well past their useful life and represent a large liability in the coming years.

HGA has a proven track record with such projects, including at the Hinsdale Public Library, the memo said.