• Harper’s partnership with high schools netting positive results

  By Kimberly Pohl In fall 2010, Harper College and its feeder high school districts formed an unprecedented partnership to shrink student success gaps and better prepare students for career and college readiness. More than halfway through the four-year pilot program, leaders believe they're onto something. "We think we have a model worth emulating," Harper President Ken Ender said of the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success.
  Last Updated Feb 11, 2013 3:25 PM

• Write-in challenges Darch for Barrington president

  Updated Feb 8, 2013 6:02 PM

  Former Barrington trustee candidate Mike Kozel has announced his write-in candidacy challenging village President Karen Darch on April 9. Kozel, along with former running mates Jim Magnanenzi and JoAnn Fletcher, was thrown off the ballot last month for failure to file a statement of economic interest on time. “We need to have more than one idea and we have one idea right now,” Kozel said.

• Popular Harper College teacher shared his passion for art

  Updated Feb 7, 2013 2:23 PM

  A popular art teacher at Harper College, who helped build up its printmaking studio and left a lasting impression on his students, has died. William Wimmer spent nearly 40 years sharing his passion for art, and more specifically for printmaking, with students of all ages.

• Dist. 220 board,teachers reach three-year deal

  Updated Feb 6, 2013 5:10 PM

  The Barrington Unit District 220 board of education and teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year teachers' contract, avoiding a potential strike later this month, officials announced Wednesday. The agreement, formally announced in a joint statement on the district's website, barrington220.org, came after a negotiating session that began at 5 p.m. Tuesday and wrapped up about midnight Wednesday.

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