• Prospect gymnast finds 'place that fits' despite challenges

  By Eileen O. Daday Jill Sevilla won't be competing for Prospect High School when the girls gymnastics state championships open Friday, but she's already a winner. Jill, who has Down syndrome, has been on the junior varsity team this season, and event competed in a match earlier in the year. “The girls that are less experienced pick an event to focus on, and Jill picked floor routine,” says her coach, Sara Koshelev. “We worked with her to improve her jumps and some tumbling passes.”
  Last Updated Feb 11, 2013 2:48 PM

• Harper’s partnership with high schools netting positive results

  Updated Feb 11, 2013 11:07 PM

  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.

• Two U.S. adoption agencies closing, citing woes abroad

  Updated Feb 11, 2013 4:01 PM

  The lone U.S. adoption agency accredited in Kyrgyzstan is shutting down due to financial troubles, a sudden new setback for about 15 American families battling since 2008 to complete adoptions there. At the same time, an agency in Buffalo Grove that specializes in adoptions from Russia also is closing.

• Buffalo Grove reports $1.9 million savings on electricity

  Updated Feb 10, 2013 1:45 PM

  Buffalo Grove Village Manager Dane Bragg said the village has saved residents $1.9 million on their electric bills in the first six months of electric aggregation. The village implemented the aggregation program for residential and small commercial customers in August, following voter approval.

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