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Theft charges dropped against ex-Barrington High administrator
Theft charges were dropped Wednesday against a former Barrington High School administrator accused of stealing funds from the school's fine arts department. However, Julie Rachel Salk paid just over $5,000 in restitution to Barrington Unit District 220, claiming she was "ultimately responsible" for the missing funds, defense attorney Doug Roberts said.
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Barrington Dist. 220 wary of supporting either Rt. 14 crossing plan
Updated May 22, 2013 12:18 AMFor a second time Tuesday, Barrington Unit District 220 board members held back from passing a resolution supporting either a Route 14 underpass or overpass at the Canadian National Railway crossing in Barrington. But the board appeared to be leaning toward supporting a non-specific grade separation at the railroad tracks at its next meeting on June 4.
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Man charged with church molestation also cared for District 220 children
Updated May 21, 2013 5:42 PMA Willow Creek Community Church volunteer charged earlier this month with molesting an 8-year-old boy in February also worked for a Barrington Park District program that looked after children before and after school. Barrington Unit District 220 Superintendent Tom Leonard announced the connection of 19-year-old Robert Sobczak of Hoffman Estates to the Barrington Park District’s KEEP program which was hosted at the school district’s Arnett C. Lines and Grove Avenue schools.
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Images: St. Viator High School graduation
Updated May 19, 2013 4:52 PMSt. Viator High School held its 50th annual commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19 at the school in Arlington Heights.
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- Deven Ferber of Lombard (left) as Sherlock Holmes and Tom Viskocil of Woodridge as the King of Bohemia rehearse a scene for Wheaton Drama's "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure". The show opens January 25 and plays through February 17 at Playhouse 111 in downtown Wheaton. Visit www.wheatondrama.org Steven Merkel
- Guest speaker J.J. O'Connor, center, chats with PAL/Clearbrook supporters at the 16th annual PAL fundraiser. Clearbrook
- 'Mr. Crystal Lake', Bob Blazier on drums performs to sold out crowd on May 11 with his band the Dow Jones and the Industrials at 'the Listening Room' at Lakeside Legacy Foundation in Crystal LakeL. Patricia Bell of Lakeside Legacy Foundation
- The Choral-aires Chorus placed second in the Community Teams category raising funds for breast cancer research last month, missing first place by only $25. The chorus raised $3,985 by the time the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure rolled around, with more donations still coming, surpassing their original goal of $3,000. The Choral-Aires has five current chorus members that either have, or have had, breast cancer. And this year, 2 of the team members discovered that their mothers have breast cancer, so they were walking on race day for their moms. One member of our team, Kara Gray, celebrated her 10 years without breast cancer this year. While not a Chorus member, she is the daughter of long-time member Martha Anderson, who also walked with the team on race day. Lindsey Herza
- On Jan. 21, Elmhurst City Clerk Patty Spencer presented the Choral-Aires Chorus with a proclamation declaring January "Sweet Adelines Month." The Choral-Aires, an Elmhurst-based Sweet Adelines International chapter, is hosting Guest Nights each Monday in January from 6:45-9:45 pm at the Redeemer Lutheran Church Recreation Center as part of the SAI Global Open House event. Pictured, from left, are: Co-Director Bonnie Fedyski, Patty Spencer, Co-Director Amy Brinkman, and Chorus President Nancy Smith. Valerie Baxter
- Join us this summer for Meadows Cruise Nights every Saturday night from 6 to 9 p.m. (until Labor Day). Hosted by Meadows Christian Fellowship Church, 2401 Kirchoff Road in Rolling Meadows. It is a free, family friendly event. Liz Schrenk
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"Delightful and Delicious!"
George and Sarah Naxera of Kildeer sample mouth-watering morsels from 20 local restaurants at Clearbrook's fourth annual "Around the World Food Tasting" on Oct. 16 at Arlington Toyota-Scion in Palatine. Proceeds from the event went to the 3,400 children and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other developmental/intellectual disabilities that Clearbrook serves. Colleen Gallagher - The Smart Arts Class at St. Mark's Day School in Barrington Hills celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday with a big celebration. The 4 and 5 year olds learned about the author, read and acted out scenes from an assortment of Seuss books, and dressed in the cat's red and white hat, red bow and whiskers. Dr. Seuss is just one of many well-known authors that the children are introduced to during the year. St. Mark's Day School
- Emery Moorhead from the 85 Chicago Bears (second from right) spins the roulette wheel for Clearbrook at their Spring Casino Night held on March 2 in Palatine. Moorehead was one of five former NFL players who volunteered at Clearbrooks Spring Casino Night. Clearbrook
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From left, Bonnie Newman, Carolyn Szaflik, Lori Runquist, and Tracy Baron show off their creative ensembles that won them "Best Dressed Foursome" at last year's Clearbrook Women's Classic Golf Outing. Colleen Gallagher - Girl Scout Troop 40523 delivered cookies to the homeless at JOURNEYS | The Road Home in Palatine. The clients felt grateful receiving such a special treat. JOURNEYS | The Road Home
- Clearbrook president Carl M. La Mell (center) chats with Newsapalooza creators, Grammy award winner, Richard Marx (left) and radio personality, Roe Conn. Newsapalooza is a rock & roll stage show, featuring Chicago media talents singing and/or playing instruments. This year's show benefitted Clearbrook. M. Samskhina
- The varsity cheer team from Immanuel Lutheran School in East Dundee celebrates its first place finish in the Midwinter Tournament in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. D. Lemke
- Six runners from East Dundee's Immanuel Lutheran School competed at the recent LSA Illinois State Cross Country Meet. Runners Meghan Lemke and Brenden Pachniak advances to the nation meet held in Wisconsin on October 20th. S. Domeier
- Women gathered for a wonderful luncheon at the Inverness Golf Club April 30 to benefit JOURNEYS | The Road Home. JOURNEYS provides supportive services to over 1,300 homeless and at risk families and individuals annually. It also manages the PADS shelter program. The "Garden of Giving" Women's Luncheon raised nearly $8,000. JOURNEYS | The Road Home
- (L to R) Dr. Seeds and Dr. Alpert of the Midwest Bone & Joint Institute (Barrington, Algonquin, Geneva, Elgin) speak at the recent Chicago Soul FC press conference. The physicians have been chosen to provide medical care for players on the new Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) team. The doctors also care for the Chicago Slaughter Arena Football, Chicago Hitmen Hockey, Chicago Outlaws Lacrosse and other area college and high school sports teams. Evan J. Thomas
- A handful of local private ambulances have given resources to the East Coast to help out the preparation of Hurricane Sandy and Noreaster Storm Athena. Bless their hearts A-TEC Ambulance, Inc.
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Picture of newly crowned Ms. Wheelchair, Illinois
Danielle Austin. She will be making her inaugural appearance at the EHLS Open House April 24 at 210 W Campus Drive, Suite B, Arlington Heights, and will be signing autographs and answering questions. Danielle Austin - bottom row: Sean Naughton, Jack Housinger, Mason Schaller, Charley Dir, Ryan Patel; middle row: Colin Biesterfeld, Jeff Morton, Jeff Bikus, Austin Ehren, Ethan Ekstrom, Drew Breitenreiter; top row: Coaches Bruce Dir, John Bikus, Terry Biesterfeld, Donn Breitenreiter, Millie Naughton
- Scout arrived at Casey's Safe Haven horse rescue in Elburn looking for a new beginning. Scout and other horses and ponies are available for adoption. Please visit www.caseysil.org Alexis
- Mrs. Randle-Hayes' Kindergarten enjoyed the snow and all it brought us recently in their Nature Explore Classroom. The Nature Explore Classroom is one of only ten in the state of Illinois. They are fortunate enough to enjoy the outdoor classroom on a daily basis. The Nature Explore Classroom Certification Program is a national initiative that recognizes schools and other organizations that have made a commitment to providing outdoor classrooms and comprehensive programming to help children use the natural world as an integral part of learning. Debbie Randle-Hayes
- Noah's Ark Preschool students are busy preparing for their "How Great Thou Art" open house and art show on April 17. Monica Duffey
- Student dancers from the Northwest suburban area auditioned on Sept. 9 for the Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble 2012 production of "The Nutcracker," to be performed Nov. 30, Dec. 1-2 at Barrington High School. Pictured are: front row, from left, John Kolasinski Jr., Juliana Nikolich, Hannah Harris, Hannah Ray and Lindsey George; second row, Mackenzie Jaekel, Brittany Bonefas, Becca May, Jessica Malec, and Melanie Monarrez; and third row, Abigail Roberts, Daniel Monarrez, and Richard Falls Jr. Diane Crawford, Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble
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"Palatine Concert Band Trumpets in Action"
The trumpet section featured in Bugler's Holiday at Sunday's Concert, May 6. George Barr, Robert Clough, Dave Crook, Andrew Hunter, Jerry Lahti, Mike Lipinski, Rick LoPresto, Stan Louiseau, Ralph Nicksarlian, Ryan Stites, and Bob Willwerth were featured. Don Van Cleave - Dr. Ulwyn Pierre, the global radio talk show host of Leadership Success and You to speak at June 7 Small Business Success in Lake County event. Register at www.SmallBusinessSuccessinLakeCounty.com SBDC
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