Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/woodstock/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:32 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239656/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239656/ Thu, 23 May 2013 21:37:50 -0400 When Ron Parrish became the new leader of the McHenry County College board of trustees, he knew he would be overseeing some changes. A contentious election season ended with a transformed board, thanks to the retirement of Trustee Dennis Adams and voters' decisions to end the service of longtime incumbents Barbara Walters and Carol Larson. Parrish announced several transparency initiatives Thursday night in a push to improve communication with the public. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229677/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229677/ Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:44 -0400 A 28-year-old Woodstock man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday in the May 2011 shooting death of a former court security officer and Island Lake bar owner. Timothy Smith staged a robbery after gunning down Kurt Milliman, 48. Smith was pimping out his wife and Milliman had answered an online ad to have sex with her. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239846/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239846/ Thu, 23 May 2013 12:56:06 -0400 Their rocket crashed during a test run, but a Harper College-based team of science and engineering students took fourth place in a national NASA rocketry competition, besting big names like MIT and Northwestern. "To be mentioned in the same sentence as such prestigious schools is really awesome," said student Eric Meyers. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229673/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229673/ Wed, 22 May 2013 18:33:42 -0400 A man wanted by the sheriff's offices in McHenry, Kane and Cook County counties has been arrested in Milwaukee, according to a news release. Brandon A. Williams, 21, formerly of Carpentersville, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and two counts of aggravated battery in McHenry County, along with one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance in Kane County and driving with a suspended license in Cook County. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229779/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229779/ Wed, 22 May 2013 18:07:32 -0400 This Memorial Day will take on a deeper meaning for Christian Sanchez, a 13-year-old boy from Carpentersville whose great-uncle, Army First Lt. Ronald Wolter, was killed in action during the Vietnam War. Christian recently visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall on a class trip to Washington D.C., found his great uncle's name and, at his mother's and grandmother's request, made four etchings of his name. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229787/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229787/ Wed, 22 May 2013 16:45:15 -0400 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229818/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229818/ Wed, 22 May 2013 15:39:25 -0400 Island Lake Police Chief Don Bero has changed the department's preferred towing firm, ditching the company run by a political enemy of Mayor Charles Amrich. The company that now has the gig is owned by an Island Lake resident who donated to Amrich's political committee, state records show. Amrich denied it's a case of pay-to-play politics. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219564/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219564/ Wed, 22 May 2013 00:18:25 -0400 For 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219701/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219701/ Tue, 21 May 2013 17:44:56 -0400 The Mundelein Stand-Up Task Force needs volunteers for help in cleaning up an area behind Mundelein High School at 8 a.m. on June 1. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219761/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219761/ Tue, 21 May 2013 17:42:43 -0400 A 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209733/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209733/ Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:20 -0400 State Sen. Jim Oberweis fired back against critics who have questioned his vote in favor of medical marijuana. "I think that it's the right of any legislator to vote as he or she sees fit on a bill whether or not it agrees with the party platform," said Oberweis, a Sugar Grove Republican known for his conservative views. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209796/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209796/ Mon, 20 May 2013 19:14:28 -0400 Federal agents have arrested a 48-year-old McHenry man on charges he threatened to kill State Department officials, including the U.S. ambassador in Serbia, and Serbians living in Chicago. Authorities say a visa dispute involving his Serbian wife prompted Russell K. Gordon to make the threats. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209730/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209730/ Mon, 20 May 2013 17:39:50 -0400 A pair of road projects are almost under way in West Dundee and in both cases, motorists should be patient and consider using alternate routes, especially during peak travel times. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209835/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209835/ Mon, 20 May 2013 16:33:39 -0400 As Island Lake Mayor Charles Amrich's administration finishes its second week, village hall continues to be without a computer consultant. Last week, a Lake in the Hills company made a presentation to the village board, was rejected by trustees because of contract length and to consider other vendors. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199885/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199885/ Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:09 -0400 Nine students will walk across the stage Sunday at Lewis University's commencement ceremony to receive bachelor's degrees in criminal justice. Yet, these students never took classes at the school's campus in Romeoville. Through a so-called 3+1 program partnership between Lewis and College of DuPage, the students earned their four-year degrees from Lewis by taking all their classes at COD's campus in Glen Ellyn. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199769/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199769/ Sun, 19 May 2013 21:15:58 -0400 Mundelein High School held its commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19 at the Libertyville Sports Complex. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199774/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199774/ Sun, 19 May 2013 20:57:58 -0400 This edition of The Week in Pictures features things found in the air, including ducks, robins, owls, mosquitos, and rockets. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199813/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199813/ Sun, 19 May 2013 18:08:56 -0400 Wauconda High School held its commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19 at the Quentin Road Bible Baptist Church in Lake Zurich. There were 341 graduating seniors for the 97th annual commencement ceremony. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199858/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199858/ Sun, 19 May 2013 16:25:56 -0400 Golfers can help raise money for College of Lake County scholarships in an outing on Monday, June 3. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199887/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199887/ Sun, 19 May 2013 08:56:01 -0400 Cary businessman Mike Duffy studied art after he came home from the war in Vietnam. Duffy's paintings will be part of a new exhibit at the National Veterans Art Museum on Chicago's Northwest Side. "I figured I'd be dead by morning," he says of the intense gunfire that greeted his arrival in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199891/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199891/ Sun, 19 May 2013 00:26:17 -0400 Hampshire High School held its commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199893/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199893/ Sun, 19 May 2013 00:11:48 -0400 Dundee-Crown High School held its commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.