Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/algonquin/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 12:34:28 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249921/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249921/ Fri, 24 May 2013 00:04:23 -0400 Carpentersville village officials have finally received a blueprint filled with ideas on how to make Carpenter Park a better place to recreate. The question is how to pay for the ideas, ranging from a disc golf course to a gazebo, since there's a $400,000 price tag. "Dollars will drive the priorities of what gets done," Village Manager J. Mark Rooney said. 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/20130523/news/705239829/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239829/ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:39:33 -0400 Six students from Algonquin Lakes Elementary School were sent to area hospitals for evaluation Thursday afternoon after they were injured in a bounce house during an indoor school celebration, officials said. Another 11 students were treated at the school and released to their parents. There were no serious injuries. 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/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/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. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199902/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199902/ Sat, 18 May 2013 23:27:59 -0400 Jacobs High School held its commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/sports/705249651/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/sports/705249651/ Fri, 24 May 2013 21:44:44 -0400 Images from prelims Friday at the IHSA Boys State Track and Field Meet at O'Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249618/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249618/ Fri, 24 May 2013 21:42:08 -0400 Images from the Westminster Christian commencement ceremony Friday, May 24, 2013 in Elgin. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/sports/705249639/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/sports/705249639/ Fri, 24 May 2013 21:25:00 -0400 The pressure was off, as far as Cary-Grove sophomore Ricky Hurley was concerned. On his second throw during the shot put competition at the Class 3A session of the boys track and field state championships at Eastern Illinois University and O'Brien Field, Hurley launched the shot a personal-best 55-3.25 to secure a spot in Saturday's finals. His effort was the fifth-best toss of the preliminary round. He also advanced to Saturday's discus finals. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705209792/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705209792/ Fri, 24 May 2013 15:42:20 -0400 Some popular favorites and fun newcomers are heading to the Randall Road corridor as part of the 11th annual summer concert series at Geneva Commons. The free series is set to begin at the outdoor mall on Wednesday, June 5, and continue throughout the month of June. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130525/news/705259919/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130525/news/705259919/ Fri, 24 May 2013 23:53:47 -0400 An appellate court has told Barrington Hills that it must reinstate the 2010 raises it promised its police officers, which the village rescinded when the officers voted to organize a union. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249681/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249681/ Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:41 -0400 The Butterfly House at Peck Farm Park in Geneva opened for its 10th season Friday, with several hundred people eagerly helping to release monarchs, swallowtails and more. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249725/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249725/ Fri, 24 May 2013 16:51:44 -0400 Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a Carpentersville woman they say hit a man in the forehead with a bottle May 19 while the pair was driving in the 100 block of Bolz Road, police said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249730/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249730/ Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:26 -0400 A Tennessee carnival worker has been accused of raping a fellow carnival worker in Carpentersville, police said Friday. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249760/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249760/ Fri, 24 May 2013 16:22:05 -0400 The Cary village board has awarded a new, four-year contract to village administrator Chris Clark, one that gives him a 3 percent pay bump and a $25 increase for his monthly car allowance. 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/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/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/705219585/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219585/ Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:58 -0400 Honeybees have found a new home in Carpentersville. On Tuesday night, the village board lifted a ban on the insects, which allows residents to raise them in their backyards as a hobby. At the same time, out of consideration for neighbors, the board also said that no more than one colony per property will be allowed, that a six-foot barrier must be in place if the colony is closer than 25 feet to the property line and that water must be provided on site to prevent the honeybees from finding water sources elsewhere.Finally, the board also recognized that for its purposes, honeybees are not poisonous. 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/705209702/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209702/ Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:51 -0400 A Schaumburg woman remained behind bars in Kane County on Monday, days after police said she was driving drunk when she rear-ended a cyclist in East Dundee and fled from the scene. Police said that the 32-year-old cyclist's head and neck injuries were so severe from the Friday morning collision that he almost died. 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/705199836/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199836/ Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:11 -0400 St. Viator High School held its 50th annual commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19 at the school in Arlington Heights. 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.