Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/buffalogrove/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 06:40:28 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249923/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249923/ Thu, 23 May 2013 23:59:08 -0400 Next year nearly half the students in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will have iPads to help them learn as the district enters the fourth year of a pilot program that officials said has been a success so far. 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/705229706/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229706/ Thu, 23 May 2013 05:29:25 -0400 A seventh-grader from the Northwest suburbs placed second in the 25th annual National Geographic Bee on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Conrad Oberhaus, 13, a student at Daniel Wright Junior High in Lincolnshire, earned a $15,000 college scholarship for his effort. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229816/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229816/ Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:56 -0400 Classes were canceled Wednesday at Wheeling High School because of a power outage, but school will resume on Thursday, officials said. It was the second time this year a loss of electricity forced the school to send students home for the day. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219784/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219784/ Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:57 -0400 Bigger isn't always better, as a number of Buffalo Grove residents have pointed out when calling for smaller trash toters. On Monday, village trustees responded to the call by authorizing the village manager to revise the terms of the village's service agreement with its waste hauler, Waste Management. Under the new agreement, residents can choose a 35-gallon refuse cart without paying a two-dollar monthly subscription fee. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219912/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219912/ Tue, 21 May 2013 04:58:03 -0400 A student at a Lincolnshire school advanced Monday to the finals of the National Geographic Bee. Conrad Oberhaus, a seventh-grader at Daniel Wright Junior High School, will compete on Wednesday for a $25,000 college scholarship. "His classmates helped quiz him, and he's had a lot of support from his teachers and his parents. We're all very excited to be behind him and wish him the best," District 103 Superintendent Scott Warren said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705179787/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705179787/ Mon, 20 May 2013 10:07:23 -0400 On Monday, the Buffalo Grove village board is expected to discuss reworking its waste-hauling agreement. The village manager's office said it will recommend a restructured agreement with Waste Management that will expand refuse options for its residential customers by offering a smaller 35-gallon toter for trash as well as recycling. 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/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/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/20130518/news/705189894/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705189894/ Sat, 18 May 2013 17:19:30 -0400 Included in the 550 or so students who donned caps and gowns Saturday at Harper College's commencement was a contingent not yet old enough to vote, but qualified to take vital signs, transfer patients and practice infection control. A total of 18 high-schoolers, 17 from Wheeling High School alone, walked after completing their Certified Nursing Assistant certificate, among the numerous fast-growing dual credit options that Harper offers. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/sports/705239632/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/sports/705239632/ Thu, 23 May 2013 22:17:18 -0400 Buffalo Grove just doesn't worry. Even when the 17th-seeded Bison were trailing top-seeded Mundelein 5-0 in the top of the fourth inning, Buffalo Grove didn't flinch. And when the Bison rallied to close the gap to 8-6 in the sixth inning and Mundelein brought in Mitch Schulewitz, one of the area's top pitchers, still Buffalo Grove was nearly emotionless. But the Bison did finally explode when right fielder Nick Capinelli caught a flyball for the final out of the game as Buffalo Grove rallied to stun Mundelein 11-9 Thursday at the St. Viator regional in Arlington Heights. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/sports/705239635/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/sports/705239635/ Thu, 23 May 2013 22:01:43 -0400 If her line-drive, gone-in-a-second smash had been hit more to center field, the softball might have rolled all the way to her Libertyville house. Amanda Elert's 3-run homer in the first inning, truth be told, was hit that hard. It was the Carmel Catholic freshman catcher's 10th home run of the season and propelled the fifth-seeded Corsairs to a 14-4 win in five innings over No. 12 Stevenson in the teams' Class 4A regional semifinal at Libertyville on Thursday. "She's just a very polished hitter," Carmel Catholic coach Jason Raymond said. "Almost every at-bat, she gets great swings on the ball." Think Elert was excited to play on Libertyville's diamond? She lives five minutes away, between Carmel and Libertyville high schools. If she wasn't attending Carmel, she'd be a Libertyville Wildcat. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/sports/705239679/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/sports/705239679/ Thu, 23 May 2013 20:38:40 -0400 Stevenson lived up to its billing, and its North Suburban Conference brethren stayed in the limelight as well as the first day of the 98th boys tennis state tournament drew to a close Thursday. After brief rainfall welcomed the 64-player singles field at 12 sites near host Hersey in Arlington Heights, Patriots top player Jeremy Bush sent a trio of opponents packing to earn his spot in the fourth round against 17-32 seed Mack Galvin (35-5), a freshman from Rolling Meadows. Their 9 a.m. Friday match will take place at Hersey, where all the singles competition from the championship bracket will be held. Doubles will be contested at Buffalo Grove, where the Patriot team of Colin Harvey/Andrew Komarov (18-2) take on 9-16 seed Naperville Central (Wesley Lo-Sid Swamy). The Patriots' Pawel Jaworski/Josh Lieberman, 24-4) will take the courts opposite Lake Forest's Cameron Bagheri/Connor O'Kelly. The tandems split a pair of meetings earlier this season. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/sports/705239698/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/sports/705239698/ Thu, 23 May 2013 19:32:38 -0400 Stevenson's Zach Novoselsky is having a big impact as the baseball team's designated hitter this spring, but he may have a long-term future in football. His father, Brent Novoselsky, played tight end in the NFL for seven seasons. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239707/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239707/ Thu, 23 May 2013 18:49:26 -0400 A Cook County judge sentenced Carlos Luz Flores, 26, to a total of seven years in prison Thursday in exchange for his guilty plea to molesting two girls in Wheeling in 2008. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239709/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239709/ Fri, 24 May 2013 05:54:16 -0400 PhilHaven, a proposed apartment building for people with mental and physical disabilities, will be built in Wheeling after all. The village and the developers reached a settlement Wednesday to build the apartments and end the discrimination lawsuit against the village. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239713/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239713/ Thu, 23 May 2013 20:08:03 -0400 A 25-year-old Niles man convicted in January of molesting a 15-year-old Wheeling girl was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday. The judge said she initially considered probation, but Eduardo Patino was indicted on new sexual abuse charges while he was out on bond. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239749/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239749/ Thu, 23 May 2013 17:09:30 -0400 The village of Lincolnshire hosts a meeting to discuss flood mitigation and planning on June 20 at 7 p.m. in the village hall board room, One Olde Half Day Road. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705219921/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705219921/ Tue, 21 May 2013 00:17:00 -0400 Nostalgic Wheeling trustees agreed to spend tax increment financing district money to help tear down the former Don Roth's Blackhawk restaurant. One of the first restaurants on the village's "Restaurant Row," Don Roth's thrived for 40 years before closing in 2009. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199842/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199842/ Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:18 -0400 Traffic crackdowns funded with federal grant money putting extra police on the streets with overtime pay are going on in many Northwest suburbs through Memorial Day. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705199914/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705199914/ Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:21 -0400 Yes, the 56th Annual Des Plaines River Canoe and Kayak Marathon will go on as scheduled Sunday. But that doesn't mean organizers didn't have a few things to worry about in the wake of last month's floods.