Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/camptonhills/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:50 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179823/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179823/ Fri, 17 May 2013 11:06:37 -0400 Elgin Community College will host students 6 to 16 this summer in week-long day camps offering enrichment opportunities while school is out. Budding lawyers, astronauts, filmmakers, writers, interior designers, artists, chefs, video game makers, actors and musicians will have the chance to hone their skills during the fifth year of ECC's Kids College. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705149616/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705149616/ Tue, 14 May 2013 23:24:34 -0400 Seniors at Jacobs, Hampshire and Dundee-Crown high schools will have the opportunity to take a new math class next year with a textbook designed especially for them. The course was developed by the Alliance for College Readiness which includes Elgin Community College and all of its feeder high school districts — Elgin Area School District U-46, St. Charles Community Unit District 303, Burlington-based Central Unit District 301, and Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300, the only district to offer the course next year. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149733/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149733/ Tue, 14 May 2013 17:46:06 -0400 Laurel Kling, former president and 12-year member of the Burlington-based Central 301 school board, has filed a slander lawsuit against her supervisor in the Kane County Probation Department. Kling argues that Drug Court supervisor Carrie Thomas told coworkers Kling was "fired" from her post as school board president because Kling was an alcoholic. She seeks more than $50,000 damages and a jury trial. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149747/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149747/ Tue, 14 May 2013 17:07:48 -0400 Seniors at Jacobs, Hampshire and Dundee-Crown high schools will have the opportunity to take a new math class next year with a textbook designed especially for them. The course was developed by the Alliance for College Readiness which includes Elgin Community College and all of its feeder high school districts — Elgin Area School District U-46, St. Charles Community Unit District 303, Burlington-based Central Unit District 301, and Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300, the only district to offer the course next year. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179533/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179533/ Fri, 17 May 2013 23:52:57 -0400 Dundee-Crown 5, Burlington Central 3: Dylan Kissack (2B), Garrett Ryan and Luis Garcia each went 2-for-4 with an RBI as D-C won in nonconference play. Ryan Suwanski threw a 2-hitter with 6 strikeouts and 3 walks for the Chargers (8-17). Josh Lung had a double for Burlington Central (14-10). Ryan Schuring took the loss for the Rockets.Jacobs 8, Carmel 5: Connor Conzelman was 2-for-3 with a double and 4 RBI to lead the Golden Eagles (20-11) to a nonconference win. Aaron Meciej (2-for-3, RBI) and Greg Sidor (2-for-3) also contributed for Jacobs and Nick Ledinsky was the winning pitcher.Lake Zurich 6, Hampshire 3: Tyler Crater had a double and an RBI and Tim Jansen went 2-for-3 for Hampshire (13-15) in this nonconference loss. Kyle Carbone took the loss for the Whip-Purs.Hoffman Estates 12, Streamwood 3: Michael Murawski, Kevin Sojda (RBI) and Anthony Flores each had 2 hits for Streamwood (5-23) in this nonconference loss. Matt Harding was the Sabres' losing pitcher. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179545/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179545/ Fri, 17 May 2013 23:13:09 -0400 The Burlington Central boys track team accomplished its goals Friday night at the Class 2A Sterling sectional. The Rockets qualified three relay teams and two individuals for next weekend's state finals in Charleston. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179583/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179583/ Fri, 17 May 2013 22:05:36 -0400 The Jacobs 3,200-meter relay team made quite a statement Friday at the Class 3A state girls track and field finals in Charleston. The quartet of Molly Barnes, Tori Tamburrino, Sam Baran and Lauren VanVlierbergen won its heat and clocked the fastest time of all 3A teams at 9:16.19. The Golden Eagles will take a shot at school history in today's finals. No Jacobs girls individual or relay team has won a track state title. LaShawna Canty came the closest taking second in the high jump in 1998 and 1999. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179610/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179610/ Fri, 17 May 2013 21:12:07 -0400 It was Senior Day for the Barrington softball team Friday and the Fillies played their final game of the season at the Fields of Dreams. Or did they? "We hope we have one more game here," said Fillies' senior third baseman Loren Krzysko. If the Fillies do, it will mean they're playing in their own Class 4A supersectional on June 3. But there's a long road ahead before that and Barrington, ranked No. 2 in the Daily Herald Top 20 as well as the Class 4A Illinois Coaches Association poll, tuned up for the postseason with a 3-2 win over Burlington Central, the No. 6 team in the Daily Herald Top 20 and No. 3 in the ICA Class 3A poll. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179629/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179629/ Fri, 17 May 2013 20:06:47 -0400 There was no comeback this time for the Burlington Central girls soccer team. Sycamore scored with 18:33 remaining in the match Friday and the Rockets were unable to find the equalizer as the Spartans upset the top-seeded Rockets, 1-0, in the championship match of the Class 2A Sycamore regional. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179985/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179985/ Wed, 15 May 2013 13:29:12 -0400 Each week you submit your favorite photo. We pick the best of the bunch and select 12 finlaists. Here are the finalists for the week of May13th. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179650/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179650/ Fri, 17 May 2013 20:08:15 -0400 Rhett Lundy, a 14-year-old freshman at South Elgin High School, died in his sleep Wednesday. Autopsy results showed he had an enlarged heart. The school held an assembly Friday to honor his memory. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179684/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179684/ Fri, 17 May 2013 17:35:07 -0400 Four vehicles in the 36W200 block of Indian Mounds Road near St. Charles were burglarized between 2 and 6:30 a.m. Wednesday and a 2003 Mercedes was stolen, according to a sheriff's report http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179926/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179926/ Fri, 17 May 2013 07:06:52 -0400 St. Charles' Pheasant Run wrote the recipe for suburban destination getaways. In its 50th year, the iconic resort is still looking to rejuvenate itself. Former Mayor Fred Norris remembers the early years of the resort as a time of big ideas and big growth for the city, two facets of the community's history that the resort played a large role in. "Ed McArdle was a hands-on operator," Norris said. "He was a big personality." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705159582/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705159582/ Wed, 15 May 2013 23:13:35 -0400 Waubonsee Community College is selling its former downtown Aurora campus for $1.5 million to a firm interested in turning the two buildings into stores and apartments. The college board approved the sale Wednesday night to Gorman and Co. It expects to close the sale in January. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139600/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139600/ Mon, 13 May 2013 23:17:27 -0400 A new business expecting to generate $18.5 million of sales in its first five years in St. Charles has told city officials it can't afford to relocate to the city unless it receives a tax incentive of up to $70,000. The city obliged. Representatives from motorcycle dealer Windy City Triumph want to relocate to St. Charles by leasing an unused portion of the Fox River Harley-Davidson building at 131 S. Randall Road. That's the same location US Adventure RV hoped to relocate to when it secured a tax incentive from aldermen back in January. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139643/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139643/ Mon, 13 May 2013 21:30:39 -0400 A female jogging on bike path on the south side of St. Charles Friday morning reported that she was inappropriately touched by a man walking on the path, according to police. The 29-year-old victim was jogging north near the 1100 block of Geneva Road at about 10 a.m. when a man walking the opposite direction reached out and grabbed her buttock, police said