Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/cary/ en-us Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:16:32 -0500 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119639/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119639/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:49:59 -0500 A Perry Elementary School literacy teacher known for an ability to foster a passion for learning in her students was named an Illinois Reading Educator of the Year. Barbara Malinger will receive the award from the Illinois Reading Council at a ceremony in March but was recognized Monday night during the Community Unit District 300 board of education meeting. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119645/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119645/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:22:09 -0500 Play-in games for any type of team can be a pressure-cooker. Try it on for size when you bring in a District 300 rivalry into mix. Jacobs sought its third win against rival Dundee-Crown this season Monday night at the Class 4A Streamwood girls basketball regional and for the first 8 minutes, leading by as many as 9 while making 4 of its first 5 shots, the Golden Eagles looked as if they were on their way to completing that feat. But D-C flipped a switch and Jacobs went ice cold. The Chargers outscored the Golden Eagles 57-35 from the second quarter on in a 61-45 victory over Jacobs, http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119687/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119687/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:58:07 -0500 Rivals Jacobs and Dundee-Crown met up in a girls regional first-round matchup Monday night in Streamwood. Dundee-Crown won 61-45. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/discuss/702119950/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/discuss/702119950/ Sat, 9 Feb 2013 09:07:54 -0500 Drills that would prepare students for a possible school shooting are a good idea, but Gov. Pat Quinn's proposal to require them goes too far, a Daily Herald editorial says. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119772/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119772/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:07:12 -0500 In fall 2010, Harper College and its feeder high school districts formed an unprecedented partnership to shrink student success gaps and better prepare students for career and college readiness. More than halfway through the four-year pilot program, leaders believe they're onto something. "We think we have a model worth emulating," Harper President Ken Ender said of the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089823/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089823/ Sat, 9 Feb 2013 08:39:12 -0500 Vern Brancamp is an artist, but unlike other artists, for the 70-year-old taxidermist nature IS his canvas. "I got started when I was kid," he said. "My dad was a hunter and when we'd come back with pheasant he'd pluck all the feathers and throw them in the trash," he said. "It would eat at my insides to see all those beautiful feathers go to waste so I would pick them out of the trash and pin them out on cardboard." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079809/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079809/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:23:32 -0500 A popular art teacher at Harper College, who helped build up its printmaking studio and left a lasting impression on his students, has died. William Wimmer spent nearly 40 years sharing his passion for art, and more specifically for printmaking, with students of all ages. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069871/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069871/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 17:10:36 -0500 The Barrington Unit District 220 board of education and teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year teachers' contract, avoiding a potential strike later this month, officials announced Wednesday. The agreement, formally announced in a joint statement on the district's website, barrington220.org, came after a negotiating session that began at 5 p.m. Tuesday and wrapped up about midnight Wednesday.