Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/crystallake/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 15:33:46 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130516/news/705169628/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130516/news/705169628/ Thu, 16 May 2013 23:09:16 -0400 Crystal Lake police are investigating a one-car crash that closed down Route 31 for nearly an hour Thursday afternoon and caused Nicor and ComEd to check for possible utility damage. Police said the driver reported his brakes failed as he was traveling north on Route 31 just before 4:30 p.m., and he jumped from the car. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705159792/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705159792/ Wed, 15 May 2013 14:18:36 -0400 Rita McMahon originally decided to work for Huntley so she could earn money while raising two children at home. That was 25 years ago. Last week, Huntley recognized McMahon for her 25 years of service with a proclamation thanking her for her devotion. "She's the brains of our office, I'll tell you that," Village President Chuck Sass said. "Hopefully she's here for another 25 years." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139722/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139722/ Mon, 13 May 2013 16:37:23 -0400 John Giesing, 74, of the 700 block of Coventry Lane, Crystal Lake, was charged over the weekend with solicitation of a sexual act, after police said he offered to pay a 16-year-old boy to perform a sexual act, according to a police report. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189823/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189823/ Sat, 18 May 2013 23:45:09 -0400 South Elgin 8, Elk Grove 3: Ryan Nutof was 2-for-3 and Joe Crivolio picked up the win on the mound as the Storm (16-14) scored 5 runs in the top of the eighth inning to win this nonconference game.Huntley 5, Glenbard West 1: Josh Perkins threw a 6-inning no-hitter with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk to lead the Red Raiders (24-5) in nonconference action. Colin Lyman (2-for-4, 2B), Tommy Kiriakopoulos (2B) and Mark Skonieczny (2-for-2, 2 RBI) led Huntley.CL Central 9, Burlington Central 1: Josh Lung had an RBI for the Rockets (14-11) in this nonconference loss. Robby Frederickson took the loss.CL South 11, Wheeling 1: Max Meitzler (3-for-3, 2B, RBI), Tony Bittenbender (2-for-3, 2 RBI) and winning pitcher Tyler Hall (2-for-3, 2B, RBI) led the Gators to this nonconference win.CL South 7, Streamwood 0: Troy Bittenbender was 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI and Jake Bigos went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI for the Gators (20-6) in this nonconference victory. Ryan Hetherington added a double for Crystal Lake South and Eric Schiller was the winning pitcher. Chad Caminitti had a double for Streamwood and Collin Tatone took the loss.Streamwood 13, Wheeling 0: Jeff Weaver was 2-for-5 with a home run and 5 RBI to lead Streamwood. Troy Caminitti was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI for the Sabres (6-24) and Kevin Drwal threw a 3-hitter with 9 strikeouts and 3 walks for the win.Sycamore 3, Hampshire 2: R.J. Consigny was 3-for-3, Trey Schramm had a triple and an RBI and Tim Jansen a double for Hampshire. Andrew Brown took the loss for the Whip-Purs (13-16).Wheaton North 7, Bartlett 6: Sam Franco was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, Matt Vitulli had a double and an RBI and Mike Roberson added a double for Bartlett. Ben Havel took the loss for the Hawks (14-14).Cary-Grove 12, Stevenon 0: Zach Marszal was 3-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI and Matt Ewert added a double and 2 RBI as the Trojans won in nonconference action. Dean Lee was the winning pitcher. DeKalb 4, Elgin 1: Jon Zima took the loss for the Maroons (7-22), who had just 3 hits. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189769/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189769/ Sat, 18 May 2013 23:44:08 -0400 Scouting the upcoming baseball postseason in the Fox Valley. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189809/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189809/ Sat, 18 May 2013 21:17:40 -0400 Scouting the upcoming softball postseason in the Fox Valley. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189819/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189819/ Sat, 18 May 2013 21:06:17 -0400 Burlington Central 1, Lockport 0: Emily Kisch pitched a 4-hitter with 3 strikeouts and no walks and Shelby Young drove in the game-winning run with two outs in the top of the eighth inning to lead the Rockets (26-3) at the Stone City Jamboree.Bartlett splits: Bartlett won a game with a walk off hit and lost a game in the bottom of the seventh inning at the Stone City Jamboree. Dana Paul scored the game winner in a 4-3 win over Sandburg when the Eagles tried to play on Lauren Janczak going from first to second after a squeeze bunt attempt. Bartlett was down 3-0 going into the bottom of the seventh but a 2-run double from Alyssa Nowak and am RBI squeeze bunt by Paul tied the game. Holly Pagan was the winning pitcher. The Hawks (25-9) then lost to Joliet West 4-3, allowing a run in the bottom of the seventh. Pagan took the loss in relief and Kayla Haberstich hit her ninth home run of the season for Bartlett.Elgin 7, Riverside-Brookfield 2: Jennah Perryman hit her third home run of the day and ninth of the season and threw a 5-hitter with 10 strikeouts and 2 walks to lead the Maroons (14-14) at the Stone City Jamboree. Anna Eckholm was 3-for-3 with an RBI for Elgin, while Kelly Bremer went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and Monica Stockman added a double.Huntley 2-1 at Freeport: The Red Raiders beat Johnsburg 20-0 and Freeport 6-2 then lost to LaSalle-Peru 7-4 at the Freeport tournament. Haley Spannraft (17-10) picked up both wins for Huntley (22-11). Randi Peterson was 5-for-6 with a home run, double and 6 RBI in the two wins. Spannraft went 6-for-10 with 4 RBI on the day and Mackenzie Brown was 2-for-2 with a grand slam and 6 RBI against Johnsburg.Geneva 8, Streamwood 2: Losing pitcher Kaitlyn Hedger had a double for the Sabres (5-21, 2-16) in the Upstate Eight River.Marist 5, Cary-Grove 2: Sarah Leudo had a home run for the Trojans (19-5) at the Bandits Jamboree. Lindsay Efflandt suffered her first loss of the season in her first start since April 22 for Cary-Grove. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189834/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189834/ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:17:26 -0400 Omo Tseumah took a calculated gamble. But it paid off handsomely for the Huntley senior in her return engagement with Lyons Township sophomore Emma Haugen. Last year at the girls Class 3A state track and field meet, Haugen defeated Tseumah for the championship in the high jump. Tseumah made a bold move as the two dueled once again on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University. "I decided to skip 5-(feet)-5," Tseumah said. The Marquette-bound senior then made her three following heights at 5-6, 5-7 and 5-8. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189840/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189840/ Sat, 18 May 2013 19:38:50 -0400 At Cary-Grove: Cary-Grove senior Owen Russell finished second in singles play at the Cary-Grove sectional to advance to next week's state finals. Russell lost to Marian Central senior Aaron Waters 6-2, 6-1 in the championship match. Prairie Ridge won the team title with 24 points. Cary-Grove was fourth with 16. 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/20130518/news/705189838/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705189838/ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:08:51 -0400 Karen Sarai Gonzalez came to the United States from Mexico when she was 16 years old knowing little English. Since then she has learned a new language, made new friends, become part of a second family, and earned a degree. Gonzalez was one of about 400 graduates honored at Elgin Community College Saturday, earning an associate of applied science degree in nursing. 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/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/20130514/news/705149762/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149762/ Tue, 14 May 2013 16:48:55 -0400 Mark A. Clough, 46, of South Elgin, appeared in Kane County bond court Tuesday on charges of arson, a felony, according to court records. Elgin police responded to a fire just before 10 p.m. April 28 at Advance Engineering Corp., 440 S. McLean Blvd., and an arson investigator determined the fire could not have started on its own, according to police reports. After several interviews Clough admitted to using a lighter to ignite the wrapping on a section of pipe in the building, costing the company $46,000 to reverse the damages, police reports said. Bail was set at $30,000. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139596/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139596/ Mon, 13 May 2013 23:14:57 -0400 Community Unit District 300 board members have moved from one charter school proposal to another, holding a public hearing for the Illinois Online Charter School. The charter would be for Northern Kane Educational Corp., which already runs the Cambridge Lakes Charter School in Pingree Grove and serves District 300 students, but also extend to others in the state. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139748/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139748/ Mon, 13 May 2013 15:17:32 -0400 A 44-year-old Cary man has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges Monday, admitting he bilked as many as 10 clients out of more than $1 million. Prosecutors said Clare Thomas Anderson obtained payments in advance for shipping wood pulp and other raw materials to mainly foreign customers that never arrived.