Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/elgin/ en-us Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:15:04 -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/news/702119708/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119708/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:45:50 -0500 A former Elgin police officer, who resigned in 2011 after he was accused of planting a cellphone on a robbery suspect, filed for bankcuptcy before being sued by the man who was wrongly jailed. Attorneys for the jailed man are now arguing in federal court that Michael Sullivan's assets should not be protected from the lawsuit. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119783/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119783/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:44:02 -0500 Early voting for the Feb. 26 primary election began Monday and continues through Saturday, Feb. 23. In the Northwest suburbs, a Republican primary will take place in Palatine Township for the offices of supervisor, trustee, clerk and highway commissioner. In Elgin, a nonpartisan primary will whittle down a field of nine people running for a single 2-year council seat. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702109928/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702109928/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:36:24 -0500 Lana Brozik is a master teacher, a model educator and a lifelong learner. She teaches students English and language arts at Eastview Middle School in Bartlett but reaches beyond her eighth-graders to improve the quality of education districtwide. A ripple effect from Brozik's mentorship means she will continue to affect student learning long after she retires at the end of this year. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109907/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109907/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:56:55 -0500 An exhibit featuring enormous 40-foot crocodiles that lived 110 million years ago is headed in early May to Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. The Grand Victoria Foundation gave the library a $25,000 grant and another $25,000 challenge grant, for which the library is seeking matching donations. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099935/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099935/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 23:53:31 -0500 Childhood friends Justin Anthony and Josie Wallace, of Elgin, are the co-founders of Epic Youth, a new Christian-based program in Elgin that combines basketball with leadership development and college preparation. "We're doing this so these kids can start to think bigger and understand there's more to life than what they see in their daily life in Elgin," Anthony said. "We're bringing them in through basketball, but we really want to reach them on a much, much deeper level." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089926/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089926/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 14:06:14 -0500 Elgin Area School District U-46 will offer tuition-based, full-day kindergarten to students districtwide next year in a pilot program that could see future expansion. Julie Kallenbach, director of early learner initiatives, said the pilot program will be open to 80 students across four classrooms — two on the west side of Elgin and two in the Bartlett area. As the district expects far more interest than available spots, the kindergartners will be selected by lottery. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702079621/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702079621/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 09:54:32 -0500 Elgin artist Diane Keys loves discarded writing — detailed grocery lists left behind at the store, innocent love notes mistakenly dropped on the ground. That, and a lot more, is the kind of stuff that Keys turns into "Trashpo" (from the words "trash" and "poetry"), her latest exhibit on display at Elgin city hall, which includes materials from artists from 26 countries. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089924/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089924/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 05:43:44 -0500 This year's Big Ten women's basketball tournament March 7-10 is about much more than the games. For the first time in more than a decade, the tournament is moving from its location in Indianapolis. The new venue is the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, which is throwing many free fan events to increase the appeal. Tickets start at $15 for a single session, but the weekend also will feature plenty of free fan events. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079752/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079752/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 16:53:53 -0500 Jose J. Gamino-Hinojoza, 34, of the 500 block of West Chicago Street, was arrested after police executed a search warrant of his home Tuesday, and found marijuania and cocaine, police reports said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/entlife/702059523/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/entlife/702059523/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 06:50:21 -0500 Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin has planned a weekend of activities to celebrate its 120th anniversary, including an evening with HBO stand-up comedian and Second City alumnus Robert Klein. Making people laugh is nothing short of a higher calling, Klein said. "I'm not a monologuist that stands there and sits on a stool and tells jokes. I occupy the stage, I do music. I'm a little bit old-fashioned, of the old school, and a lot of the new school." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069764/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069764/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:53:58 -0500 Kane County officials and court security officers, who have been working without a contract since late 2008, are exchanging proposals and will meet again on Feb. 19. The court security officers are on the job today although they have presented the county last week with a five-day notice to strike. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069933/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069933/ Tue, 5 Feb 2013 23:52:38 -0500 Three people were arrested after they were found living with two children and several animals in a home, later condemned, that was teeming with animal feces, Elgin police announced Tuesday. Police said they are also looking for a man who is the owner of the animals. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130212/sports/702129989/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130212/sports/702129989/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:10:42 -0500 The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers. This week's gallery features photos from basketball, swimming and gymnastics. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119616/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119616/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:32:57 -0500 Unlike Jacobs earlier in the evening, Elgin was able to come away with a third win over its U-46 rival Larkin, 47-42, in the nightcap of play-in games at the Class 4A Streamwood girls basketball regional Monday night, which gave the Maroons their first playoff win in 5 years and a date with No. 2 seed South Elgin tonight at 7:30 p.m. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119620/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119620/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:14:18 -0500 Healthy at last, the St. Edward girls basketball team cruised to its most convincing win of the year in Monday's postseason opener in Lake Villa. No. 18 St. Edward took a 19-point lead after one quarter and held No. 15 Chicago Senn to 2 points in the third quarter of a 66-28 victory in a Class 3A Lakes regional play-in game. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119651/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119651/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:35:55 -0500 Cross-town rivals Elgin and Larkin met up in a girls regional first-round matchup Monday night in Streamwood. Elgin won 47-42. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119653/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119653/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:29:14 -0500 Providence St. Mel gave the Westminster Christian girls basketball team fits Monday night. But not for long. Trailing 7-4 with 2:17 to play in the first quarter, Westminster went on a 20-0 run and eventually rolled to a 58-25 win over St. Mel in the first semifinal of the Class1A Westminster Christian sectional. The Warriors (25-4), who lost in the sectional finals last year, will take on the winner of tonight's game between Morgan Park Academy and North Shore Country Day on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., with the winner advancing to the DeKalb supersectional next Monday. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119655/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119655/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:29:07 -0500 The Burlington Central girls basketball team will take a step into the limelight next season, even of for just one day. Jim O'Boye, the promoter and organizer of the McDonald's Shootout at Willowbrook High School, confirmed Monday the Rockets have accepted an invitation to play in the 2014 event on Martin Luther King weekend. 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.