Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/hainesville/ en-us Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:34:12 -0500 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119747/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119747/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:33:00 -0500 Avon Township trustee candidate Annmarie Pryde recently withdrew her candidacy in the April 9 election. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089922/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089922/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 09:42:59 -0500 It took three votes since last fall, but Grayslake Elementary District 46 Superintendent Ellen Correll has received a contract extension. Correll will receive her current $170,844 base salary in the one-year extension that expires June 30, 2014, school board President Ray Millington said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069648/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069648/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 08:01:16 -0500 Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members have approved a tentative agreement for a new contract for teachers who went on a three-day strike month. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119745/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119745/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:25:36 -0500 Mundelein Lights, Mundelein High School's all-female show choir, was named Grand Champions at the Manteno Main Event Show Choir Invitational held Saturday, Feb. 9. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119729/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119729/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:06:10 -0500 Safety and security are at the forefront at two Gurnee school districts this week. Nationally known school security expert Kenneth Trump was scheduled to examine buildings at Woodland Elementary District 50 on Monday and Tuesday. Trump will do a security audit at Gurnee Elementary District 56 on Wednesday and Thursday. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109844/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109844/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:47:07 -0500 The Mundelein High School jazz bands will present a winter concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 in the auditorium. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099925/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099925/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 23:45:41 -0500 Round Lake Area Unit District 116 Superintendent Constance Collins says she expects to see academic improvement as soon as next school year once a tentative restructuring plan is in place to change how education is delivered to students. District 116 will host a community forum Monday to gather input from parents and others on the proposal. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089714/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089714/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 16:38:09 -0500 Registration for Lake Villa Township Baseball is open until Feb. 24 ahead of player ratings on March 2 and 3. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079774/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079774/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 19:58:53 -0500 Two men have been charged with stealing more than $12,000 worth of cold medicine from drugstores in Illinois and Wisconsin, Lincolnshire police said Thursday. Drashawn J. Griffin, 21, of the 500 block of Beechwood Drive in Round Lake, and Dave L. Windham, 23, of 2800 block of Elizabeth Lane in Zion, are in Lake County jail on $100,000 bond after being charged with multiple counts of burglary and retail theft via an emergency exit, police Investigator Adam Hyde said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069687/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069687/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 17:57:10 -0500 Two road improvement projects will be among the topics from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11 at the Bull Creek-Bull's Brook Watershed Council meeting at the Libertyville Township hall, 359 Merrill Court, Libertyville. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069689/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069689/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 17:56:34 -0500 Grayslake Fire Department's training facility at Station 1, 160 Hawley St., Grayslake, hosts a blood drive and pancake breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 9. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702059623/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702059623/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 11:31:48 -0500 Her athleticism is helping Wheeling's Danni Allen continue to excel on The Biggest Loser, the NBC weight-loss reality show that reached its halfway point this week with the Mundelein High School grad still in the hunt for the grand prize. As of Monday's episode, Allen had dropped 51 pounds from her starting weight of 258. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059945/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059945/ Tue, 5 Feb 2013 05:33:17 -0500 On the most romantic day of the year, groups around the suburbs will rise up, speak out and dance as part of a worldwide effort to end violence against women. Says 71-year-old Mary Shesgreen, one of the organizers and a longtime member of Fox Valley Citizens for Peace and Justice: "Dancing feels wonderful. It feels liberating. It feels empowering. It's aesthetically expressive. Dance is a very strong and liberating force."