Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/lakeinthehills/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:08:33 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130617/news/706179752/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130617/news/706179752/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:49:12 -0400 Jose A. Velasquez, 44, of Carpentersville, was charged with misdemeanor battery at 3:50 p.m. Thursday, according to a sheriff's report. Velasquez is accused of getting in a shoving match after a dispute involving him repeatedly parking his truck on a private drive on the 33W0-99 block of Richardson Road near East Dundee. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130617/news/706179961/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130617/news/706179961/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:02:06 -0400 The appeal process for a proposed suburban virtual charter school was cut short last week — but not before 18 suburban school districts spent more than $320,800 in legal fees fighting the issue. Not to mention the hundreds of hours school staffs spent researching the proposal, officials say. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130619/news/706199995/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130619/news/706199995/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:53:58 -0400 With endless amount of gifts to buy at this time of the year — teacher's gifts, Father's Day presents and graduation gifts — many hoping for one-stop shopping have been stopped in their tracks when they couldn't get the versatile present they planned on. They've walked into the guest services office over the past month or two at Algonquin Commons only to be greeted by a sign that says the Randall Road mall is not currently selling gift cards. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130618/news/706189858/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130618/news/706189858/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:18:29 -0400 When Allison Cherry stepped onto the Children's Theatre of Elgin stage in 1992 as a second-grader, she never dreamed that she would one day end up running the show. But 20 years later, Cherry, a 28-year-old teacher at Prairie View Grade School in Burlington, will direct "iSing: Sounds of a New Generation," which will be presented June 21-23 and June 28-30 at the Elgin Community College Arts Center's Blizzard Theatre. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130618/news/706189748/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130618/news/706189748/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:31:52 -0400 Janet Tyner, 50, of South Elgin, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to reduce to speed and failure to wear a seat belt after authorities responded to a crash at 9:58 p.m. Thursday in the 44W600 block of Ellithorpe Road near Hampshire, according to a sheriff's report. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130615/news/706159901/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130615/news/706159901/ Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:52:18 -0400 A 28-year-old Huntley woman and two juvenile passengers were listed in stable condition recovering from injuries suffered Friday in a single-vehicle rollover crash near Union. Investigators do not believe alcohol or drugs played a part in the crash, but driver distraction is suspected of playing a role.