Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/northbrook/ en-us Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:29:47 -0500 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119725/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119725/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:26:38 -0500 Oakton Community College students will join in the "One Billion Rising" global campaign to raise awareness about violence against women and girls this Valentine's Day. The college's Women's and Gender Studies Program is joining organizations from more than 160 countries worldwide to participate in the campaign calling for one billion men and women to raise awareness about violence against women. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059719/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059719/ Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:20:57 -0500 The Koehnline Museum is holding a free gala reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, for a new exhibition by two of Oakton Community College's senior faculty members who will be retiring after long careers with the art department. 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." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/business/702119930/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/business/702119930/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:02:20 -0500 Kukec's People features Buffalo Grove's Maryse Gregoire, who has worked for Allstate for 39 years and recently won the Outstanding Employee Volunteer of the Year award with her community work. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109914/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109914/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:48:00 -0500 The mother of a slain Chicago teen who has quickly become the face of gun violence will be a suburban congressman's guest to the State of the Union address Tuesday in Washington, D.C. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099865/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099865/ Sat, 9 Feb 2013 18:40:50 -0500 The Department of Children and Family Services has validated several claims of abuse and neglect filed against two Maine West educators following allegations of hazing in the school's sports program and put their names on a state list of child abusers which is accessible to employers. The department's investigation concluded Jan. 30. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079805/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079805/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 05:36:43 -0500 Fired Maine West High School freshman soccer coach Emilio Rodriguez has requested a hearing to appeal his dismissal over allegations of hazing among team members, Maine Township High School District 207 spokesman Dave Beery said Thursday. Rodriguez, a tenured teacher in the applied arts and technology department, was the second Maine West coach to be fired over the hazing scandal. His dismissal in late January came more than a month after the school board fired head boys varsity soccer coach Michael Divincenzo after accusations surfaced that senior members of the soccer team hazed freshman teammates. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059705/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059705/ Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:03:34 -0500 Daniel Baker's sentencing will have to wait another six weeks while a court-appointed psychiatrist re-examines the Deerfield man to determine if he is capable of understanding his own potential prison sentence. The decision to delay Baker's sentencing until March 20 was made after Baker penned a letter to Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes in January in which he explained that his ex-girlfriend, Kristina Aksman, killed her mother, Marina Aksman, in April 2010. In the letter, Baker said he covered up the murder to protect his mentally disabled former girlfriend.