Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/riverwoods/ en-us Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:06:37 -0500 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119841/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/news/702119841/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:48:59 -0500 Jill Sevilla won't be competing for Prospect High School when the girls gymnastics state championships open Friday, but she's already a winner. Jill, who has Down syndrome, has been on the junior varsity team this season, and event competed in a match earlier in the year. "The girls that are less experienced pick an event to focus on, and Jill picked floor routine," says her coach, Sara Koshelev. "We worked with her to improve her jumps and some tumbling passes." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109848/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109848/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:45:17 -0500 Buffalo Grove Village Manager Dane Bragg said the village has saved residents $1.9 million on their electric bills in the first six months of electric aggregation. The village implemented the aggregation program for residential and small commercial customers in August, following voter approval. 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/20130208/news/702089815/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130208/news/702089815/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 11:29:03 -0500 Buffalo Grove trustees this week honored Deputy Village Clerk Jane Olson, who is retiring after serving the village for 25 years. She "provided invaluable support to the village clerk for the last 25 years for all matters related to village public records and management," according to the proclamation honoring her. 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/20130207/news/702079664/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079664/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 19:57:01 -0500 Buffalo Grove will commemorate its 55th anniversary with an open house from 4 p.m. until the start of the village board meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 4. Guests will be able to view displays from different village departments, as well as meet the staff and elected officials. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079809/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130207/news/702079809/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:23:32 -0500 A popular art teacher at Harper College, who helped build up its printmaking studio and left a lasting impression on his students, has died. William Wimmer spent nearly 40 years sharing his passion for art, and more specifically for printmaking, with students of all ages. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069708/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069708/ Thu, 7 Feb 2013 08:27:41 -0500 After only three hours of deliberations, a Lake County jury found Sandra Rogers guilty of attempting to murder her ex-husband with a sledgehammer in an early-morning attack almost a decade ago. Prosecutors said Rogers was the "angry, bitter and frustrated ex-wife" who used a red sledgehammer to repeatedly strike Rick Rogers on May 19, 2003, in the bedroom of his Lincolnshire home. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069744/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069744/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 19:41:23 -0500 A Mount Prospect man convicted of sexually assaulting a then 15-year-old boy in August 2011 was sentenced to 24 years in prison today. Herbert Burgess, 58, must serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069806/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130206/news/702069806/ Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:41:53 -0500 Stevenson High School officials are considering creating an app that would allow students and parents to access schedules, calendars and other information on smart phones and tablets. Neighboring Libertyville and Vernon Hills high schools launched their first apps in December. 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. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059721/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059721/ Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:42:12 -0500 As Buffalo Grove continues its search for a new police chief, it also is taking a look inside the police department to determine its future needs. On Monday, the village board voted to hire a consultant to conduct a staffing and organizational analysis of the department. The analysis will look at the deployment of resources, explore shift coverage options and identify optimal organizational structures. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059732/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130205/news/702059732/ Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:04:41 -0500 Sandra Rogers shouted obscenities as she lifted a red sledgehammer over her head and struck her ex-husband several times, an accomplice in the nearly decade-old attack testified Tuesday. Jonathan McMeekin took the witness stand in Lake County Court for the second consecutive day in Sandra Rogers' attempted murder trial to recount the grisly details of the May 19, 2003 attack on Rick Rogers, and his new wife Angela Gloria in their Lincolnshire home.