Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/riverwoods/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 17:20:38 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239583/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239583/ Fri, 24 May 2013 19:39:50 -0400 The sixth annual College of Lake County Memorial Day ceremony took place at noon Friday, at the college's Willow Lake Veterans Memorial on the Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St. The outdoor ceremony sponsored by the CLC Veterans Memorial Task Force Committee was held with the help of staff from Naval Station Great Lakes. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199885/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199885/ Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:09 -0400 Nine students will walk across the stage Sunday at Lewis University's commencement ceremony to receive bachelor's degrees in criminal justice. Yet, these students never took classes at the school's campus in Romeoville. Through a so-called 3+1 program partnership between Lewis and College of DuPage, the students earned their four-year degrees from Lewis by taking all their classes at COD's campus in Glen Ellyn. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199858/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199858/ Sun, 19 May 2013 16:25:56 -0400 Golfers can help raise money for College of Lake County scholarships in an outing on Monday, June 3. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249828/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249828/ Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:57 -0400 A Stevenson High School teacher will officiate the wedding of two students who met in his class more than a decade ago. "In sociology I teach a lot about a concept called sociological mindfulness, which is realizing all the ways that each of us has an influence on the world, and this is a great example of that," Chris Salituro said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249708/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249708/ Fri, 24 May 2013 19:05:04 -0400 What started with a shoplifting arrest last November in Mount Prospect has ended with charges against three people who police say were running a ring, buying and selling more than $100,000 in stolen property. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249693/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249693/ Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:05 -0400 The annual Relay for Life led by students from Stevenson and Buffalo Grove high schools will be held June 14 at Buffalo Grove High. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249699/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249699/ Fri, 24 May 2013 17:21:23 -0400 Congressman Brad Schneider visited Wheeling High School's manufacturing lab on Friday, discussing the current state of manufacturing and how to address the growing lack of skilled workers with teachers, students, local manufacturers and industry leaders . http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249756/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249756/ Fri, 24 May 2013 16:25:21 -0400 Robert Gurney, the assistant principal of Cooper Middle School in Buffalo Grove, will become principal of London Middle School in Wheeling when school starts again this fall. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249865/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249865/ Fri, 24 May 2013 09:52:21 -0400 In delivering hundreds of petition signatures to U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's office this week, immigration reform supporters showed they won't be bashful about using last year's election results to try to lobby Republicans. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249923/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249923/ Thu, 23 May 2013 23:59:08 -0400 Next year nearly half the students in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will have iPads to help them learn as the district enters the fourth year of a pilot program that officials said has been a success so far. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239749/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239749/ Thu, 23 May 2013 17:09:30 -0400 The village of Lincolnshire hosts a meeting to discuss flood mitigation and planning on June 20 at 7 p.m. in the village hall board room, One Olde Half Day Road. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239846/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239846/ Thu, 23 May 2013 12:56:06 -0400 Their rocket crashed during a test run, but a Harper College-based team of science and engineering students took fourth place in a national NASA rocketry competition, besting big names like MIT and Northwestern. "To be mentioned in the same sentence as such prestigious schools is really awesome," said student Eric Meyers. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229706/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229706/ Thu, 23 May 2013 05:29:25 -0400 A seventh-grader from the Northwest suburbs placed second in the 25th annual National Geographic Bee on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Conrad Oberhaus, 13, a student at Daniel Wright Junior High in Lincolnshire, earned a $15,000 college scholarship for his effort. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229816/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229816/ Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:56 -0400 Classes were canceled Wednesday at Wheeling High School because of a power outage, but school will resume on Thursday, officials said. It was the second time this year a loss of electricity forced the school to send students home for the day. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219784/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219784/ Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:57 -0400 Bigger isn't always better, as a number of Buffalo Grove residents have pointed out when calling for smaller trash toters. On Monday, village trustees responded to the call by authorizing the village manager to revise the terms of the village's service agreement with its waste hauler, Waste Management. Under the new agreement, residents can choose a 35-gallon refuse cart without paying a two-dollar monthly subscription fee. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219912/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219912/ Tue, 21 May 2013 04:58:03 -0400 A student at a Lincolnshire school advanced Monday to the finals of the National Geographic Bee. Conrad Oberhaus, a seventh-grader at Daniel Wright Junior High School, will compete on Wednesday for a $25,000 college scholarship. "His classmates helped quiz him, and he's had a lot of support from his teachers and his parents. We're all very excited to be behind him and wish him the best," District 103 Superintendent Scott Warren said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705179787/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705179787/ Mon, 20 May 2013 10:07:23 -0400 On Monday, the Buffalo Grove village board is expected to discuss reworking its waste-hauling agreement. The village manager's office said it will recommend a restructured agreement with Waste Management that will expand refuse options for its residential customers by offering a smaller 35-gallon toter for trash as well as recycling. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199774/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199774/ Sun, 19 May 2013 20:57:58 -0400 This edition of The Week in Pictures features things found in the air, including ducks, robins, owls, mosquitos, and rockets. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199836/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199836/ Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:11 -0400 St. Viator High School held its 50th annual commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19 at the school in Arlington Heights.