Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/StCharles/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 16:01:04 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229900/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229900/ Thu, 23 May 2013 10:18:39 -0400 The annual Tyler Caruso concert is Thursday in St. Charles. Donations at the concert help fund scholarships in memory of the former St. Charles East student who died of a heart attack in 2002. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229679/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229679/ Wed, 22 May 2013 18:57:22 -0400 With 41 years in the classroom, Jerry Turnquist will retire as the longest-serving male teacher in Elgin Area School District U-46 history. Turnquist spent his entire career at Ellis Middle School after growing up just a few blocks away. Colleagues gathered to recognize his career, as well as the work of three other retiring Ellis teachers — Phylis Dunlap-Huerta, Carlos Salgado and Steve Childs, who attended Ellis as a student and then later walked its halls as a band instructor. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229690/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229690/ Wed, 22 May 2013 17:49:32 -0400 St. Charles Unit District 303 teachers will get 2.8 raises each of the next three years under a new contract approved by the school board. The teachers' union has already ratified the deal. The contract also reduces the large salary bumps teachers preparing to retire receive to 4 percent, down from 6 percent. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219733/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219733/ Tue, 21 May 2013 16:47:23 -0400 Two weeks ago there were no candidates to fill St. Charles Mayor Ray Rogina's vacated city council seat in the Third Ward. Today, 13 candidates have thrown their hats in the ring, prompting formation of a task force to narrow the list down to three finalists. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/business/705219914/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/business/705219914/ Tue, 21 May 2013 04:59:40 -0400 Aurora is developing a new park along the Fox River. Batavia's downtown has a streetscape project. Geneva is known for its development of Third Street. St. Charles, too, has focused on beautifying its downtown and harnessing the Fox River as a natural resource. "I think it's just amazing what's going on in all of our communities up and down the Fox River," said Tom Armstrong, chairman of Elgin's Downtown Neighborhood Association design committee who met with other town leaders to share ideas. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209608/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209608/ Mon, 20 May 2013 22:24:06 -0400 Leaders of the "Give Me Five!" school readiness initiative updated Elgin Area School District U-46 school board members Monday, one year into their effort, which has focused on informing parents, community members and staff members of their roles in making sure 98 percent of first graders are reading at grade level by 2015. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209620/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209620/ Mon, 20 May 2013 22:05:52 -0400 St. Charles police want to sell several years worth of firearms they've confiscated for a profit. Aldermen, meeting as a committee, reviewed a list of about 20 firearms department officials decided they no longer needed and could sell to dealers. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209739/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209739/ Mon, 20 May 2013 17:11:33 -0400 A former U-46 teacher has sued the district, arguing she was essentially fired in February 2012 after a hospitalization in fall 2010. Schaumburg resident Jeanette Boland, a former tenured teacher at Larsen and Kenyon Woods middle schools in Elgin and South Elgin, respectively, argues Elgin Area School District U-46 violated the Illinois Human Rights Act by saying she had a psychological problems, thus discriminating against her. 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/20130518/news/705189873/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705189873/ Sat, 18 May 2013 17:45:58 -0400 Dave Heun talks to St. Charles resident Kay Catlin about the publishing of her booklet of 'sayings." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179650/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179650/ Fri, 17 May 2013 20:08:15 -0400 Rhett Lundy, a 14-year-old freshman at South Elgin High School, died in his sleep Wednesday. Autopsy results showed he had an enlarged heart. The school held an assembly Friday to honor his memory. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179684/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179684/ Fri, 17 May 2013 17:35:07 -0400 Four vehicles in the 36W200 block of Indian Mounds Road near St. Charles were burglarized between 2 and 6:30 a.m. Wednesday and a 2003 Mercedes was stolen, according to a sheriff's report http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179926/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179926/ Fri, 17 May 2013 07:06:52 -0400 St. Charles' Pheasant Run wrote the recipe for suburban destination getaways. In its 50th year, the iconic resort is still looking to rejuvenate itself. Former Mayor Fred Norris remembers the early years of the resort as a time of big ideas and big growth for the city, two facets of the community's history that the resort played a large role in. "Ed McArdle was a hands-on operator," Norris said. "He was a big personality." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179985/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179985/ Wed, 15 May 2013 13:29:12 -0400 Each week you submit your favorite photo. We pick the best of the bunch and select 12 finlaists. Here are the finalists for the week of May13th. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/sports/705229633/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/sports/705229633/ Wed, 22 May 2013 20:44:53 -0400 It wasn't exactly the way Westminster Christian's softball team hopes its first trip to a sectional semifinal would go, but the Warriors were there nonetheless. Westminster managed just 4 hits and committed 6 errors Wednesday in a 20-2 loss to Gardner South Wilmington in the semifinals of the Class 1A Gilman Iroquois West sectional, played in downstate Onarga. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/sports/705229637/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/sports/705229637/ Wed, 22 May 2013 20:29:35 -0400 Relays is the name of the game for local boys track state qualifiers. A total of 12 Fox Valley-area relay teams will compete in Friday's Class 2A and 3A state finals at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium in Charleston. Burlington Central and Huntley lead the way with three relay qualifiers each. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229854/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229854/ Wed, 22 May 2013 12:05:32 -0400 Two weeks ago there were no candidates to fill St. Charles Mayor Ray Rogina's vacated city council seat in the Third Ward. Today, 13 candidates have thrown their hats in the ring, prompting formation of a task force to narrow the list down to three finalists. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229910/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229910/ Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:59 -0400 St. Edward Catholic High School held their commencement ceremony on May 21st at St. Patrick Mission Church in St. Charles. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/sports/705229924/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/sports/705229924/ Tue, 21 May 2013 23:01:04 -0400 This might be the worst case of déjà vu for the St. Edward girls soccer team. For the second year in a row, the Green Wave was oh so close to a trip to the IHSA Class 1A state Final Four. But just as it happened last year in the sectional final against Lisle, the season ended in heartbreak for coach Tim Brieger's team. Francis Parker was this year's Lisle, coming from behind to beat the Green Wave 3-1 in the Concordia University supersectional in River Forest Tuesday. The IHSA added a supersectional round to Class 1A girls soccer this year for the first time. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239877/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239877/ Thu, 23 May 2013 11:05:44 -0400 A change in Batavia's tree ordinance will make it clear that, unless a problem tree threatens public property or health, the city won't be dealing as much with the status of trees on private property. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239946/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239946/ Thu, 23 May 2013 08:40:56 -0400 A youth triathlon coach who helped pull a Schaumburg trustee and his wife out of the rubble after Monday's tornado in Oklahoma will be watching his team participate in a race Sunday in Geneva. "(Talbot Cox) was one of the responders that helped my parents," said Steve Kozak, son of the trustee. "Obviously he helped save their lives, and I'm grateful for that." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229579/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229579/ Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:35 -0400 A lightning strike started a fire in the attic of a home in Batavia on Wednesday. Firefighters were called to a home on the 900 block of Ekman Drive shortly after noon, said Battalion Chief Jami White of the Batavia Fire Department. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229714/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229714/ Wed, 22 May 2013 18:40:38 -0400 A new feature at the Lederman Science Center at Fermilab has kids pretending they are protons, or assuming they are antiprotons, to teach about the laboratory's accelerator chain and its experiments, past and present. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229906/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229906/ Tue, 21 May 2013 23:32:22 -0400 Batavia police are pleased with the results of the test of a crime-free rental housing initiative that they say is resulting in fewer calls for service to eight of the town's apartment complexes. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219727/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219727/ Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:06 -0400 Randall W. Hallberg, 48, of the 400 block of Illinois Avenue, Batavia, was charged with assault, at 3:16 p.m. Monday in the 200 block of North Washington Avenue, according to a police report. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209617/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209617/ Mon, 20 May 2013 22:08:09 -0400 Tom Simonian was appointed as 5th Ward alderman in Geneva Monday night, taking the place of the late Ralph Dantino. Two aldermen, however, critized the appointment process, saying not enough information was presented to the council before it was expected to vote on the matter. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705189838/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705189838/ Sat, 18 May 2013 20:08:51 -0400 Karen Sarai Gonzalez came to the United States from Mexico when she was 16 years old knowing little English. Since then she has learned a new language, made new friends, become part of a second family, and earned a degree. Gonzalez was one of about 400 graduates honored at Elgin Community College Saturday, earning an associate of applied science degree in nursing. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179696/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179696/ Fri, 17 May 2013 22:56:38 -0400 Two people have been arrested and charged with delivering a fatal dose of heroin to a 24-year-old South Elgin woman in April, according to court records. Andrea R. Nielsen, 23, of South Elgin, and Nicholas C. Allen, 21, of Batavia, were charged with the drug induced homicide death of Abby L. Nordmeyer. Both face between six and 30 years in prison. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179729/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179729/ Fri, 17 May 2013 16:46:56 -0400 Batavia school board member Kathleen Roberts is resigning after 22 years on the board. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179823/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179823/ Fri, 17 May 2013 11:06:37 -0400 Elgin Community College will host students 6 to 16 this summer in week-long day camps offering enrichment opportunities while school is out. Budding lawyers, astronauts, filmmakers, writers, interior designers, artists, chefs, video game makers, actors and musicians will have the chance to hone their skills during the fifth year of ECC's Kids College.