Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/vernonhills/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 21:05:24 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199885/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199885/ Sun, 19 May 2013 07:48:58 -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/20130517/news/705179718/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179718/ Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:08 -0400 The family of a Vernon Hills woman who authorities say was killed by her husband in 2011 has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against him days before the start of his criminal trial. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179720/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179720/ Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:41 -0400 The Vernon Hills police department is seeking original artwork from any student in grades K through 8 that can be used on posters, fliers, and other promotional materials for the Run From the Cops 5K run/walk fundraiser. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179737/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179737/ Fri, 17 May 2013 16:35:05 -0400 Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, May 30 in Grosse Pointe Park, 900 Grosse Pointe Boulevard, Vernon Hills, to take part in a community planting project. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179764/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179764/ Fri, 17 May 2013 14:51:03 -0400 Daniel Baker's defense attorney said he will file an appeal after a Lake County judge refused to reconsider Baker's prison sentence in the brutal 2010 murder of a Vernon Hills woman. Ed Genson said he will immediately file Baker's case in the Illinois State Appellate Court. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179857/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179857/ Fri, 17 May 2013 11:01:15 -0400 Two-year-old Ryan Shaffer sat on the ice in his new skates after falling down. Then ice skating instructor Karen Kay Lavris talked to him with loving encouragement and, after several tries, he got back up on his skates, made his way across the ice and gave Lavris a big hug. "I love the children, I love every part of teaching them and seeing them smile," said Lavris. "It's magic. To see a little girl or a little boy get on the ice is a magical thing." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/entlife/705179949/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/entlife/705179949/ Thu, 16 May 2013 18:06:50 -0400 Young athletes won't be hutring for choices if they want to keep their hockey skills honed over the summer. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149697/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149697/ Tue, 14 May 2013 18:58:33 -0400 A Vernon Hills man is accused of hiring an undercover police officer he believed was a hitman to kill the mother of a woman who was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash with him last year. Jonathan Villasana, 24, of the 0 to 100 block of Timber Lane, is being held in the Lake County jail on $1 million bond after being charged with solicitation of murder and solicitation of murder for hire. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139724/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139724/ Mon, 13 May 2013 16:35:49 -0400 Mundelein High School students would be able to use their cellphones in the cafeteria and hallways under new conduct rules being considered for the 2013-14 term. The District 120 board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school, 1350 W. Hawley St., to consider the new rules. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189772/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189772/ Sun, 19 May 2013 00:01:03 -0400 Fraternal twins never looked so identical, with state championship medals providing the final accent pieces for Lakes' sparkling sophomore duo of Brittani and Danielle Griesbaum. There they posed proudly atop the awards podium Saturday morning, each sister with an arm wrapped around the other's waist. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189774/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189774/ Sat, 18 May 2013 23:02:12 -0400 She blended nearly as perfectly as she ran. All dressed in blue on the O'Brien Stadium blue, under a blue sky, with blue bleachers above, Warren Blue Devil Brittny Ellis dominated in her Year Two at EIU. "Last year was just totally new for me," the speedy sophomore said. "I didn't know what was going on. "But now," she added, smiling, "I feel like I belong here." So true, girl in blue. Her feats may have been new to the IHSA track world last spring, but what Ellis does on a track is getting old, yet no less exhilarating. She won the Class 3A 400-meter dash for the second year in a row Saturday, successfully defending her title by burning off a 54.34 to edge the equally amazing Cameron Pettigrew. The Chicago Payton star sped to a time of 54.84. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189783/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189783/ Sat, 18 May 2013 22:40:00 -0400 Grayslake Central never gave up Saturday, and the reward was a dramatic 7-6 victory over Wauconda. The host Rams fought off a 4-0 deficit and then ultimately overcame a 7-4 deficit by scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Matt Loeffl came up with the winning hit when he ripped a bases-loaded, one-out single to plate Jay Hoffman, who had earlier doubled. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189786/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189786/ Sat, 18 May 2013 22:38:54 -0400 Host Stevenson knew it had a huge task on its hands in attempting to knock off perennial power Fenwick Saturday night for the boys water polo state championship. And after a one-year hiatus, the Friars' dynasty returned to the mountain top as they built a 7-3 lead over the Patriots after three quarters before finishing an impressive 10-4 victory for first place in Lincolnshire. Fenwick (31-5) has now won 10 state titles, including nine crowns in the past 10 seasons. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189795/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189795/ Sat, 18 May 2013 21:43:30 -0400 Lauren Cohn scored 2 goals and Micaela Lonigro added one as St. Viator edged Vernon Hills, 3-2, on Saturday morning to claim the championship of the Class 2A Amundsen regional in Chicago. The No. 4-seeded Lions (11-7) advance to the Lakes sectional and will face top-seeded Deerfield in a semifinal at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189860/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189860/ Sat, 18 May 2013 18:31:29 -0400 After a tough 8-7 loss to Lincoln-Way Central in the semifinals, Mundelein was hoping to finish its great season with a win Saturday afternoon in the girls state water polo tournament. But after falling behind Mother McAuley 8-4 after three quarters of the third-place game at Stevenson, the Mustangs had to settle for fourth place as their huge late comeback attempt fell a little bit short in an 11-9 loss to the Mighty Macs. Mother McAuley (29-5) captured its sixth top-three trophy while Mundelein (28-6) now has three top-four trophies in Elite Eight competition. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189865/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/sports/705189865/ Sat, 18 May 2013 18:21:33 -0400 There was nothing but black and green atop the victory stand Saturday afternoon when the Stevenson boys tennis sectional came to a close on the sun-kissed courts of the Vernon Hills Athletic Complex. The Patriots recorded a clean sweep at doubles, then watched a nearly three-hour match finally swing in favor of freshman Benjamin Bush over senior Varun Parekh (Barrington). That outcome gave the hosts Patriots a third-place singles medal to go along its championship singles hardware from Jeremy Bush as Stevenson wrapped up the team title. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130516/news/705169602/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130516/news/705169602/ Sat, 18 May 2013 15:41:58 -0400 Francis Cardinal George ordained 10 priests Saturday at Holy Name Cathedral, including three from the Northwest suburbs and three who will serve at parishes in Lake County. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199799/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199799/ Sun, 19 May 2013 20:35:12 -0400 For the first time in the 56-year history of the Des Plaines River Canoe and Kayak Marathon, the man who was its guiding force was absent. But the memory of Ralph Frese, who died in December at the age of 86, loomed large over the race from Libertyville to Prospect Heights. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199848/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199848/ Sun, 19 May 2013 16:32:36 -0400 Organizers of the Northern IL Police K-9 Memorial are hosting two fundraising events. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705199914/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705199914/ Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:21 -0400 Yes, the 56th Annual Des Plaines River Canoe and Kayak Marathon will go on as scheduled Sunday. But that doesn't mean organizers didn't have a few things to worry about in the wake of last month's floods.