Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/westchicago/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 15:37:43 -0400 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/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/20130520/news/705209831/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209831/ Mon, 20 May 2013 12:39:41 -0400 A Warrenville man is facing a mandatory prison term if convicted of aggravated DUI in a crash that killed Wheaton Warrenville South High School senior Stephanie Pickett, prosecutors said Monday. Karlos Leath, 31, pleaded not guilty to the charge at his first appearance in front of DuPage County Judge Blanche Hill Fawell. 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/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/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. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179914/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179914/ Fri, 17 May 2013 00:19:06 -0400 Adjunct professors at the College of DuPage are set to receive salary increases as part of a two-year contract extension approved Thursday by the college's board of trustees. College officials offered the contract extension to adjuncts as a package along with a plan to create a new "lecturer" position that would allow some adjuncts to receive health care benefits under the new federal health care law. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705149616/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705149616/ Tue, 14 May 2013 23:24:34 -0400 Seniors at Jacobs, Hampshire and Dundee-Crown high schools will have the opportunity to take a new math class next year with a textbook designed especially for them. The course was developed by the Alliance for College Readiness which includes Elgin Community College and all of its feeder high school districts — Elgin Area School District U-46, St. Charles Community Unit District 303, Burlington-based Central Unit District 301, and Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300, the only district to offer the course next year. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219800/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219800/ Tue, 21 May 2013 12:20:43 -0400 Glenbard High School District 87 Superintendent David Larson says he recently had the privilege of attending the end-of-the-year awards program for the English language learners (ELL) program at Glenbard North High School. "The evening's activities," he writes, "reminded me again of the great role that our American public education system plays in our local communities, our society and our culture in general." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/sports/705209594/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/sports/705209594/ Mon, 20 May 2013 22:58:39 -0400 Alise Perna singled in Laura Senese with the game-winning run, Metea Valley rallying with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to win a wild 8-7 Class 4A Bolingbrook regional game over West Aurora on Monday in Aurora.West Aurora had taken a 7-6 lead with two outs in the top of the seventh, Kaylee Hayton's 2-run homer capping a 10 pitch at-bat.Monica Jauch singled to start Metea's half of the seventh, Jenna Hall sacrificed her to second and with two outs Senese doubled her in. Perna, who was 4-for-5 with a homer, triple, 3 runs scored and 3 runs batted in, followed with the walkoff hit. Alexa Caputo was 3-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI for the Mustangs (11-21), who advance to play Benet today in Bolingbrook.Willowbrook 3, Glenbard South 2:Darian Pelsor scattered 4 hits and a walk, striking out 1, and Sam Schmidt drove in 2 runs for the Warriors (23-9), who won their sixth straight game to end the regular season. Tarah Valdez's 2-run double accounted for the scoring for Glenbard South (24-5). Stephanie Chitkowski (13-2) struck out 15.Montini 6, Lemont 4:Alyssa Sclafani hit a 2-run homer, her 10th of the year, and Emily Lezcano also went deep with a 2-run shot in Montini's 4-run first inning in Lombard. Sara Ross went 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored for the Broncos (25-10).WW South 13, East Aurora 0:Jenny Harbakus went 2-for-2 with a run scored and 3 RBI and Sammy Granger doubled and drove in 3 runs for the Tigers (15-14), who advanced to play Waubonsie Valley at the Class 4A Yorkville regional.West Chicago 12, Larkin 3:Becky Cabral homered for the Wildcats, who advanced to play St. Charles North, in a Class 4A first-round game in West Chicago.Wheaton North 7, Dundee-Crown 4:The Falcons, who advance to play Glenbard North, scored 3 runs in the fifth and 2 more in the sixth in a Class 4A first-round game in Wheaton. Kelly Thornton doubled for Wheaton North. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/sports/705209598/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/sports/705209598/ Mon, 20 May 2013 22:58:07 -0400 Metea Valley 10, East Aurora 0:Matt Karlins fired a 1-hitter with 8 strikeouts in 5 innings as the Mustangs (16-14) scored all their runs in the first three innings and moved on to the Class 4A Oswego regional semifinals. Sam Hanson, Andrew Fox and Connor Archey each had 2 RBI. Addison Trail 4, Streamwood 3:The Blazers (11-24) scored a run in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 3-3 tie and advance to the Class 4A Wheaton North regional semifinals. Jordan Garcia and Joe Kurucar had 2 hits apiece while winning pitcher Anthony Infantino struck out seven. Glenbard East 10, Conant 1:Leadoff hitter Mike Hansen went 3-for-4 with a double, home run and 3 RBI as the Rams (13-22) won in the Class 4A Geneva regional quarterfinals. Joe Kotch added 3 RBI and Nick Vichio doubled twice. D.J. Spears struck out nine in a 4-hitter. Wheaton Academy 6, Genoa-Kingston 0:A 3-0 lead after two innings was plenty of support for winning pitcher Jake Cousins, who struck out six, allowed 1 hit and walked none for the Warriors (7-20) in the Class 3A Burlington Central regional quarterfinals. Sam Perna had 2 of Wheaton Academy's 5 hits. Schaumburg 4, West Chicago 2:Connor Dall and Dave Kordik drove in runs for the Wildcats (4-25), who fell in the Class 4A Schaumburg regional quarterfinals.Neuqua Valley 9, Benet 7:Trailing 7-3 heading to the sixth inning, Neuqua Valley (25-9) scored twice in the sixth and added 4 runs in the top of the seventh to pull out the nonconference victory. Dylan Goss homered and drove in 2 runs. Matt Butler went 3-for-4 while Cody Coll and Matt Wollnik had 2 RBI. Jonathan Vlk picked up the win in relief. Pat McInerney went 2-for-4 with a triple and 4 RBI for Benet (21-9).Glenbard North 7, York 5:The Panthers (19-11) closed the regular season by winning for the fifth time in six games. Ryan Storto went 3-for-3 with 2 doubles. Brandon Kressner and Dom Fornino each drove in 2 runs. Winning pitcher Luke Greenberg scattered 7 hits over 6 innings. River Pitlock went 2-for-4 for York (15-19).Willowbrook 16, Glenbard West 14:The Warriors (22-10) won a wild one in their final regular-season game. Dom Bataglia went 4-for-4 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. Steven Ferguson went 3-for-5 and Jeremy Kucik drove in 3 runs. Spencer Refer, Tyler Dayton and Dennis Rudolph had 3 hits apiece for Glenbard West (13-19).Glenbard South 2, Burlington Central 0:Ethan Gasbarro improved to 6-2 on the mound by striking out 11 in a 2-hitter over 6 innings. Carl Sanders, Justin Joseph, Will Cornwell and Mike Atkinson had 2 hits apiece.Waubonsie Valley 16, Sycamore 6:Ben Vietri exploded for a double, home run and 6 RBI while going 4-for-5 for the victorious Warriors (18-14). Tyler Hasper, Tad Wegner and Troy Fumagalli had 2 RBI. Batavia 6, Wheaton North 5:Batavia scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to claim victory in the playoff tuneup. Johnny Peltz and Lake Bachar, who drove in 3 runs, homered for Wheaton North (24-8). http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/sports/705209657/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/sports/705209657/ Mon, 20 May 2013 21:08:48 -0400 During tryouts back in February, Tyler Teele wasn't in the forefront for Schaumburg coach Cal Seely. Back then Seely couldn't have expected Teele, a sophomore with no varsity experience, to be the guy who would bring him his first playoff victory over West Chicago (4-27). Schaumburg (8-15) edged the Wildcats 4-2 in a play-in game of the Class 4A regional hosted by the Saxons. It continues Wednesday in games played at Boomers Stadium.