Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/wheeling/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 18:54:49 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239707/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239707/ Thu, 23 May 2013 18:49:26 -0400 A Cook County judge sentenced Carlos Luz Flores, 26, to a total of seven years in prison Thursday in exchange for his guilty plea to molesting two girls in Wheeling in 2008. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239709/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239709/ Thu, 23 May 2013 18:38:50 -0400 PhilHaven, a proposed apartment building for people with mental and physical disabilities, will be built in Wheeling after all. The village and the developers reached a settlement Wednesday to build the apartments and end the discrimination lawsuit against the village. 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/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/20130522/business/705229775/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/business/705229775/ Wed, 22 May 2013 13:48:14 -0400 A carry-out only Little Caesars restaurant will open in Lynn Plaza in Wheeling, hopefully by August, said pizza restaurant owner Fax Rahman this week. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705219921/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705219921/ Tue, 21 May 2013 00:17:00 -0400 Nostalgic Wheeling trustees agreed to spend tax increment financing district money to help tear down the former Don Roth's Blackhawk restaurant. One of the first restaurants on the village's "Restaurant Row," Don Roth's thrived for 40 years before closing in 2009. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199842/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130519/news/705199842/ Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:18 -0400 Traffic crackdowns funded with federal grant money putting extra police on the streets with overtime pay are going on in many Northwest suburbs through Memorial Day. 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/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. 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/20130518/news/705189894/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130518/news/705189894/ Sat, 18 May 2013 17:19:30 -0400 Included in the 550 or so students who donned caps and gowns Saturday at Harper College's commencement was a contingent not yet old enough to vote, but qualified to take vital signs, transfer patients and practice infection control. A total of 18 high-schoolers, 17 from Wheeling High School alone, walked after completing their Certified Nursing Assistant certificate, among the numerous fast-growing dual credit options that Harper offers. 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. 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/20130523/news/705239713/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239713/ Thu, 23 May 2013 18:31:16 -0400 A 25-year-old Niles man convicted in January of molesting a 15-year-old Wheeling girl was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday. The judge said she initially considered probation, but Eduardo Patino was indicted on new sexual abuse charges while he was out on bond. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/sports/705229575/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/sports/705229575/ Wed, 22 May 2013 23:31:46 -0400 Eighth-seeded Buffalo Grove rose to the task at hand in Wednesday's Highland Park regional final — and quite a task it was. The Bison were facing Stevenson, the top seed in the 23-team Antioch sectional. Behind a dominant hitting effort from senior Evan Bunnetto, the Bison more than met the challenge. Bunnetto racked up 18 kills to go with 4 blocks and 7 digs as Buffalo Grove won 25-19, 25-23. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/sports/705229611/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/sports/705229611/ Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:31 -0400 Here's a look at this weekend's boys track and field state meet from the perspective of teams from the Northwest and Lake County regions. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/discuss/705229856/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/discuss/705229856/ Wed, 22 May 2013 09:44:37 -0400 A Daily Herald editorial expresses support for the concept behind a bill in the General Assembly to create a job-training program that would be tested at four community colleges, including College of Lake County. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/sports/705229928/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/sports/705229928/ Tue, 21 May 2013 21:41:44 -0400 When she went to bat with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning, the last thing on Jenn Claussen's mind was hitting a you-know-what. "I had no intention of doing that," said the Cougars senior pitcher. "I just didn't want to strike out. I just wanted to get on base." But you know what? She cleared the bases. Claussen's grand slam over the right-center field fence all but sealed the Cougars' 7-0 victory over St. Viator in the semifinal of Lions' own Class 3A regional in Arlington Heights. The No. 4-seeded Cougars (9-15) advance to Saturday's 10 a.m. championship of today's semifinal between No. 2 St. Edward and No. 3 Regina. 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/20130521/news/705219751/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219751/ Tue, 21 May 2013 22:58:46 -0400 Number crunchers at the Illinois pension funds say a union-backed plan to cut public employee benefits might not save the cash-strapped state as much money as previously believed. 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/705219749/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219749/ Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:24 -0400 A 51-year-old Mount Prospect man was killed at 9:44 a.m. Tuesday when he was struck by a Metra train near the Prospect Heights Metra Station, said Prospect Heights police. 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/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/20130517/news/705179686/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179686/ Fri, 17 May 2013 17:34:49 -0400 The Buffalo Grove Park District has been awarded $400,000 from Illinois Open Space Land Acquisition Development program, to help pay the cost of redeveloping Willow Stream Park.