Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/woodstock/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 23:20:41 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239656/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239656/ Thu, 23 May 2013 21:37:50 -0400 When Ron Parrish became the new leader of the McHenry County College board of trustees, he knew he would be overseeing some changes. A contentious election season ended with a transformed board, thanks to the retirement of Trustee Dennis Adams and voters' decisions to end the service of longtime incumbents Barbara Walters and Carol Larson. Parrish announced several transparency initiatives Thursday night in a push to improve communication with the public. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229677/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229677/ Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:44 -0400 A 28-year-old Woodstock man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday in the May 2011 shooting death of a former court security officer and Island Lake bar owner. Timothy Smith staged a robbery after gunning down Kurt Milliman, 48. Smith was pimping out his wife and Milliman had answered an online ad to have sex with her. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249681/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249681/ Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:41 -0400 The Butterfly House at Peck Farm Park in Geneva opened for its 10th season Friday, with several hundred people eagerly helping to release monarchs, swallowtails and more. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249760/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249760/ Fri, 24 May 2013 16:22:05 -0400 The Cary village board has awarded a new, four-year contract to village administrator Chris Clark, one that gives him a 3 percent pay bump and a $25 increase for his monthly car allowance. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249798/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249798/ Fri, 24 May 2013 13:45:23 -0400 Island Lake trustees have identified the firm they want to get the village's computer system running properly. Nearly all the board members want to hire Ryden Solutions, a Volo company, to be their information-technology experts, despite the firm's ties to the village's previous IT contractor. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249921/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249921/ Fri, 24 May 2013 00:04:23 -0400 Carpentersville village officials have finally received a blueprint filled with ideas on how to make Carpenter Park a better place to recreate. The question is how to pay for the ideas, ranging from a disc golf course to a gazebo, since there's a $400,000 price tag. "Dollars will drive the priorities of what gets done," Village Manager J. Mark Rooney said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249933/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249933/ Thu, 23 May 2013 23:40:58 -0400 The Island Lake village board on Thursday unanimously approved a proposal to pay Police Chief Don Bero $80,000 a year for his service. 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/20130523/news/705239829/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130523/news/705239829/ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:39:33 -0400 Six students from Algonquin Lakes Elementary School were sent to area hospitals for evaluation Thursday afternoon after they were injured in a bounce house during an indoor school celebration, officials said. Another 11 students were treated at the school and released to their parents. There were no serious injuries. 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/705229673/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229673/ Wed, 22 May 2013 18:33:42 -0400 A man wanted by the sheriff's offices in McHenry, Kane and Cook County counties has been arrested in Milwaukee, according to a news release. Brandon A. Williams, 21, formerly of Carpentersville, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and two counts of aggravated battery in McHenry County, along with one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance in Kane County and driving with a suspended license in Cook County. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229779/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229779/ Wed, 22 May 2013 18:07:32 -0400 This Memorial Day will take on a deeper meaning for Christian Sanchez, a 13-year-old boy from Carpentersville whose great-uncle, Army First Lt. Ronald Wolter, was killed in action during the Vietnam War. Christian recently visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall on a class trip to Washington D.C., found his great uncle's name and, at his mother's and grandmother's request, made four etchings of his name. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229787/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229787/ Wed, 22 May 2013 16:45:15 -0400 Theft charges were dropped Wednesday against a former Barrington High School administrator accused of stealing funds from the school's fine arts department. However, Julie Rachel Salk paid just over $5,000 in restitution to Barrington Unit District 220, claiming she was "ultimately responsible" for the missing funds, defense attorney Doug Roberts said. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229818/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130522/news/705229818/ Wed, 22 May 2013 15:39:25 -0400 Island Lake Police Chief Don Bero has changed the department's preferred towing firm, ditching the company run by a political enemy of Mayor Charles Amrich. The company that now has the gig is owned by an Island Lake resident who donated to Amrich's political committee, state records show. Amrich denied it's a case of pay-to-play politics. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219564/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219564/ Wed, 22 May 2013 00:18:25 -0400 For a second time Tuesday, Barrington Unit District 220 board members held back from passing a resolution supporting either a Route 14 underpass or overpass at the Canadian National Railway crossing in Barrington. But the board appeared to be leaning toward supporting a non-specific grade separation at the railroad tracks at its next meeting on June 4. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219701/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219701/ Tue, 21 May 2013 17:44:56 -0400 The Mundelein Stand-Up Task Force needs volunteers for help in cleaning up an area behind Mundelein High School at 8 a.m. on June 1. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219761/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130521/news/705219761/ Tue, 21 May 2013 17:42:43 -0400 A Willow Creek Community Church volunteer charged earlier this month with molesting an 8-year-old boy in February also worked for a Barrington Park District program that looked after children before and after school. Barrington Unit District 220 Superintendent Tom Leonard announced the connection of 19-year-old Robert Sobczak of Hoffman Estates to the Barrington Park District's KEEP program which was hosted at the school district's Arnett C. Lines and Grove Avenue schools. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209733/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209733/ Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:20 -0400 State Sen. Jim Oberweis fired back against critics who have questioned his vote in favor of medical marijuana. "I think that it's the right of any legislator to vote as he or she sees fit on a bill whether or not it agrees with the party platform," said Oberweis, a Sugar Grove Republican known for his conservative views. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209796/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209796/ Mon, 20 May 2013 19:14:28 -0400 Federal agents have arrested a 48-year-old McHenry man on charges he threatened to kill State Department officials, including the U.S. ambassador in Serbia, and Serbians living in Chicago. Authorities say a visa dispute involving his Serbian wife prompted Russell K. Gordon to make the threats. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209730/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209730/ Mon, 20 May 2013 17:39:50 -0400 A pair of road projects are almost under way in West Dundee and in both cases, motorists should be patient and consider using alternate routes, especially during peak travel times. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209835/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130520/news/705209835/ Mon, 20 May 2013 16:33:39 -0400 As Island Lake Mayor Charles Amrich's administration finishes its second week, village hall continues to be without a computer consultant. Last week, a Lake in the Hills company made a presentation to the village board, was rejected by trustees because of contract length and to consider other vendors. 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.