Articles filed under Bartlett

• Traffic crackdowns in many Northwest suburbs May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
  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.
  

   

• Moylan reaches out to Elk Grove Village, Park Ridge constituents May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
  State Rep. Marty Moylan, a Des Plaines Democrat, will be starting satellite constituent service office hours on Wednesdays in June in Park Ridge and Elk Grove Village.
  

   
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  ECC grad embraces life’s ups and downs May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  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.
  

   

• Baseball: Scouting the Fox Valley postseason May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  Scouting the upcoming baseball postseason in the Fox Valley.
  

   

• Softball: Scouting the Fox Valley postseason May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  Scouting the upcoming softball postseason in the Fox Valley.
  

   

• Softball/Fox Valley roundup May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Baseball/Fox Valley roundup May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Aurora CC takes regional from St. Edward May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Aurora Central Catholic baseball team had already seized momentum and the lead with a 3-run fourth inning, but the phantom defensive play the Chargers pulled off in the top of the fifth became the defining moment of their 4-2 victory over St. Edward in the Class 2A Westminster Christian regional Aurora championship game Saturday. No. 2 St. Edward (16-9) trailed by 2 runs but had a runner at second base with one out when ACC ace Matt Miller faked a pickoff throw to second base, forcing the runner to dive back to the bag head first. However, the ball never left Miller's mitt.
  

   

• Westminster Christian nails down 1st regional title May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  It's been a big week for the Westminster Christian softball team. On Tuesday, the Warriors won a regional game for the first time in program history. On Saturday, they did themselves one better, claiming the program's first regional championship — and they did it at Jockey Field in East Dundee, Westminster's home field. Becca Fugiel had 3 hits including a double, triple and 3 RBI and her sister Rachel scattered 7 hits with 4 strikeouts and 4 walks as the Warriors defeated Christian Liberty 7-4 in a Class 1A regional title game.
  

   

• Wauconda nips South Elgin in 8 May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  Withstanding pressure is one of the keys to making a deep postseason run, and both the South Elgin and Wauconda softball teams got a taste of pressure in the opening game of the Bandits Jamboree on Saturday at The Ballpark in Rosemont. A pitchers duel between Wauconda's Kayla Wedl and South Elgin's Paige Allen ended in a 2-1 Bulldogs win in 8 innings.
  

   

• Rago pitches, hits Elgin past Larkin May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  Elgin's Jessca Rago went 3-for-3 with 2 home runs, including a grand slam, and 5 RBI on Saturday morning. But that wasn't the part of her effort she was most pleased with against crosstown rival Larkin. The freshman allowed just 2 hits in the pitchers circle to help the Maroons top the Royals, 12-1, in five innings.
  

   

• Jacobs celebrates first sectional crown May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  Whether you were a Jacobs tennis player graduating or not, Saturday was quite the celebration to say the least. The Golden Eagles, who qualified all 6 of their participants in the Elgin sectional to state, won the sectional with 29 points, the program's first sectional championship. South Elgin placed second with 24 and Hampshire was third with 21. The meet, which was originally scheduled for 9 a.m. was moved up to 2 hours to accommodate Jacobs' graduation at the Sears Centre.
  

   
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  South Elgin honors student dies in his sleep May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  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.
  

   

• Tri-Cities police reports May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  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
  

   
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  Senate Democrats want more school money, not cuts May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  Illinois Senate Democrats are proposing a $156 million boost in primary and secondary education next year. Key budget negotiators say the money would help schools keep pace with funding levels this year.
  

   

• Northwest suburban police blotter May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Schaumburg man was charged with criminal damage to property after a dispute over how fast motorists were driving on his street. Reports said he hurled a roll of tape that cracked the windshield on a vehicle he tried to stop because he felt it was going too fast. Reports said the driver at first just wanted the windshield repaired, but later said he wanted to press charges because the repair work had not been done.
  

   
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  ECC Kids College offers summer enrichment May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  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.
  

   
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  Images: Photo Contest Finalists May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  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.
  

   

• Full circle for Bianchina, Geneva at Hoffman Estates May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  Senior Mike Bianchina served as an alternate runner for Geneva when it won its last boys track and field sectional title in 2010.Three years later in the Hoffman Estates Class 3A sectional, Bianchina helped the Vikings to their second title in four years.Despite finishing tied for sixth out of 14 teams at the Upstate Conference tourney last week, Geneva rose to the occasion on Friday night and scored 103 points to top runner-up Schaumburg (88) and St. Charles North (80)."I always thought about it (going out with a sectional title after being part of one as a freshman)," Bianchina said. "This was a great night for the entire team."
  

   

• Softball/Fox Valley roundup May 17, 2013 12:00 AM