Articles filed under Des Plaines

• No early exit for Conant this year May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Last year Conant's softball team checked out of the postseason early, falling to Leyden in the regional championship game. This year, the Cougars are looking for an extended stay and they took a step forward on Saturday. Conant senior pitcher Briana Cavin held Hersey's bats in check while leading the Cougars to an 8-1 victory in the Hoffman Estates Class 4A regional title game. Top-seeded Conant (32-3) won its fourth overall regional title and first since 2005 in advancing to Wednesday's Barrington Class 4A sectional semifinal at 4:30 p.m. against No. 4 Barrington (30-7).
  

   
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  St. Viator students raise $10,000 for Mercy Home May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Students at St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights raised $10,000 in this year's Lenten Campaign, and chose to give it to the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago. "Thank you. You change the lives of our children through your generosity," said the Rev. L. Scott Donohue, a 1972 graduate of St. Viator and current CEO of Mercy Home.
  

   

• Fire damages deck of a Des Plaines home May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Friday night fire damaged the deck of a Des Plaines home but caused no damage to the home, whose owners were away at the time.
  

   

• ‘Stone Soup’ witty, insightful May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Des Plaines letter to the editor: I resent Phillip Nagle calling "Stone Soup" a mindless insult. I often find myself smiling as I read it.
  

   

• Northwest suburban police blotter May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Two balcony fires in Mount Prospect were blamed on cigarettes. At cigarette probably set a wooden balcony, vinyl siding and plastic chair on fire at an apartment on the 2300 block of Colony Drive around 1:30 p.m. May 16. Damage was estimated at $600. A lit cigarette may also have caused a balcony fire at an apartment on the 1700 block of Forest Cove Drive around 11:35 p.m. May 22. Damage was estimated at $2,000.
  

   
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  2011-2012 Northwest Suburban Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  They have different backgrounds and different passions, but the high school seniors named to the Northwest Suburban Daily Herald Academic Team share the conviction it is their duty to contribute to society. "I look forward to someday being able to help those in need through the wonders of human ingenuity and medical technology -- on a scale I had never before thought possible," writes Antonio Spina, of Bartlett High School.
  

   

• Gatziolis steps up for Elk Grove May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Jake Gatziolis is more of a defender for Elk Grove. But in the thrd game of the sectional semifinal, Gatziolis went on the offensive and helped deliver a three-set victory over Wheton North.
  

   
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  Images: Boys state track and field preliminaries May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  The high school state track and field semifinals took place Friday on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
  

   
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  Des Plaines Parks to hold grand opening of North Lake Park June 2May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  On Saturday, June 2, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., the community is invited to join the Des Plaines Park District staff and Park Board of Commissioners to celebrate the grand opening of North Lake Park, Howard Avenue at Lee Street
  

   

• Congratulations, Harper track team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Don Klemp offers congratulations to the Harper College track team, and says their national championship is a welcome antidote to the lousy seasons suffered by our professional teams
  

   

• Hazmat crews in Des Plaines determine materials not a threat May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Hazardous materials crews determined that suspicious liquids and materials discovered in a Des Plaines house during the course of a drug investigation Friday were determined to be benign. Police were conducting their investigation on the 200 block of Norman Court when they found the unknown chemicals and called the fire department for backup at 3:27 p.m., according to Fire Chief Alan Wax.
  

   
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  Introducing the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Today, we introduce you to some amazing teenagers. The members of the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team all have grades and test scores so stellar they could blind. But read past the test scores, and what you find are humble young people, dedicated to learning and intent on using education to further their goals.
  

   
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  Northwest Suburban honorable mentions May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  2011-2012 Northwest Suburban Academic Team honorable mentions
  

   
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  Barrington’s Scarbrough has reason to smile May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Barrington's AJ Scarbrough is usually smiling and he had a good reason for it during Friday's Class 3A state track prelims in Charleston. Scarbrough set a school-record in the triple jump and leads the field going into Saturday's finals. Hersey's Mark Balmes also advanced in the shot put and discus and Conant's Ben Bowers qualified in the high jump and 110 hurdles.
  

   

• Flexibly, St. Viator advances May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  A bend-but-don't-break philosophy served the St. Viator girls soccer team well Friday night in the Class 2A Lakes sectional final. The top-seeded Lions' offense struck early against No. 2 Lake Forest, and the St. Viator defense held on in the end for an exciting 1-0 victory and a berth to the Barrington supersectional next Tuesday. St. Viator (14-8-4) will face Belvidere sectional champion Freeport at 5 p.m., while the Scouts closed out their season with a 16-5-2 record.
  

   
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  Hubble school makes donation of paper products for needy seniorsMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Recently, Hubble Middle School made a large donation of paper products, for the sake of needy senior citizens served by the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) of Carol Stream
  

   

• Des Plaines man gets 6 years for car break-in May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Des Plaines man pleaded guilty to breaking into cars in the 300 block of North Emerson Street in Mount Prospect in February nad was sentenced to six years in prison. Dennis Bohannan's lengthy criminal history made him eligible for the extended sentence, prosecutors said.
  

   

• Swanson delivers for Maine West May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Matt Swanson threw a 7-hitter as Maine West topped Lane Tech 7-1 in the Maine West Class 4A regional semifinal. Elk Grove and Rolling Meadows couldn't hold early leads in 4A losses and Leyden advanced to the regional final.
  

   

• Northwest/ Scouting the boys state track meet May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Competitors from the Mid-Suburban League, Maine West and St. Viator are read for this weekend's boys state track and field meet in Charleston. Here's a preview of what to watch for.
  

   
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  James F. Grady to be new Des Plaines Park Board president May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  James F. Grady will serve as President, Joseph Weber will serve as Vice-President, and Donald J. Rosedale will serve as Treasurer for the Des Plaines Park District Board of Commissioners for this upcoming year.