Articles filed under Hanover Park

• Renovations begin Thursday at Hanover Park library May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  A groundbreaking will take place Thursday to mark the beginning of $1.1 million in renovations at the Poplar Creek Public Library District's Sonya Crawshaw Branch in Hanover Park. The branch, which opened in 2001, is in need of updates and additions, such as a new staff room and better accessibility for disabled patrons.
  

   

• District 300 first to offer fourth-year math course May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  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.
  

   
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  District 54 students have a blast launching rockets May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Students from Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 launched 450 rockets throughout the day Tuesday as the culmination of a yearlong learning project. The launches at Schaumburg's Olympic Park involved students from all 27 of the district's schools who began exploring aerospace engineering through the NASA Rockets curriculum in September.
  

   

• Geneva stays hot, blanks Bartlett May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Geneva girls soccer team kept its momentum going as the seventh-seeded Vikings took on No. 12 regional host Bartlett in the Class 3A semifinals on Tuesday night at Millennium Field. The Vikings scored 3 goals in the first 10 minutes and cruised to a 5-0 victory over the Hawks (8-15).
  

   
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  Lake Park overcomes lull May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Lake Park got off to a fast start in all three sets in volleyball Tuesday against conference rival and host Waubonsie Valley. Then the Warriors battled back into contention three times, but the Lancers held them off in two of the three sets for a 25-21, 22-25, 25-18 victory in the Upstate Eight Conference Valley Division clash.
  

   

• Emotional Lake Park holds off Glenbard North May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  It doesn't get much more emotional for a team than it did for Lake Park on Tuesday night.
  

   

• Softball/Fox Valley roundup May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Beutler’s blast lifts Fremd May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Fremd used a 3-run rally in the bottom of the seventh to pull out a victory that gave them a 4-2 victory over Rolling Meadows on Tuesday and wrapped up a second-place finish for the Vikings in the MSL West. Marcus Middlebrook tied it up with an RBI double in the final inning, and Sam Beutler finished the game by hitting a walk-off 2-run homer.
  

   

• St. Viator, Vernon Hills to meet for 2A regional title May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  St. Viator and Vernon Hills started out their girls soccer postseasons with victories in opening-round games of the Class 2A state tournament on Tuesday afternoon. Fourth-seeded St. Viator shut out No. 13 Amundsen 8-0 in the first semifinal, and No. 5 Vernon Hills picked up a forfeit win over No. 12 Mather in the other semifinal in Amundsen regional action at Chicago's Winnemac Stadium. St. Viator (10-7) next plays Vernon Hills (10-4-2) in the regional championship at 10 a.m. Saturday at Winnemac Stadium.
  

   

• Baseball/Fox Valley roundup May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Waubonsie Valley repeats Bartlett defeat May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Beating Bartlett twice in a week seems like no easy chore. Shannon Hohman and Waubonsie Valley have it figured out. For the second straight year, needing two wins in the last week of a tight conference race, Waubonsie took back-to-back games with Bartlett. Three days after winning at Bartlett, the No. 12 Warriors are in the driver's seat in the Upstate Eight Valley after a 5-3 victory over the No. 14 Hawks on Tuesday in Aurora.
  

   

• O’Keefe, Celarek pace Conant victory May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Hat-trick heroes Sidney O'Keeffe and Leah Celarek helped No. 4 seed Conant roll to an 8-0 victory Tuesday afternoon against No. 14 Streamwood in a Class 3A regional opener hosted by the Cougars in Hoffman Estates.
  

   
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  Glenbard North’s Jackson commits to Northwestern May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Every mention of another school conjured comparisons to Northwestern. That's when Justin Jackson realized there was no comparison. "I wanted to become part of the Wildcat family," he said. On Tuesday Jackson made it official when the Glenbard North junior running back announced on Twitter he was committing to Northwestern.
  

   

• St. Edward stays true to form in sectional semi May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  What has become evident through three postseason games for the St. Edward girls soccer team is that at the very least, seven-goal wins are simply the norm. And Tuesday's win over Woodlands Academy was no exception. Just as they disposed of Elgin Academy (8-0) and Westminster Christian (7-0) similarly last week in regionals, the Green Wave yet again put on a show early in a 7-0 win over the Wildcats in a Class 1A Westminster Christian sectional semifinal in Elgin.
  

   
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  Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers. This week's gallery features photos from water polo, track, baseball, softball, gymnastics, volleyball and soccer.
  

   
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  Youth Junior Golf League at Apple Orchard begins June 12 May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  A nine-week Junior Golf League begins June 12th and runs through Aug. 7, for ages 9-15. The league focuses on the development of lifelong golf skills with an emphasis on enjoyment, sportsmanship and golf etiquette. Participants must have had some previous golf experience such as lessons or other golf activities, but do not need to be highly skilled.
  

   
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  Fire-damaged restaurant reopens as Brandy’s in Hanover Park May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  More than six months after a fire closed Chiggy’s restaurant in Hanover Park, a different restaurant is carving up the gyro meat once again.Brandy’s, a sister establishment that’s been around since 1984, opened last week at 1921 W. Irving Park Road.“The menu is pretty much the same,” owner Sam Dakis said. “We’re famous for our chicken kebabs and gyros.”
  

   
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  Hampshire HS senior hopes to make a career out of film May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  When Danny Heck was in eighth grade, he and his friends made an Indiana Jones movie with a camcorder. He had such a good time it prompted some research into the film industry and how one could go about breaking into it. Heck, now a senior at Hampshire High School, has worked with Nicole Thompson, the high school librarian, and the District 300 Foundation over the last year on videos for school and district events. "That's when I really knew that this is what I wanted to do with the rest of my life," Heck said.
  

   
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  District 211 students ready to show off houses they built May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  After two years of work, three homes built by Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 students are ready for families to move in. An open house will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, at the homes, located at 72 W. Illinois Ave., 86 W. Illinois Ave. and 151 Boynton Ave. in Palatine. The public will have an opportunity to bid on the houses at the open house events.
  

   

• Naperville Central clinches share of DVC title May 13, 2013 12:00 AM