Articles filed under Lake Barrington

• Advocate Good Shepherd Breast Center Receives Accreditation from NAPBCMay 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is proud to announce that its Breast Center has earned a full, three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a prestigious program administered by the American College of Surgeons.
  

   

• Health Department Provides Beach Advisory Information OnlineMay 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Lake County beachgoers can access the latest information on Lake Michigan and inland lake beach advisories and swim bans through the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center’s Web site by visiting: http://health.lakecountyil.gov/Population/LMU/Pages/Beach-Advisory.aspx
  

   
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  District 220 parents back status quo on school calendar May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Parents in Barrington Community Unit School District 220 appear to be happy with the status quo — at least when it comes to the school calendar. Casting their votes with red stickers, parents at a public hearing Tuesday supported keeping the calendar as is instead of proposals that would move first-semester finals before winter break.
  

   
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  Harper, Waubonsee meet for regional supremacy May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Most people would like to see the two best teams play for championships at the end of a season. In NJCAA baseball, that's exactly what will happen starting Friday at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove as the top-seeded Chiefs take on No. 2 Harper College (19-20) for a regional championship.
  

   

• Klimek, Fortsch keep winning in perspective at Waubonsie Valley May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Success isn't just about wins. Sure, you play to win the game, but the friendships and life lessons that come from playing help shape these high schoolers as they head off to college and adulthood. There's no denying that Waubonsie Valley is struggling on the field, but that hasn't stopped it from being a special season for the Warriors in other ways.
  

   

• Prazuch, St. Viator stroll by Notre Dame in ESCC finale May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Matt Prazuch likes to take a walk. So much so that he took 5 of them Wednesday. And his last one was the best of all. It came with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the 12th to drive in the eventual game-winning running as St. Viator outlasted host Notre Dame 13-8 in Niles.
  

   

• Hedstrom pitches Palatine to victory May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Palatine senior ace Megan Hedstrom threw a 4-hitter with 4 strikeouts as the Pirates edged host Prospect 3-2 in the Mid-Suburban League third-place crossover on Wednesday. Palatine (17-11) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Jamie Haze (2-for-4, RBI) singled to score Lauren Logan. The Knights (8-19) tied the game in the bottom of the first when Rachel Trebswether led off with a triple to right center and scored on Michele Molini's one-out single to right.
  

   

• Avers leads Barrington victory May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Sophomore Annalise Avers got the perfect birthday present Wednesday afternoon after scoring the first goal for Barrington and helping on two others in the Fillies' 9-0 romp over No. 4 seed Round Lake on the turf of Barrington Community Stadium in a regional first-round matchup. The No. 1 Fillies (14-4-1) next face North Suburban Conference champion Lake Zurich (9-6-3) on Friday in the regional final after the Bears overpowered Grant 7-0 in the second match of the night.
  

   

• Boys tennis sectional preview / Northwest and Lake May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Here's a look at this weekend's boys tennis sectionals, from the perspective of teams in suburban Cook County and Lake County.
  

   

• Girls track and field / State meet preview, Northwest May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Here's a look at the girls track and field state meet, from the perspective of teams in the Mid-Suburban League.
  

   

• Experienced Barrington to meet maturing Buffalo Grove May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  When you look at the lineups for Barrington and Buffalo Grove, you'll see one big difference. The Fillies' batting order consists of seven seniors, while the Bison showcase five underclassmen. But the two teams are the same in other aspects, one being that they are both playing in today's 40th annual Mid-Suburban League softball championship with a first pitch of 5 p.m. at Buffalo Grove.
  

   
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  Net56 and philanthropist donate Chromebooks and Google setupMay 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Net56 and philanthropists donated Chromebooks, wireless network, and Google Apps set-up, training, and management to a private boarding school in upstate New York with no technology in their classrooms.
  

   

• Harper Social Media Boot Camp to Pump Up Small Businesses May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Harper College in June will launch a Social Media Boot Camp geared specifically toward small businesses.
  

   
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  Harper College Golf Open to Raise Scholarship, Programming Funds May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  The 25th anniversary Harper College Educational Foundation Golf Open will be held June 10, raising money for scholarships and programs campus-wide.
  

   
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  Harper College Swears in New Student TrusteeMay 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Scott Lietzow of Arlington Heights was sworn in this spring as the new Student Trustee on the Harper College Board of Trustees. The position is elected by students.
  

   
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  neXt gallery Celebrates Ēkwabet’s 25th Birthday Announces ArtistsMay 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  The neXt gallery Celebrates Ēkwabet’s 25th Birthday announces the invited Native American Artists and the juried local artists whose work will be in the gallery, the latest in the series of Pop-Up Art Galleries being produced and sponsored by the St Charles Arts Council, its volunteers, and sponsors.
  

   
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  Barrington boy rejoins classmates after train accident May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Classmates cheered as Dominic Szymanski, a fifth grader at Hough Street School in Barrington, made a surprise visit Tuesday, almost two months after the 11-year-old survived being struck by a train. The unexpected reunion came during an all-school assembly for a student performance of "Romeo and Juliet," and a day after Dominic personally thanked the first-responders and good Samaritans who came to his rescue.
  

   

• 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.
  

   
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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.