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Northwest suburban police blotter May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Two Carol Stream brothers were arrested around 8:30 p.m. May 16 at the Streamwood Walmart after police said they took two electronic items valued at $249, left the store without paying and tossed the items under vehicles in the Sams Club parking lot.
Creator of adaptive books for disabled children honors her daughter May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Parents of disabled children don't have time to go to the library, says Rita Angelini. But if they did, they'd find children's books to take home that the Prospect Heights woman has adapted especially for their children to read.
Streamwood hears proposal for senior housing May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Streamwood could soon have new housing available for senior citizens, should a recent proposal to build a 140-unit independent and assisted living retirement community be approved by the village. Spectrum Retirement Communities is interested in opening a new facility on roughly 9 acres on the north side of Schaumburg Road, just west of Bartlett Road and the forest preserve.
Media Communications Specialist offers tips for branding yourself as an Industry ExpertMay 24, 2013 12:00 AM
April Neill, President of April Neill Public Relations shares six tips for positioning yourself, or your business, as the go-to expert in your industry.
ECC students win several first-place gold medals at Illinois SkillsUSA May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin Community College students won first-place gold medals in the Illinois SkillsUSA competition held April 11 through 13 in Springfield.
St. Edward falls to Regina May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Pagan, Bartlett make easy work of Addison Trail May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Bartlett pitcher Holly Pagan wasn’t concerned about a no-hitter or a perfect game she lost in the Hawks’ 9-1 regional semifinal win over No. 12 Addison Trail on Thursday. The junior was just worried about pitching her softball team to the regional championship game.
Hoffman Estates stuns No. 2 Batavia May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Batavia pitcher Austin Shanahan was cruising in the Bulldogs’ Class 4A regional semifinal game against 18th-seeded Hoffman Estates Thursday in Bartlett.
301 Rolls of Toilet Paper Donated to Serve the Poor May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Spring Wood Middle School in Hanover Park recently donated a large amount of paper products to the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP).
West Chicago Mayor and Police Chief Recognize Citizens for Life Saving ActionsMay 23, 2013 12:00 AM
On Monday, May 20 2013, West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda and Police Chief Laz Perez recognized two West Chicago residents for their actions after a neighbor’s house caught fire. They presented the two with the first ever Citizen Life Saving Award at the City Council meeting in front of council members, family, friends, and the grateful family they helped save.
ECC graduates offer advice to high school grads May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Few would argue that earning a college degree is a smart choice. But what are the advantages of attending a community college before moving on to a four-year university? How can community college students get the full college experience while still living at home? Several recent Elgin Community College graduates shared their stories with the Daily Herald — and offered some advice to high school graduates heading to college themselves this fall.
Turnquist retires as longest-serving male teacher in U-46 May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
With 41 years in the classroom, Jerry Turnquist will retire as the longest-serving male teacher in Elgin Area School District U-46 history. Turnquist spent his entire career at Ellis Middle School after growing up just a few blocks away. Colleagues gathered to recognize his career, as well as the work of three other retiring Ellis teachers — Phylis Dunlap-Huerta, Carlos Salgado and Steve Childs, who attended Ellis as a student and then later walked its halls as a band instructor.
Dist. 211 leader set to retire in 2014 May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
The search for a new superintendent in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 will begin soon as officials confirmed Wednesday that Superintendent Nancy Robb will retire at the end of next school year. District 211 spokesman Tom Petersen said Robb will finish her 33-year tenure with the district following the 2013-14 school year.
Details of hazing plan under scrutiny in Senate committee May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
A suburban Democrat says he'll make changes to a proposal that grew out of hazing scandals in the suburbs after lawmakers raised questions about how broadly it would be applied. State Sen. Dan Kotowski, a Park Ridge Democrat, presented the plan to a Senate panel Wednesday. He wants to create a new crime called "failure to report hazing" in the wake of high-profile scandals at Maine West and Hoffman Estates high schools.
Images: St. Edward High School graduation May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
St. Edward Catholic High School held their commencement ceremony on May 21st at St. Patrick Mission Church in St. Charles.
Buffalo Grove tops Stevenson, makes sectional May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Eighth-seeded Buffalo Grove rose to the task at hand in Wednesday's Highland Park regional final — and quite a task it was. The Bison were facing Stevenson, the top seed in the 23-team Antioch sectional. Behind a dominant hitting effort from senior Evan Bunnetto, the Bison more than met the challenge. Bunnetto racked up 18 kills to go with 4 blocks and 7 digs as Buffalo Grove won 25-19, 25-23.
Scouting boys track and field / Northwest and Lake County May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Here's a look at this weekend's boys track and field state meet from the perspective of teams from the Northwest and Lake County regions.
Westminster falls in Class 1A sectional May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
It wasn't exactly the way Westminster Christian's softball team hopes its first trip to a sectional semifinal would go, but the Warriors were there nonetheless. Westminster managed just 4 hits and committed 6 errors Wednesday in a 20-2 loss to Gardner South Wilmington in the semifinals of the Class 1A Gilman Iroquois West sectional, played in downstate Onarga.
Fox Valley relay teams on center stage in Charleston May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Relays is the name of the game for local boys track state qualifiers. A total of 12 Fox Valley-area relay teams will compete in Friday's Class 2A and 3A state finals at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium in Charleston. Burlington Central and Huntley lead the way with three relay qualifiers each.
Heartbreak again for St. Edward May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
This might be the worst case of déjà vu for the St. Edward girls soccer team. For the second year in a row, the Green Wave was oh so close to a trip to the IHSA Class 1A state Final Four. But just as it happened last year in the sectional final against Lisle, the season ended in heartbreak for coach Tim Brieger’s team. Francis Parker was this year’s Lisle, coming from behind to beat the Green Wave 3-1 in the Concordia University supersectional in River Forest Tuesday. The IHSA added a supersectional round to Class 1A girls soccer this year for the first time.