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Editorial: Yes to school shooting drills, no to mandateFeb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Drills that would prepare students for a possible school shooting are a good idea, but Gov. Pat Quinn's proposal to require them goes too far, a Daily Herald editorial says.
Bartlett teacher Lana Brozik calls herself a lifelong learner Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Lana Brozik is a master teacher, a model educator and a lifelong learner. She teaches students English and language arts at Eastview Middle School in Bartlett but reaches beyond her eighth-graders to improve the quality of education districtwide. A ripple effect from Brozik's mentorship means she will continue to affect student learning long after she retires at the end of this year.
Former Elgin cop cites bankruptcy in lawsuit over planted evidence Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
A former Elgin police officer, who resigned in 2011 after he was accused of planting a cellphone on a robbery suspect, filed for bankcuptcy before being sued by the man who was wrongly jailed. Attorneys for the jailed man are now arguing in federal court that Michael Sullivan's assets should not be protected from the lawsuit.
Early voting in primary election continues through Feb. 23 Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Early voting for the Feb. 26 primary election began Monday and continues through Saturday, Feb. 23. In the Northwest suburbs, a Republican primary will take place in Palatine Township for the offices of supervisor, trustee, clerk and highway commissioner. In Elgin, a nonpartisan primary will whittle down a field of nine people running for a single 2-year council seat.
Spring Valley Chorus present harmony variety show March 9Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Saturday, March 9 at 3PM the Spring Valley Chorus of Schaumburg will present an A Cappella harmony Variety Show at the Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg.
Harlem Wizards to perform at S. Elgin school Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
On Friday, Feb. 15, the world famous Harlem Wizards will put on a show with their slams, world-class tricks, precision teamwork and theatrical style humor playing a game against local school teachers, administrators and community members, including South Elgin police and firefighters.
“SuperCrocs” coming to Elgin library Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
An exhibit featuring enormous 40-foot crocodiles that lived 110 million years ago is headed in early May to Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. The Grand Victoria Foundation gave the library a $25,000 grant and another $25,000 challenge grant, for which the library is seeking matching donations.
St. Edward sophomore earns Eagle Scout ranking Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Epworth United Methodist Church Boy Scout Troop 128 presented Tommy A. Havemann the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America on Jan. 26 at a special Court of Honor. Tommy is the son of Mark and Lori Havemann of Elgin.
Such a wasteful president Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
An Elgin letter to the editor: I am disappointed in our president to ask us citizens to cut back on spending and he took two flights to Hawaii for Christmas and had all the inaugural balls.
New housing starts expected to rise Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Residential construction in the Chicago area is seeing "fairly healthy growth, especially when you consider that housing starts in 2012 were up 31.9 percent over 2011," said Chris Huecksteadt of Metrostudy, a leading provider of market information to the housing, retail and related industries. "This was the first year-over-year increase (in housing starts) we have seen here in five or six years," he said.
New Christian-based basketball program in ElginFeb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Childhood friends Justin Anthony and Josie Wallace, of Elgin, are the co-founders of Epic Youth, a new Christian-based program in Elgin that combines basketball with leadership development and college preparation. “We’re doing this so these kids can start to think bigger and understand there’s more to life than what they see in their daily life in Elgin,” Anthony said. “We’re bringing them in through basketball, but we really want to reach them on a much, much deeper level.”
Productive day for Glenbard N. at Maine EastFeb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Heading to Champaign next weekend? Your probabilities of running into a few young men with bleached blonde hair are looking strong. And when you do, you will have found Glenbard North's 7 state-qualified wrestlers, all hoping for individual state titles and traditionally wearing the hairdos. Success for the Panthers came easy at the Class 3A Maine East sectional Saturday afternoon as Jon Marmolego (120 pounds), Jered Cortez (126) and Brian Murphy (152) all grabbed first-place wins in their respective weight classes, while Jimique Davis at 160 took second place, Patrick Augstyn (106) and Johnny Gosinski (132) placed third and Colton Wegner (170) sneaked into Champaign in fourth place. “We brought 10 guys here, seven got out and I can remember when we'd be happy if we got one guy out,” said Panthers' coach Mark Hahn. “To get seven guys out that's pretty good. We had five in the finals, pretty good tournament, all the way around.”
Bartlett wins big; St. Edward falls Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
St. Edward rolls over Chicago Christian Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
St. Edward 55, Chicago Christian 28: In its regular-season finale, St. Edward scored its biggest win of the season Saturday in this Suburban Christian crossover. Rena Ranallo led the Green Wave (3-24) with 19 points, while Cece Rapp added 10 and Chelsea Gnan 8.
St. Charles North controls Williams, Elgin Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
When St. Charles North arrived at Elgin for an Upstate Eight Conference River Division matchup , North Stars’ boys basketball coach Tom Poulin wanted his team to do one thing: stop Maroons’ senior Arie Williams. Williams helped fuel a brief third quarter rally for Elgin, but St. Charles North kept him silent most of the night as a balanced North Stars offense, led by Quinten Payne’s 14 points and 11 rebounds, helped earn a 64-53 win on Elgin’s senior night Saturday.
Westminster 2nd, Harvest 5th at NAC tourney Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Westminster Christian boys basketball coach Bruce Firchau couldn’t fault his team’s effort, but his Warriors simply had no answer for Makur Puou. Mooseheart’s 6-foot-10 junior was a beast, scoring 32 points and grabbing 9 rebounds to lead the Ramblers past Westminster 55-31 Saturday to win the Northeastern Athletic Conference tournament hosted by Rockford Christian Life. Colin Brandon scored 14 points for Westminster (16-11), which saw its 9-game winning streak snapped.
Hampshire sends 2 downstate Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Hampshire senior Travis Keeling (38-7) advanced to the state tournament by finishing third at 170 pounds at the Antioch sectional Saturday. Keeling beat Fenwick’s Dubem Ikedionwu 5-4 in the third-place match. Keeling will be joined in Champaign by his sophomore teammate Anton Krocko, who finished fourth at 182. Krocko (30-9) lost to Terryon Bradley of Chicago Uplift 15-7 in the third-place match.
Girls basketball/Scouting the Fox Valley postseason Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Taking a look at the girls basketball postseason around the Fox Valley.
Robert Klein performance in Elgin rescheduled Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Stand-up comedian Robert Klein’s Saturday night’s performance in Elgin was postponed to April 21 because of the blizzard bearing down on the East coast. Klein was scheduled to perform at Elgin Community College Arts in a co-presentation with Congregation Kneseth Israel of Elgin, which is celebrating its 120th anniversary.
Trashy art exhibit graces Elgin city hallFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin artist Diane Keys loves discarded writing — detailed grocery lists left behind at the store, innocent love notes mistakenly dropped on the ground. That, and a lot more, is the kind of stuff that Keys turns into “Trashpo” (from the words “trash” and “poetry”), her latest exhibit on display at Elgin city hall, which includes materials from artists from 26 countries.