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Pension solution needs careful thought May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
A Schaumburg letter to the editor: With respect to your editorial Sunday on Illinois' pension problem, one thing is very clear: There is a huge distrust in this state of our legislators in Springfield. To those who say we should ignore how we got here, I say that is impossible.
No comparison between captives May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
A Schaumburg letter to the editor: Really? In Saturday's Daily Herald, a cartoonist compares the savage brutality the monster in Cleveland imposed on three innocent girls with the treatment America has imposed on the Islamic extremist terrorists currently housed at Gitmo? The terrorists who killed over 3,000 of our own innocent men, women and children on 9/11 and who have vowed to annihilate every one of us Americans?
District 300 first to offer fourth-year math course May 15, 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.
Schaumburg Boomers ready to start second seasonMay 14, 2013 12:00 AM
The Schaumburg Boomers' second opening day is this Thursday, May 16, but the independent league baseball team rolled out the red carpet two days early by hosting the Schaumburg Business Association's monthly breakfast meeting.
Guns have a place while we’re here on Earth May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
A Schaumburg letter to the editor: In response to Tom McGovern, who wrote to the Daily Herald on May 3 that the gun lobby should look elsewhere because "there are no guns in heaven": That's true, Tom. Because in heaven, there isn't anyone trying to rob, rape or kill you.
Best bets: Characters welcome at Anime Central May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Anime Central 2013, the Midwest's largest convention of Japanese animation and manga, returns for a weekend-long bash at Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Scale a 25-foot rock wall, balance on a paddle board and more during the JustPlay! Sports & Rec Festival at the Carol Stream Town Center. See works created by artists on the autism spectrum in the exhibit “Brilliance of Autism” at the Art Museo in the InterContinental Chicago O’Hare.
Schaumburg has new Dial-A-Ride provider May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
MV Transportation Inc. will be the new service provider for Schaumburg's Dial-A-Ride Transportation (DART) service beginning Saturday, June 1. DART is a door-to-door transportation service provided to the general public by the village with funding assistance from Pace Suburban Bus. DART provides pickup and drop-off service from anywhere within the village as well as to Harper College in Palatine.
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.
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.
Bicyclist killed on Higgins Road near Route 53 ramp May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
A bicyclist was killed Tuesday morning after apparently crossing Higgins Road against a red light at the exit ramp from northbound Route 53, Illinois State Police report.
Batavia handles Hoffman Estates in regional opener May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
The Batavia girls soccer team checked off the most important task on its to-do list Tuesday. It beat Hoffman Estates 4-0 in the first semifinal of the Class 3A Lake Park regional in Roselle and will play another day. The Bulldogs (12-4-3), seeded third in the Hoffman Estates sectional, got some momentum for Friday's 6 p.m. regional final against sixth-seeded Lake Park with a very strong showng on offense in the second half where it tagged the 15th-seeded Hawks (2-14-2) for three goals.
Softball/Fox Valley roundup May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Barrington tops Prospect in second-place MSL crossover May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
In a matchup of the runner-up teams from Mid-Suburban League divisional play, Barrington edged host Prospect on Tuesday. The Broncos won 26-24, 17-25, 25-22.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Skypoint Medical Center grows in SchaumburgMay 13, 2013 12:00 AM
We talk with Dr. Sameer M. Naseeruddin, owner of Skypoint Medical Center in Schaumburg, about his practice where his primary focus is vein care and internal medicine. Every Monday we feature a local small business.
Be thoughtful on whom to support May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
A Schaumburg letter to the editor: Before we rush to support 11 million illegal immigrants, how about making sure our vets are receiving the care they are entitled to? President Obama is more interested in handouts to illegals, which translates into Democratic votes, rather than taking care of our vets and seniors.