Articles filed under Wheeling

• Harper’s partnership with high schools netting positive results Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  In fall 2010, Harper College and its feeder high school districts formed an unprecedented partnership to shrink student success gaps and better prepare students for career and college readiness. More than halfway through the four-year pilot program, leaders believe they're onto something. "We think we have a model worth emulating," Harper President Ken Ender said of the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success.
  

   
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  Prospect gymnast finds 'place that fits' despite challenges Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Jill Sevilla won't be competing for Prospect High School when the girls gymnastics state championships open Friday, but she's already a winner. Jill, who has Down syndrome, has been on the junior varsity team this season, and event competed in a match earlier in the year. “The girls that are less experienced pick an event to focus on, and Jill picked floor routine,” says her coach, Sara Koshelev. “We worked with her to improve her jumps and some tumbling passes.”
  

   

• D214 Community Education offers classes to a ‘new you’ starting Feb. 13 Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Cardio workout and Frank Sinatra? Hybrid coaching for a better you? District 214 Community Education is offering new classes that will help you strike a balance between your mind and body.
  

   

• BMO’s Ablin to highlight Economic Forecast Breakfast Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Harper College this month will offer a free public economics lesson aimed at deciphering the economy and the financial market for 2013.
  

   

• Second Amendment not just about hunting Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Wheeling letter to the editor: The right to bear arms is all about protecting ourselves from the tyranny of government gone bad.
  

   
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  Images: The Week in Pictures Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  This edition of The Week in Pictures features a dads and daughters dance, kids science projects, and cold and snowy weather.
  

   
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  Neighbors might not recognize 'Biggest Loser' contestantFeb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Danni Allen can go around the suburbs incognito because she already looks different than she does on the NBC television show "The Biggest Loser." While the reality series is halfway to its live finale in March, all the other episodes were pre-shot, and the contestants are all back in their real lives.
  

   

• The Soapbox Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Read editors' comments about a tiny new river resident, pocked roads and other winter hazards, and an amazing acronym.
  

   

• Geneva bounces back, surprises St. Viator Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Less than 24 hours after suffering one of its worst losses of the season, Geneva’s boys basketball team earned one of its best victories Saturday night. Chris Parrilli and Nate Navigato scored 18 points apiece to lead 4 players in double figures, as the Vikings (17-7) recorded a 69-62 nonconference triumph over St. Viator (16-7) in Geneva.
  

   
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  Make it 3 for Hersey’s Rollins, after 3 OTs Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Hunter Rollins put the finishing touches on a brilliant regular season before a packed house. With a brave effort during a gripping contest, Rollins struck late to seal his passage into next weekend’s Class 3A wrestling state tournament. In doing so, Rollins won his third straight sectional crown. He’s the first to do so since Barrington began hosting in 2009. The No. 3-rated Hersey senior outlasted No. 4 Kayne MacCallum (40-3) of Libertyville in the third OT period of the 160-pound final Saturday. Rollins, along with seven others from the Mid-Suburban League, earned their trips to the Assembly Hall in Champaign, where preliminary matches start Thursday.
  

   
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  Barrington brings out the best Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Welcome to Barrington, Mid-Suburban League competitors. You were guests one of the finest boys swimming teams in the history of the conference, and more supporting evidence came forth Saturday. The host Broncos finished with 273 points to win the MSL championships in workmanlike fashion. Barrington answered challenges to win all three relays, but beyond that their only victory came from Kyle Ujiye in the 100-yard butterfly (50.46). That oddity is simply due to the overall balance of top-level swimmers in the conference, though. And no one else could come close to matching the completeness of Barrington’s lineup. “With the team we have, our focus this year really has to be on swimming our best at state,” said Barrington senior Jack Strauss, who was second in the 200 free and 100 free and anchored the Broncos’ freestyle relays. “Our goal for this meet was mainly to be consisent with our times across the board, and I think we pretty much did that.”
  

   

• Things are looking up for Rolling Meadows Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Rolling Meadows has seen as many ups and downs this season as the stock market has in recent months. Friday at Buffalo Grove, the Mustangs experienced one of those ups that might just give them a boost for the approaching postseason. Meadows, held to just 16 first-half points, came from behind with a 41-point second half to defeat the host Bison 57-52 in a Mid-Suburban East boys basketball game, snapping the Bison's 6-game winning streak.
  

   

• Marist provides playoff prep for St. Viator Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  St. Viator girls basketball coach Christina Jost and her players knew they were going up against a quality team in Marist on Saturday afternoon at the Cahill Gymnasium. So what better way to tune up for a Class 3A regional next Tuesday? “We kind of took that mindset,” Jost said after the talented Redhawks came away with a 76-39 victory in the East Suburban Catholic Conference finale. “We knew Marist (21-9, 7-3) was a very good team and obviously well-coached. “So we were using it as a good way to prepare for the state tournament. I don’t see us playing teams as tough as them early on, so hopefully this will help us.”
  

   
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  Suburban musicians among Grammy nominees Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Their names will sound familiar, either because you're a music fan or because they grew up in your neighborhood. And you might hear their names Sunday night, during the Grammy Awards ceremony on CBS. A handful of suburban natives are nominated for Grammys. In fact, in one category, two suburban men who are friends — and play in the same band — are competing against each other.
  

   
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  Buffalo Grove cheerleaders feted at school assembly Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Amid the roar of an appreciative crowd and rousing music performed by the Bison Jazz Band, the Buffalo Grove High School 2013 IHSA State Champion Co-Ed Varsity Cheerleading team was feted at an all-school assembly on Feb. 4 for their victory in the state finals on Feb. 2.
  

   

• Barrington gets strong finishes from Shealy and Calamari Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  After some tough going for their team, seniors Mark Shealy and Ben Calamari saved the day for Mid-Suburban League and regional champion Barrington to end Friday’s session of the Class 3A Barrington wrestling sectional on a high note.
  

   

• Hersey sizes up Wheeling Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Hersey used its size and dictated the offensive pace to its advantage in Friday night’s Mid-Suburban League East road game against Wheeling. The Huskies had multiple second-chance opportunities because of offensive rebounds, which helped lead the way to a 47-37 victory.
  

   

• Scouting MSL boys swimming Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Here's a look ahead to Saturday's Mid-Suburban League swimming championships, which begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Barrington High School.
  

   

• Learn about 'Cemetery Sleuthing for Ancestors' Feb. 16Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Kathy Kult will share tips for ancestors in cemeteries effectively, recording what one finds.Join the Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois (CAGGNI) as she shares tips for searching for your departed ancestors in cemeteries and effectively recording what you find.
  

   

• Longtime Harper professor releases eighth book Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Greg Herriges first began writing his latest novel, about a family coping with their 9-year old daughter’s battle with leukemia, more than a decade ago. Six months into his research, the Harper College English professor’s own family began living the plot. Herriges’ nephew was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic childhood leukemia - the same potentially devastating disease affecting the book’s main character - and Herriges put his writing on hold, using his research to simply better understand the illness and answer his family’s questions.