Barrington Submitted Content
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Harper College Educational Foundation awards nearly $50,000 to support opportunities in the communityAug 11, 2025 1:33 pm - Harper College recently celebrated the recipients of its 2025-26 Community Impact Fund Grants.
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Local musicians attend prestigious summer music academyAug 06, 2025 2:50 pm - Eight talented young musicians from Chicagoland spent two weeks in Door County, Wisconsin, recently studying at Birch Creek Music Performance Center.
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Harper College says goodbye to storied J TheatreAug 06, 2025 12:55 pm - From Jay Leno and Buddy Guy performances to student love stories, Harper College’s J Theatre leaves behind a rich legacy as it makes way for a new chapter on campus.
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Local Leagues team up for baseball fundraiser supporting voter engagementAug 04, 2025 12:58 pm - Attend Schaumburg Boomers baseball game on Aug. 21 to support League of Women Voters' nonpartisan voter engagement work
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Prospect High School student entrepreneurs shine in national competitionAug 04, 2025 12:22 pm - As part of a national competition, a trio of Prospect High School students recently pitched their product to a panel of investor judges. The panel, in turn, awarded the trio $8,000 to take their breakthrough product to the next level.
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Saint Viator boys soccer team connects with Viatorian schools in ColombiaJul 30, 2025 10:36 am - The Saint Viator High School boys soccer team returned July 1 from a training trip that went beyond simply playing internationally. They traveled to Bogotá, Colombia, to meet and compete with students from Saint Viator’s sister school, Colegio San Viator.
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Amazon Fresh commits $100K to local food banks, 1 million meals nationwideJul 28, 2025 5:36 pm - Checks of $50,000 each were presented to Northern Illinois Food Bank and Greater Chicago Food Depository to support families struggling with food insecurity while children are out of school.
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Afrofest brings day of rhythm, art and flavor to Lake CountyJul 28, 2025 11:05 am - Afrofest takes place from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago.
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Harper College’s PASO program helps Latino students navigate college enrollmentJul 21, 2025 1:37 pm - When Ana Guillen Boza arrived from Spain three years ago, she was a senior in high school and unsure of what steps to take to continue her education.
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Barrington Rotary supports Smart Farm to feed the hungryJul 21, 2025 1:15 pm - The Barrington Rotary presented $1,000 to Smart Farm on July 11 in recognition of the fresh produce they donate to area food pantries and underserved food deserts, and their community outreach of teaching sustainable gardening practices.