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Prairie Ridge High School launches innovative business program
Prairie Ridge High School students can create and develop their own product or service as part of an innovative business program launched this year.
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Community colleges say they’re forced to rely more on federal grants
Updated Sep 26, 2016 4:27 PM
Elgin Community College President David Sam says with state funding for higher education in a flux, community colleges are relying more on federal grants than ever before.
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Week 6: Scouting the Fox Valley Conference
Updated Sep 29, 2016 10:35 PMHere’s what to expect from the high school football matchups involving teams from the Fox Valley Conference in Week 6.
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Boys soccer: Jacobs, Dundee-Crown, Huntley win FVC contests
Updated Sep 29, 2016 10:14 PMJacobs, Dundee-Crown and Huntley were all winners in Fox Valley Conference boys soccer action Thursday.
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Girls volleyball: Larkin, South Elgin notch wins
Updated Sep 29, 2016 10:05 PMMallory Boulton and Kayla Armour had 9 kills each while Natalie Kofie added 21 assists and 12 digs to lead Larkin’s girls volleyball team to a 15-25, 29-27, 25-17 nonconference win over Glenbard North Thursday.
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Boys golf: Jacobs’ Tighe 2nd at Fox Valley Conference meet
Updated Sep 29, 2016 5:58 PMJacobs sophomore Garrett Tighe shot a 77 Thursday to finish in second place at the Fox Valley Conference boys golf tournament at Foxford Hills in Cary. Prairie Ridge won the team title with a 322.
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Lester: Will Roskam debate for first time in 8 years?
Updated Sep 29, 2016 6:23 AM
Could there be a debate between U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam and his Democratic opponent for the first time in eight years? A coalition of suburban League of Women Voters groups is pushing hard for one, columnist Kerry Lester writes. Also, a drop in state university enrollment, Thursday’s closing of legendary The Dog Den in Wheeling, and more.
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Week 5: West Aurora’s DaVion Cross, Mundelein’s Woolford merit MVP honors
Updated Sep 29, 2016 8:20 PM
West Aurora senior running back DaVion Cross and Mundelein senior safety Aaron Woolford have earned Daily Herald MVP selections for their efforts in Week 5 of the high school football season.
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Hampshire to honor Ellett on Friday
Updated Sep 29, 2016 3:55 PMHampshire High School will honor two-time state champion football coach Ron Ellett during a halftime ceremony of Friday’s homecoming game against Crystal Lake South.
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- Children make pine cone bird feeders at the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) class, hosted by Citizens for Conservation in Barrington. During the first part of the class, the children used binoculars to look for birds and count how many they saw. Their results were tallied and added to a global database as part of the international bird count. Tom Benjamin
- The Kaleidoscope School of Fine Art, 316 W. Main St. in Barrington, is holding a raffle of custom, hand-crafted, European doll furniture and accessories to help raise scholarship money for students. 3 Prize raffle drawings are to be held during the Art School’s Summer Children’s Art Show at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. The public is invited to view the unique doll-sets and/or buy raffle tickets at Kaleidoscope Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm, Sat., 9am-1pm. For info, call 847-381-4840 or visit www.KaleidoscopeSchoolofFineArt.org Doug Jennings
- The Smart Arts Class at St. Mark's Day School in Barrington Hills celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday with a big celebration. The 4 and 5 year olds learned about the author, read and acted out scenes from an assortment of Seuss books, and dressed in the cat's red and white hat, red bow and whiskers. Dr. Seuss is just one of many well-known authors that the children are introduced to during the year. St. Mark's Day School
- Face N Time rocked Middleton's on Main in Wauconda on Saturday night with an all-electric show. Next up: The Gambler, 1232 N. Green St., McHenry on May 16 at 9:30 p.m. Come on out! k gerdts
- Face N Time takes the stage at the annual Alpine Fest in Lake Zurich. k gerdts
- Girl Scout Troop 40523 delivered cookies to the homeless at JOURNEYS | The Road Home in Palatine. The clients felt grateful receiving such a special treat. JOURNEYS | The Road Home
- Children look for birds as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). The GBBC is an annual event at which bird watchers of all ages count birds to get a real-time snapshot of where birds are all over the world. The local event was hosted by Citizens for Conservation in Barrington. Tom Benjamin
- Citizens for Conservation (CFC) volunteers started off the new year last Saturday by clearing brush from an oak woods owned by CFC. Dedicated volunteers have worked there for 5 years to clear invasive plants from the 6-acre parcel and have made good progress. Restoration has already begun on the site. Donna Bolzman
- Ned Zerwic and Ya-Ju Wang are our new physical therapy students interning at Cary Physical Therapy. They are in their second year at the University of Illinois Chicago. Brenda Law, Marketing
- Dancers from Haper College Dance and Pom team and from Summers Academy of Dance in Crystal Lake, helped instruct mini-routines and hosted fun free-style dancing on Feb. 15th for tweens ages 10-14. The next Hip Hop Explosion is on March 15th for $6. Janet Kay of from me 2 you photography
- U9 Barrington Broncos Travel Team Spring Classic 2013 Champions: front row, James Ensign, TJ Swidorski, Ryan Anderson, Tommy Kondraros, Danny Sheedy; and back row, Justin Mirski, Logan Eisenbarth, Tristan Roney, Peter Maestranzi, and Brady Dern. Caroline Eisenbarth
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- Week 6: Scouting the Fox Valley Conference
- Boys soccer: Jacobs, Dundee-Crown, Huntley win FVC contests
- Girls volleyball: Larkin, South Elgin notch wins
- Boys golf: Jacobs’ Tighe 2nd at Fox Valley Conference meet
- Week 5: West Aurora’s DaVion Cross, Mundelein’s Woolford merit MVP honors
- Hampshire to honor Ellett on Friday
- Girls tennis: Huntley, Jacobs enjoying productive seasons
- Girls volleyball: Geneva remains unbeaten
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- Prairie Ridge High School launches innovative business program
- Cary medical manufacturer proposes expansion, adding 350 jobs
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