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Birdwatch, volunteer and do yoga at Camp Reinberg party
As part of the Forest Preserves of Cook County’s Party for the Preserves Day on Saturday there will be a themed party at Camp Reinberg in Palatine as well as in each of the forest preserve’s campgrounds.Last Updated Sep 23, 2016 5:54 PM -
Pete Miller’s Wheeling restaurant sold for $2.4 million
Updated Sep 23, 2016 11:25 AM
The recently shuttered Pete Miller’s Steak House on Milwaukee Avenue in Wheeling has been sold to a private investor for about $2.4 million.
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Report: Cook County should eliminate unincorporated areas
Posted Sep 23, 2016 5:30 AMCook County should eventually eliminate all of its unincorporated areas to reduce taxes and improve services to residents in those neighborhoods, according to a new report released Thursday by Chicago-based The Civic Federation.
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Wheeling unveils plans for new community room; seniors cite concerns
Updated Sep 22, 2016 7:27 PM
A presentation on proposed renderings for a $1.6 million community room addition to the Wheeling village hall Monday struck a negative cord with some village seniors. The senior congregate dining program will be moved to the community room, and additional senior programming activities will be housed in the community recreation center, which is also located on the municipal campus near the village hall.
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Wheeling’s Platinum Pools earns prestigious award
Updated Sep 22, 2016 9:07 AM
Wheeling-based Platinum Pools surpassed its peers to win a prestigious industry design award from The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals.
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About 55 percent of high schoolers continue in Harper tuition program
Updated Sep 22, 2016 6:02 AM
About 55 percent of high school students who signed up for the Harper Promise program met the criteria to stay in the program. The most common reason students are no longer eligible for the free college program? They didn’t fulfill the required five hours of community service.
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How Illinois 59th House District candidates differ on term limits
Updated Sep 21, 2016 5:56 PM
Both candidates for Illinois’ 59th House District agree that elected officials should face term limits, but Democrat incumbent Carol Sente and Republican challenger Dawn Abernathy disagree on how far those term limits should reach.
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Wheeling approves church for industrial and office district
Updated Sep 20, 2016 9:18 PMThe Promise and Fulfillment Community Church will be the newest congregation in Wheeling, as village trustees Monday approved a special use permit for the chuch to move into two buildings in an industrial and office district.
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Images: Giant pretzels and floating cars share space in The Week in Pictures
Posted Sep 25, 2016 10:00 PM
Have you ever seen a pretzel big enough to wear?
- Rolling Meadows passes up Wheeling
- St. Viator clips Carmel
- One very colorful victory for Prospect
- Images: Carmel falls to St. Viator, 17-10 in football
- Northwest suburban police blotter
- Boys soccer: Hersey edges Conant, stays unbeaten
- Girls volleyball: Wheeling perfect in first MSL East round
- Girls volleyball: St. Viator storms back to beat Harvest Christian
- Week 5: Scouting the Mid-Suburban East
- Week 5: Scouting the East Suburban Catholic
- Boys soccer: St. Viator tops Notre Dame, extends winning trend
- Northwest suburban police blotter
- Girls volleyball: Hersey tops Prospect in two sets
- Girls golf: Prospect edges New Trier
- Girls volleyball: Wheeling remains focused, stops Rolling Meadows
- Constable: Bullying knows no bounds
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- North Park University Celebrates 125 Years of Quality Academics, Faith and Diversity
- Wheeling Wine Fest will be held Nov. 12
- Falconaires Orchestra will wow audience with an Oct. 9 latin-inspired concert
- Coaster Challenge this weekend to benefit athletes of Special Olympics Illinois
- COD to Host College Fair Oct. 18
- Serve City holding girls volleyball club tryouts in 7 cities in October
Community Photos
- "When I grow up..." at the Station 26 Open House Hal Norman
- Nearly 100 fourth-through-seventh-grade students from St. Malachy School in Chicago visited Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest Feb. 7 for a day of events including an uplifting gospel liturgy, pizza lunch, talent show and a carnival. This celebration marked the latest chapter in a Black History Month tradition between the inner-city grade school and the North Shore high school dating back to 1996. Pictured here, students from both schools joined the combined choirs at the conclusion of the gospel liturgy to sing “We Shall Overcome” in honor of Pete Seeger, who passed away Jan. 27. Woodlands Academy
- Children at Kingswood Preschool plant flowers and vegetables outside in the garden. One of many "hands on" opportunities offered throughout the school year and summer camp. Laura Kopk
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It’s countdown time for Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s 41st annual financial aid fundraiser, Congé. Modeling this year’s theme colors are (from left) Co-Chair Mary Oelerich of Chicago, Silent Auction Chair Alison Kohlmeyer of Lake Forest and Co-Chair Jean Olson of Evanston. The fundraising starts at 9 a.m. Friday, April 11, with online bidding at www.bidpal.net/Congé for a variety of exciting silent auction items such as four VIP tickets to a Los Angeles taping of Conan O’Brien’s TBS TV show, a Chicago Blackhawks hockey stick signed by members of the 2013-14 team and for wine enthusiasts, a 750ml bottle of Chateau Petrus Pomerol (2006). Online bids will be accepted up to and then as part of the silent auction that takes place during the Congé dinner event which begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Glen View Club, 100 Golf Road, Golf, IL. Silent auction bidding ends at 10 p.m.
For more information about Congé contact Woodlands Academy Associate Director of Advancement for Special Events Tami Rocha at 847-234-4300, ext. 226 or visit www.woodlandsacademy.org Woodlands Academy - Extrication Demo at the Station 26 Open House Hal Norman
- Face painting at the Station 26 Open House Hal Norman
- In observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Marty Brounstein, author of the book "Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust," will be at the Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling, on April 22 at 2:00 p.m. Register at www.indiantrailslibrary.org or call 847-279-2232.
- Fire Pole slide at the Station 26 Open House Hal Norman
- 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
- Women gathered for a wonderful luncheon at the Inverness Golf Club April 30 to benefit JOURNEYS | The Road Home. JOURNEYS provides supportive services to over 1,300 homeless and at risk families and individuals annually. It also manages the PADS shelter program. The "Garden of Giving" Women's Luncheon raised nearly $8,000. JOURNEYS | The Road Home
- 11-year-old cousins Jessie Liguori of Wheeling (right) and Alexa Liguori of Chicago, snap this cute selfie with Mayor Emanuel as they attended the graduation ceremony for the Chicago Police Department held Monday at Navy Pier. Jessie Liguori
- Face painting at the Station 26 Open House Hal Norman
- Putting out the fire at the Station 26 Open House Hal Norman
- Gloria Posso and husband Juan Gonzalez had fun learning to salsa at the Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling, March 13. Jane Seidman
- Over 60 people attended the Salsa Boot Camp class taught by Hoton1Salsa instructor Rick Mangram at the Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling. Jane Seidman
- Serious fire power at the Station 26 Open House Hal Norman
- This is a birdhouse outside our home in Wheeling. Christopher D Holcombe Sr.
- Chopping practice at the Station 26 Open House. Hal Norman
- Fire Hose practice at Station 26 Open House Hal Norman
- The Northwest Suburban Bar Association awards Antonia Kopec, DePaul Univeristy School of Law, the Timothy C. Evan's Scholarship of $4,000 with the Honorable Timothy C. Evan's, Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County (left) and Dennis Favaro, president of Northwest Suburban Bar Association Foundation Adam Pasco
- Dandelion Gallery in Waukegan will honor Hispanic Heritage Month with a large installation by Mexican-American emerging artist Katrina Davis-Salazar titled "Oración de los Números: Economizing Memory, Sanity, & Hours." This show will coincide with ArtWauk and also will include work by 23 talented member artists. Opening reception will be 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at Dandelion Gallery, 109 S. Genesee St. Davis-Salazar's works will be priced from $12 to $500 and sold in interactive ways that resemble a warehouse sale. Katrina Davis Salazar
- Children at Kingswood Preschool of Buffalo Grove children decide what they want to be when they grow up... Laura Kopka
- Wheeling Township honored over 200 loyal volunteers and donors at their annual Appeciation Luncheon at the Metropolis Ballroom on April 24, 2015. "Leading the Way" volunteers recognized for their many years of service (L to R) Sue & John Cafarella, Char & Ed Perlow, Diane and Jack Ferguson, Victoria Kopulos, Lou Barnett, Deanne Rehmer and Supervisor Michael Schroeder.
- Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Debate Team members Elena Gutierrez of Waukegan (left) and Arminda Downey-Mavromatis of Gurnee, both sophomores, finished the season by receiving awards at the Illinois Communication and Theatre Association (ICTA) State Tournament held March 15 at Belvidere North High School in Belvidere, Ill. Gutierrez was the top seed (out of a field of 41) in the playoff rounds after achieving an 8-1 record in the preliminary rounds. She ended the tournament as a quarterfinalist. Downey-Mavromatis earned the 6th place speaker award. Kyle Schmitt, coach of the Lake Forest school’s newly revived Debate Team, is proud of its achievements this year. “We are liked and respected newcomers in the northern Illinois debate circuit,” he said following the state meet. Woodlands Academy
- Artwork by Woodlands Academy junior Erika Cerillo of Waukegan is among those featured at the Deer Path Art League Emerging Artists show in Lake Forest now through March 28. This is one of three exhibits in which artwork by several Woodlands Academy students is on display this month. The other shows are at the Lake Forest Library and the University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts in Fort Wayne, Ind. Woodlands Academy
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More Wheeling News
- Wheeling Sports
- Rolling Meadows passes up Wheeling
- St. Viator clips Carmel
- One very colorful victory for Prospect
- Images: Carmel falls to St. Viator, 17-10 in football
- Boys soccer: Hersey edges Conant, stays unbeaten
- Girls volleyball: Wheeling perfect in first MSL East round
- Girls volleyball: St. Viator storms back to beat Harvest Christian
- Week 5: Scouting the Mid-Suburban East
- Wheeling Business
- Pete Miller’s Wheeling restaurant sold for $2.4 million
- Wheeling’s Platinum Pools earns prestigious award
- Constable: Bullying knows no bounds
- Crowds flock to get taste of Wheeling’s food offerings
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- Buffalo Grove High School
(High School) - 1100 W. Dundee Rd.
Buffalo Grove, Il 60089 - 847-718-4000
- 847-718-4122
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- Bison
- Navy Blue/Burnt Orange/White
- John Hersey High School
(High School) - 1900 E. Thomas St.
Arlington Heights, Il 60004-4392 - 847-718-4800
- 847-718-4817
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- Orange/Brown/White
- Wheeling High School
(High School) - 900 S. Elmhurst Rd.
Wheeling, Il 60090 - 847-718-7000
- 847-718-7008
- whs.d214.org
- Wildcats
- Royal Blue/Athletic Gold/White
- College of Lake County
- (847) 543-2000
- 19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, IL 60030 - www.clcillinois.edu/
- Harper College
- 847.925.6707
- 1200 W. Algonquin Road
Palatine, IL 60067 - www.harpercollege.edu/
- Indian Trails Public Library District
- (847) 459-4100
- 355 S. Schoenbeck Road
Wheeling, Illinois 60090 - www.indiantrailslibrary.org/
- Prospect Heights Public Library District
- (847) 259-3500
- 12 N. Elm St.
Prospect Heights, Illinois 60070 - www.phpl.info/
- Vernon Area Public Library
- (847) 634-3650
- 300 Olde Half Day Road
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069 - www.vapld.info/
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