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George Louis Barr built a career in banking, specializing in crisis management. However, one of his most satisfying roles came during retirement, when he was appointed as a trustee to the Wauconda Fire Protection District.
"He was our financial guy...
Updated: Nov 05, 2021 at 07:24 PM
George Barr was recalled for the wealth of financial acumen he gained during a distinguished business career, and how it benefited the Wauconda Fire Protection District, where he was a volunteer board trustee.
Mr. Barr, 70, of Lake Barrington, died ...
Updated: Nov 05, 2021 at 08:16 PM
The 9/11 artifacts discovered missing last month from an Inverness firehouse have been returned.
Palatine Rural Fire Protection District Chief Hank Clemmensen said the items - including pieces of rubble and steel beams from ground zero - are back sa...
Updated: Nov 05, 2021 at 03:26 PM
A Carpentersville family of four was left without a home Tuesday after a fire engulfed their detached garage and quickly spread to the main house.
Fire crews from a half dozen departments responded to the blaze just before 4 p.m. at 936 Chippewa Cir...
Updated: Nov 05, 2021 at 03:06 PM
John Klaas made a pilgrimage to ground zero just weeks after the 9/11 attacks.
The Barrington Hills man visited with survivors of the first ladder truck to arrive at the World Trade Center and was given access to restricted areas.
He returned not ju...
Updated: Nov 05, 2021 at 02:37 PM
Flames from an accidental fire Wednesday afternoon at a Barrington Hills mansion caused around $400,000 in damage, fire officials said.
The three-story, 20,000-square-foot home was still under construction, Barrington Fire Chief Jim Arie said. Contr...
Updated: Nov 05, 2021 at 11:57 AM
Local officials had until 5 p.m. on Thursday to file referendums for the Nov. 4 ballot, said Courtney Greve, a spokesman with the Cook County clerk's office. County officials will check the paperwork today and the list should be final by Monday, Gre...
Updated: Nov 05, 2021 at 11:22 AM
The scoreboard remained dark at Barrington High School's gymnasium, but cheers condemning Canadian National's proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad Co. rocked the rafters Wednesday night.
The public meeting in Barrington was th...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 11:30 PM
More than 100 people packed a Mundelein hotel's banquet room Tuesday night to sound off about the proposed Canadian National purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern railroad - but the comments weren't one-sided.
People opposed to the deal - which i...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 11:22 PM
The Vernon Hills Park District will rename Marimac Park in honor of former park commissioner Kelli Garvanian. A ceremony renaming the park at Route 45 and Deerpath Drive in Vernon Hills will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Garvanian, who served on the boar...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 08:58 PM