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Lines of cars spilled out of the Vernon Township parking lot, at 3050 N. Main Street, Buffulo Grove, onto a main road during a mask distribution event April 29, 2020. Several local and state mandates were announced in recent weeks requiring face coverings in public due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Vernon Township officials hand out thousands of free masks as towns prepare for statewide mandate requiring them to be worn

April 29, 2020 at 5:08 p.m.

Vernon Township officials braved the early morning rainfall Wednesday to hand out 3,000 fabric masks to residents during a drive-thru distribution that drew hundreds more than officials expected. Communities throughout...

Barrington High School class of 2019 graduates toss their caps during the commencement ceremony May 31, 2019. School officials are making tentative plans for a virtual graduation for the class of 2020 in lieu of an in-person ceremony, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

SD220 board virtual meeting includes mulling options for senior graduation, summer school and next-step referendum plans

April 28, 2020 at 2:59 p.m.

Barrington School District 220 officials reviewed graduation options for seniors and discussed plans related to millions of dollars in planned construction and renovations, among other topics, during a recent virtual...

The Barrington School District 220 Board of Education met by video conference for its April 21, 2020 meeting where members approved Teresa Reiche as the new assistant superintendent of human resources, effective July 1. Reiche currently serves as the district's director of HR and will step into the new role to replace Mary Dudek, who is retiring.

HR chief at SD220 retiring at end of school year; school board approves current director as successor

April 28, 2020 at 7:38 a.m.

Barrington School District 220 officials voted at the virtual school board meeting earlier this month to approv an administrative promotion, as the administrator being replaced approaches her retirement date. Mary...

Young activists in Lincolnshire organized a community window rally to make up for their canceled Earth Day event

April 27, 2020 at 1:37 p.m.

A group of fifth graders at Half Day elementary school led an Earth Day initiative in the Lincolnshire community Wednesday to make up for the cancellation of a planned rally....

Evictions won’t be enforced during stay-home order, but landlords and officials say rent should be paid — if renters can

April 28, 2020 at 4:53 p.m.

Darcy Gans, a tenant at 444 Social Luxury Apartment Living, in Lincolnshire, said she was getting ready to celebrate the beginning of Passover on April 8 when the property manager...

Buffalo Grove Village President Beverly Sussman, pictured in a file photo, issued an executive order effective April 24, 2020, requiring people to cover their faces in public or risk citations and fines.

Buffalo Grove order calls for local businesses to refuse service to people not wearing masks, and fines up to $750

April 24, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.

Buffalo Grove officials announced Thursday that people age 5 and older will be required to wear some sort of mask while in public in the village starting Friday. Village President...

Barrington teen surprises food pantry with $7,500 donation to help address hunger amid coronavirus pandemic

April 24, 2020 at 8:37 a.m.

Barrington High School sophomore Carson Pazdan's annual "Food Drive-Thru" was among the events nationwide that were canceled this spring because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. But he decided he still...

Lincolnshire Village Board approves $1.5M contract for road resurfacing project, even as trustees question if now is good time to spend that kind of money

April 23, 2020 at 11:47 p.m.

The Lincolnshire Village Board recently approved a $1.5 million road resurfacing contract, despite some trustees expressing concern about spending that much money amid the coronavirus pandemic. Local economists are beginning...

As people called 911 March 7, 2020 to report a shooting at a residence in the 300 block of Old Sutton Road, in Barrington Hills, pictured, where they were attending a party, many could not tell police dispatchers the address to where they were. Callers reported being scared and hiding in different place inside and outside the home.

Audio of 911 calls reveals confusion as panicked partygoers hid inside and outside Barrington Hills home where fatal shooting happened

April 20, 2020 at 10:16 a.m.

A review of 911 calls made on the night of a fatal Barrington Hills rental home shooting in early March offers a glimpse into the chaos of the night as...

Suburban village officials are encouraging residents to complete the 2020 census online during the stay-at-home order if they have not already done so.

Village officials urge residents to fill out 2020 census as they stay home due to coronavirus pandemic

April 20, 2020 at 3:00 a.m.

Northwest suburbs are seeing higher self-response rates for the 2020 census than the state or national average, according to the census website, but village leaders continue to urge their residents...

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