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Anne Richard, of West Dundee, holds her father's ashes as she speaks about a proposed columbarium cemetery in South Barrington during a town hall meeting at the South Barrington Village Hall on November 7, 2019. The village sent questions and comments from the meeting to the National Cemetery Administration and is awaiting a response.

Proposed site for cremated remains of veterans continues to draw opposition in South Barrington

April 17, 2020 at 11:04 a.m.

South Barrington village officials remain at odds with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over the location of a proposed columbarium cemetery in town. Village officials are waiting for a...

Barrington among NW suburban school districts nationally recognized for music education: ‘Music has the ability to touch our lives’

April 16, 2020 at 6:08 p.m.

Two area school districts are among ones named the "Best Communities for Music Education" in the country, according to an announcement from school officials at each district. Barrington School District...

Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus has been recognized as one of nine middle schools in Illinois to be a 2020 "School to Watch."

Prairie Middle School among 9 in Illinois to be nationally recognized as ‘School to Watch’

April 16, 2020 at 5:57 p.m.

Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus was named a 2020 "School to Watch" in a national recognition program, district officials said Wednesday. The school began working toward the designation two...

Husband and wife chiropractors donate gift cards at local eateries in effort to help families and support local businesses during pandemic

April 13, 2020 at 5:11 p.m.

Amid job losses and financial strain due to the coronavirus pandemic, a Hawthorn Woods couple is aiming to help feed families in surrounding communities and promote local businesses. Katie and...

4 juveniles facing drug possession, curfew charges in separate incidents: Lincolnshire police

April 12, 2020 at 8:25 p.m.

The following items were taken from Lincolnshire Police Department reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Drugs Two juveniles were charged March 25 with illegal...

Jim Aalfs speaks during a virtual Barrington School District 220 Board of Education meeting April 7, 2020, after the board approved him as the new principal of Barrington Middle School - Station Campus effective July 1.

Barrington SD220 holds online school board meeting and approves 3 new administrative hires, including principal for Station middle school

April 10, 2020 at 3:10 p.m.

Barrington School District 220 officials approved three new administrative hires at a Board of Education meeting Tuesday. The meeting was held online — amid the governor's orders banning public gatherings...

Stevenson High School students named finalists, semi-finalists in national math competition

April 10, 2020 at 2:44 p.m.

A team of five students at Adlai E. Stevenson High School has reached the finals in a national math competition that will award $20,000 as a first-place prize. The competition,...

Despite low enrollment, some suburban child care centers are staying open during the pandemic for children of essential workers

April 10, 2020 at 10:06 a.m.

Some suburban child care centers, big and small, are reopening to care for the kids of essential workers — during the coronavirus pandemic. Child care centers closed last month as...

Porch concerts featuring student musicians pay homage to late ‘Lean On Me’ singer Bill Withers, encourage unity amid pandemic

April 10, 2020 at 8:49 a.m.

In the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, several dozen students in the northwest suburbs took a break from e-learning Tuesday to pick up their instruments, step outside in the...

School districts donate high-demand N95 masks, other PPE items to hospitals and first responders: ‘We’re happy to do whatever we can to assure a healthy community’

April 6, 2020 at 7:22 p.m.

Suburban school districts have donated thousands of gloves, masks and gowns to hospitals and first responders facing shortages of the personal protective equipment amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Since schools...

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