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Stevenson High School students are pictured making dog toys to sell in a March 18, 2020 fundraiser to benefit Australian wildlife relief.

Animal Welfare Club at Stevenson High School plans fundraiser for Australian wildlife relief efforts: ‘It’s hard not to want to do something’

January 17, 2020 at 2:07 p.m.

Students from Adlai E. Stevenson High School are planning an in-school fundraiser to collect money for Australia in the wake of the country's destructive wildfires that have burned across the...

The Barrington School District 220 Board of Education listens to public comment during its Dec. 17, 2019 meeting. Later in the same meeting the board approved a tax levy increase.

Barrington School District 220 approves $129M property tax levy ? a $5.4M increase ? to help pay for teacher salaries and class materials

January 17, 2020 at 4:31 a.m.

The Barrington School District 220 Board of Education is asking for an additional $5.4 million from property owners with the approved 2019 levy, money officials say will help to fund...

Shout Out: Saad Muhammed, Lincolnshire’s newest police officer who has riding in a fighter plane on his bucket list

January 16, 2020 at 10:31 p.m.

Saad Muhammed, 33, is the Lincolnshire Police Department's newest officer. Q: How is your first day going? A: So far so good. Q: Where did you work before? A: I...

Barrington forester retiring after 33 years on the Public Works team

January 16, 2020 at 10:25 p.m.

A longtime village employee is stepping down, retiring from his position in the Public Works Department after more than three decades working for Barrington. Mike Szymanski, village forester and supervisor...

Shout Out: Paula Nowak, a nationally board certified teacher who spends a lot of time with school theater productions

January 16, 2020 at 9:48 p.m.

Paula Nowak teaches English and leads the theater department at Barrington High School. She in a nationally board certified teacher. Q: What's your favorite thing about your job? A: My...

Wheeling middle school teacher faces child pornography charges

January 15, 2020 at 5:11 p.m.

A Wheeling school district teacher was charged Friday with possession and dissemination of child pornography, according to a news release from the attorney general's office. Scott Pollack, 45, of the...

Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 to begin kindergarten, pre-K registration

January 13, 2020 at 1:07 p.m.

Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 will soon open its pre-K and kindergarten registration for next school year, officials announced in news release. Registration day for the 2020-2021 school year will...

Patty Dowd Schmitz, director of communications for the Village of Barrington, left, made notes on a white board about what village trustees discussed during the Jan. 6, 2020 Committee of the Whole meeting held at McGonigal's Pub in Barrington.

Infrastructure improvements, feel of village among priorities discussed for Barrington at committee meeting

January 13, 2020 at 11:51 a.m.

The Barrington Board of Trustees and village staff discussed upcoming infrastructure projects, economic development and how to maintain a "hometown feel" in Barrington during a recent special Committee of the...

Lake Barrington officials dote over village administrator, approve raise and $20,000 bonus for her: ‘We want to compensate her so we can keep her here fighting our battles for us’

January 10, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.

The Lake Barrington village administrator is getting a raise this year and a $20,000 bonus, according to an ordinance trustees approved Tuesday night. Village Administrator Karen Daulton Lange will be...

Shout Out: Steve Miller, a former trustee who’s now a local bartender, loves golf and being a grandpa

January 9, 2020 at 4:06 p.m.

Steve Miller, 61, has lived in the Barrington area since 1973, and he served as a Village Board trustee from 2003-2011. Now he bartends at McGonigal's Pub in downtown Barrington...

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