Kimberly Albrecht

If you are fortunate enough to know Ann and Jim Pride, you are witnessing two "Profiles in Courage" — to borrow the title from the biographical collection written by John...

If ever a philanthropic organization had a warm and fuzzy name, the Caring Women's Connection (CWC) truly does. And its president, Laurie Wilhoit, surely matches up to that perception as...

Serving others through mission work is an established, integral part of the Barrington community. Several area churches and school organizations, including Barrington United Methodist Church, Willow Creek and Hope's In...

For the past seven years, the goal at Barrington-based nonprofit The Community Meal has been to "encourage and strengthen friendships, share kindness and inspire hope in the community by the...

For many an onlooker, the word "poverty" and the name "Barrington" do not appear to belong together. Yet, they do. Whether, material, social, emotional, physical or educational, poverty in the...

One of Barrington's most influential octogenarians has done it again! For the fifth straight year, Dr. Curtis C. Verschoor, of the Wyngate subdivision, has been named one of the seven...

Got Talent? Barrington does! And, recently, The Parker Playhouse, 117 E. Northwest Highway, has set out to prove it! Throughout the months of January and February, a series of "friendly...

"Bluebirds, singing a song, nothing but bluebirds, all day long" go the lyrics of "Blue Skies" by Irving Berlin. Evidently bluebirds were special to Berlin, and they are treasured by...