Kimberly Albrecht

Big band music can lift one's spirits almost instantaneously. An amalgam of jazz and Swing Era music, "Big Bands" usually contain a lively mix of percussion, brass and woodwind instruments....

If you ever questioned whether the youth of Barrington have "heart," all you have to do is hear them speak about service work. I have heard first-hand accounts of fulfilling...

Ah, those college years — they were great, eh? Nothing to worry about except yourself, your love life, and, perhaps, money. Your biggest dilemma was how to wake up for...

Twenty-eight years ago, we moved to the Barrington area with our week-old baby, Ashley. It was great to finally set up "home" in our rental, and exciting for Bob to...

Emerging from tragedy to triumph takes faith. It also takes prayer and perseverance. From the devastating loss of one wonderful little boy to cancer 15 years ago, has emerged a...

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..." Wait, wasn't Charles Dickens writing about...

Dozens of baby toting "storks" decorated their yard that momentous morning just over eighteen years ago, after triplets were born to the Iacullo family of the Lakeview subdivision. I remember...

Sam Oliver. She is a "volunteer and worker extraordinaire." This first time I saw her, about 27 years ago, she was receiving a special volunteer award at the Good Shepherd...