Todd Shields

Shout Out: Alyssa Wees is a newly-published author of young adult fiction

April 5, 2019 at 2:32 p.m.

For the past five years, Alyssa Wees has been an assistant librarian in Youth Services for Barrington Area Library. She answered the following questions in an email. Q: What is...

Campaign workers stand outside the Barrington Park District Fitness and Recreation Center in Barrington on April 2, 2019. It served as a polling place, where voters went to cast ballots including responding to the $185 million Barrington School District 220 referendum.

Support for Barrington School District 220 referendum of $185M not likely, according to unofficial tally

May 22, 2019 at 3:59 a.m.

Early unofficial election results Tuesday indicate that the Barrington School District 220 referendum may be struggling to pass. Just after 10 p.m. Tuesday, unofficial tallies from the four counties that...

Shout Out: Dana Mihajlovic, baby sleep consultant

June 19, 2019 at 12:57 a.m.

Dana Mihajlovic of Libertyville is an infant sleep consultant, and she helps parents establish healthy sleep habits for their babies. Employed by Sleep Wise Consulting, she often talks to parents...

A special birthday celebration, including playing bingo, was held for Ann Gusek, center, at the Alcott Center in Buffalo Grove March 27, 2019. Gusek turned 100 March 26.

Ann Gusek — 100 years old and still having fun

May 14, 2019 at 3:49 a.m.

Newly minted centenarian Ann Gusak acknowledged the roomful of about 30 family members and friends gathered Wednesday to celebrate her 100th birthday at the Alcott Center of Buffalo Grove Park...

The Early Learning Center in Barrington School District 220 is located next to the site of a proposed fire station that the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District wanted to build. The Cook County board rejected the fire district's request.

County board denies plans to build fire station near two Barrington schools

May 22, 2019 at 3:59 a.m.

The Cook County Building and Zoning Committee has turned down a special use request from the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District to construct a fire station close to two Barrington...

Shout Out: Dillon Schneider, cinematographer and Barrington High School alum whose project is nominated for Country Music award

March 21, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

Dillon Schneider is a 2008 graduate of Barrington High School. His music video "Burn Out" by the musical artist Midland has been nominated by the Academy of Country Music for...

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Shout Out: Alyssa Wees is a newly-published author of young adult fiction

Support for Barrington School District 220 referendum of $185M not likely, according to unofficial tally

Shout Out: Dana Mihajlovic, baby sleep consultant

Ann Gusek — 100 years old and still having fun

County board denies plans to build fire station near two Barrington schools

Shout Out: Dillon Schneider, cinematographer and Barrington High School alum whose project is nominated for Country Music award

Face of Barrington School District 220 board to change with 2 not seeking re-election, 4 newcomers in the race

Barrington middle school student to appear as guest meteorologist on The Weather Channel

Shout Out: Susan Benjamin researches musical theater composers and performers

Early voting to get underway, village halls and other venues to serve as polling places