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A project to add wider turn lanes, install traffic signals and more is scheduled to start in March 2019 at the three-point intersection of East Dundee Road and Grove Avenue in Barrington, pictured. A mix of local and state funds will pay for the work, officials have said.

Village funds, state grant to pay for $2.9M East Dundee Road and Grove Avenue improvements in Barrington

March 4, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

Barrington officials announced in February that the village has received state funding for traffic-related improvements this year at East Dundee Road and Grove Avenue in the southeast corner of town....

Phlebotomist Pankag Patel chats with Veronica Marmora as she finishes up with her blood donation. The Barrington Countryside Fire Department hosted a blood drive March 2, 2019 at a fire station in Lake Barrington

Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District blood drive to help replenish local supply

March 4, 2019 at 1:13 p.m.

A two-day stretch of frigid late-January weather in the Chicago area caused low blood supplies, officials have said, but blood collection drives such as the one held Saturday in Lake...

Longtime Ma & Pa’s Candy Shop owners retiring, new proprietors plan to keep the store’s tradition going

March 4, 2019 at 11:32 a.m.

After running Ma & Pa’s Candy in downtown Long Grove for 37 years, owners Susan and Salvatore Fanara sold the store to another couple who took over in January. “I’m...

Shout Out: Debbie Fandrei, historian and museum director

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

Debbie Fandrei has been director of the Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove for 20 years.The museum is part of the Buffalo Grove Park District and a member of the Illinois...

Buffalo Grove Park District to use $400K state grant to improve Green Lake Park: Officials

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

The Buffalo Grove Park District has plans to add more activities and amenities to Green Lake Park, after being awarded a state grant of $400,000, officials said. Governor J.B. Pritzker...

Shout Out: Amanda Busch, park district leader and big fan of ‘The Great Gatsby’

February 25, 2019 at 12:20 p.m.

Amanda Busch grew up in Buffalo Grove and is the recreation supervisor for the Park District. She is also the director of Clubhouse, a before- and after-school program for students...

Barrington School District 220 Superintendent Brian Harris, center, talks about possible boundary changes in the district in this 2018 file photo. The school district will hold three information sessions starting Feb. 23, 2019 to discuss the April ballot referendum.

Barrington School District 220 to hold information sessions on ballot referendum, $185M construction plan

May 22, 2019 at 3:58 a.m.

The Barrington School District 220 Board of Education will hold three public meetings to provide information on an upcoming ballot referendum question about a multi-million dollar plan to renovate and...

Domestic violence advocate attended State of the Union as Casten guest: ‘We opened more dialogue in Congress about this issue’

February 19, 2019 at 11:27 p.m.

When freshman U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, visited the Family Shelter Service, its executive director was most impressed by his interest in learning more about domestic violence. The shelter’s executive...

Schneider guest to State of Union disappointed Trump didn’t mention DACA: ‘It’s a big issue’

February 18, 2019 at 12:49 p.m.

Ivan Hernandez’s work in the Hispanic community was key to him getting an invitation from U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider to the State of the Union address earlier this month as...

Long Grove trustees have approved an agreement that marks the early stages of getting the Robert Parker Road bridge repaired.

Long Grove officials approve agreement that helps get historic bridge repair started

May 23, 2019 at 6:06 p.m.

Long Grove officials are hoping by fall the historic Robert Coffin Parker Road bridge leading to the downtown commercial district will be fully restored, after a delivery truck severely damaged...

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