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Pia Van Auken, a cataloguer at Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire, shows some of the donations being collected at the library for the victims of Hurricane Florence.

Organizers of Hurricane Florence donation drive in Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire look to expand reach

May 23, 2019 at 8:06 p.m.

Buffalo Grove resident Emily Petway understands the different ways even a small-scale natural disaster can disrupt the daily routines of residents. She recently said she remembers seeing this effect firsthand...

Shout Out: Claire Slattery, new executive director of Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce

May 22, 2019 at 3:56 a.m.

When she recently was named the new executive director of the Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce, Claire Slattery was tasked with leading a familiar organization. Having owned a marketing...

In this 2017 file photo, Barrington resident Vickie Scott checks out the inventory at Tattered Tiques in Lake Barrington. The owner of Tattered Tiques has been urging village officials recently to do more to promote Lake Barrington businesses.

Lake Barrington looks to bring in business with new economic development strategy

May 22, 2019 at 3:56 a.m.

Taking aim at a new study that showed Lake Barrington missing out on $185 million in retail opportunities, village officials recently adopted a new economic development plan for the future....

Kevin Scheiwiller (right), restoration program manager with Citizens for Conservation, instructs volunteers during a seed collection at the Grigsby Prairie in Barrington Hills.

Seed collections provide Barrington area conservationists with another restoration tool

May 22, 2019 at 3:56 a.m.

Since the fourth grade, Maren Prokup has looked forward to this time of year, when she normally volunteers with Citizens for Conservation to support a cause close to her heart....

District 220 Superintendent Brian Harris (center) meets with district residents and parents Sept. 14 at Barbara B. Rose Elementary School about possible attendance boundary changes.

Barrington School District 220 parents push for new middle school as debate over boundary changes intensifies

May 22, 2019 at 3:56 a.m.

As Barrington School District 220 officials continue to debate whether to redraw certain attendance boundaries to address a disparity in student enrollment at two middle schools, some concerned parents recently...

Shout Out: Sue Grossinger, senior services coordinator at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

May 22, 2019 at 3:56 a.m.

For 17 years, Sue Grossinger has worked as the senior services coordinator at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington. The program serves elderly residents in Lake, Cook and McHenry counties....

Anne Horwath leads runners in the one-mile race of BStrong Together's second annual "Joe Kelsch Memorial Walk/Run and Family Festival." The Barrington-based nonprofit has expanded programming recently after forming in 2017.

Barrington nonprofit BStrong Together raises support, expands programming

May 22, 2019 at 3:56 a.m.

About 150 runners and volunteers recently took an excursion around Citizens Park in Barrington while generating support for a relatively new community organization. The turnout for the second annual “Joe...

Piper Pogorzelski, 3, plays with her bubble maker while listening to a live performance from The Breakfast Club, an 1980s tribute band, during the "Rock the Block" event in downtown Lake Zurich.

Thousands help ‘Rock the Block’ in downtown Lake Zurich

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

Main Street in Lake Zurich over the past weekend served as a meeting ground for area residents interested in enjoying some live music, food and dancing. The downtown area attracted...

Firefighters on the scene of a fire at the former Hackney's restaurant at 880 N. Rand Road, Lake Zurich, Sept. 9, 2018.

Before fire destroyed former Hackney’s restaurant, demolition plans for building were being set

May 24, 2019 at 12:31 a.m.

Before a fire over the past weekend reduced the former Hackney's restaurant in Lake Zurich to rubble, the building was set to be demolished to make room for a new...

Stevenson High School's annual StreetFest attracted about 2,100 people to the grounds of the Lincolnshire-based school. The event featured a variety of activities, including a fireworks show.

Stevenson High School’s ‘StreetFest’ teaches students about planning while supporting nonprofits

December 12, 2018 at 4:24 p.m.

The students who helped organize Stevenson High School’s recent “StreetFest” received a crash course in event planning, according to Brett Erdmann, community service coordinator at the Lincolnshire-based school. More than...

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