Barrington Courier Review

Feits named BHS distinguished alumni

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:28:23 -0600

For the first time in the long history of Barrington High School’s Distinguished Graduate Award, two brothers have been named joint recipients. Jim and John Feit, both Barrington Fire Department employees, were recently selected as this year’s Distinguished Graduate Award 2012 for accomplishments throughout their careers. The pair will be honored during Barrington High School’s Senior Honors Night May 12. “As public servants who protect our community, these two brothers live and bleed Barrington,” Jeff Arnett, chief communications officer for Barrington Community Unit School District 220, wrote in an email. Deputy Chief John Feit is a 1976 graduate of Barrington …

Faculty members make love connection

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:29:05 -0600

Barrington Community Unit School District 220 knows a little something about romance. The district is home to 26 married couples, as of Jan. 17. While some had met and married before joining District 220, the district played a role in connecting several of its couples. BILL AND JOAN BELL Bill and Joan Bell started with Barrington High School just one year apart, Joan, a guidance counselor and 1977 Barrington alum, in 1998 and Bill, a social studies teacher, in 1999. For years they had a professional respect for each other, but didn’t start dating until 2005. “The stars aligned in …

Voterama in Congress, week ending Feb. 10, 2012

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:20:02 -0600

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to bar members of Congress and their staff from using inside legislative information in personal stock trading. Members empowered presidents to veto discretionary-spending items providing that both houses of Congress then vote to approve of the rescissions. Members also required new rules for figuring the budgetary impact of federal loan programs. Senators, meanwhile, approved a federal aviation budget, and they advanced a bill to authorize federal road, bridge, transit and highway-safety programs through Sept. 30, 2013.

Snow, warmer temperatures expected this week

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:56:20 -0600

The bitter cold temperatures that hit the Chicago area over the weekend are expected to give way to snow Monday and then milder weather by the end of the week. Temperatures are expected to climb to 35 degrees on Monday, when there is an 80 percent chance of snow after 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service’s website. About two inches of accumulation is possible by Tuesday morning. While the temperature is expected to climb from a weekend low of 10 degrees Saturday morning, wind gusts as high as 20 miles per will remain Monday afternoon, the weather service …

Kirk moved to Chicago rehab center

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:06:02 -0600

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke nearly three weeks ago, was transferred Friday to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Reader-submitted: Barrington cheerleaders place second in state

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:08:42 -0600

The 2011-12 Barrington High School varsity cheerleading team had a steady climb this season to a second-place finish at state. The team began its competitive season in December with fifth and third place finishes at Belvidere North and Rolling Meadows, and spent their winter break in Barrington, working hard on their routine. The team placed fourth in the Mid Suburban League, which was far below their goal, but helped the team make some important changes in their routine to ensure later success. The team placed 5th at Grayslake North in mid-January, receiving some valuable feedback from judges that allowed the …

Snow makes its way back to the area Friday

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:02 -0600

Feeling a chill in the air? Snow will be back as soon as Friday when lake effect snow could hit the city and Northwest Indiana with six inches.

Three teachers nominated for Golden Apple

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:28:32 -0600

Three Barrington Community Unit School District 220 teachers are hard at work completing applications and essays after having been nominated for the Golden Apple award. The Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching was the idea of Golden Apple founder Martin Koldyke, who felt that excellent teachers did not receive adequate recognition for their contributions to building a stronger, better-educated society. Every year since 1986, Golden Apple has chosen 10 outstanding teachers to receive this award. The teachers become lifetime members of the Golden Apple Academy of Educators, which conceives, develops and supports programs for teachers to make them more …

Lake County charges three with unlawful use of credit card

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:46:24 -0600

Three people have been arrested for their alleged roles in a pickpocket scam that began in January at the Deer Park Town Center. Michelle L. Johnson, 26, of Chicago; Marva D. Karikari, 40, of Darien; and Rickey Anderson, 45, of Chicago, have all been charged with unlawful use of a credit card, a Class 3 felony, in conjunction with the incidents. On Jan. 15 and Jan. 19, the offenders are alleged to have entered Panera Bread and Noodles and Company, in Deer Park, with the intention of taking wallets from purses hanging over chairs, according to a release issued by …

Retriever rescue group as good as gold for families

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:57:12 -0600

Pam and Alan Hoffman are “foster failures” in the best way possible. The Barrington Hills duo has a habit of adopting the golden retrievers they foster as members of As Good As Gold, Golden Retriever Rescue of Northern Illinois.

Four seniors considered for teaching scholarship

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:28:39 -0600

Four Barrington High School seniors are finalists for the Golden Apple Scholarship. Daisy Gomez, of Carpentersville, Paige Dunseith, of Barrington, Deena Davis, of Hoffman Estates, and Leslie Martin, of Barrington, were all nominated by teacher Janet Schultz, early childhood teacher. The Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois program, of the Golden Apple Foundation, recruits and prepares high school graduates who have the promise for successful careers as excellent teachers in high-need schools throughout Illinois. While attending college, scholars receive advanced teacher preparation during four Summer Institutes and tuition assistance of $2,500 per year for freshmen and sophomore years and $5,000 per …

Catholic cemeteries offer to bury 300 bodies stacked at morgue

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:28:02 -0600

The Archdiocese of Chicago is offering to pay for up to 300 burials for the bodies being held at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Feds cut grant for Chinese program

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:27:58 -0600

As Barrington Community Unit School District 220 officials learned the federal government eliminated the $1.5 million Foreign Language Assistance Program grant the district had received to support the Chinese Immersion program, the district must now grapple with how to keep the program going. Parents came out in droves, leaving standing room only at the school board’s regular meeting Tuesday night at barrington High School, as parents involved in the program lobbied for ways to keep the program running. “We all recognize the unenvious task you had before you before the federal government backed out of... promised funds,” said Robert Windon, …

Village ponders electric agreement

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:28:03 -0600

Barrington officials are carefully sifting through an agreement with the Northern Illinois Municipal Electric Collaborative to provide consulting services for the village’s electrical aggregation program. Director of Public Works Dennis Burmeister and Village Attorney Jim Bateman presented a draft agreement at the committee of the whole meeting Monday that outlined provisions under which Barrington would have the collaborative provide its consulting services for the village’s electrical aggregation program. Shortly following trustees’ approval to add a referendum question on the March 20 ballot that would seek public approval to engage in an electric aggregation program, staff members were asked to search …

Police blotter for Feb. 7

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:28:44 -0600

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Barrington, Barrington Hills and South Barrington police departments. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination. BARRINGTON DISORDERLY CONDUCT Timothy L. Hoeller, 51, 618A N. Hough St., Barrington, was charged Jan. 30 with disorderly conduct. He was taken into custody at his home. Hoeller was released on bond and issued a Feb. 22 court date in Waukegan. THEFT A 14-year-old Carpentersville male was charged Feb. 2 with theft of mislaid property. He was taken into …

Pride of Lincoln Park Zoo, Adelor the lion euthanized

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:16:01 -0600

One of the most popular animals at Lincoln Park Zoo, an 18-year-old male African lion, was euthanized Wednesday because of deteriorating health.