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Census: Suburbs are getting older, more diverse
The suburbs have an older, more diverse population than in 2010, a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau says. Kerry Lester rounds up what’s changed since the last full census.
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Kane clerk fees lawsuit could face delay during Cook appeal
Updated Jun 22, 2017 10:34 AM
A lawsuit against the Kane County circuit court clerk arguing the office improperly charged people some fees could be put on hold while an appellate court panel considers a similar case in Cook County that was dismissed by a judge.
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Cook County clerk won’t seek re-election
Updated Jun 21, 2017 7:10 PM
Longtime Cook County Clerk David Orr said Wednesday that he will not seek re-election for a post that he’s held for 26 years.
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Dist. 15 wants to make it easier to report bullying
Updated Jun 21, 2017 5:51 PM
Palatine Township Elementary District 15 wants to make it easier for students and parents to submit anonymous reports of bullying.
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Police: Shots didn’t target Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines
Updated Jun 20, 2017 5:31 PMAuthorities released few details Tuesday about a weekend shooting near the Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines.
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After protesters gather, Rauner skips Republican fundraiser
Updated Jun 20, 2017 11:37 AM
Protesters unhappy with efforts to overhaul the Affordable Care gathered Monday outside a $10,000-a-plate Illinois GOP fundraiser headlined by a number of Republican congressmen. Gov. Bruce Rauner, originally scheduled to appear, pulled out at the last minute.
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Both sides are talking again in tollway, railroad feud over O’Hare bypass land
Updated Jun 19, 2017 6:38 PM
After much saber-rattling, the Illinois tollway and Canadian Pacific Railroad might resolve a dispute without federal intervention over land near Bensenville for a western bypass of O’Hare International Airport.
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Fired after revealing gay marriage plans, music director helps launch new faith venture
Updated Jun 19, 2017 6:55 AM
A former Catholic church official fired from his suburban post in 2014 after announcing plans to marry another man is now part of a new faith venture billed as an alternative Catholic worship experience.
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District 211 may decide fate of Schaumburg land in July
Posted Jun 19, 2017 5:30 AM
Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 school board members are poised to decide next month whether they want to keep or sell a vacant 62-acre site in a Schaumburg neighborhood — less than a year into their originally proposed three-year plan for determining the site’s fate.
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- Children make pine cone bird feeders at the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) class, hosted by Citizens for Conservation in Barrington. During the first part of the class, the children used binoculars to look for birds and count how many they saw. Their results were tallied and added to a global database as part of the international bird count. Tom Benjamin
- Forest preserve employees hauled used Christmas trees to the Baker's Lake heron rookery using all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. Volunteers from Citizens for Conservation and Friends of Deer Grove East were waiting on the island to trim the trees and stand them upright or lay them flat, providing nesting structures for herons, egrets and cormorants. Approximately 80 ? 100 Christmas trees are recycled in this way every year to freshen the rookery. Steve Halm
- While attending rehearsal for the H.S. Dist. 211 Honors Choir I took this image of the Cross of Life at Holy Family Church in Inverness. The backlight brought out the detail on the face. Tim McGlynn
- The Smart Arts Class at St. Mark's Day School in Barrington Hills celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday with a big celebration. The 4 and 5 year olds learned about the author, read and acted out scenes from an assortment of Seuss books, and dressed in the cat's red and white hat, red bow and whiskers. Dr. Seuss is just one of many well-known authors that the children are introduced to during the year. St. Mark's Day School
- Harper College's fountain on the Euclid Road side of the campus Frank P. Sesko Ed. D.
- At Frank Kania's 100th birthday, state Rev. Fred Crespo (left) presents Frank with his House Resolution, HR1182, honoring Kania. Raj Upadhyaya
- Girl Scout Troop 40523 delivered cookies to the homeless at JOURNEYS | The Road Home in Palatine. The clients felt grateful receiving such a special treat. JOURNEYS | The Road Home
- Women gathered for a wonderful luncheon at the Inverness Golf Club April 30 to benefit JOURNEYS | The Road Home. JOURNEYS provides supportive services to over 1,300 homeless and at risk families and individuals annually. It also manages the PADS shelter program. The "Garden of Giving" Women's Luncheon raised nearly $8,000. JOURNEYS | The Road Home
- Children look for birds as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). The GBBC is an annual event at which bird watchers of all ages count birds to get a real-time snapshot of where birds are all over the world. The local event was hosted by Citizens for Conservation in Barrington. Tom Benjamin
- Citizens for Conservation (CFC) volunteers started off the new year last Saturday by clearing brush from an oak woods owned by CFC. Dedicated volunteers have worked there for 5 years to clear invasive plants from the 6-acre parcel and have made good progress. Restoration has already begun on the site. Donna Bolzman
- Congratulations to the Palatine Girls Feeder program's 8th grade team, tournament champions at the Grayslake Hoops Fest Basketball Tournament held on March 9 at Grayslake Central High School. The team is coached by Kriss Lindell and Doug Myslinski. Back row: Anastasia Vassiliev, Kendra Lindell, Sarah Jasonowicz, Grace Seiffert, Sidney Rzepka, Jenny Myslinski. Front row: Sarah Clancy, Maggie Scovic, Kacie Filian, Anja Jacobsen Doug Myslinski
- The Rolling Meadows Renegades Squirt 1 team took first place in the South Bend Irish Cup in South Bend, Indiana over Presidents' Day Weekend. The team is coached by Mark Zehelein, Jeff Forsberg and Brad Doty. Teammates are Nick Zehelein, Vinny Zehelein, Joseph Forsberg, Ed Doty, Will Doty, Brian Higgins, Polina Dovgi, Jack Franczyk, Jai Gulati, Riley Manthy, Skyler Mitchell, Alex Neher, Zachary Stenger, Michael Tsagalis and Jason Wiener. Mark Zehelein
- Congratulations to the 8th grade girls St. Theresa (of Palatine) School basketball team. On Sunday February 24th the St. Theresa Trojans 8th Grade Girls Basketball team repeated as 2013 champions of the Northwest Catholic Conference. This same team won the 2012 Conference Championship as 7th graders as well. Since 5th grade this group of girls went 82-14. The final game was held at St. Viator High School and St. Theresa defeated St. Gilberts of Wauconda. St. Theresa team members were: Maggie Bombal, Lauren Ellis, Grace Kaiser, Lindsey Knox, Natalie Macius, Maureen McGrath, Rachel Michaelowski, Ann Marie O'Sullivan, Grace Tworek, Patricia Urbaniak, and Holly Westerkamp. The team was coached by Ed McGrath and John O'Sullivan. Orrin Wolf
- St. Francis de Sales students from the play, "The Little Mermaid." Performances will be held at 7 p.m. May 17 and 18. Angela Mooney
- U9 Barrington Broncos Travel Team Spring Classic 2013 Champions: front row, James Ensign, TJ Swidorski, Ryan Anderson, Tommy Kondraros, Danny Sheedy; and back row, Justin Mirski, Logan Eisenbarth, Tristan Roney, Peter Maestranzi, and Brady Dern. Caroline Eisenbarth
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