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Audit mixed on Dist. 300 special eduction program

Posted in 300 on March 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »

An audit of the special education program in Community Unit District 300 identified areas in which the district is ahead of the curve and where improvement is still needed.

About 100 parents and educators of special education students in the district attended a forum Tuesday to review the audit by the Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative. The Massachusetts-based network of educators works to improve services for students with disabilities.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110315/news/703159742/#ixzz1PGixT4GI

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Ethics complaint filed against Barrington Hills slate

Posted in Elections 2011, Save 5 Acres on March 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »

A slate of Barrington Hills village board candidates and a purported financial backer are facing claims they violated recently enacted campaign disclosure laws.

A closed hearing on the complaint against the “Save 5 Acres” candidates — incumbent Joseph Messer, current Village Clerk Karen Selman and Patty Meroni — will be heard before the State Board of Elections in Chicago Friday morning.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110315/news/703159848/#ixzz1On51bg2u

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Barrington Hills toddler killed by overturned dresser

Posted in Accidents, VBHPD on March 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »

An autopsy performed Tuesday indicated that a 2-year-old Barrington Hills boy died Monday from injuries caused by a dresser overturning on him, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Shane Siefert was pronounced dead at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates at 6:17 p.m. Monday, a medical examiner’s spokesman said.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110315/news/703159764/#ixzz1On3ryc2E

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Barrington Hills voters have job to do

Posted in Elections 2011, Letters to the Editor, Save 5 Acres on March 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »

The April 5 election for four Barrington Hills village trustees is about choosing positive thinking, hardworking volunteer leaders who will listen to us, leaders committed to saving the historical character of our village.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110314/discuss/703149989/#ixzz1On5mI0FA

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Don’t give Abboud a free hand in Barrington Hills

Posted in Common Sense Party, Elections 2011, Letters to the Editor on March 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Earnest Benn wrote, “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”

Barrington Hills President Bob Abboud is clearly a disciple of this practice of political process based on the long and exhaustive village debate that recently concluded his pursuit of an unnecessary Exterior Lighting Ordinance. Despite his closed-minded determination to quash overwhelming opposition to the ordinance, the voice of the people managed to prevail in the end (notwithstanding anonymous pink support mailers).

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110314/discuss/703149959/#ixzz1On32j9Oe

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Barrington Hills candidates sign Civility Covenant

Posted in Common Sense Party, Elections 2011, Letters to the Editor, Save 5 Acres on March 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »

An e-mail has been circulating the village concerning civility during the campaign for the village board, containing a Civility Covenant that all of the candidates were asked to sign. The covenant was adapted from Jim Wallis’ “Seven Steps to Civility in the Upcoming Election.”

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110314/discuss/703149969/#ixzz1OmrYHjzl

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Choose wisely; the future of Barrington Hills is in voters’ hands

Posted in Elections 2011, Letters to the Editor, Save 5 Acres on March 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »

April 5 is an important election in Barrington Hills. Several past elections were rife with negativism and exaggerations; things haven’t changed much. Again some elected trustees are among the agitators. Trustees have a fiduciary duty to correct spoken and written misrepresentations about how our government functions; that is not happening.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110314/discuss/703149987/#ixzz1OmqUWZGu

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Horses back on ZBA agenda

Posted in Commercial Horse Boarding, Common Sense Party, Elections 2011, Riding Club Commission, Save 5 Acres, Zoning Board on March 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »

An upcoming meeting of the Barrington Hills Zoning Board will tackle an issue — commercial horse boarding — almost as controversial as the recently-settled Dark Sky outdoor lighting proposal and one that factors prominently in the April 5 election.

The village is trying to decide how many horses constitutes boarding as a business versus boarding for personal use. The former is not allowed in a town where there are few commercial operations and many residents want to keep it that way.

Read more: http://triblocal.com/barrington/2011/03/08/horses-back-on-zba-agenda/

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Dist. 220 budget cuts all but final

Posted in 220 on March 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Nearly two months into a process of identifying $2 million in budget cuts, Barrington Unit District 220 board members heard no further protests from parents or students Tuesday and only a handful of concerns from district employees.

This occurred despite the fact that Tuesday’s meeting was called largely to get a final sampling of public input before the proposed cuts are made official March 15.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110308/news/703089699/#ixzz1PB0rzJRG

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Barrington Hills board: Wamberg, D’Amore, Mallen

Posted in Common Sense Party, Elections 2011, OP/Ed on March 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »

The battle over a lighting ordinance in Barrington Hills has led to a crowded seven-person race for three four-year Barrington Hills board seats in the April 5 election.

On one side are the opponents, who rallied the community against the proposal which was eventually watered down before approval. They now call themselves the Common Sense Party. On the other side is a team of candidates supported by Village President Robert Abboud. And in the middle is the independent candidate and current plan commission Chairman David Stieper.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110306/discuss/703069783/#ixzz1OmkGoqRU

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