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Carpentersville’s Sunny Hill school library transformed from ‘book warehouse’ to modern learning center

Posted in 220, Barrington 220 Foundation, School Districts on November 27, 2019| Leave a Comment »

These days, it’s more than just shelves of books that await students at Carpentersville’s Sunny Hill Elementary School library.

Recently, the $500,000 project to transform the space from a “book warehouse” into a 21st century learning space was completed. Students and school officials say they are thrilled with the results.

“It’s an incredible reality,” Principal Cynthia Armendariz-Maxwell said. “The possibilities that students can now tap into thanks to this learning space … a new door has been opened to our students and it will transform lives.”

The Barrington 220 Educational Foundation contributed $190,000 toward the total amount for the library’s remodel.

Read more here.

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2 horses found dead, 5 malnourished in Marengo; survivors brought to Barrington Hills

Posted in Animal Welfare, County, HARPS, McHenry on November 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Authorities say two people have been charged with animal cruelty after two horses were found dead and five others severely malnourished at a farm in Marengo. Courtesy of Hooved Animal Rescue & Protection Society)

Authorities say two people have been charged with animal cruelty after two horses were found dead and five others severely malnourished at a farm in Marengo.

McHenry County Animal Control officers were verifying vaccine records at a dog breeding operation when they discovered the horses. The Hooved Animal Rescue & Protection Society in Barrington Hills was contacted and found two dead miniature horses that appeared to have starved, it said.

Five malnourished horses were also found Friday. They’ve been taken to the society’s facility for treatment and are expected to recover.

Among the malnourished were four miniature and one full-sized horse, said Ronda Ewing, the president of the Hooved Animal Rescue & Protection Society.

Read more here.

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BACOG well test kits available for pickup beginning today

Posted in BACOG, Taxes on October 28, 2019| Leave a Comment »

The Barrington Area Council Of Governments will host a water testing event November 5th for Barrington-area residents who receive their water from private wells.

Households with private wells are advised to test for bacteria and nitrates on an annual basis to detect invisible, odorless contaminants. Bacteria and nitrates can result from animal or human waste or fertilizer components reaching the well water and can cause illness. 

Residents of Barrington, Barrington Hills, Deer Park, Lake Barrington, North Barrington, South Barrington and Tower Lakes and the unincorporated areas of Barrington and Cuba townships are eligible.

Kits can be purchased for $15 between October 28th to November 1st at village and township offices of BACOG member communities. They can be dropped off between 1 and 7 PM November 5th, at The Garlands of Barrington, 1000 Garlands Lane, Barrington. Results will be mailed to homeowners within two weeks.

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Ignite the Night benefits Citizens for Conservation efforts

Posted in BHPD, Citizens for Conservation, FPDCC on October 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »

More than 500 people attended Citizens for Conservation’s harvest fundraiser, Ignite the Night, Sept. 14 in Barrington Hills.

The event at the Barrington Hills Park District featured live music by Beamish, food and beverages, stargazing with professional-grade telescopes, flashlight walks, close-up encounters with raptors, a raffle and horse-drawn wagon rides, all capped by a spectacular bonfire.

Citizens for Conservation hoped to divert as much material from the landfill as possible. Thanks to the assistance of the group Mindful Waste, all packaging used at the event was compostable, recyclable or reusable.

Mindful Waste volunteers were on hand to educate and help with the sorting process, and after recycling 154 pounds of bottles, cans and cardboard; upcycling 11 pounds of plastic film; composting 315 pounds of food waste, paper plates, cups and napkins; and donating 60 pounds of extra corn, only a six-pound bag of landfill waste remained.

All proceeds from the event will support Citizens for Conservation’s preservation and restoration work in the Barrington area. Supporters of the event included the Forest Preserves of Cook County and the Barrington Hills Park District.

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Barrington District 220 pushing voter registration ahead of March referendum

Posted in 220, Board of Education, District 220 referendum, League of Women Voters, Politics, Property Taxes, School Districts on October 21, 2019| 1 Comment »

After low turnout in April’s election that saw voters reject a $185 million bond issue for Barrington Area Unit District 220, officials are encouraging parents, students and others to register to vote ahead of March’s primary election featuring a scaled down ballot measure.

Barrington Area Unit District 220 officials are encouraging parents, students and others to register to vote as part of an effort connected to next year’s $147 million referendum to fund building projects.

“I’m not sure how many people we actually will get,” District 220 Superintendent Brian Harris said, “but it’s at least worth the opportunity to engage people in their constitutional right.”

Harris said the district’s goal is to have employees qualified to perform voter registration at all 12 schools and the administration center on Main Street in Barrington, with the hope of boosting turnout within District 220’s boundaries in March. That idea was endorsed by school board President Penny Kazmier at a recent meeting.

“It’s a nice kind of community service, I think,” Kazmier said.

Read more from today’s Daily Herald here.

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Friends to host fall book sale Oct. 17-19 at Dundee Library

Posted in Organizations, Topics Of Interest on October 15, 2019| 1 Comment »

The Friends of the Fox River Valley Public Library District will hold its fall book sale on Oct. 17-19.

Sale hours will be 5:30 to 8:30 PM, Thursday, Oct. 17, 9 AM to 4 PM Friday, Oct. 18, and 9 AM to 2 PM Saturday, Oct. 19.

The Friends will be selling newly donated materials, including hard covers, paperbacks, romance novels, and children’s books.

The sale is held in the lower level meeting room of the Dundee Library, 555 Barrington Ave. (Route 68) in East Dundee.

The prices are: hard covers, $2; paperbacks, $1; romance paperbacks, three for $1; and children’s books, 25 cents. They will accept cash or check only.

For information, visit www.frvpld.info/friends-library-fall-book-sale-8 or call (847) 428-3661.

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‘A huge relief for traffic’: Barrington gets $48.5M grant to build Route 14 underpass

Posted in County, EJ&E/Canadian National, Lake, Politics, TRAC on October 10, 2019| Leave a Comment »

A game-changing underpass at Route 14 and the CN tracks is within Barrington’s grasp after regional officials awarded the village $48.5 million in federal funds Thursday.

Barrington leaders have been chipping away for years at the $73.5 million project separating busy Route 14 from the Canadian National Railway tracks that host multiple freight trains. The project will rebuild Route 14 so it runs under the CN tracks.

Federal grants have already supplied about $11 million, and Darch expects the remaining $14 million to be generated through federal, state, and some local contributions along with funding from CN.

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and a related group, the Metropolitan Planning Organization policy committee, approved the grant Thursday. About $10.6 million will be awarded to Barrington in 2020 and $37.9 million will come in 2023.

Read the full Daily Herald article here.

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