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“The CAG is a collection of community representatives and serves as the focal point for the exchange of information between government entities and the local community. The CAG is made up of representatives of diverse community interests, local government officials, community representatives, property owners and residents, and stakeholders with technical expertise. The CAG assists IDOT in making better decisions on transportation related projects that benefit the community and environment. Members are invited based upon who they represent with the goal being an even distribution from each interest area.

The application window for the Community Advisory Group is now closed.

CAG Meeting #6 was held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 from 10am-12pm. Materials from CAG Meeting #6 are available below.

CAG Meeting #6

Exhibits

Presentation

Editorial notes: The reader who was kind enough to forward this tip noted: “Of considerable note are the currently proposed designs for the Bateman Road and Old Sutton Road intersections: non-signalized Right-In/Right-Out with a U-turn, as depicted (below):”

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Also, to appease the Riding Clan, IDOT included a graphic of a, “Potential Pedestrian Underpass,” as seen below:

Last, it’s unclear if the current Village Roads & Bridges Chair (A.B.) was invited to the meeting. We highly doubt it (for obvious reasons).

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The Barrington Hills Park District Board/Riding Club of Barrington Hills will hold their monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 6:00 PM. Some topics on their agenda include:

  • Treasurer’s Report Review & Approval of the November 2025 Park District Financials
  • Riding Center Advisory Committee Report
  • In-District & Out-of-District Rental Agreements & Rates
  • Review of Cooperative Agreements
  • Facility Rentals (Carriage Club Rental)

A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.

Note: “Requests for a qualified interpreter require at least five working days advance notice.”

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The Equestrian Commission/Riding Club will be meeting this evening at 6:30 PM.  Though scheduled to meet quarterly, their last meeting was over a year ago on August 7, 2024.

Topics on their agenda include:

A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.

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The Barrington Hills Park District Board/Riding Club of Barrington Hills will hold their monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 6:00 PM. Some topics on their agenda include:

  • Truth in Taxation Ordinance
  • Board Officer Positions
  • Insurance Policy Updates
  • Residents Benefits Resolution
  • Review of Efficiency Report
  • Patio Agreement

A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.

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The Barrington Hills Park District Board/Riding Club of Barrington Hills will hold their monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 6:00 PM. Some topics on their agenda include:

  • Croquet at the Park District House
  • Review of Paddock Rules
  • Review of Rental Agreements/Pricing, and
  • Update on previous agenda items

A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.

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The Barrington Hills Park District Board/Riding Club of Barrington Hills will hold their monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 6:00 PM.

A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.

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Photo credit: ©Erin Gilmore Photography

Brought to you by Pony Club Week at Three Mares! From July 28–Aug 2 ,10% of all sales at Dreamers & Schemers SocksThe TackHack, and ManeJane Spur Straps go to National Youth Congress Academy of Achievement.

I just feel very lucky.

I was lucky I grew up without cell phones. I was lucky to be raised in Barrington, Illinois. I was lucky to kind of stumble into horses.

My parents grew up pretty poor—dad was from the south side of Chicago, mom from upstate New York. They were both animal lovers. My dad had a dream to one day have a little land and a tractor. My mom dreamed of being a veterinarian. Vet school wasn’t a reality for her so became a biology teacher instead, but they did get the land. They bought five raw acres in Barrington Hills just outside Chicago before it became anything huge and built the farm.

Horses weren’t really part of the plan. We got into them because I used to suck my thumb. True story.

I was in kindergarten and my dad said “You can have one thing, whatever you want, as long as you quit, but you have to completely quit today.” I think he thought I was going to ask for a Barbie doll. But I had ridden a pony that day for the first time, so that’s what I asked for.

My parents bought the neighbour’s pony for $15.

Her name was Marshmallow. We really didn’t know much about taking care of horses. Some of my early rides, it was my brother at one end of the pasture, my mom at the other end with a grain bucket or carrots, and the pony would run back and forth. So, when I say we didn’t know much, we really didn’t know much.

The introduction to Fox River Valley Pony Club came pretty quickly, though.

I can say with certainty that it was the Pony Club that saved the pony and us. Pony Club pretty much taught us everything. I mean, I learned how to clean a stall there.

But riding I took to really naturally. I was only five or six when we got Marshmallow. I’d already been skiing and water skiing at that point and I always feel like skiers can ride, riders can ski.

And it was just a lot of fun.

Barrington, Illinois is a very unique and special place. Obviously, the forest preserve there is extraordinary with the trail system maintained by The Riding Club of Barrington Hills. Then there was the Barrington Riding Center, which is owned by the Park District—that was the base of our Pony Club. The Fox River Valley Horse Trials and the Fox River Valley Hunt Kennels were there, so we had exposure to kind of everything.

Grassy Lakes Forest Preserve. ©Gregory C Sanders / Shutterstock

It was an awesome community to grow up in.

Read more of the Horse Network article here.

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The Barrington Hills Park District Board/Riding Club of Barrington Hills will hold their monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 6:00 PM.

A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.

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Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle has nominated Adam Bianchi (pictured) to lead the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. |Courtesy of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County

By Erica Demarest | WTTW

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle has nominated a former district ranger with the U.S. Forest Service to serve as the general superintendent of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.

Adam Bianchi has more than 17 years of experience in public land and natural resource management with the U.S. Forest Service, according to a news release.

Bianchi previously served as district ranger for the White River National Forest’s Dillon Ranger District in Colorado. The 312,000-acre site near Denver includes two congressionally designated wilderness areas, two major reservoirs, 14 campgrounds, four ski resorts and nearly 500 miles of hiking, biking and winter sports trails.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as the next General Superintendent at the Forest Preserves of Cook County,” Bianchi said in a statement. “This marks an exciting opportunity in my career dedicated to conserving forests, wildlife habitats and wetlands, while expanding access and welcoming more people to connect with their incredible public lands.”

If confirmed, Bianchi will oversee more than 70,000 acres of Cook County land that includes campgrounds, trails, boating centers, picnic groves, golf courses and aquatic centers. The Forest Preserve District of Cook County hosts hundreds of events and programs annually throughout the county and at its six nature centers.

Read more here.

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Barrington Hills Park District, Located in Cook, Lake and McHenry Counties, Barrington Hills, IL

Please take notice that the Board of Park Commissioners of the Barrington Hills Park District has changed the time of its regular meetings. Effective July 9, the regular meetings of the Board of Park Commissioners will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM.

The meetings will be held at the Riding Center, 361 Bateman Road, Barrington Hills, IL. The schedule of regular meetings for the remainder of 2025 is as follows:

July 9
August 13
September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10

This notice is provided in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Date of Notice, July 16, 2025

Jessica Underwood,
President
Barrington Hills Park District
Contact Kim Keper, 847-783-6772, kim@bhillsparkd.org for further inquiries

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