Following are some of the stories reported by The Observer in May 2011 and 2012. These articles, gathered from various publications, are noteworthy for residents in that they remind us of where we’ve been as a community. Readers can view further articles from those and other prior months by utilizing the “Archives By Month” menu tool on the right sidebar in all page views of this website.
Barrington 220 Educators Make Above-Average Salaries – 2011
Barrington School District 220 teachers and principals are making more than the average educator in Illinois, according to an analysis by the Chicago Sun-Times.
Read more from the Barrington Patch here.
Barrington Hills man sprucing up East Dundee – 2012
For years, Tom Roeser, the owner of Otto Engineering in Carpentersville, has concentrated his efforts on making that village a better place to live. But now, the Barrington Hills resident is spending some money in East Dundee.
Read the full article here.
2012 William H. Miller Conservation Award presented to Spring Creek Stewards – 2012
The William H. Miller Conservation Award is given for outstanding contributions to conservation in the Barrington Area. The winner of this year’s award, the Spring Creek Stewards, are using seed collected at CFC’s plant-rich Grigsby Prairie and Flint Creek Savanna in collaboration with CFC to undertake ecological restoration on a scale far larger than that allowed by CFC’s preserves.
The full TribLocal article can be read here.
Tax bills increase despite drop in property value in Lake County – 2012
Tax bills are arriving in Lake County mailboxes and what most property owners will see is a drop in property values but no corresponding relief in the amount due. It is similar to last year, when most taxing bodies asked for the maximum and tax rates rose to generate the requested amount.
This Daily Herald story can be read here.
– The Observer
