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McGonigals Pub 4 Day Liquidation Sale By Appointment

Posted in DARCHED, Nostalgia, Politics, Press Release, Topics Of Interest on March 19, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“This sale is the total and only liquidation of McGonigals Pub in Barrington. Everything in pub is for sale by appointment only.

3/19 3pm to 6pm (Today)
3/20 9am to 4pm (Wednesday)
3/21 9am to 4pm (Thursday)
3/22 9am to 4pm (Friday)

From kitchen equipment to bar decor will be for sale. McGonigals Pub is housed in a 100 year old building in the heart of downtown Barrington. This traditional Irish pub contains a treasure trove of great item.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to get some great finds or quality equipment for your restaurant or bar. PLEASE CALL 847-393-6715 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.”

Read more here.

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Elk Grove Village hires Barrington’s police chief

Posted in DARCHED, Politics on February 29, 2024| Leave a Comment »

By Christopher Placek | Daily Herald

Elk Grove Village officials have hired their new police chief away from Barrington.

David Dorn, who has spent a decade at the helm of the Barrington Police Department, will take over the same role in Elk Grove effective April 1, officials announced.

Dorn’s hiring to the $185,000-a-year position comes about a year after the departure of Chuck Walsh, who became director of safety and security in Lake Forest school districts 115 and 67.

Fire Chief Rich Mikel has been serving as director of police since then, in what was intended to be a coaching and mentoring role to the police department’s command staff — with the goal of potentially promoting one of the two deputy police chiefs to the top job.

But in the end, village officials decided to go with an external candidate from another Northwest suburb. The national search yielded more than 30 applicants, including one from as far as Texas, said Mayor Craig Johnson.

The mayor said Dorn received the unanimous endorsement of the village board and a hiring committee that included former Deputy Police Chief Larry Hammer and Fire and Police Commission Chairman Steve Scholten. Johnson said he also talked to Barrington Village President Karen Darch, who spoke highly of Dorn.

“I think we have a winner here,” Johnson said at the village board meeting Tuesday night.

Read more here.

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District 220 Referendum Propaganda Campaign Begins

Posted in 220, Animal Welfare, Barrington Education Association, Barrington High School, Board of Education, BOHICA, DARCHED, Deception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Education, Elections, Entertainment, Ethics, FUBAR, Goat Rodeo, Mad Cows, OP/Ed, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Real Estate, School Districts, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Unions, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on February 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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From the 220 Pep Squad:

“You’re Invited! Community Engagement Meetings

Beginning this month, the Barrington 220 Board of Education is embarking on a six month (God help us!) community engagement process in order to gain stakeholder feedback about projects that should be included in a potential school district referendum question on the November 2024 election ballot. The Board will collect feedback through three primary methods:

Referendum Advisory Committee

A Referendum Advisory Committee will meet four times from February – July to assist the Board in identifying key components to be included in a potential referendum question. The committee will make a final recommendation to the Board by the June 4, 2024 Board meeting. The final decision of what will be asked on a referendum question rests with the Board. Click here to learn more.

Community Phone Surveys

Phone surveys will be conducted in March and April to gather community input on funding levels and support for projects to be included in a potential referendum question.

Community Meetings

During the month of March the district will hold four community meetings to collect additional feedback. These meetings will feature a presentation, survey, and an opportunity to ask questions. They are open to the public. Please note that each meeting will have the same agenda.

  • Wednesday, March 6: 6pm @ BMS-Prairie Campus
  • Saturday, March 9: 10am @ BHS Front Atrium (Lower Level)
  • Monday, March 11: 6pm @ Arnett C. Lines Elementary
  • Thursday, March 14: 6pm via Zoom (Click here to register for the Zoom)

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CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!”

Editorial note: Watch out for flying pom poms in the next six (6) months…

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UPDATED: Barrington’s News You Can Use

Posted in DARCHED, Deception, EJ&E/Canadian National, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Topics Of Interest, TRAC on February 9, 2024| 1 Comment »

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A Message from Karen Darch
An Update on Ongoing Rail Crossing Action Steps

Dear Barrington Residents:

It has been just over two weeks since the tragic accident that occurred at our train tracks in the Village. As we as a community grieve the loss of high school student Marin Lacson and work to process this tragedy, I wanted to take a moment to let you know about several concrete action steps that we as a Village, in coordination with the numerous other involved agencies, are taking to address safety at our rail crossings.

We continue to actively discuss all rail crossings in the Village, including the crossing at Hillside adjacent to Route 14, as part of our ongoing conversations with the Illinois Commerce Commission. As we receive information relative to particular crossings, we are working to share that feedback with the community. No crossings are being excluded from ongoing conversations or future planning.

Earlier this week, you may have seen communication about immediate action steps we are taking to address rail safety; click HERE to view an overview sheet outlining these steps. They include action in the areas of Safety & Education, Signage, Pedestrian Crossing Gates, and Elimination of Rail Crossings. Notably, these steps include the Route 14 underpass near Lake Zurich Road (construction beginning this year) and also a future pedestrian underpass at Main Street and the CN tracks, a crossing that is utilized by many high school students each day. Federal funding has already been secured for preliminary engineering design of this pedestrian underpass.

I also wanted to let you know that just this week, we received confirmation from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) that, following a year of proactive coordination, they have secured an agreement with CN to install new vehicular and pedestrian gates at the same rail crossing on Main Street just east of Barrington High School. The installation of the new gates is scheduled for this year; we will share additional information on timing as the project is coordinated.

Given the number of rail crossings in downtown Barrington, rail safety is of the utmost importance to our community. As a Village, it falls on all of us to work together not only to secure infrastructure improvements but also to educate about and promote rail safety to our residents and children. Thank you all for doing your part.

I hope you have a safe and enjoyable weekend.

Karen Darch
Village President

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Barrington parents, village officials responding in wake of tragedy

Posted in 220, Accidents, DARCHED, EJ&E/Canadian National, METRA, Public Safety, School Districts, Topics Of Interest on February 7, 2024| 1 Comment »

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By Steve Zalusky | Daily Herald

Like many in the Barrington community, parent Roma Khan was in mourning after 17-year-old student Marin Lacson was struck and killed by a train while walking to Barrington High School on Jan. 25.

Four days later, Khan turned her grief into action when she created the Barrington Student Safety Organization. Within a day, 200 others had joined the group. Now Khan and fellow volunteers stand guard at rail crossings in town, helping to usher walking students to classes safely.

“I was depressed and angry and I recognized that there weren’t any train crossing guards,” Khan said Tuesday as she stood near the downtown Hough Street crossing, wearing a pink and yellow crossing guard vest.

It was at that crossing where Marin was hit by a Metra train. Authorities said she was attempting to cross the tracks after an outbound train had passed, when she was struck by a second, inbound train.

Village officials this week announced a series of additional safety measures being enacted to enhance safety at rail crossings.

Barrington police will increase their presence at train crossings, with uniformed officers visible during key times to remind pedestrians the importance of rail safety.

The village also plans to install more signs at pedestrian crossings. On Tuesday morning, Barrington public works employee Doug Everhart was at the Hough Street crossing, marking out spots for new warning signs.

Read more here.

Related: “’Enhancing Safety at Our Rail Crossings’ – Village of Barrington”

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‘We’re passionate about the history’: Why new Catlow Theatre owners are trying to restore venue to former glory

Posted in DARCHED, Entertainment, Fundraisers, Politics, Topics Of Interest on February 5, 2024| 1 Comment »

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Brian and Julianne Long, the new owners of the Catlow Theatre in downtown Barrington, hope to restore the nearly 100-year-old movie house to its former glory. | Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com

By Dave Oberhelman | Daily Herald

Maybe it’s obvious, hearing Brian Long marvel at the walnut flooring in the 1893 Barrington building anchored by his Long & Co. Jewelers.

The question still needs to be asked: Why is he doing this?

Why is Long, a 50-year-old Algonquin native, compelled to restore and reopen the 97-year-old Catlow Theatre at 116 W. Main St., just down the street from his store?

“I did it because it’s the architectural gem of Barrington,” he said. “It needs to stay that way. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places.

“We’re passionate about the architecture, we’re passionate about the history,” Long added.

On Thursday, Long and his director of operations, Dylan Nelson, funneled his passion into the launch of the Catlow 1927 Foundation, which seeks donors to support the building’s restoration to its 1927 sheen and reopen it for use as a performance space and movie house and to host private events.

A 501(c)(3) organization, the foundation aims to raise $5 million to cover rehabilitation expenses and perpetually maintain the theater as a cultural hub.

Long purchased the Catlow from Tim O’Connor in October 2022. A Tudor Revival rendered with medieval English flair by Betts & Holcomb of Chicago, the theater has been closed since March 2020.

Read more here.

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Year in Review: Barrington starts 2023 with home rule, school district announces new leader and capital upgrades

Posted in 220, Barrington Education Association, Board of Education, DARCHED, District 220 referendum, EJ&E/Canadian National, Politics, Property Taxes, School Districts, The Other Half, Topics Of Interest, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on January 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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By Pioneer Press

The village of Barrington began 2023 with home rule status, and among other highs of the year, village officials moved forward with plans to finally create a vehicle underpass at the Canadian National Railway crossing in town. Also, Barrington was designated “storm ready” by the National Weather Service.

Barrington School District 220 celebrated 50 years of being the unit district it is now and a new superintendent was named. The district showed off new capital projects paid for through a previous referendum, and school officials began planning for another oneb to support building a new fine arts, visual arts and performing arts space at Barrington High School.

This Barrington Courier-Review article covers:

  • Village begins year with home rule status
  • New superintendent named for Barrington 220
  • Canadian National Railway underpass, home rule faces new trustees
  • The state superintendent visits Barrington School District 220
  • The school district turns the big 5-0
  • Village designated storm ready
  • Taxpayers may be asked to fund arts space at Barrington High School

Read it here.

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Barrington Village Board addresses recent migrant bus drop-off occurrences at Metra stations Monday

Posted in Agendas, BACOG, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Clown Car, DARCHED, Ethics, Goat Rodeo, Mad Cows, New Normal?, One Barrington Hills, OP/Ed, Organizations, Politics, Public Safety, Special Use Permits, Topics Of Interest, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Government, Village President, WTF on January 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Barrington Village Hall

The Village of Barrington President and Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting tomorrow evening starting at 7:30 PM. Their agenda includes:

“ORDINANCE #24- : Amending Title 6, “Motor Vehicles and Traffic”, of the Barrington Village Code Regarding the Regulations of Unscheduled Stops and the Unloading of Passengers by Intercity Vehicles Within the Village of Barrington, Illinois (Re: Chapter 3, “Parking Regulations” – New Section 6-3-13, “Regulations of Unscheduled Stops and Unloading of Passengers by Intercity Vehicles”)”

A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

It makes perfect sense for Barrington officials to address this now, since they have a Metra Station in their village.  However, recent or upcoming meetings of some other nearby communities where there are not train stations (except for one) have included no such amendments to their ordinances.

Here are some examples:

  • The Village of Algonquin Village Board met on January 2nd, and they did not have anything related to unscheduled bus drop-offs on their agenda.
  • The Village of Lake Barrington Board of Trustees also met on January 2nd, and they included no amendments to their codes addressing bus drop-offs.
  • The Village of Fox River Grove Board met more than a week after, ”…a busload of migrants from Texas were dropped off at a Metra station,” on January 2nd.  In spite of this, they did not have any code amendments of this sort on their agenda.

This Tuesday, January 9th, the Village of Inverness Village Board will have their regular monthly, and the topic of migrants or busses is nowhere to be found on their agenda.

Also this Tuesday, the Village of Carpentersville Board of Trustees have their regular monthly meeting. Busses are absent from the agenda.

Clearly these villages are not alarmed by recent news reports and events, and they continue to conduct business as usual.

As we reported, our Board of Trustees called a Special Meeting Wednesday to pass a Ordnance to allow them to fine just about everyone involved in the unscheduled unloading of occupants of busses without Village permission. They can also impound the busses.

Recordings of the meeting can be found here.

Related: “Busload of migrants dropped off in Fox River Grove, falsely told they were in Chicago,” “Special Board of Trustees meeting today,” “Special Board of Trustees meeting agenda updated,” “Palatine police turn away migrant bus at train station”

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Special Board of Trustees meeting agenda updated

Posted in Agendas, DARCHED, Dumb and Dumber, Ethics, Topics Of Interest, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Government, Village President, WTF on January 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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The agenda for the Special Board of Trustees meeting at noon today has been updated with less that two hours to spare. The Illinois Open Meetings Act in essence states:

Agenda posting: Public bodies that have a website must post the agenda of any regular meetings of the governing body (i.e. County Board, Board of Trustees, Board of Commissioners, School Board, etc) at least 48 hours prior to said meeting. Any agenda of a regular meeting that is posted on a public body’s website shall remain posted until the regular meeting is concluded.

Since this a Special meeting, at least 24 hours posting is required.

A copy of the revised agenda can be viewed here.

Related: “Special Board of Trustees meeting today”

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Special Board of Trustees meeting today

Posted in Big Red, DARCHED, Dumb and Dumber, One Barrington Hills, Politics, Property Taxes, Topics Of Interest, VBHPD, Village Board, Village Code, Village Government, Village President, WTF on January 3, 2024| 1 Comment »

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A special Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for today at 12:00 PM. The sole topic of discussion is:

[Vote] An Ordinance Amending the Village’s Municipal Code, Title 3 Business Regulations to Add a New Chapter to Create a License Requirement for Chartered Transportation Drop-Off Services; and Amending Title 9, Chapter 4 Providing Additional Regulations for Impoundment of Vehicles Ordinance 24 –

A copy of the agenda can be viewed and downloaded here, and it includes instructions for listening remotely. A copy of the proposed Ordinance Amendment language has not been made available to the public for review (Legal perhaps, but unethical).

Editorial note: Migrants have been dropped off at the Woodstock, Crystal Lake and Fox River Grove Metra stations, among others, for transport to Chicago recently. Last night, Fox 32 reported:

“On Tuesday night, Hinsdale, Joliet, North Chicago, Buffalo Grove, and Woodstock were set to hold council meetings to address the (suburban migrant bus battle) situation.” 

All five have train stations.

This morning it was reported that, “Woodstock, Buffalo Grove both approve ordinances aimed to curb unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs.”

While we’re ever so grateful for Brian scheduling this special meeting so soon after the holidays, we have to ask why the rush? Does he suspect migrant drop-offs at the Barrington Hills train station or our bus depot are imminently, or could this have waited until the January 22nd Board meeting to allow residents to review the proposed Ordinance Amendment language?

So far, Barrington, Palatine and Arlington Heights officials have not commented on any plans in this matter.  But rest assured, if our Board approves whatever this Ordinance ends up being, some in the press might make light of it (“Thank heavens Mortimer and Muffy are now safe!”).

We’re not saying nothing needs to be done.  It’s simply the rushed manner in which the Cecola Administration seems to be handling this matter has us questioning why?

Related: “Old Hillbilly Wisdom for the New Year”

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