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Village Board honors Public Works and Engineering Department for being awarded ‘Gold level status’ at ISAWWA’s WATERCON
HUNTLEY — At the upcoming May 23 Village Board meeting, trustees will be recognizing the Public Works and Engineering Department for being awarded the Water Ambassador Program’s “Gold level status,” the highest achievement status through the Illinois Section of the American Water Works Association (ISAWWA). The ISAWWA Water Ambassador Program was created to increase public ...
Illinois bill would allow teachers who abuse students over 18 to be criminally charged
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Advocates joined a survivor who was sexually abused by her northwest suburban high school teacher Monday to take issue with what they call a legal loophole in Illinois law that leaves older high school students vulnerable.Many high school seniors are 18 years old, and some are even older. As it stands now in Illinois, if a teacher or other staff member is sexually abusing a high school student 18 or older, there is no way to press charges.Faith Colson was a junior at Schaumburg High School in the early 2000s when her physics teacher began grooming and...
Softball Recap: Mya Hagi can't quite lead Round Lake over Waukegan
Round Lake is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 23-6 to the Waukegan Bulldogs on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Round Lake of the 22-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday. Round Lake saw three different players step up...
Hundreds of suburban teachers call for superintendent's dismissal
When the Community High School District 128 Board of Education meets on Monday night, members of the D128 Federation of Teachers are expected to announce their overwhelming “No Confidence” vote in district Supt. Dr. Denise Herrmann.
Barb's Precious Rescue celebrates 10-year milestone in Palatine
Located in a former farmhouse in Palatine, the building housing Barb’s Precious Rescue is now a three-story, 7,500-square-foot space dedicated to rescue cats and kittens. Owner Barb Weber founded the rescue operation in 2014.
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