It's been a tough year for Sharon Zeeck's family since an electrical fire all but destroyed their Prospect Heights home, but things are finally looking up. The family recently moved back to the rebuilt house, Harry Zeeck has a new job and a fabulous backyard will replace the weeds and construction debris there now. Sharon Zeeck also is the winner of the Daily Herald's "Get Your Summer On" contest, winning a full backyard makeover complete with installation.
Prospect Heights family wins backyard makeover contest
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Hundreds attend memorial for Dundee Township aquatic manager
Timothy M. "Tim" Kopka will be remembered as a man who brought his fun-loving personality to his job. And that's a plus when you oversee the operation of public pools.Kopka, 45, died Sunday of an aortic aneurysm. He was the Dundee Township Park District's aquatics manager the past four years.
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Friends, family celebrate life of Aurora attorney Kim Presbrey
Kim Presbrey was a nature enthusiast, a hunter, a fisherman, an attorney, a lobbyist, a labor advocate, a sports fan, a master shopper, a pilot, and above all, a family man. Friends and family members of the prominent Aurora attorney gathered Sunday to remember Presbrey, who died May 26, nearly two months after the experimental plane he was flying crashed into a Florida grocery store. Presbrey was 60.
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Sex offender accused of rape in St. Charles
A 66-year-old St. Charles man is accused of raping a friend of relative. Gary Kluber is charged with criminal sexual assault and faces up to 15 years in prison. He also was convicted of sex charges in 1988, records show, but got periodic imprisonment and intensive probation.
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Barbecue contest adds flavor to RiverFest
A new cook-off event, Firin' Up the Fox, could be a festival all on its own. It is a barbecue contest at Pride of the Fox RiverFest, brought by the Kansas City Barbecue Society. Five Kane County teams will battle against each other and more Illinois champion-worthy teams.
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Family has questions about Elgin soldier's 2011 death
The wife of an Elgin soldier says she now doesn't believe he died as a result of what her husband told her was a training accident in Texas. Kris Hansley said she still has a lot of questions about the June 2011 death of her husband, Army Pfc. Timothy John "T.J." Hansley, 21, in a psychiatric hospital in El Paso, Texas. "He said he was injured in training, but his commander told us the training accident never happened," she said.
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New St. Edward superintendent knows the turf
The learning curve should be fairly short for the Rev. David Finn, the newly named superintendent of St. Edward Central Catholic School in Elgin. After all, the 37-year-old Elgin native taught theology part-time from 2003 to 2005 and served as the school's assistant principal and spiritual director from 2006 to 2008.
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Barrington District 220 weighing schedule changes
While the results of a recent community survey reflect interest in a number of adjustments to the school day and school year in Barrington Unit District 220, much more discussion must occur before any changes are implemented, officials say.
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West Dundee still working through garbage contract
West Dundee and Carpentersville have been planning to join forces to negotiate a new garbage contract with the company both have used. But while one village voted yes on the terms of the five-year contract this week, the other is taking more time with the decision. "The purpose to do this with West Dundee is to scale the economy," Carpentersville Assistant Village Administrator Joe Wade said.
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Palatine, Wheeling Twp. Democrats: Winning an uphill climb
Democratic officials in Palatine and Wheeling townships admit that while it may not be realistic to think their new candidates can win, it's important that state Sens. Matt Murphy and David Page and state Rep. Tom Morrison at least have some opposition in the November election. They're putting David Page, Curt Renz and Rich Rudd, only one of whom has ever held office, on the ballot in hopes of forcing the incumbents to be more moderate.
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Maine East teacher honored; Bartlett library exec named to state board
Maine East High School teacher Jonathan Hunter was honored as the SkillsUSA Advisor of the Year for Illinois.
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Police: Elgin woman was shipped 45 pounds of pot
A 50-year-old Elgin woman was arrested on cannabis trafficking charges after police intercepted a 45-pound delivery of marijuana. Bail was set at $1 million for Diana A. Leal and she faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. She is due in court on June 21.
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7 new administrators assigned to U-46
Elgin Area School District U-46 has named seven people to administrative positions for the 2012-2013 school year, from principals to an assistant superintendent. Barbara Johnson will replace Carmen Rodriguez as the assistant superintendent for elementary education. Rodriguez is retiring after serving many years in U-46 and three years of this position.
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Continuous flow intersection considered for Algonquin/Randall
McHenry County officials who made a day trip to Colorado to check out a continuous flow intersection say they are satisfied it works well, but still have questions about whether one would work in Algonquin and Lake in the Hills.
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Elgin a defendant in wiretapping suit from former cop
The city of Elgin has been added to a federal wiretapping lawsuit filed by a former Elgin Police lieutenant and his business partner last year. Greg Welter and Debra Seitz argue their emails were hacked into by Welter's estranged wife, who is an Elgin police sergeant, and former Elgin Deputy Chief Bob Beeter, and then passed along to the city for an investigation.
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State statute protects police chiefs, causes friction
The Gilberts village board recently approved a resolution acknowledging its desire to reduce the number of supervisors on its police force through attrition. The department today has four full-time supervisors for four full-time officers, a situation blamed on a state statute requiring departments to keep former chiefs on staff if they are discharged from the top post before they are eligible to collect a pension.
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Palatine Public Library group holding used book sale June 15-17
The Friends of the Palatine Public Library will hold a used book sale June 15-17 at the main library, 700 N. North Court. All proceeds benefit the Palatine Public Library District. The selection of materials includes books, CDs and DVDs donated by the community.
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Elgin man caught with 8 pounds of pot blames it on dad
A 20-year-old from Elgin was arrested on charges of possessing more than eight pounds of marijuana. And promptly told police it belonged to his dad, who had been picked up earlier in the week on a different set of drug charges.
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Lawsuit filed against Ex-Elgin cop accused of planting evidence
Former Elgin cop Michael Sullivan, who faces misconduct charges that he planted evidence on a robbery suspect, is being sued by the man he initially arrested in spring 2011. Jose Ares-Torres argues his Fourth and 14th Amendment rights were violated he seeks more than $50,000 in damages.
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Plans moving forward for Pingree Grove fire station
The Pingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District is moving forward with plans to build a new fire station for its 50-square-mile coverage area. It would be located on 3.1 acres west of Reinking Road just north of Route 72 in the Cambridge Lakes North subdivision.
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