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HOSC was proud to nominate Linda Kielas for the 2012 Governor's Volunteer Service Award

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Local RSVP Volunteer Receives IL Governor’s Volunteer Service Award

By Mary Fitzgibbons | May 7 at 9:42 a.m.

Linda Kielas, an RSVP volunteer since 2006, was presented the 2012 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award for the Northeast Illinois Senior Corps Member category during a … Read more ›

From top left: Sylwia Dutka, Alan Kalmar, Wendy Copeland, Vice Chair Assurance Caring Together, Jordan Shea (ACT) Bottom row from left: Marki Kaim, Nanci Chesknek (Clearbrook), Doreen Apgar, Bonita Osborne

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HandsOn Suburban Chicago Announces 2012 Impact Award Recipients

By Mary Fitzgibbons | April 20 at 2:34 p.m.

HandsOn Suburban Chicago (HOSC), formerly known as the Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago, awarded six outstanding volunteers and volunteer programs for their exceptional impact … Read more ›

From left, Bryan Heriaud of defibrillator company Cardiac Science, Hoffman Estates firefighter Lt. Donald Richter and Fremd High School senior Priyal Amin sell cookies and take donations on Feb. 14 to purchase an Automated External Defibrillator for Children's Advocacy Center. (Photo provided by Fremd High School)

Fremd student pays back fire department with fundraiser

By Jim Jaworski | Feb. 29 at 6:00 a.m.

For as long as she can remember, Fremd High School senior Priyal Amin has been terrified of fire. It’s a completely irrational fear, she admits, … Read more ›

Volunteers cutting brush at Deer Grove West workday, January 21, 2012.

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Ecological Restoration Workday at Deer Grove West

By Pete Jackson | Jan. 29 at 10:05 a.m.

Come, help us restore the land in the very first forest preserve in the country, right here in Palatine! We are looking for conscientious local … Read more ›

High School District 211 National Board Certified Teachers for 2011-2012: (front row, left to right) Stephen Kurfess (CHS), Kerri Largo (HEHS), Erika Varela (PHS), Brad Stevens (SHS), and Robert Coakley (HEHS); (2nd row) Casey Nesva (SHS), Pamela Fullerton (PHS), Megan Panico (PHS), and Christopher Bruce (CHS); (3rd row) Dana Batterton (PHS), Kimberleigh Wiley (CHS), Tyrone Jones (HEHS), and Anna Dau (PHS); (back row) Angenette Fudala (FHS), Kristy Loughin-Vance (FHS), Brigid Tileston (FHS), Marilyn Berdick (FHS), and Gina Enk (FHS). Not pictured: Luke Yanule (HEHS).

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19 District 211 Teachers Earn National Certification

By Township HS District 211 | Jan. 24 at 9:10 a.m.

Nineteen High School District 211 teachers have earned national certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. This is the highest professional credential in … Read more ›

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Register online for D211 Adult Education Courses

By Township HS District 211 | Jan. 23 at 10:15 a.m.

There are more than 10 new adult evening and Saturday classes available to District 211 residents this spring, offering adults in our communities opportunities to … Read more ›

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Arlington Heights Cub Scouts Bring Cheer to Children at Little City

By Little City Foundation | Jan. 9 at 3:04 p.m.

The children of Little City received a special visit from Cub Scout Troop #37 on Monday, December 19. Twenty scouts, along with several Heritage Girls … Read more ›

A second grade citizen scientest collects her scientific data. Photo by Pat Winkelman.

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Leave No Child Inside and Barrington School District 220 offer second graders outdoor field trips to study metamorphosis

By Leave No Child Inside | Oct. 13, 2011 at 7:28 p.m.

Over 700 second grade students from Barrington District 220 visited historic Vehe Farm in Deer Park as part of their science curriculum and the local … Read more ›

Hough School fourth graders at Grigsby prairie. Photo courtesy of Patsy Mortimer.

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Citizens for Conservation and Barrington 220 welcome fourth graders to the prairie

By Citizens for Conservation | Oct. 7, 2011 at 11:44 a.m.

Fourth graders in Barrington 220 were citizen scientists in September and early October when they hiked, created drawings, took plant measurements and did the important … Read more ›