The Motor Werks auto dealership in Barrington wants to build a nearly 19,000-square-foot car wash, a plan that the village asked to be tweaked after negative reaction from nearby residents.
After lengthy debate, no final decision on District 220 mask policy After a five-hour meeting Wednesday night that included dozens of comments from members of the public, the Barrington Area Unit District 220 board did not reach a consensus on a mask policy for the upcoming school year. Daily Herald File Photo, 2019
Updated 7/22/2021 5:46 PM
A crowded and five-hour Barrington Area Unit District 220 board meeting ended late Wednesday night with members unable to settle on a final policy for masks when students return to class next month.
Because the session was a special meeting, the board members could not vote on a policy had they agreed. That vote could come when the board meets again Aug. 10 10 days before the first day of school.
Illinois guidance changes to allow vaccinated students not to mask in school Masks for vaccinated students are no longer encouraged by new Illinois Department of Public Health guidance, creating a different situation than was faced by a Spanish class on the first day of the school year at Westminster Christian School in Elgin last year. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Updated 7/9/2021 9:19 PM
Illinois public health officials say they will follow federal guidelines put forth Friday that allow vaccinated students to forego face masks in school this fall, but some suburban schools wonder how they d apply standards that also call for unvaccinated students to wear masks.
A wave of color sweeps into local offices Top, left to right, Tim McGowan, Yasmeen Bankole, Curtis Bradley, Tayyaba Syed, Steve Wang, Erin Chan Ding. Bottom, left to right, Dan Choi, Syed Hussaini, Sol Cabechuela, Paul Leong, Shweta Baid, Ian Holzhauer. These are just some of the minority candidates who ran successfully for municipal and school board offices in the April 6 election.
Updated 4/24/2021 4:53 PM
A wave of minority candidates from diverse racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds swept over the suburbs during the spring elections, as dozens of contenders stepped up to seek positions on municipal, school, township, library and park boards.
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