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Primary Early Vote Recap

The following is data from the Cook County Clerk’s Office on voter participation in the Tuesday, March 19 Presidential Primary Election, including early voting totals in the Journal’s coverage area:    Early Voting Totals March 4 to March 18 Northbrook Village Hall 2,766 Arlington Heights Village Hall 2,765 Wilmette – Centennial Ice Rink 2,597 Schaumburg – Trickster Art Gallery 2,385 […]

Barb’s Precious Rescue Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary In Palatine

Barb Weber has always been an animal lover, especially cats. Barb began regularly rescuing cats in 2005 when she and her husband moved to Palatine. It started with the rescue of a pregnant cat with a litter of kittens. As more feral and abandoned cats began showing up at her residence it became too expensive and there were too many […]

Dist. 211 Culinary Students’ Soup Shines At Hunger Event

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If this were really the gridiron, it would have been a touchdown for Dist. 211 culinary students. Students recently represented each of the district’s five high schools at a Souper Bowl fundraiser hosted by the Schaumburg A.M. Rotary Club Foundation — for the first time joining top area restaurants to dish out cups of homemade steamy soups in a joint […]

5 New Single-Family Homes In Palatine Get Final Approval

Five new single-family homes will be constructed off Plum Grove Road in Palatine following final approval by village councilmen March 11. Last October, the village council unanimously approved the preliminary planned development of five new single-family homes at 37 N. Plum Grove, subject to several conditions. The developer has completed the final engineering, architectural, and landscaping plans, and according to […]

Harper Student, WWII Vet, To Receive Congressional Gold Medal

Lifelong learner and World War II hero Bernie Bluestein on Thursday (March 21) was in Washington, D.C., to receive the nation’s highest civilian award, the Congressional Gold Medal, from the U.S. Congress and President Joe Biden.  A long road led to this moment. More than 100 years ago, Bluestein was born in Cleveland. Almost 80 years ago, he helped deceive […]

Bids Expected This Summer To Renovate, Expand Palatine Fire Station 82

Palatine officials hope to have bid results to the village council for remodeling and expansion of Fire Station 82 by June or July, so construction can begin this fall and be completed by this time next year. In February 2023, the village council hired FGM Architects, Inc. to complete the initial schematic design phase. This past November,  the village council […]

Dist. 211, Teacher’s Union Ink New 5-Year Deal

It only took a couple of months for Township High School Dist. 211 and its teacher’s union to finalize a new contract that spans five years with annual salary increases. School board members Thursday (March 21) approved a new contract for over 1,000 union employees that begins July 1 and expires June 30, 2029. Salary increases range from 3.25% to […]

Fire Erupts Inside Single-Family Home In Palatine

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Fire ripped through a vacant single-family home in Palatine on Thursday (March 21), with the cause remaining under investigation.  According to fire officials, at 10:38 p.m. crews responded to 1855 N. Hicks Rd. for the report of a structure fire. The alarm was upgraded to a structure fire response while fire companies were en route based on reports of large […]

2 Buffalo Grove Men Charged In Expressway Shooting In Palatine

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Police charged two Buffalo Grove men in connection with an expressway shooting that occurred in Palatine in January. Illinois State Police announced attempted murder charges against 20-year-old Malik Sutherland and 20-year-old Victor Ponce, both of Buffalo Grove. Illinois State Police on Jan. 17 responded to a report of shots fired on Route 53 and Lake Cook Road in Palatine. Police […]

Winston Campus Junior High Named An Illinois Horizon School To Watch

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Palatine Elementary School Dist. 15 recently announced that Winston Campus Junior High School (WCJH) in Palatine has been named an Illinois Horizon School to Watch by the Association of Illinois Middle-Grade Schools (AIMS), an affiliate of the Association of Middle-Level Education (AMLE).  The Association of Illinois Middle-Grade Schools works in conjunction with the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform to […]

What Would Gospel Singer Mahalia, Two Billys Think?

OFF THE RECORD   column   Sixty-nine years ago, world-renowned Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson was scheduled as the headline performer at the 14th annual Nite of Stars benefit for underprivileged children that was to be held at the Methodist Campground. Only a car crash near Midway Airport prevented her from appearing that night. However, she was front and center the next […]

Treasurer Charged With Stealing Over $10,000 From Palatine School’s PTA

A Rolling Meadows woman faces a felony charge for allegedly stealing over $10,000 from a Palatine school’s Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) bank account. According to Palatine police, on Jan. 19, the Gray M. Sanborn Elementary School PTA notified Palatine officers about suspicious activity on the PTA’s checking account. An extensive investigation was launched, which entailed reviewing bank statements, debit card purchases […]

Harper Radio Honored At National Awards Competitions

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Harper Radio continues to garner national attention, with recent wins at the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts Awards and the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Media Awards.  Harper College’s WHCM radio station and the college’s Audio/Video Arts Technology program were honored for non-narrative audio and video entries at the BEA festival, and best promo and press release at the IBS […]

Palatine Police Step Up For St. Patrick’s

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St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and many Illinoisans will be celebrating with parades and parties featuring green beer and cocktails. To remind motorists of the dangers of drunk driving and to help keep streets safe, the Palatine Police Dept. is teaming up with the Illinois State Police and Illinois Dept. of Transportation (IDOT) for a stepped-up traffic […]

Property Tax Exemption Applications Available

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Property tax exemption applications for Palatine Township residents are now available for the 2023 tax year at the township assessor’s office at Palatine Township Center, 721 S. Quentin Rd., Palatine. “If you come into our office, we can verify which exemptions you have currently,” said Bill Pohlman, Palatine Township assessor. “If you need to file for an exemption, we can […]

Harper College’s High-Tech Health Care Training Center Helps Students Learn Teamwork

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Health care is a team sport. From nursing to imaging, techs to doctors, it’s important that everyone involved in patient care knows how to work together.  That’s why Harper College’s Simulation Hospital became the Center for Interprofessional Simulation and Innovation in 2022 — to help health careers students learn to work as partners on state-of-the-art simulation equipment that prepares them […]

Harper College Welcomes Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright To Campus

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It’s not every day that a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright comes to Harper College, but Beth Henley will be in the audience when the Harper Ensemble Theatre Company presents her award-winning play, “Crimes of the Heart”. Directed by Professor of Theatre Kevin Long, the production of Henley’s 1979 dark comedy runs from March 8-17 in the Drama Lab Theatre, Building L, […]

Understanding Northwest Suburban Judicial Subcircuit Races, What’s Contested


Congressional and state legislative races usually become the focus in primary election races, which is why for some voters, who’s running for local judgeships can become lost in the shuffle.  Appellate court districts are designated into five statewide districts, including the First Appellate District, which is Cook County, but judicial subcircuit districts are less well known.  Candidates running for judge […]

Dist. 211 Buses Create A Lecture At Fremd

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Buses rolled into the parking lot at Fremd High School in Palatine recently, but the students didn’t get on. Instead, they got a lesson from Township High School Dist. 211 Director of Transportation Diana Mikelski — learning about the propane-powered buses’ advantages over the usual diesel. The buses, each with its hood popped open to showcase its engine, were helpful […]

Rotary Club of Palatine Distributes Allocations, Reaches Milestone

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The Rotary Club of Palatine reached a milestone when they distributed checks to 36 organizations from the proceeds of last year’s Oktoberfest as part of their 2024 allocation program on Feb. 15 at The Cotillion in Palatine. The 2023 Oktoberfest was held Sept. 15-17 in downtown Palatine. The money raised allowed the Rotary Club of Palatine to distribute just over […]


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