June 3, 2011 - 365Barrington

33. First Annual Dash for the Dogs Family Fun Day

Now here’s a first for Barrington…a 5K that’s for the dogs!!! There are a number of road races in town throughout the year, but there’s a new one happening TOMORROW where your pooch is part of the program. That’s right. Take some laps with Fido for a good cause tomorrow in the first annual Dash for the Dogs at Citizen’s Park.

The Dash for the Dogs is hosted by and will benefit Animal House, a non-profit, No-Kill shelter for all breeds of dogs and cats in Huntley, Illinois. The cost is $30 and the run starts promptly at 10 a.m. tomorrow, but the signup will begin well before that.…

32. Celebrate Barrington High School’s Class of 2011

It’s a big day for Barrington High School’s Class of 2011! The senior students are graduating with some impressive honors and achievements tonight.
There are 750 BHS students graduating during tonight’s commencement services which begin at 6 p.m. at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington. I wanted to find out a little more about this year’s graduating class, like where many of them are going to college and what their biggest accomplishments have been. So this morning I called District 220 Chief Communications Officer, Dr. Jeff Arnett, and the things I learned may surprise you!…

31. Meet Cook Co. Board President, Toni Preckwinkle

Do you live or work in Cook County? Do you have questions about how our tax dollars are spent? Are you curious about the changes in store now that there’s a new Cook County Board President at the helm? Well, get this. The new woman on top, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, will be visiting Barrington on Monday of next week to talk about her plans for the county and answer our questions. It’s a rare opportunity to meet one of the key players in Cook County government, right in our own back yard! A great turnout will send a message that Barrington cares and is paying attention to county business, but there are only a few more hours left to RSVP.
Ms. Preckwinkle was elected last November and sworn in last December as the first woman elected president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. She succeeds Todd Stroger, whose family occupied a seat on the Cook County Board for 40 years. At the outset, Ms. Preckwinkle made a promise to repeal her predecessor’s sales tax increase. She also warned that her first county budget will include some big cuts to begin easing the county’s $478 million budget deficit.…