Barrington Area Conservation Trust will kick off Earth Week with an afternoon that honors historic oaks and cultivates native vegetation for future generations at Pederson Preserve starting at 3:00 pm on Tuesday,
At its recent annual meeting, Citizens for Conservation bestowed Mighty Oak Awards on 25 non-board members who volunteered fifty hours or more during the last year. Many of these individuals have received
Chess Without Borders, a Barrington-based non-profit chess and charitable organization, recently hosted its sixth annual chess tournament benefiting Meher, a nine year-old girl who lives in the Govindpuri slum in New Delhi,
Join Barrington student volunteers and models on a mission to help build homes for families living in and around the Guatemala City garbage dump at their second annual Hope’s in Style Fashion
December’s Christmas trees serve an important purpose for birds in Barrington once the new year rolls around. Every year in January, volunteers gather and transport discarded Christmas trees to the rookery in
About 100 young volunteers from Barrington 220 schools are putting Martin Luther King Jr’s message of service to others into practice during the national holiday honoring his legacy today. They’re taking part
Doors open at 9 a.m. for the Community Church of Barrington’s annual Cookie Walk which starts tomorrow at 10 a.m. sharp! I’ve written about this beloved Barrington tradition for the past several
It’s been a busy week for Barrington’s Gadbois family after they announced they’d be collecting donations to bring to Washington, Illinois tomorrow to help families who lost their homes during last Sunday’s
Over 400 guests had a fabulous time at the Barrington Junior Women’s Club’s “la Parisienne Fashion Show and French Market” at the Stonegate Conference Center in Hoffman Estates Saturday. But five guests
Final preparations are underway as Barrington gets ready to host the community’s inaugural three-day ChristKindlFest downtown this December. The open air winter festival on December 6th, 7th and 8th will be a
It’s a busy weekend for Barrington High School senior, Courtney Quigley! Not only is she this year’s BHS Homecoming Queen, the organization she founded, Hope’s in Style, is hosting a special event
The 27th annual Grove Avenue Elementary School Carnival opens in Barrington this Friday and, if you have kids, this is one summer event you DO NOT want to MISS! Volunteers with the
About 15 dogs rescued from high-kill shelters and looking for their forever homes will be available for adoption at a special event in the parking lot outside Heinen’s Fine Foods this weekend.
Volunteers have been sorting through a mountain of shoes in the gym at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Barrington this summer to prepare for the first ever Back to School Clothing Event
The weather cooperated, giving us a beautiful night for watching this year’s Barrington fireworks display from the front lawn at Barrington High School. And we have new appreciation for this annual tradition