Buffalo Grove News

Buffalo Grove High School will host a symphonic band festival at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 featuring bands from Buffalo Grove, John Hersey, and Wheeling high schools.

Michael D. Nightingale, 21, of the 1400 block of Skyridge Avenue in Crystal Lake, was charged Thursday with possession of between 30 and 500 grams of cannabis, manufacturing/delivering of cannabis, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.

An Illinois man was sentenced Friday by a federal judge in Rhode Island to more than three years in prison for shipping unwanted penis enlargers to diabetes patients as part of a larger fraud scheme that prosecutors say bilked $2.2 million from Medicare over four years.

An off-track betting parlor could be moving into the Village Bar & Grill, owned by the village of Buffalo Grove and located within the village's municipal campus, just steps from both the police department and village hall.

When it comes to sandwiches in Buffalo Grove, there seem to be two clear preferences.

ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS Someone dropped off a note at theA police station A Feb. 7 stating that a resident does not remove his trash cans from the driveway and there has been a pile of mulch in the drive for an extended period of time.

In a society that, no matter how distinct it keeps its government from its religions, prides itself on pious values of brotherhood, compassion and charity, it is always a bit discomfiting to watch the reaction when someone mentions the idea of placing a home for the developmentally disabled in one of our neighborhood.

Buffalo Grove, you sure know your sandwiches! After we asked Monday for nominations for BG's best sandwich , suggestions poured in for four restaurants in the village.

The Des Plaines Police Department provided the following reports. Suspicious Incident The principal at Iroquois Community School reported a suspicious incident to police at 2 p.m. on Feb.

Two juveniles from Stevenson High School will be charged with selling drugs at the Lincolnshire-area high school, police confirmed today.

Dozens of community members spent Friday night admiring locally produced art and chatting with the creators during a reception to introduce the newest exhibit at Indian Trails Library .

ALCOHOL Theodore G. Gimza, 58, of the 2200 block of Nichols Road, Arlington Heights, was charged with driving under the influence, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and no valid firearm owner's identification card at 12:45 a.m. Feb.

Buffalo Grove officials are weighing a proposal to allow an off-track betting parlor on the village's campus at Raupp Boulevard and Lake-Cook Road.

Feb. 4A The Final Score:A 1. Barrington 233.5, 2. Deerfield 155.5, 3. Lake Zurich 123, 4. Cary Grove 103, 5. Buffalo Grove 101.5, 6. Stevenson 78.5, 7. Highland Park 66 , 8. Palatine 27, 9. Lake Forest 24.A Giants Top Performer:A Brandon Garcia-Galvan won the Stevenson Regional championship in the 126-pound weight class.

Jill and Kevin Rempert recently opened Epic Air Trampoline Park in South Elgin. The business features six different jumping courts totaling 14,000-square-feet. A basketball court, dodgeball area and foam pit are part of the mix, which Jill describes as 'exercise in disguise.' Jill, who was in the mortgage industry for 15 years, and Kevin, a former ... (more)

Music On Stage, winner of the Illinois Theatre Association's Excellence in Theatre award, has announced the cast for its upcoming production of 'The Wizard of Oz,' which will be performed Feb.

Hundreds of sweet-toothed Buffalo Grove High School students spoke, and it seems their voices were heard.

St. Viator competes in the medium team category at IHSA cheerleading state finals at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Saturday, February 4th.

Hey Buffalo Grove, how does a free sample of Sweet Ride's banana pudding sound? Lupita Kuri, the Buffalo Grove resident who owns this mobile bakery , is usually found cruising the streets of Chicago.

Three more school stadiums in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will get artificial turf fields this year through cost-sharing partnerships with local park districts and other groups, the school board said on Thursday.