Wauconda News

Editor's Note: The following information was obtained from Lake Zurich Police Department arrest reports.

Island Lake Police Chief Don Bero has changed the department's preferred towing firm, ditching the company run by a political enemy of Mayor Charles Amrich.

Those who took part at the Palatine Historical Society's Cemetery Walk at Hillside Cemetery Walk Sunday afternoon, were able to learn about a number of people who played a part in the early days of Palatine.

A Flight for Life helicopter, vehicle extraction and two fatalities sent a powerful message to Lake Zurich High School teens, Wednesday afternoon.

The Wauconda Unit School District 118 board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the district office, 555 N. Main St., to discuss new parent and student handbooks and other issues.

He's been Wauconda's mayor for just a week, and Frank Bart already has had to deal with a harsh critic.

A light dusting of frost in Wauconda on Monday morning frames these violets, which should be hearty enough to survive the cold as well as today's temperatures expected to hit the mid to upper 80s.

Mundelein-05/11/13, Sat./Carmel High School Alex Polnau, 12, of Wauconda points out his design Saturday as he helps to complete a card board shelter at Carmel High School for PADS event.

The Village Board accepted a donation, pending the completion of the paperwork, of a long and skinny parcel of land that borders Main Street and the Nippersink Creek at its meeting Tuesday evening, Village President Mark Eisenberg said.

Revelations about Don Bero's 1998 arrest for aggravated assault won't alter Island Lake Mayor-elect Charles Amrich's plans to nominate the former police officer as the town's next chief.

ISLAND LAKE – The arrest and expunged court records for the man slated to become Island Lake's next police chief have raised concerns for at least one village trustee.

ALCOHOL Four teens were charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor May 2 in Augusta Park .

Lake County officials are considering waiving construction-permit fees for the owners of homes or businesses affected by last month's flooding.

In the coming weeks, the Lake County Division of Transportation will be out in the Lake Zurich, Barrington, Wauconda area resurfacing and improving several county roadways.

Teacher Laura Davenport, left, plays with Nadia Garrelts, 4, her mother, Erica, and Kayleigh Curran, 4, working to make spring flowers as teachers and parents work with children in the one-room class at Mundelein Cooperative Preschool.

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RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY Police received a report, April 24, that someone entered a residence in the 500 block of South Buesching Road and removed a sausage press and meat processor.

The Wauconda Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a plant trour of Menges Roller Company, which was attended by close to 30 local business owners and municipal officials.